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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1940
Page
7
Advertises Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1962 B for a high bust, narrow hip dress with long darts shaping the waist. Describes materials, gathers at the shoulders, simple seams, and sizes 32 through 46. Gives yardage for size 34 with long and short sleeves and instructs to send order.
This early 20th century piece promotes affordable fashion using wash fabrics for a chic school wardrobe. It highlights swank materials like rayon and silk blends, mentions a National Wash Apparel show in Chicago, and describes plaid and striped outfits for juniors and Misses with color names and style details.
Reader reports coal gas seeping from furnace registers despite repeated repairs. Expert says leaks indicate furnace jacket or metal cracks. remove jacket, inspect, and repair or replace furnace. Warns of health risks and health hazards of coal gas.
The narrator describes linen closets tucked in convenient spots around the house. Towels live in the bathroom and napkins in the pantry while bed linens sit near bedrooms. She keeps items in color coded sets and rolls many pieces instead of folding them for efficiency.
The snood serves as daily windblown hair protection and now a jewel encrusted evening version. It is described as a gay flatterer and a friend that gives a confident pose and holds hair in place for social evenings.
Fashion note endorses longer gloves to suit short sleeve fur jackets. American glove makers promote eight to ten inch lengths, covering exposed arms yet fitting under jackets. Styles include slip on and mousquetaire with buttoned opening, available in fall colors.
A designer who specializes in college girl attire proposes changing skirt fastenings to the center of the back to eliminate the heavy look on the left side. The note highlights slide fasteners as modern miracles and focuses on improving the appearance of separate skirts.
Turbans in new designs appear to rise toward skyscraper heights by fall. Many styles feature high peaked triangular draping and elaborate twists and loops signaling dramatic, oversized silhouettes.
Silhouettes tighten for early fall with narrower lines in new hat designs. Designers briefly showcase hats featuring slim profiles and refined shapes for seasonal wear.
A General Quiz asks by what other name Lord Beaconsfield was known how many senators are elected in every even numbered year whether California’s Death Valley contains fish approximate star count visible to unaided eye bee bread who casts the deciding vote in a Senate tie location of the Civil War Battle of the Clouds smallest U S state length of Benjamin Harrison’s presidency and what is strange about bears claws.
1 Disraeli. 2 Thirty two. 3 In Death Valley California a pool fed by a spring hosts thousands of killifish survivors of the Ice Age. 4 About 7000 stars visible to the naked eye. 5 A substance bees store to feed brood. 6 The vice president. 7 At Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga. 8 Rhode Island. 9 One month. 10 Bear claws match hair color. black bears have black claws brown bears brown claws and they groom them.
A historical note cites John Tillotson urging mercy when offense begins on one side and kindness starts from the other. The maxim frames moral conduct in conflict with emphasis on restraint and forgiveness.
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