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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1917
Page
3
A fashion sketch showcases satin and velvet suit dresses and frocks for fall and early winter. Designers highlight the versatile coat-like dress that slips over the head, with tailored lines, plaited skirts, and fur trimmed collars.
The article notes coats featuring fur as a key element even when the garment isn’t entirely fur. It highlights rolls of fur collars cuffs and deep fur borders. Golden raccoon lynx and white furs dominate, with white fox and tailless ermine used as high quality substitutes. The soft flat fur surface is praised for its flattering look.
A Paris fashion note describes regulation length for cloth dresses to curb material use, promoting economy. Slim skirts with drapery or tunic accents appear, buttons trim many garments, and soft collared coats maintain warmth without overpowering the silhouette.
Readers can design unique place cards to spark conversation at gatherings. Ideas include miniature soldiers from khaki and navy wool, cardboard ballet figures, tiny accessories, plus patriotic motifs like tin sabers and silk flags. Pressed flowers offer another decorative option.
The piece describes affordable fur items like fur pieces muff and hats appealing to women who cannot buy real fur. A net and fringe edging are highlighted, with bands of fur running through the design. The article notes stylish looks may outshine warmth and emphasizes cost savings over authenticity.
The belt may be arranged in many ways on afternoon and street dresses. For the long waisted style there are a wide straight belt, a sash belt that loops and ties, and a three yard long belt that encircles the waist and wraps about the hips, looping in front, back, or side.
A boudoir ensemble described as duchess Ince in blue satin features a cookie hat long streamers reaching near the waist and matching slippers without heels. The garters and frills echo the satin, completing the set.
Elliott Fitch Shepard hosts sick and wounded American aviators and ambulance drivers at Chantilly France. Mrs Megan Shepard runs a convalescent home aiding youths aged seventeen to twenty one sent from training to front lines.
The article notes the Shepard chateau near Chantilly race course and local golf activity for convalescents before discharge. It mentions Richard Atwater Jr of the American Field Service returning to the front with his ambulance section and James Normington of Ta attached to Lafayette Squadron resuming flying after recuperation. C Wyman Steel of Easthampton Inc. returns to the United States after months with the Shepards and discharge from a hospital. Lester B. Scheide of Hartford is also listed in the piece.
An American star opens the annual popular concert series with a dramatic performance of Battle Hymn of the Republic. The audience responds with breathless silence and enthusiastic applause as the prima donna delivers a stirring rendition.
The Lasansky family returned to their fifth floor Park Avenue apartment to find the home ransacked and jewelry, clothing, and silver valued at $5,000 missing. Detectives were watching the building at the time, and police were notified immediately.
Portland resident John Dowd aged 105 requests to enlist in the United States forces and go to France to fight Germany. Dowd, who fought in the Indian and Civil wars, remains active, walking two miles daily and sometimes six miles a day.
Washington reports a military salute with roots in medieval tournaments. Navy soldiers say knights once lifted before a queen on procession, a gesture now signaling recognition of a superior rank among Marines and others.
A condensed list judged by the Independent outlining ten methods used by pro Kaiser and anti-war propagandists to undermine the war effort. Rules advise denigrating Wall Street, democracy, and the Allies, promoting embargoes, delaying conscription, and urging silence after signaling disloyalty.
Local branch of the National League for Women’s Service offers classes for wives of soldiers to learn Morse telegraphy wireless typing stenography and general office tasks. An employment bureau will place graduates in positions once competent, linked to the venture. In Chestnut Montana a pencil explosion injures a daughter of John Roslyn. federal agents investigate a new German weapon claim.
The bulletin explains butter making from cream with fat globules forming a mass as milk turns to buttermilk. Ideal churn temperature is 58 degrees with cream slightly sour for best results. Keep cream at 50 degrees or lower until the day before churning, then warm to 70 degrees. Use gas venting on barrel churn, monitor granule size, wash with cold water, then work and salt at one ounce per pound.
Clemson Colfega Bulletin advises removing molded top silage when feeding sage and ensuring at least two inches remain below to prevent mold. Keep silage surface level to minimize air exposure and feed only what is needed for one feeding to prevent drying.
Estimates show a New York cow yields only 66.09 dollars yearly income while costs reach 61.85 dollars excluding labor, leaving 4.25 dollars per cow. Scrub cows drag profits, suggesting weed out unproductive stock and improve herd management for farmer pay.
The calf is fed whole milk at first with gradual increases, then skim milk as soon as practical and economical. Feeding continues until six months, with up to 20 pounds daily when skim milk is the economical maximum. At two weeks old grain and bright greens should be offered and increased as the calf consumes.
Indigestion causes calf scours. Overfeeding, cold or sour milk, sweet milk, and meal fed sour the next day, plus dirty pads troughs or stalls, are blamed. Prevention is the best remedy. Calves two weeks to a month old are most at risk.
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