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Newspaper
Moravia Union
Location
Moravia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1938
Page
8
Cherie Nicholas surveys college fashion trends guiding students toward coordinated wardrobes. From sturdy topcoats and pleated skirts to bolero knits, navy silk crepe skirts, and plaid combinations, ensembles balance practicality for class and games with stylish prom gowns and nailhead accents.
A National Geographic Society prepared account from the WNY Service describes crossing the Blue Nile in Ethiopia. It notes fords with few roads, mules swimming, and professional swimmers guiding packs, while highlighting dangers to swimmers, the one-day crossing, and the vibrant market life that follows in the upland villages.
The article describes Lake Tana in a volcanic valley formed by a historic lava dam at the southern end. It notes surrounding rugged ranges, unusual lava plugs, and a green blue lake famed for clear water and sunrise reflections. It highlights local geography, inhabitants, and the park like scenery with birds and papyrus habitats.
A compact family bulletin lists practical hints for busy households. It covers organizing reminders, ironing safely, storing tools, keeping cut flowers fresh, mildew stain removal, using wax paper for cleaning, basic food measurements, and designating a place for children’s items.
Smart New Day Fashions promotes easy to sew dresses in fall colors. Highlights include the 4 Charming School Dress and Scatlop-Trimmed Day Frock with waist darts, square neckline, and shrugged sleeves. Patterns 1454 and 1876 sized for youths and teens, with yardage details and a Fall and Winter Pattern Book available by mail order.
Leather is praised as a key material in salons of haute couture turning dull dresses into glamorous gowns with leather accessories. A new basketball style bag by Robert Piquet serves as a practical purse for sports outfits, resembling a regulation brown basketball with a luxe interior including a comb case and powder puff. The bag, called bull-bag, is carried in a mesh belt with easy to clamp drawstrings.
Fashion notes highlight top surface interest fabrics in the 1933 fair with scores of sultrations noted. Lewcosh Wools and Jawiiewed by Ge showcase quality designs featuring weave brocade effects and reimagined traditional motifs.
A garbled report describes unclear events and names, with limited readable details. It mentions a bee and various people but no coherent actions or outcomes could be determined from the legible text.
Color and economy tips for a half wool Afghan using a large hook and Germantown wool. Pattern 6040 includes stitches, illustrations, materials and color schemes. Send 15 cents for pattern to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept. 259 W 14th St New York NY with name and address.
A reflective meditation extols moral rectitude as stronger than intellects and divine gifts. It asserts that a steadfast heart guides character, with mental greatness and intellectual strength serving virtue, yet morality remains the decisive, irresistible force.
A collection of witty maxims on gender roles, fortune, digestion, and marriage. It contrasts door opening and battering rams with fortune, praises a husband’s judgment, likens an unsuccessful proposal to a sneeze that never came, notes that dark strikes rarely hit, and predicts boastful aging with less fighting.
Advice from Flore on handling the change from 38 to 62 years old. It suggests fresh air, eight hours of sleep, good nutrition, and Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to support vitality and ease nervous symptoms during the life transition. It promotes self confidence and enjoyment of life.
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