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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1922
Page
2
IChrow UMMEK introduces summer cotton goods designed to resemble silk, following silk crepes in texture and color. Cotton kasha cloth and other weaves prove their value in straight line dresses with new decorations, marking summer’s fabric lineup.
Fashion notes highlight blouses as a top travel and daily wear item with diverse fabrics. Organdies voile and batistes appear in gowns and daywear, with beads and crystal accents enhancing evening pieces. Sleeves, necklines, and trims evolve, while cream, almond, flamingo, and orchid hues lead seasonal colorways.
A 1922 feature combines simple home recipes with a whimsical tale about Butter and Bread and Father Food. It lists Pacific Sea Foam and Chinatown Almond Squares plus baked corn with clams and a potato and herring pie, ending with a school scene where vegetables answer questions.
The avocado or alligator pear is praised for taste and nutrition, with Southern California growing ease and prices from twenty to thirty cents each in season. It notes laurel family origins, tree height, fruit varieties and shells, high mineral and fat content, and calories per pound. Brazilian paste mash is suggested as a ready preparation with lemon juice and tomato slices.
A Sunday school teacher poses a moral dilemma about sharing apples. Johnnie responds that he knows the crowd and implies shared behavior will guide actions.
A brief dialect exchange shows a child confirming washing his face and hands while joking about washing the ear next to a music teacher, illustrating domestic humor and character voice.
A European powder mixed with water and acids is claimed to protect wool from moths. Tests show moth eggs on untreated fabric vanish after six months, while treated wool remains intact and colors barely affected. Garden talk notes commuters discuss radios on suburban trains.
W T Ellis, walking west on Washington Street, spots a hairpin on the sidewalk and a horseshoe in the street. He picks them up and later, back at his office, is given seventy dollars owed to him for a long time.
Explanatory fragment quotes a senator and judge sentence about personal economy and government compensation. The text implies a dialogue on ethics and accountability without clear events or dates.
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