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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1919
Page
4
War era dress alike paves way for simple, hand made frocks in sheer fabrics. American mills offer linen finished lawns and organdies as affordable alternatives to costly imports. Girdles feature black velvet ribbons and crochet buttons, with understated fronts and smocked shoulders.
The Social Unit experiment in Cincinnati aims to recreate village neighborliness in 31 blocks of about 500 people. Each block forms a “block worker” led by a Citizens’ Council with occupational groups guiding health housing and welfare. Doctors nurses and educators mobilize district resources to reduce disease deaths and improve living conditions while census data shape targeted solutions.
A feature highlights new lingerie blouses with varied necklines from high to collarless styles. Details include eyelet work, embroidery, tucks, and sleeve innovations such as three quarter and cuffed designs. Fabrics range from crepe de chine in lemon tones to white with silk embroidery.
A social scene exchange queries if a society wife’s demands are wearing. The husband recalls dressmakers’ bills and quips that wearing is right, highlighting the tension between his wife’s social obligations and financial strain.
A guest remarks that a professional writer of anecdotes “briskly sells” stories to congressmen causing a gentleman in the party to look hurt. The exchange, noted in the newspaper, hints at political wrangling and social snubs.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier-Journal references four fine looking boys and a distressed elder remarking on teeth and memory. The dialogue hints at nostalgia and aging within a mid century column style.
A Collier's correspondent aboard the front describes being under heavy shellfire on the hill, recounting the moment a shell nearly struck and the crew's response during battle. The vivid account reflects the chaos and danger faced by soldiers in the barrage.
A speaker recalls being thrown by an explosion and taking cover in a shell hole. After 45 to 50 minutes the captain ordered individual exits one by one, and the men rolled to a wall about 100 yards away. The text notes a mixed memory of a 100 yard dash record.
A humorous dialogue features a customer complaining of a dead fly in soup and a quick retort from a weary waiter about being deaf from days in hot soup. The banter showcases a sharp, era-tinged exchange.
A slangy exchange contrasts a Raw Recruit and a Seasoned Soldier on army discipline, joking about corporal purlapments and the role of corporals versus sergeants in the military.
A brief humorous exchange shows a retired bachelor denying disdain for marriage while suggesting he has things “well enough alone.” The fragment hints at a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper style and punctuation.
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