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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
6
In this fashion feature Cherie Nicholas extols frills and jabots for summer wear. She instructs on handmade organdy and lace trims, yokes, collars, cuffs, and cascading ruffles to elevate dresses and bolero jackets, noting laundering ease and elegant impact.
A fashion preview presents Glen-Plaid suits in plaid and stripe patterns with longer jackets. Forstman showcases neutral gray and beige woolens with pleated skirts and military-inspired curved shoulder tucks, paired with two toned beret style hats.
The article argues women should wear what enhances their beauty and adhere to current laws on clothing. It champions personal choice over rigid trends, noting fashion is flexible, taboos are breaking, and women may mix from past and future styles to look well and feel confident.
The new turbans come in printed flow er crepes, taffetas or striped surahs. This hat style can be worn casually or formally and pairs with many outfits and colors.
Jeremy Slade, son of Bar S ranch owner Damon Slade, defies warnings and travels to Jurano. After drink fueled bravado leads to a challenged duel with Andre LaValle, he awakens to a mob, learns he must duel at sunrise, and is escorted by Americans who misread the situation. The duel is averted when LaValle agrees to an apology, leaving Jeremy eager to flee Jurano.
Hollywood Models reveal their standards for a spouse in a tongue in cheek poll. Requirements include height five feet ten inches weight 170 pounds and decent health with most teeth. They favor modest talents and steady domestic traits plus a grouchy morning mood softened by loyalty and affection.
The 1940 summer cultural semi postals faced delays in the United States due to German occupation. The five stamp issue includes Vincent van Gogh, newly added to philatelic portraits. The text notes his subjects, evolution of color, and the artist's troubled life ending in 1890 by suicide.
A nostalgic Mother's Day tribute to home cooking with a recipe for Sour Cream Devil's Food Cake. The piece recalls long-ago pantry basics, celebrates mothers, and provides steps including cake flour, butter, sugar, egg, unsweetened chocolate, vanilla, sour cream, and milk, baked in 9 inch pans at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
Old fashioned recipes for cookies rich with chocolate frosting and fig loaves. Includes a Felicity Frosting, butter rich cookies, fig Qoaties, and a yeast crackers recipe with 400 degree baking. Contains steps, ingredients, and baking tips from a nostalgic cooking page.
Lynn quotes an 1879 advice book offering home making tips. It suggests using a clam shell and wood ashes to scour skillets, sweeping carpet with snow, saving tea leaves for dark carpets, dusting woodwork with a turkey feather, pounding fine clothes in salt-soda water, and using a wringer. It advises avoiding ground coffee and mastering dishes like Jenny Lind Cake and Parsnip Pie.
Kerosene in linoleum wash loosens dirt and eases cleaning. Two tablespoons of sauce or catsup on half baked meat loaf adds flavor and crust. Flat or low gloss paint makes shingles look stained. Woolen shrinkage stems from over-washing. Three minutes suffices for ordinary tasks. Scrub gas range interiors with coarse sandpaper to remove rust then apply olive oil. Sugar in flavored ice cube water prevents clear freezing.
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