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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1921
Page
8
The Norwegian catch for the just-ended season outpaced the previous four years with about 39 million units caught and a total value around 22 million crowns, while the 1920 season reached 45 million crowns. Net profit runs below average due to higher equipment and oil costs, with expenses remaining elevated through the year. A brief ad for Cuticura products appears amid the fragment.
Fashion notes describe the revival of classic middy outfits and updated blouses for fall. Georgette, crepe de chine, velvet, and cheviot lead a range of textures with new trims, collars, belts, and color combinations. Velvet overblouses and georgette underblouses, often embroidered in silk, add dressy appeal.
IL students survey autumn fashion focusing on neckwear and acc essories. Vestees with matching cuffs add vivid color to dresses. New embroidered peasant motifs, chiffon fichus, and fringe scarves broaden style variety. Hair combs with flowers or feathers and revived fans trend for day and evening wear. Sweaters feature mahogany wool as a strong material choice with dark tones.
In Philadelphia a social function gathers attention as a secretary mentions a young woman from Houston Higgins attending. The remark about her being a beauty under Yale eyes and Baryard complexion sparks amusement and curiosity among members.
A church social item recalls a girl purchasing candy. The saleswoman offers white fudge, but the child replies she believes her mother made it, indicating preference for homemade sweets over store bought. The scene highlights community customs and the charm of homemade confections.
A Birmingham Age-Herald style cartoon captures a caller noting the editor sorting morning mail. The editor lists small-pile items as complaints from subscribers and letters on how to run the paper with some checks. In the big pile, poetry circulates.
A quirky wedding anecdote recalls the couple receiving eight clocks as gifts. The record notes phonographs were present and injured marks noted, reflecting a peculiar ceremony moment.
A fragment list cites the pogonip fog in western mountains as dangerous to lungs. Mentions a bunko man, Samé Reaction thermostatic metal from Britain with fixed response to temperature, and notes mice as abundant among fourfooter creatures. Ends with a proverb on adversity.
Pennsylvania state forestry officials report two groves of primeval trees in Huntingdon county near the Centre county line within Logan state forest. The area covers about 200 acres with a great variety of very large trees, including a hemlock measured at twelve feet in circumference.
A mass of guidance argues that serving tea or coffee to adults while offering Postum to children breeds nervousness and stunted development. It urges parents to quit coffee and tea, switch to Postum for all, and notes two preparation forms Instant Postum and Postum Cereal.
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