Fashion and patriotism shape dress and footwear trends
A 19th century-tinged remark notes that leather costs rise then fashion demands knee length shoes and longer dresses. It links patriotism and modesty with conservative dress choices.
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Newspaper
Outlook
Location
Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada
Date
Feb 02, 1917
Page
3
Mystery Letters Reveal Hidden Past In Sir Penywern Tale
Sir Penywern and his wife Florence contend with secret letters from Daphne's father. The four messages dated years earlier reveal a cautious, affectionate voice, hinting at danger, flight, and heeding justice as the reader uncovers a concealed history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Penywern
Mr. Gartwell
Daphne
Peoner
Weather Prophet Forecasts Stormy Days Ahead
A quirky note explains a belief that weather changes signal storms days off. The speaker mentions discomfort in shoulders and knees as a guide and includes scattered garbled text and odd pricing.
Revelations Unfold as Daphne Learns Her Father Is Alive
Sir Penywern discovers two letter packets in a desk, all in Captain Silcott’s handwriting. The letters reveal the father faked death, hid crimes, and pressed Daphne for help, while Rathbone and Webling scheme to exploit the situation. The tension hinges on Daphne’s fear and penitent secrets, with danger looming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Penywern
Captain Silcott
Daphne
Paris
England
Little Greystone
Worcestershire
Pearners
British Museum
John
Marah Dutton
Penywern
Rethbone
Rathbone
Father
Captal Silcort
Rnch
Rathboat
Rascal
Webling
Finch
Anne
Poultry Advice Echoed in Local Advertiser Note
A Pet role poultry column quotes a pessimist who says it pays to keep poultry, while a neighbor replies the rooster’s glare warns him to spend more on feed at the mill. The brief exchange appears in the Petrolia Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poultry Journal
Petrolia Advertiser
Doctor Questions Car Ownership in Consultation
A humorous exchange shows a doctor listing cars and health as signs of character. An elderly man replies to coffee as a slow poison, claiming eighty years of daily consumption. The dialogue reflects witty medical old-time anecdotes.
Speeding Up Munitions Work A Canadian Soldier's Plea
A wartime appeal urges Canadian munitions workers to forgo holidays and push for faster shell and war material production. A wounded soldier’s message from The Times emphasizes that without steady ammunition, the army cannot win, and workers play a direct role in the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
Canada
England
Flanders
National Advisory Committee On
Arthur Henderson
War Cabinet
National Advisory Committee
Mail
Southampton
Ouro
Bosche
the Times
Pa Hesitates Over Hearing Son’s Football Prospect
Old Gent comments on his son’s chances as a footballer while a cautious speaker doubts his father will listen. The dialogue notes expectations for next year’s team and hints at family support and concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saale
Amazing Forecast Links 1913 Book to World War Plans
A 1913 book cited by publisher R B Marston is claimed to reveal German war plans to seize Belgium and defeat Allies. It argues Liege’s forts fell to German attack and Belgium and Namur fell, leaving France to fight alone as British aid was killed in a referenced betrayal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Marston
Alsace- Lorraine
Belgium
Antwerp
Italy
Austria
Germany
Mulhausen
France
Liege
Namur
M Mons
The
Sambre
Kitchener
Western Front
Manitoba Farm Statistics Point to Larger 1917 Cultivation
The report notes 1916 summerfallow area around 100 units and cane land in Manitoba at 1 hewan in Alberta. figures imply Western Canada will see much more land under cultivation in 1917. The text also contains a stray, somber poem line about time and revenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Hewan
Alberes
Ais
Western
Canada
Charles Booth who charted London poverty dies at country home
Charles Booth founder of the modern sociological card index and pioneer of old age pensions has died at his country estate in Leicestershire. His multi class map of London showed 8 income levels and reshaped reforms, undermining earlier methods and guiding social policy into the 20th century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Leicestershire
Charles Booth
Booth
London
Exchanging Duties When Marrying for Love
A short, period tone remark on gender roles in marriage, noting a woman who dislikes earning her own living and a man who dislikes nencee Sunesse and putting studs in rts, and how they call it exchanging duties as marrying for love.
Cassell's Tablets Promoted for Soldier Strength
An old ad or note praises Cassell's Tablets as a sustaining strength for thousands of service members. The fragment highlights their use through war, asserting reliable support for endurance and health in sustained hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cassell
Cassall
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Ontario
Sapper
Dr. Cassell
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