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Newspaper

Graettinger Times

Location

Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1939

Page

6

Pretty Pretty Hats and Frocks Highlight Spring Fashion

Victorian inspired millinery and printed silk gowns take center stage in the season’s fashion spread. The feature details lavish hats with velvet ribbons, two tone grosgrain belts, and floral prints in fuchsia themes, plus gowns with sunburst pleats and swing hems. A deodorizing antiseptic print process is noted, with rustling plaid taffeta expected for formal party frocks.

Paris Western Newspaper Union

What to Eat to Arouse Appetite in Warmer Weather

A guidance piece urging families to adjust meals as temperatures rise by emphasizing greens, fruits, iron rich foods, bulk fibers, and generous milk use. It highlights appetite boosting B complex vitamins, iron sources like liver and leafy greens, and meal plans featuring soups, salads twice daily, and gelatin desserts to stimulate interest in eating. It notes milk as calcium rich and vitamin rich, with cheese as a concentrated milk product.

WNU C. Houston Goodisx

Amusing Lapel Gadgets and Flower Jewel Creations

The article spotlights new lapel jewelry collections featuring amusing motifs such as bees birds animals butterflies grotesque figures and gadgets linked to Alice in Wonderland. It highlights jewel flower sprays in porcelain and colorful jeweled compositions described as ornate works of art that enhance outfits throughout the season.

Rick Rack Used To Trim Organdy

If you work with organdy trim it with rick rack braid. White on white is lovely and colored rick rack on printed organdy is effective. Dark linen frocks gain color with rick rack, a mix of red yellow green pine and white braid sewn together on navy linen.

Navy Green Sets Trend for Spring Color Combinations

With navy green becoming a key factor in the spring palette, several interesting new color combinations emerge. Designers highlight navy green as a versatile base pairing with contrasting hues for fresh looks this season.

Hand Crocheted Suspender Skirt For Little Girls

Hand crocheted in sturdy pearl cotton this suspender skirt suits pig-tail crowds and grown up style. Practical for mothers, it cleans easily with no ironing, stays neat in a child’s wardrobe, and pairs with a fresh blouse for a smart finish.

Fale Fan Gaat

Answers to a Quick Litany of Tricky Questions

A compilation of curious Qs and As covering lions a pride typhoons vs tycoons nicotine stains bathroom sponges or divers skulls author of entangling alliances the drive phrase darkest hour presidential extra session authority and complex kinship. plus heart length about five inches.

Thomas Jefferson Naval Observatory

States report speed violations most linked to fatal accidents

The 1938 edition of Accident Facts from the National Safety Council shows 28 states published fatal accident summaries noting higher counts of drivers charged with exceeding the speed limit or driving too fast for conditions. Overall, about 18 percent of fatal accident drivers and 9 percent of non fatal accident drivers were in this category.

National Safety Council

Practical valance for a bed by Ruth Wyeth Spears

A practical valance solution for two bedroom styles using a flowered bedspread as inspiration. It highlights a valance and its foundation that also covers springs, notes sewing guidance from Book 1, and promotes Book 2 Embroidery and Gifts with a special offer and Chicago address.

Ruth Wyeth Spears Spears S. Desplaines St Chicago Iil

Lofty Thoughts Associate Reverently Recorded

The passage urges reverent association with lofty thoughts, describing each welcomed idea as a nest egg that inspires more to be laid. It frames inner reflection as a constructive practice, valuing gradual accumulation of meaningful ideas.

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