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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1941
Page
6
Fashion writer Cherie Nicholas II surveys suede's rise in Hollywood style and retail. Suede coats, dresses, and accessories in stone blue, wine red, chartreuse appear in collections for year round wear. The piece highlights coats, two piece suits, jackets, beanies, mittens, belts, and Western inspired accents with noted colors and textures.
A group at the Ridgeley Club bets Toby Stark he can rob Leo Chapman’s empty mountainside home in daylight. Toby succeeds in entering but forgets to remove his mask, gets arrested, and the crew learns the plan backfires when the police confirm the tale and Chapman is away in Canada. The stunt ends with Toby jailed and the bettors reflecting on the consequences.
A stylish woman admires unusual diamond clips one shaped as a lotus blossom and the other as lotus leaves. She plans to wear clips separately with striped jersey jacket and cap, or together on an evening gown as a jeweled flower. Her bracelet features a lace design with invisible closing, and she wears a new oblong solitaire ring with a narrow band.
A 1910s-era note links gas mask filter tech to shoe insoles. Treating the filter material creates insoleated innersoles that relieve burning feet and fatigue while acting as a shock absorber. Insulation in shoes mirrors gas mask construction, illustrating American ingenuity and Americans buying shoes for foot protection.
The Better Vision Institute reports eyes drive over 70 percent of muscular activity, influencing work and play. A survey of 20 occupations links eye strain to fatigue and errors, urging checks for fatigue near the workday end. Separately, crickets disrupted a film scene when jumping beans from Mexico City spiked activity, helping the shoot but prompting an invasion of the movie camp.
A mid winter guide suggests warming menus built around Hungarian goulash with buttered noodles and Yorkshire sausages with pudding. Recipes include red cabbage apple carrot salad, beef goulash, Brazil nut cherry pie, honey spice cake, tomato chicken soup, and apricot sweet potatoes, emphasizing vitamin-rich produce and holiday pantry staples.
Practical tips on cleaning egg beaters and bulbs, storing lids and pans, using leftover batter, substituting fruit juices in gelatin, seasoning gravies, and decorating birthday cakes with candles. Also guidance on mustard stain removal and laundering linen.
A Father encourages his daughter to cook by sending 10 cents to Eleanor Howe for her cookbook Feeding Father. The book promises straightforward guidance to prepare substantial meals and bake a favorite chocolate cake with little supervision.
A compact historical snippet survives as a motto noting resilience. It frames a sentiment of seizing the present and bracing for tomorrow, reflecting a theme of steadfast courage and self possession.
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