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Newspaper
Titonka Topic
Location
Titonka, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1939
Page
6
Fashion guidance showcases ladylike trends with sheer wool dresses and coordinated neckwear. Highlights include a gold kidskin collar, Venise lace cuffs, a velvet appliqué heart toque, a crystal necklace, and matching accessories to elevate a moss green wool frock.
Velveteen coats the season in diverse wearable forms with rich colors. A royal blue velveteen two piece dress features a red top stitching and silver buttons. A heart shaped felt chapeau in Chinese red complements the look. The jacket pairs with various skirts.
The war has ended flamboyant fashion and crinoline, with women adopting sensible attire. Subdued colors and outfits coordinating with khaki replace frills and flounces, including long sleeves and high collars. A new air raid siren suit combines warmth and practicality as a one piece workwear look.
The autumn season calls for standout handbags with fancy stitching, shirring, and novelty mounting. Dressmaker silk bags with pleating or jewel mounted frames pair with dressy outfits, while velvet bags with matching velvet hats and rhinestone clasps lead the latest fashion. Evening bags sparkle with sequins brocades ostrich feathers and rich embroidery.
A business man praises banker John Graham for always asking questions. He began at the mail desk 30 years ago and quickly mastered postal rules, earning trust across departments. Graham’s habit of inquiry helps him assess people, companies, and operations, leading to informed loans and expert problem solving.
A federal judge ordered liquidation of a once 15 000-employee textile maker once a leader in its field. The piece argues business downfall often stems from misreading public trends and failing to adapt. It highlights umbrellas to parachutes and wagons to automobiles as illustrate lessons.
A guide from Eleanor Howe’s Easy Entertaining offers party tips and recipes for social tea gatherings. It covers simple and formal menus, small dainty treats, ginger cream cakes, orange ice cream, One-Two-Three-Four Cakes, brown bread peanut sandwiches, parsley butter sandwiches, banana bread, and reception cakes. It promotes planning within budget and equipment limits and advertises Howe’s cookbook with a Chicago address for ordering.
Paris reports a new gas mask for horses and mules, extending human and animal protection. Inventor M. Loyer began with cats and dogs and progressed to equine masks engineered for quick adjustment without startling the animals, doubling as blinders.
A simple security tip explains boring a hole in the turning part of an ordinary window latch and inserting a small padlock to block the catch. This method prevents opening the latch without a key.
A religious lesson from Matthew 6 with Golden Text 6:33 urges putting God first to ease worries about money food and future. It contrasts earthly treasure with heavenly deeds and cites birds and flowers to show God’s care. The speaker urges salvation and casting care on God, noting He worries for believers.
A meditation on divine encounter through solitary moments of stillness. The author argues that true strength and future action arise from sacred quiet where the soul meets God alone.
A bride returns to find new possibilities as items from the attic are repurposed into a chest of drawers and a mirror. The article teases next week’s reveal of the stool and mirror and promotes Sewing Books No 4 and quilt block patterns by Mrs. Spears with mail-order details.
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a tonic helping women of all ages for nearly seventy years, highlighting its longstanding use and broad appeal.
A brief quip attributed to Young reflects on mortality and foolishness, suggesting that while fools may seem vital, death levels all folly. The line echoes a stoic warning about vanity and resilience in the face of mortality.
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