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Newspaper
Hershey Press
Location
Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1917
Page
6
Spring hat trends feature strong oriental influences replacing Parisian ideas with Japanese, Indian, and Egyptian motifs. Silk materials, vibrant colors, beaded ornaments, and hand embroidery surge, with ribbon hats for sports and high crowned sailors favored, prices from four to seven and a half dollars.
A writer in Worlds Work urges caution for city buyers of farms. He lists six rules: neighbors must be congenial, near a school and church, healthful land with pure water, good transportation, accessible markets, and finally a good piece of land. He notes even with rules, success isn’t guaranteed but diligence reduces failures.
A roundup of early 20th century innovations including electric use in France and mines, waterproof floating match boxes, doll shaped child muff patent, tire armor metal plates to prevent skidding, electric auto step light, shoe frame for flat sole, mud removing shoe brushes, Chinese wood oil tree grown in Florida, folding theatre chairs, and a German bakery baking 20 000 rye loaves daily for feeding horses.
The New York Sun prints a variant of the shad and strawberry verse found on a wall at a deserted fishing club on the Schuylkill banks. An anonymous author supplied two verses while a second, also anonymous, added four. The poem links Faust and Marguerite with biblical figures in a playful, moral coded sequence.
In a domestic exchange Mrs Skinner questions a beef preference and Mr Simpkins replies he would like it cooked a bit more often. The dialogue shows cautious negotiation over meal doneness in a quiet home setting.
The hostess coaxed a protesting guest to sing after the song, smiling as she addressed Mr Jenkins and insisted he should never claim he cannot sing again. The exchange portrays a sharp, playful moment at the party.
Mrs. Moore moves into a close suburban row of homes and winds up with strained ties as too much neighborly intrusion erodes friendliness. Her charm and openness trigger confidences that become burdens, ending in estrangement and plans to move again.
Milas Snappe quips about a woman who appears younger than her age in a terse exchange. The lines hint at social observations on aging and appearance with a cheeky tone.
In a clipped Black dialect scene a man questions why Rastus did not marry Kali. The speaker jokes that Kali refused to lend a dollar at the last minute to help him wed Neensa, revealing tension over money and union.
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