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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1917
Page
3
The article argues winter walking is enjoyable and beneficial for health. It notes reduced outdoor activity in winter leads to more sedentary indoor living, urging proper care to stay dry and warm while walking. It emphasizes timely, bounded exercise as a good defense against sedentary life.
Dr Simon N Patten a leading economist at the University of Pennsylvania notes only 25 percent of graduates in law from that institution practice law after leaving college. He adds that ten years are needed for a college man to earn as much as an untrained business worker and that high school graduates enter paying work sooner. Georgia housing survey shows 728 living rooms with only 89 screened windows and doors with screening common among southern African Americans.
New York firefighters at Hook and Ladder Company 40 show skill beyond fighting fires by resoling rubber boots. They cut discarded fire hose into soles, roughen surfaces, mix cement from raw rubber and naphtha, and apply to boots before rushing out to alarms.
The piece paints Times Square as a triangle famed for the Astor and Times buildings and as the Rosenthal shooting site. It notes a crowd of actors in the Forty second Street Country Club, promoters, and a nightlife scene with the Tenderloin night court and habitues at bars and freelunch counters.
Hoboken residents and visitors gather in the mile square city each Sunday to harvest daphnias with fine nets from western pool shores. The tiny shellfish, favored by tropical fish breeders, draw attention from New York stores supplying stock and from eager anglers seeking a novel hobby amid hard-edged urban life.
Grand Central Station overflows with college students and private school girls during holiday returns. About twenty thousand participants share rapid embraces and affectionate greetings as Yale and Boston visitors watch ships of kisses, while the crowd erupts in cheers and laughter.
The piece previews spring sports suits kept from last season's line with silk jersey and corn colored fabrics. High color contrasts and purple purple cord tones dominate, with a three yard wide coat dress gathered at the waist and belt details. White and bright flannels in early spring outfits will have soutache braid leather bands or embroidery for trim.
A fashion piece notes changing trends toward sleeker evening gowns with minimal hoops and draperies, favoring a slinky directoire look. Afternoon gowns reveal straight silhouettes, while topcoats offer controlled flare. Fur use widens shoulders and collars reemerge, presenting a cool, admiring view.
A fragment describes high cylindrical turbans of white plush with curved crowns and metal accents. The piece notes wearing them over the eyebrows and pairing with high Spanish coiffures to avoid protruding bats.
Hats shaped like mushrooms feature high crowns fully covered in jet sequins and multiple shirred black net brims. The design blends bold sparkle with layered net textures for dramatic effect.
A design for a cylindrical linen knitting case 11 by 19 inches with blue cross stitch on brown linen. It shows edges hemmed, ends with circles of double linen and card, and three decorative loops for fastening to buttons.
The guide recommends two thorough cleansings after a motor trip, rubbing olive oil or petroleum jelly into the scalp to soften dust and dandruff. Use a mild free alkali free shampoo, rinse well, dry in sun with a rotary scalp rub, and brush with a stiff brush. Clip split ends and continue weekly oil rub and shampoo for a month, then limit washing to every 3 to 4 weeks.
Wholesale fur dealers report raw material prices have risen so high that garments made from earlier stock can be cheaper than skins now sold. Vox remains a popular color in furs, Ermine and Muskrat coats are strong sellers, and real seal sales have declined due to expense and repairs.
The article notes a vogue for various stitcheries in gowns, suits, and coats. Cross-stitch enhances filet lace, quilting appears on outer garments like evening wraps, and chenille and wool embroidery create Hungarian inspired borders. Angora wool embroidery on chiffon elevates hand stitching to near artistic heights.
Fragments describe French silk and velvet corsage towers used for a few seasons, built as miniature bandboxes with diminutive styling and delicate detailing. The text hints at fashion notes or decorative trends in accessories.
The Indianapolis News notes the wartime decline in Germany toy exports from 85 million dollars with 25 million in exports to the United States to a two thirds drop. Prewar 100000 Germans were employed in toymaking. 1913 US exports reached 1 million dollars, now under 2.5 million. Allies produce toys and England makes 4500 German toy types. a French factory shipped one million dollars in dolls.
A vintage ad urges mothers to give California Syrup of Figs to constipated children. It promises gentle relief within hours, listing symptoms like peevishness, poor sleep, sour stomach, and sore throat as indicators. The pitch targets babies and older children, urging a 50 cent bottle with full directions.
A humorous exchange features a husband dreading a shopping trip with his wife. He asks how to escape the outing and jokes about returning to the office after an hour to be well repaid for the trouble. The man teases a clerk for flirting with him.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a remedy for dandruff that makes hair thick glossy and radiant. It claims one application doubles hair beauty and dissolves dandruff instantly, warning dandruff harms hair roots and may cause itching and loss if untreated. A 25 cent bottle is available at drug stores.
A lighthearted exchange weighs a proposed design change for shirts next summer. The speaker questions the plan and suspects a deeper motive behind re wiring sportswear, hinting at fashion strategy rather than practical need.
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