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Newspaper
Cranbury Press
Location
Cranbury, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1921
Page
7
Fashion notes praise black blouses and the overblouse trend with black and white ensembles. Crepe de chine and georgette fabrics dominate, often with lace, beads, and small color accents like sapphire or henna. Details include yokes, tunic shapes, side laces, and decorative embroidery.
Autumn millinery displays showcase handmade hats in warm fabrics and autumn colors. Velvet and duvetyn creations feature metallic ornaments, beads, and ribbons, with chenille flowers and lacquered fruit accents enhancing draped, soft-toned shapes for winter wear.
Sport frocks of knitted silk of the straight line type with a high collar may also be worn low and rolling and are very smart.
John D. Rockefeller Jr praises the Boy Scout movement as a potent force for shaping boys into responsible men. He urges leaders to model the oath and law, stressing duty to God and country, service, self discipline, and the power of example to influence youths and future society.
Boy scouts in Montana performed the play A Strenuous Afternoon for shut-ins as part of their Good Turn project. The event brought entertainment to residents and showcased community service by the scouts.
Harrisburg boy scouts plan a canoe voyage to Sunbury bearing an official message to the mayor. Concord scouts from New Hampshire tour stops include New York and Philadelphia then meet the President in Washington, who serves as honorary president of the Boy Scouts of America.
The swell fishes inflate their bodies with water or air to become globular, covered in long spines or encased in a bony shell. In the East Indies five rectangular species exist, ours are three cornered. They are eaten in the shell like lobster but back muscles can be poisonous after death due to venoms in the viscera.
Georges Carpentier comments on the modern Frenchman and the reticence of French women. A young Frenchwoman asks a friend for a clay pigeon recipe after Jacques plans a shooting trip and needs guidance from a cookbook.
A Richmond Times-Dispatch note contrasts a war profiteer’s claim of dignity with his disdain for the Book of Common Prayer. It recalls a preacher Bishop Homer Stunts urging progress ethically, and a comic scene of a passenger seeking comfort in a seasick cabin. Ambition defined as wanting to do what one cannot.
In a wry exchange the speaker Mr Meekton notes his concern over his wife’s temper. He quips that beneath her anger the humidity, not the heat of her mood, is the real issue. The remark reflects urban humor about weather and domestic life.
A brief item notes a weather quip from News Sense quoting This paper says it'll rain today while Life magazine adds a cheeky reply about buying another paper. The exchange captures a lighthearted moment in print culture.
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