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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1937
Page
3
Fashion notes from the Western Newspaper Union highlight versatile coats for midseason and early fall. White and pastel wool coats lead the trend with various weaves, while lightweight fleeces and wool tweeds offer practical travel and weekend wear. Designs emphasize pockets, lapels, and swing backs for casual, durable comfort in changing weather.
Cherie Nicholas highlights rising hat trends with height as the key aim for midseason and early fall designs. Berets, velvet velvet berets, toques and turbans, and a brimmed style that tilts to reveal the hair lead the millinery procession, signaling dramatic and versatile silhouettes.
Advance fall models feature large veils that cover the hat, face, and shoulders. Daytime looks favor dotted chenille mesh veils while formal options use lace. Veils are typically circular and drape over high crowns, with some designs circling the crown or edging the brim for a downward sweep.
A Paris house unveils an evening gown with a short front skirt and deeper back dip. The full tarleton-like skirts swing in wide sweeps, offering practicality for dancing and avoiding floor-trampling compared with longer styles.
Spectators at Midwestern country clubs mix dusty pink dresses with beige turbans and ostrich skin pumps, creating a gala touch. White ensembles gain accents from paisley print headbands and coordinated heels, a popular trend among attractive young attendees.
The article advises against feeding non productive boarders to maintain high egg production in summer. Cull birds showing early molt or dry combs, keep a steady high feed, ensure ample water, clean nests, sparse lighting, and ventilation. Gather eggs twice daily, store cool and moist, market often, and remove males except for hatchery eggs. Maintain infertile eggs for table use.
National Geographic Society presents a portrait of Pennsylvania linking Kipling’s praise to the state’s industrial might. The piece tours Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, notes oil and iron heritage, Byers wrought iron works, and historic markers at Logs town and Fort Le Boeuf. It recounts Ole Bull’s New Norway dream, Gen Wayne’s camp sites, and Prince Gallitzin’s mission in the Alleghenies.
The federal shipping point inspection service for fresh fruits and vegetables marks its fifteenth year. Since 1923 the program has expanded from a few states and harvest-season operation to year round coverage in California Colorado Florida Idaho Louisiana Oregon Texas Utah and Washington. Most states operate on cooperative agreements with costs largely covered by inspection fees.
The Missouri Farmer notes eggs have a natural bloom of pores that allows the shell to breathe. Washing disrupts this protective layer and accelerates quality deterioration. Instead, wipe with a dry cloth or sand off dirt with sandpaper or emery cloth.
Agricultural authorities report apples pears and peaches grown in three fourths of states. Daily loss of nine ounces per 100 eggs during incubation shows proper humidity. Milk or cream cools quickly after milking. slow cooling harms quality in heat. A single barberry bush can harbor 64 000 000 000 spores of grain destroying rust. In the United States 12 000 dozens of eggs are laid every three minutes year round. South Dakota's 1937 duck crop across 58 of 69 counties is estimated at over 725 000 birds.
Instruction page invites making a rug from old rags using 8x8 inch flower centers and varied backgrounds. It includes stitch diagrams, color patterns, and a photo of a completed square. Send 15 cents for the pattern from The Sewing Circle Hearts Dept. 259 W Fourteenth New York.
A reflective note questions how people miss sounds and objects they pass daily. It suggests a theme of recognition and memory, referencing a quote about bringing back from Europe what was not taken, and hints at personal experience or essayistic musing.
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