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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1917
Page
6
The article surveys mid century fashion notes from fur shoulder capes to velvet trims. It highlights rabbit and skunk fur uses, bold linings, ornate embroidery, and varied sleeve designs. Ornamental hats, beading, and color contrasts populate coats, dresses, and accessories.
The article advises completing the fabric gown with a long velvet coat in the same color. It notes ermine piping and facings to highlight darker furs in muffs and boas. It praises the severity and simplicity of contemporary millinery as worthy of interest and congratulation.
Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute warned American Association for the Advancement of Science members that infantile paralysis is likely to reappear in epidemic form next summer. He described the disease as contagious, spread by carriers, and often presenting in light forms that evade diagnosis, urging universal spinal fluid testing and strict quarantine to curb spread.
Dinah, a colored maid, belongs to a funeral club that requires attendance at every funeral after notification. She wears a bright red outfit to a funeral, defying her mistress Mrs Blank who urges a dark dress. Dinah later reveals she is marrying, joking that her red dress once ruined the corpse husband’s eye.
A young mother telegrams of a newborn in distant city using Isaiah 9 6. A literal friend misreads as a boy named Isaiah weighing nine pounds six ounces. The joke hinges on the misinterpretation of a Bible verse and a birth announcement.
A daughter secures a position in a lawyer's office starting soon. In the interim she studies to prepare, and is reading Bertha, the Beant Blond Stenographer to fit for the work.
The exchange questions if Charlie graduated noting his college spirit amid concerns that constant graduation affects college athletics.
The New York Sun cites Admiral Dewey's autobiography to explain the breakfast hour that accompanied the 1898 Manila Bay battle. Dewey notes coffee at 4 AM and that crews should have breakfast after signaling withdrawal, while the fleet pursued Montojo's ships.
The American Federation of Labor convention votes unanimously to urge an embargo on wheat and other food exports. It cites scarce 1916 wheat supplies, rising flour prices, and alleged foreign contracts with American grain speculators as threats to workers’ ability to feed families. The resolution asks President Wilson and Congress to enact an embargo until domestic needs are secured.
In a clipped anecdote, Frederick Jimson jokes with Benderly about wives and compliments. Benderly notes his wife flatters him mainly in winter, praising the coal fire as a cue for praise. Fréderick teases that warmth inspires flattery and wit.
Home economics experts describe aluminum cleaning as simple daily care. Rinse, remove food, wash with hot soapy water, and scuff with a soft implement. Avoid harsh alkalis and sharp grit. use fine or rounded grains or seasand for safe scouring. Acidic cleaners may pit if overused.
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