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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
7
The article surveys summer fur trends and millinery as the globe trotting public defines warm weather style. It highlights light fur pieces, white fox scraps, ermines, capes trimmed with ermine, and stylish hats in black, white, and blue-black tones. It notes practical, vivid summer silhouettes, crepe and silk pairings, and fashionable outlines for sportswear and outings.
A new silk girdle with two deep pockets hangs from the belt at each hip. The wide girdle adds a new tone to the frock and could be made in many colors to match various fabrics and skirts.
A vintage guide offers cool weather beverages for hot days with percolated cocoa lemon iced drinks mint julep gingerade and orangeade plus tips on tea and serving. It closes with a Byron quote and a Goldsmith line on perseverance and self effort.
Wilted lettuce can be revived by washing in cold water and letting stand in a tightly covered vessel for an hour. Parsley keeps two to three weeks in a glass jar with a tight cover, washed occasionally. Mushrooms abound in season, raspberries and strawberries keep longer spread on a plate. Oatmeal cookies mix brown oats with flour, egg, sour milk, soda, shortening, sugar, raisins, and nuts. Rhubarb bakes with sugar to a jellylike dish. rhubarb pudding uses sweetened stewed rhubarb, crumbs, egg, sugar, and nutmeg. Nut additions include peanuts in corn mush, with other nuts optional.
Capt B B Hicks, famed Comanche chief of Oklahoma and former Indian scout leader, met President Wilson to offer his services in World War I. At seventy four he aims to serve as a scout in France or on the Mexican border, recounting a life of travels and a Carlisle Indian School education. His 1000 tribesmen from Oklahoma are training at Fort Sill awaiting dispatch.
Following the example set by Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, Washington’s official circles devoted many hours daily to sewing for the Red Cross. Women organize in federal departments and meet weekly at Red Cross headquarters to make surgical dressings and hospital garments.
The government laundry will continue operation despite the defeat of the general deficiency bill in the Senate. Director Ralph of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing said the facility must run to support stamping, paper money, and federal reserve notes production. About 4,087 employees rely on the laundry for towels, hospital supplies, and printer rags, with 17 operatives plus a superintendent ensuring daily fresh towels and sterilization.
A tall man with a gray mustache, later identified for readers as General Goethals, slips past a watchman at the Munsey building where the Council of National Defense and the Shipping Board are quartered. A newspaper man confirms the visitor’s identity as Goethals as a brisk pursuit begins in the hall.
The article urges rapid farm production to meet national needs as 1917 harvests may fall short. It stresses mobilizing every acre, saving labor, and coordinating with allies. It highlights opportunities to acquire land in western Canada on easy terms and notes Canadian government agents can supply details.
A teacher celebrated pupils success as hands rose to every question. In a tale of mischief a student confessed that both groups pretended knowledge. Right hand responders answered while left hand holds implied ignorance, revealing the ruse and cleverness of the class.
For eczemas rashes and skin irritations Cuthcura Soap and Ointment are advertised as supremely effective and preventive with daily use. Free sample by mail with a Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere. Ady Force of habit. "I want thee eggs and boil them three minutes."
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