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Newspaper
Reporter Boyden
Location
Boyden, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1917
Page
6
New York fashion commentary contrasts hat first vs gown first mindsets among women. It highlights the oriental turban as the standout novelty and outlines proper occasions for wearing it, plus restaurant hats influenced by French style and the enduring pull of black velvet and subtle trimming.
Paris designers debut the sleeveless blouse as a new fashion novelty. The model described uses French blue satin with a head hole, no side seams, satin eyelets, and embroidered neck and shoulders. It is worn over a lace under waist and aims to refresh outfits.
Designers create brocades that appear rarer now, showing skill in black with silver leaves, pale gold with dull blue flowers, and midnight blue with silver leaves. Gowns feature waists in harmonious fabrics, draped skirts, and a medieval gold band at the waist with a jeweled net shoulder accent.
The lesson outlines the rise and fall of Judah and Israel from 1100 to 586 B C, the exile era, and the return to rebuild. it highlights key kings prophets and leaders, stressing idolatry as cause of decline and God’s sovereignty in preserving his chosen people.
The fragment presents a pair of quotes on leadership and belief from Emerson and Mackintosh. It contrasts confidence in action with contentment in possession and suggests courage arises from facing challenges as a united group.
A collection of practical advice on saving vegetable water for use in foods, improving whipped cream with condensed milk, using a flashlight for dark shelves, remedies for scorched dishes, aiding sleep with hot milk, soaking feet in formaldehyde, soothing rubs with alcohol or vinegar, adding rice to meat loaf, a Turkish towel for headaches, lubricating meat choppers with glycerine, preventing jelly crystals with glycerine, speeding creaming with water, and a closing Longfellow quote about reading the secret history of enemies.
A collection of practical tips from how to make suet and lard mix stay soft to help with medicine administration to babies. It suggests remedies like keeping a dish of water for piano tuning, burning old auto batteries for color, and easing coughs with olive oil and vinegar. Includes window and basket carrying ideas for chores.
A Kansas City Star tale recalls Mrs. Miller’s flawless creamy chinaware passed down through generations. After a dinner with her brother in law, a huge platter breaks and two men conceal their pact to replace the broken piece by piece, carrying a hidden burden as guests admire the intact set.
Sailors on the New York form line up at a ship’s servself counter to pick hot meals from a blackboard menu. The system, to be installed on all big battleships, replaces messmen and mess units, allowing meals served directly to trays as ships roll.
The article details the labor intensive process of making stained glass windows. Every step, from cutting each glass piece to fitting and joining with lead, is performed by hand. An operator recalls counting twelve separate manual operations for a single piece.
A member of the Third Christian church reports sailors on a battleship repaint shells to identify which shell hits the Kaiser. He says volunteers are sought to sit on gun ends and paint the shells as they are fired.
A judge notes self reflecting remarks on patriotism and fundraising for flags and patriotic buttons. The exchange centers on who has shown greater zeal in demonstrating national loyalty through sales and supportive actions.
Farmer Hoskins reports finding three dozen eggs to his astonished wife Tears of joy rise as she says they can finally buy an automobile The scene reads like a small town moment of luck and hope.
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