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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1918
Page
6
Two standout wraps feature silvertone wool with white flecks and fox trim, and a taupe suede cape with martin fur cuffs. Both coats emphasize simple lines, practical wear for day or evening, with minimal decoration and durable fabrics.
Fashion notes petticoats are narrowing under tailored gowns with skirts kept slim to match the frock length. A slightly fuller underlayer is allowed for ease of walking, with conservative wearers favoring delicate hand embroidery and cheaper imitations like lace and picot tulle for a look of fullness.
The article urges thrift and cheer through inexpensive paper crafts to decorate homes during wartime. It describes a baby toilet basket and a table flower basket, both made of paper, with a pale gray wire cage cradle and pink ribbon accents, showing how to add bright, gift worthy touches while saving money.
Retailers report fall demand favors conservative colors and sensible cuts for women’s shoes. Tailored walking boots in mahogany and dull black calfskin lead, while dressy pairs lean to black patent leather and gray patination. Pockets stay stylish on navy serge models with satin trim, real or faux.
Shops display smart Tam o' Shanters made of heavy soft beaver with puffed one-sided crowns and snug bands. Available in black dark blue and other colors.
An omnibus page mixes verse by Ella Wheeler Wilcox with culinary instructions for crab meat loafs salads grape sherbet lemon sherbet and fruit macaroons plus a soda-like poem fragment about gratitude. It lists ingredients and steps for baked crab dish salad with bacon grape sherbet lemon sherbet potato flour cake and oatmeal fruit macaroons with precise measurements.
The piece urges building an emergency shelf with two of each item and regular restocking. It lists condensed milk canned goods meats and beans, crackers and pasta, cheeses and olives, fruit and desserts, plus ready menus and simple recipes like a bean salad with bacon and cornpudding with egg yolks and grated corn.
The article from the USDA discusses options for roof coverings in poultry houses emphasizing water tightness. It compares shingles and roofing papers, noting pitch requirements and life expectancy. Roofing papers are common, cheaper, and usable on flatter roofs, with multiple plies used on walls.
A detailed guide on roof types A through F for poultry houses, including shed, combination, gable, monitor, semimonitor and A shaped roofs. It explains roofing paper rolls covering 100 square feet, sheathing preparation, shingles sizing to weather, nailing, lay patterns, chalk lines, and drying gaps.
The average novice can expect at least ten dozen eggs per hen per year from a small backyard flock. Proper care is simple with timely actions and clear directions, even a child can perform it with guidance.
If poultry stays on the same range for long, keep oyster shells in the houses to provide lime for shells. Fowls must have grit and shells through the summer as these are not winter feeds.
The item reports Mrs Peavish recalling how Mr Peavish praised the light of his life before marriage, then quips she cannot outshine his sister in law. An amusing, clipped snippet from the Dallas Morning News style.
Plain Talk exchanges a husband and wife arguing over how long to boil eggs. The quick remark and pressure reveal a humorous domestic moment. The gag hinges on a simple domestic task becoming a test of decisiveness under time.
Two girls trade lines about a hat that hides most of the face and flatters it is becoming. The dialogue notes the hat’s visibility and fitting style as a social small talk moment.
A reflective note urging goodness as the most attractive trait while warning that life guided only by correctness and principle without love and sympathy loses its charm and vitality.
Cuticura promises to kill dandruff with Cuticura Ointment followed by hot shampoo using Cuticura Soap. The ad claims the regimen works for men and women and offers free samples from Cuticura, Dept. Boston. Soaps and Ointments priced at 25 or 60.
Uncle Eben muses on seeing the same man's photograph repeatedly and wonders what else makes him famous beyond being photographed. The humorous bit reflects local voices noticing recurring images in society.
A clipped dialogue recalls a boyhood claim of good behavior and a parent’s amused correction, hinting at a family mischief dynamic. The exchange features a lad asserting virtue and a father’s playful rebuke, set in a rustic tone.
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