Panama Canal Sanitation Efforts Highlight Gorgas Legacy
A writer praises Col. William C. Gorgas and American, Italian, and British medical teams for eradicating yellow fever and malaria in the canal zone. Describes larvacide campaigns, swamp drainage, reinforced buildings, strict waste rules, and hospital networks at Ancon and Colon, plus Taboga sanitarium and local life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anesa
Col. W. C. Gorgas
Panama Canal
Gorgas
Colon
Panama
Ms Uid
Furigat
Ing
Sanitary Department
Mosquito Brigade
United States
Psunamea
Ancon
Department of Sanitation
Porto Bello
Ancona
Atlantic
Taboga Island
Toboga
Taboga
Canal
Rhubarb Dishes Featured In Vintage Kitchen Guide
A historical recipe excerpt presents rhubarb preparations including Jellied Rhubarb, Rhubarb Custard, Rhubarb Sponge, and Rhubarb Mold. Techniques describe baking with gelatin, lemon, and ginger, layering with sponge cake and custard, and finishing with meringues and whipped cream.
Potatoes and Meat Dishes From Hearty Breakfast to Tea
Practical recipe ideas blend meat with potatoes and vegetables to curb butcher costs. Suggestions include scalloped ham and potato bake with onion, potatoes and frankfurters with bacon, chicken croquettes with potato nests, and potato egg shapes stuffed with seasoned meat filling.
Vogue for Figured Voile and Tea Gowns Revival
The piece praises figured voile as durable and fashionable for summer gowns and tea outfits. It compares voile with figured taffeta, noting voile’s novelty and suitability for married women to wear at dances, dinners, or informal gatherings. It suggests accessories including embroidered muslin caps with rosebud decorations and contrasts silk slippers and stockings with gown colors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Castle
Waists and New Figures in Fashion
Fashion commentary urges avoiding stark oriental skirts with American shirt waists. It argues for retaining coats or shaping skirts to a square cut, recommending waistline modification for graceful summer outfits and varied costumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orient
Larger Hats for Summer Displays by Milliners
Summer garden parties prompt milliners to showcase bigger hats. One white Neapolitan straw lingerie hat features a net plateau and dark brocaded taffeta ribbon tied under the crown. Many hats are low crowned with drooping brims and small flower wreaths encircling the crown and flat-looped brims.
Bargain indexes at local store with low prices
A street level ad lists discounted goods including screen wire five cents a yard, complete screen doors at 89 cents, adjustable window screens at 23 cents, window shades and cloth shades, shirts, underwear, ladies vests, muslin underwear, straw hats, union suits, socks, pants, and a variety of stoneware, jugs, churns, and furniture priced to attract shoppers. Prominent items include milk crocks for eight cents, stoneware carload arrival, and seasonal apparel for men women and children.
Ornaments for the Hair Fashion Update
The article notes a shift from straight fillets to curved jeweled hair bands forming a wavy line. Designs end in jeweled circlets with fringe and can be adjusted quickly. A prominent bandeau features wheels between jeweled bands, tapering to points at the sides for a high front.
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Madame Anapheline
Pacific
EW Pickard
Colon Hospital
Ancon Hill
RE Kughen
Anes Vhonspiacel
Humes
Paris
Index Bargain Bulletin
Terre Haute Daily Star
the Sullivan Union
Sullivan Union
Terre Haute
Postoffice
R. R. No
The
Indiana State Journal
Col
George B. Lockwood
Sullivan
Ind
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