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Newspaper
Brookshire Times
Location
Brookshire, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1921
Page
3
Gingham remains in fashion with neckwear veiling and blouses trimmed in the fabric. The feature gown uses a yoke with abbreviated sleeves, often paired with organdie accents and varied trims from brack ore to netting. Gingham parasols finery and milinery appear, with cautious advice on matching plaids and fabric directions.
A fragment describing a neck line style labeled devollate vo da Vierge popular in old paintings. It notes its appearance as a lever at the neck and front, dropping over the shoulders in depictions such as those of virgins at the Louvre.
The feature reviews a range of silk patterns including Egyptian vulture and Sphynx motifs, Persian trellises with leopards, green leopards and birds, Chinese script designs, large conventional flowers, sunflowers, pagodas, elephants, dragonflies, and bold medallions on black and blue silks.
The writing notes ruches returning in wraps and often dominating the garment. It mentions ruches matching styles from years past and sometimes becoming the main feature rather than an accent.
Paris fashion item notes some of the most fashionable evening slippers trimmed with rhinestone monograms. The design emphasizes luxury and decorative branding.
Fashion notes describe spring and summer styles with colors like burnt orange and honeydew. Ormously described fabrics include crepe organdie cretonne and gingham parasols with hats featuring lace plaited marines and Chantilly lace.
Texas crop prospects as of June 1, 1921 show winter wheat at 63 percent of normal with an expected yield of 10.8 bushels per acre from 1,761,000 acres, and overall state yields for wheat, alfalfa, peaches, apples, pears, onions, cabbage, cantaloupes, watermelons, and hay sectors detailed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
New York reports 200 soldiers and their European wives plus 90 children, many under one year, disembarked at Pier 5 Hoboken aboard the Cambrai sailing from Antwerp May 23. The convoy includes wives of sailors from the Olympia, with 11 languages spoken. A baby clinic formed by nurses and medical officers sailed home. 15,525 bodies from French ABF cemeteries were also aboard. Colonel Charles C. Pierce and wife, who had gone to France to oversee graves, arrived, then died.
Lightning hit a Utah Oil Refining Company tank storing 1.5 million gallons of gasoline distillate, killing two known dead and injuring more than 26. Authorities fear at least six more may be among the debris as uncounted victims are sought and a property loss nears one million dollars.
Poultry specialists of the USDA advise selecting yard birds by health and vigor. Look for bright combs and eyes, a broad short head, alert carriage, strong legs, solid bone, and lean smooth plumage. Do not breed sick fowls or those recently recovered from illness.
The guide recommends eliminating certain feeds like whole wheat and cracked corn for growing chicks. It advises using sour milk or buttermilk, hopper feeding with mixed grains, separate beef scrap, and green feed for confined or free-range chicks, plus grit charcoal and oyster shell kept available.
Goslings hatch slowly especially under hens or geese. They are removed from under the parent and kept in a covered basket lined with warm cloth near the stove until hatching ends, then returned to the hen or goose.
The ad describes Tantac ingredients sourced from remote regions worldwide. It notes Dayton Ohio and Walkersville Canada as major production sites for what is claimed to be the largest pharmaceutical plant in the United States. The piece claims 20 million bottles sold in six years and extensive quality inspections from root to bottle.
A humorous exchange centers on a proposal and wardrobe questions as Sgt. Paul comments on attire. The joke hinges on keeping in clothes and not dressing out of style during the moment.
Mrs J H Meyer of Orange California recounts severe uterine and ovarian troubles that doctors said required a major operation. She used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and reports being cured, able to work, and supporting her husband, while warning others not to rush to surgery.
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