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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1919
Page
9
Citizens seek warmth and smartness as they step into midwinter coats or head north for winter sports. Fur garments lead the trend with leopard skin coats boasting beaver collars and tortoise-shell buttons. Velour du nord coats in taupe with lynx fur trim offer luxurious protection and practical pockets.
A fashion note extols the latest slip over sweater as close knit, snug fitting, and dainty. It highlights bright color options and beige or gray tones, with a lace trimmed blouse under it. The design features three white knitted stripes, a short peplum, and a narrow waist band, suited for wear under suits or coats and likely to gain popularity in Canada and Gulf Coast regions.
A fashion note describes the season’s blouse fad, highlighting the elongation of the front part to resemble a small apron. The style is noted as curious but tremendously popular at present.
Black satin dominates the winter season as the favored fabric for all purposes. It is paired with wool duvets and velour and velvete to support its stylish advance in clothing and home textiles.
A Chicago music teacher, Bess Courtland, fears penniless ruin from pending letters from suitor Billy Dempster. After he writes, she coldly replies while secretly hoping for his return. Billy reappears amid financial lifting, asking to marry. She agrees, torn by pride and longing.
The Union Jack combines the crosses of St George, St Andrew, and St Patrick to form Britain's flag. It traces back to 1606 when England and Scotland united under King James, with Ireland later added, preserving each cross's outline. The flag's proper name is the Union, while Union Jack is a shipboard term, possibly linked to King James.
Palestine holds a remarkable salt mountain at the south end of the Dend sea. The six mile ride spans three quarters of a mile in width and rises about six feet high. Overlying deposits reach many feet, but the core is solid rock salt, some crystal clear.
Perala witnesses a housewife storing cheese for winter in earthen jars and burying it deep in the garden soil to ripen naturally. This method reflects traditional preservation practices and local ingenuity.
Federal inspectors oversee evaporated milk factories supplying allied armies and home use. They test raw milk quality, condensation and sterilization processes, canning, labeling, and compliance with the federal food and drugs act. Cooperation between state and federal inspectors helps curb abuses.
To feed dairy herds with minimal grain, substitute legume hay for part of the grain. With good pasture in summer and rich corn silage plus first-class legume hay in winter, cows can produce a heavy milk flow at low cost. Legume hays like clover, alfalfa, cowpea, soybean, velvet bean with silage maintain medium production affordably.
A full page advertisement urges farmers to relocate to Western Canada provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta. It cites high yield wheat oats and barley, strong beef prices, and excellent soil. It highlights low taxes, good schools, pleasant climate, and ready markets as reasons to buy low-cost land for future security.
In Paris during the grippe many venues remained crowded despite municipal orders. Managers of public and private entertainments displayed disinfected notes on invitations and bills as spectators gathered, leaving public spaces bustling even while health concerns rose.
In a stark exchange, Marie and Arthur play at war with Marie as nurse and Arthur as a wounded soldier. Dismissing a shift to marriage as a game, Arthur proclaims he would rather be shot again than wed, revealing a troubling dynamic in their playful yet hostile interaction.
Rosemary and her brother Edward were playing a pretend family when Rosemary accused Edward of misbehaving. Edward protested that Rosemary was taking the role too seriously and asked if they could stop playing.
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