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Anita Record

Location

Anita, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1918

Page

7

Sea cooks trained for the new merchant fleet

The United States Shipping Board expands sea cook training as modern ships receive better galley gear. Young men join the program at training ships in Atlantic and Pacific ports and on special vessels in Boston and New York, learning clean, efficient methods and the A B C of cooking for meals at sea.

United States Shipping Board Ress Allts The Shipping Board Atlantic Pacific Meade Boston Dorothy Bradford New York John Silver Treasure Island Ips Uncle Sam School For Sea Cooks Jamie Nicol Uncle Sams Lucky Rangoon Calcutta

Single Shoes Now Sold in London War Footwear Ad

A wartime note shows London shoe merchants selling single shoes at half price due to many crippled veterans. Advertisements quote boots and single right or left boots offered to men who have lost a leg, highlighting sacrifices on the western front.

London Popular Mechanics Magazine

Americans Buy Diamonds Amid War Time Trade Shifts

The Council of National Defense reports a rise in sales of small diamonds while purchases of stones half a carat and larger decline. High prices push buyers to focus on price rather than size, with many allocating 75 to 100 dollars for a stone. Watches, especially wrist watches, are in strong demand as war drives popular taste.

National Industrial Conference Board The Christian Herald Council of National Defense

Fall and Winter Gowns Unearthed in Paris and New York Styles

A fashion note from New York contrasts French and American gowns seen since October with a September lead in selection. It highlights conservation, labor shifts for women, and the rise of one-piece frocks in velours, tricolette, and serge, plus the enduring coat suit balance and draped skirts in a changing autumn wardrobe.

New York America Paris France McClure

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