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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1940
Page
8
Co-eds at the campus preview embrace snappy fall outfits with velveteen dresses and coats, plaid woolens, and velvet trims. Styles center on two piece velveteen suits, long coats, and contrasting button details, with colors ranging from browns and greens to rose blues and purples.
The style promises to continue for fall with gold chains on chests. Sailors wear cord necklaces while miladyes wear gilt red or green gold lanyards. Chains drape across dresses or fasten to lapels on suits and fur jackets.
At 81 Mrs Herman Broeker knits sweaters and scarves for the Red Cross in Dodge City and Lawrence. Her life spans sieges from 1870 Paris to emigration, governess work in England, and two children Louise and Fritz. Her story recalls wars she has endured and her ongoing charitable craft.
Lucy Maltby shares a sure fire waffle recipe with steps to sift dry ingredients beat eggs separately and fold in air. The feature includes a breakfast menu with waffles bacon sausages melon and coffee plus a classified ad prompt at the journal world page.
A Kansas University feature discusses frugal campus fashion for women and the rising cost of materials. Marie Miller and Velma Wilson urge students to economize, proposing a ~$50 total addition to a college wardrobe through sewing, repurposing, and craft.
A letter describes Santiago Island near Puerto Rico as a unique monkey research site. Monkeys including rhesus and gibbons live freely, with three leadership groups and a protective old male hierarchy. Thirteen protected gibbons and a diverse troop are observed as researchers study behavior and potential medical benefits.
The narrative recalls a woman who knitted steadily during both world wars and the peaceful 21 years after, completing 40 sweaters in one year plus scarves helmets and mittens for family and others abroad. Her two week pace for a grown man’s sweater is noted as a measure of devotion and skill.
Puzzle fills offer clues about Eve and Adam with biblical terms. Across items reference Eden, the first wife, forbidden fruit, and related concepts while verticals hint at lizard, imitate, and line of cliff.
A narrow canal is being dug to divide two islands, ten feet wide or more, as gibbons are relocated. Rhesus monkeys remain on the large island, which offers more food, while gibbons will be released on their side.
An advertisement extols Lawrence Business College training as a path to university success. It suggests small habits yield good dividends and frames the course as a practical start for students seeking higher education.
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