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Newspaper
Encampment Record
Location
Encampment, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
4
The article describes elegant afternoon gowns in silk crepe and heavy weaves with straight silhouettes, detailing bodice, sleeves, and soutache braiding. It covers Milan hats, braids, decorative flowers, and practical home dressmaker tips, plus variations for children and brides with notes on hats, trims, and easy sewing ideas.
A method to repurpose discarded shirtwaists into children's dresses. Keep the back and waist area intact, start from the waist, and transform worn sleeves into a new garment. Practical sewing guidance aimed at recycling fabric.
Washington juniors join home front relief efforts amid war preparedness drives. The Junior Society of Colonial Dames, with Marion K Hoffman and Cathleen Vanderbilt leading, sells nearly 100 tickets at two dollars each to fund aid for children of the war. The Boys’ groups like the Junior Patriots of America and Knickerbocker Grays supplement this effort with discipline and service.
Over the past weeks Washington displays unprecedented flag fever with half of residence blocks and many business districts unfurled. Notable exceptions include cabinet figures and certain mansions though the Pinchot circle, Mrs Dewey, and Mrs Hale have flown flags since the break, highlighting social and political contrasts.
A portly elder recalls youth as a fiddler plays Turkey in the Straw. A sharp exchange with a companion follows as memory stirs dancing days and a flirtatious remark about the fiddler and her audience. The vignette ends with a gleeful poke at aging and nostalgia.
The Wadsworth house on Massachusetts avenue near Dupont Circle has become the District of Columbia Red Cross chapter headquarters. Once Herbert Wadsworth’s private residence it now houses hospital garment sewing, bandage rolling, and a wartime relief effort with many Washington women’s clubs active in Red Cross work.
A tale from Dorin Zenshi the owl priest. A seeker asks for the truth of Buddhism. The priest answers to eschew sins and practice virtues, then notes a child can say it but an old man cannot practice it. The exchange highlights practical application over phrasing.
Kerrville Texas resident Mr 8 P Benton aged 64 reports long standing kidney and rheumatic troubles prior to 1906. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he regained full function and straight posture praising the remedy. He urges others to use DODD'S three Ds for diseased kidneys.
A woman and Algy share a stretched moment as she tests his resolve with music. He admits music carries him away yet admits it only when she plays. The exchange reveals a subtle tension in a stalled departure.
An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for cleansing and beautifying the complexion bands and hair with low cost. Free samples offered by mail via Book Address postcard Outfiturn Dept. L Boston. Also a brief Punch cartoon caption about a recruit and a horse meal before a trumpet signal.
An OCR fragment discusses Castoria, an old remedy for infants and children, noting signatures and nostalgia while weaving in snippets about ministers, politics, bankruptcy, and shared exchanges. It reads like a garbled ad and dialogue piece from a bygone era.
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