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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1920
Page
6
The piece describes party frocks with varied lengths and silhouettes on the dancing floor. Heavy brocades and rich silks shape draped gowns while lighter silks create straight lines. Georgette lace and taffeta lace work to widen hips and suggest bustle shapes with wired hips and velvet ribbons adding novelty.
A detailed look at evening wraps highlighting capes and mantles with fur, brocade, and satin fabrics. Describes styles such as deep yokes with velvet, Chantilly lace trims, long panel designs, and a silk masterpiece noted for its artistic design and striking silhouette.
Guidance on handling cut glass with temperature care to avoid cracking. Wash in warm water with pearly temperature, use soap for sparkle, wipe with sudsy water or a soft brush to reach deep patterns, and avoid rinsing to preserve luster.
In Paris Jerome reveals spring styles featuring tailored suits with extended skirts and shorter jackets than earlier designs. The collection blends elegance with modern lines as designers explore new proportions and feminine silhouettes.
Miss Harriet Oakley named matron of Gant County Orphans home in Marion. Entomology division to aid farmers against cinch bugs this summer. Egg losses drop as automobiles replace wagons. Several counties report no jail populations. Centenarian Elizabeth Caldwell dies at Indiana State Soldiers Home. Camp meetings planned in Madison County. Vernon water plant seeks higher rates. Shelby county pride in agriculture with 1480 Farmers' Association members. Large liquor stock condemned at South Bend police station. Indiana Federation of Business and Professional Women urges fair pay and sane labor views. Freight rate changes ordered by Public Service Commission. Wayne county soldier Roland Wells dies from gas injury. Purdue Week aims for half‑million memorial building gift. Real estate boom in Shelbyville. Putnamville prison population expanding. Indiana War Memorial campaign forms state-wide group. Legislature eyed for road contract dispute resolution. Wheat shortages hit Vanderburgh County. Local school governance questions arise in Connersville. Capluses served on 30 coal operators in indictments. Reassessment rules pave way for tax corrections. Various farm candidate questionnaires planned for election. Methodist conference features historical pilgrimage. Greenwood forms business women club affiliated with state and national federations. Longtime Hammond pioneer B S Clark dies, former provost marshal and founder of local institutions.
The article notes rising per capita milk intake in the United States, reaching about one pound daily, with international comparisons. It discusses wartime impacts on milk use, postwar reconstruction efforts, and global efforts to improve production, sanitation, and dairy product quality.
The piece discusses whether one or two meals a day are better than three for ordinary people. It notes that if total intake remains the same, two hearty meals offer no clear advantage over three ordinary ones and that moderate, regular meals are easier to digest. It also suggests lighter meals could be more rational if reducing intake is the goal.
Guidance for teaching children garment care to save time and money. Emphasizes folding or hanging clothes, providing easy access play clothes, selecting durable materials, marking items like handkerchiefs caps overshoes and mittens, and storing garments in a convenient place.
Use a small amount of water when cooking vegetables to preserve minerals. Cook whole when possible. To clean a bean pot, place a pan of cold water and soap powder on the stove, rinse, invert the pot into the water, cover, and let it boil. Dirt will wash away easily.
Fresh vegetables served freely provide vigor and ward off illness. The diet helps blood and body stay in good condition. Homes praise simple steaming boiling or baking with salt and dairy while heavy sauces mask natural flavors.
A collection of era kitchen and home care tips from a housewife feature includes advice on beadwork, bread storage, starch safety, baby milk warming, rust removal, glass polishing, fabric care, pastry flakiness, custard texture, towel whitening, and small improvised tools.
A Kansas City Star piece quotes a Salvation Army solicitor asking what to do with worn clothes and Hosetter Smith answers grimly to wear them, highlighting thrift and reuse.
A vintage advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It promises to destroy the disease's foundation and improve overall health, offering $100 for any case and testimonials free from B J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
A terse exchange casts doubt on aims for governance as Rafferty questions the request and Do Lan insists on no government. Do Lan hints at restricting police intervention, noting potential leverage for personal handling.
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