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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
2
Fashion notes describe extended knee to full length coats paired with high grade suits in velvet velveteen and rich fabrics. Detachable fur cuffs and collars offer shawl or wrap options while satin and broadcloth blends provide varied textures and trims.
A fashion writer argues color choice shapes attraction and mood and notes a shift toward red brown hair tones. The piece surveys how browns flatter various ages and types of women, predicting a broad embrace of brown shades despite caveats about aging and health connotations.
The article notes a new shawl scarf style that hangs from the back and can be worn over one shoulder. It features a fringe and flexible design, with heavy velour and duvetyn wraps showing embroidery in contrasting wool threads. Dressy brocades and velvets also appear, favoring soft translucent fabrics like georgette crepe de chine in winter coats.
A description extols velvet as a kindest material for women and outlines a gown featuring deep V at the waist, square neck, fur trim, two tunic front skirts, georgette top, and loose sleeves with no embroidery, noting it wears elegantly and distinctly.
Rosedale Kon August AD derson reports a grandfather born in Sweden who came to the U S at age two and has just learned he was not a citizen after registering for the draft. He has served two terms on the city council and has a son in the army. He was granted his first papers.
Manufacturers shift production to standardized parts to cut costs. Complex items like boilers engines nautical instruments plumbing fixtures winches windlasses are being standardized. Even ship galleys and steward outfits see uniform sets with linen bedding and furniture standardized to fit all ships.
More than a million books have been shipped abroad by the American Library Association to aid the American expeditionary force in France. The project includes 8 million available volumes, with 170.5 million total funds supporting allied welfare groups. Paris will host a central reference library of 10 000 volumes for soldiers.
On the border and in northern Mexico German propaganda spreads rumors that Americans plan a broad draft of Mexican men and that Mexicans will be used as laborers or washerwomen in France. U.S. officials deny conscription of Mexicans and urge accurate reporting while labor flows and anti propaganda efforts continue. The report mentions pelts from the Pribilof Islands valued at about $1,000,000 to be sent to St. Louis for auction next April.
A sentry at Vancouver Barracks in Washington, armed with an unloaded rifle, challenged an approaching officer with Halt thrice before firing as ordered. The officer explained the rule was only to fire if the intruder did not respond, and the sentry was relieved to avoid any fatal outcome.
PNECROFT PLAGH announces Opportunity Washington with a curiosity filled notice. Text hints at a novelty unlikely to be factual and reads as fragmented OCR style.
William Vawter was named chief solicitor for Brown County Indiana by county chairman William L Coffey. He walked two miles each morning to paint a elm tree scene for two weeks while promoting the drive. After soliciting concluded he returned to the scene but the landscape had changed and the painting will be completed next summer.
An old newspaper snippet notes mothers choosing Castoria for infants and children while juxtaposing wartime banter. A passerby quips about the Hun, then a reply suggests the dispatches show four fronts. The exchange mixes product nostalgia with wartime sentiment and light sarcasm.
An old advertisement urges readers to treat pimples with Cuticura Ointment then wash with Cuticura Soap. It offers free samples by writing Cuticura Dept X Boston and notes prices for soap and ointment and mail orders.
A playful brief captures a banter where a speaker calls another croaker and jokes about a frog in his throat, followed by a quip about aiming higher than a mark with a dimple in her chin.
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