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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1930
Page
7
The fashion summary notes a shift toward formal afternoon dresses amid New York and Paris couture. Empire line gowns in panne velvet and gold faille appear, with variations from tea gowns to stately velvet wraps. Designers Patou Vionnet and Jenny show structured coats, beaded blouses, and high waistlines adapting to modern activity.
The National Geographic Society awards Dr. Hugo Eckener its special gold medal for his round the world flight and other aero nautical advances. Eckener plans to visit Washington in March for the formal presentation. The piece links Eckener with Zeppelin history and notes Byrd and Lindbergh as prior medalists and the society's support for polar and aviation research.
In a Cambridge and Northampton contrast the Radcliffe College and Smith College students keep short skirts for day wear while Paris fashion dictates long skirts. Wellesley girls adopt the Paris long skirt for both day and evening wear, but Radcliffe and Smith resist the restriction.
In Urbana Iowa Mervin Smit twelve has been rendered a peenigea through swallowing a burr pulled from his mittens with his teeth. Surgeons have been unable to find the burr.
In a discussion of Cannon's theory from 1914, the text explains how adrenin in the autonomic nervous system drives emergency responses. It details how adrenin dilates pupils, speeds heartbeat, redirects blood to muscles, releases sugar for energy, and suppresses nonessential digestion during crises.
The Austrian team of nine chefs won the cookery contest among England India United States France Germany and Austria at the Frankfurt exhibition. They earned six golden crosses and three diplomas of honor. Viennese dishes drew high praise from German experts and attracted daily visitors, with plans for a London exhibition.
Robert Castle of Los Angeles notes a gathering of prominent dentists where one father boasted about his tooth powder. The boy on his knee contradicts him by saying he has seen his father wash his own teeth in the sink. Red Cross bluing ad follows.
The National hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue, built in 1826 and once the largest south of New York, is sold to the city for a municipal center. Henry Clay lived and died there, Old Hickory took the oath at the capitol from its doors, and sharpshooters guarded the Lincoln inauguration day parade from its roof. The AFL used it as headquarters before moving to a new building.
Medical officers in India back a pill based self inoculation method for cholera typhoid and dysentery. Inspired by Professor Besredka at the Pasteur Institute of Paris the approach aims to empower masses unreachable by doctors to protect themselves at epidemic onset.
Turkish women abandoned compulsory fashion after two tilts. Mustapha Kemal ordered veils removed, yet unveiled attire appeared. His successor now leaves women’s fashions alone, allowing personal choice without interference.
On the Amos Tanner farm at Pierpont Ohio chickens shelter in improvised coops made from discarded automobile hoods. Boards cover ends with a small entrance hole, ventilation louvers on the sides keep rain out while providing a durable nesting site.
A Berlin school trains embryo actors and actresses in makeup. Students learn color application and observe traits from all life grades to copy and highlight individual peculiarities in makeup.
A fragmentary Cleveland News line reflects on a man enjoying golf even in rest or death, hinting at enduring skill and enjoyment beyond life. The quirky phrasing suggests a lighter, philosophical note about persistent talent and leisure.
In Brockton, Dani Ryan rises to a prominent desk position in a major city department, trading his khaki shirt for a white collar. Dan Jr. admires his father and wonders about the change as the elder Ryan starts the new job.
Ad touts Ned Cross fountain pen as a wonderful ink filled writing instrument with blueing effects claimed as superior and appealing to buyers seeking quality ink and smooth writing experience.
The report shows life expectancy figures: 55.88 years for males and 57.52 for females at birth. Census life tables indicate 70 686 persons reach age forty and 52 542 reach age sixty, about 74 percent.
Quote from Michael de Montaigne on truth and knowledge about divine understanding.
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