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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1917
Page
6
The piece discusses the Overette as a new efficient garment for modern women blending comfort and practicality. Described in khaki and striped linen-like fabric, it suits indoor and outdoor work, fastens at the sides and shoulders, and features adjustable shoulder straps. It signals progress in women’s attire and may spread to various tasks from gardening to poultry farming.
A heritage feature discusses tailored motor hats designed for comfort fit and wind resistance. It highlights elastic brim bands, braids and fabrics, soft crowns, and veil integration, detailing two example hats with crown fabrics, buttons, and reinforced brims for staying on during high speed and long journeys.
The cherry blossom veil is a new, dashing pattern favored by younger women. Delicate lines of blossoms trail over mesh converging at the chin with a coquettish velvet dot. Long sprays frame the face forming a border and angles toward the ears and eyes, making a youthful, fetching look.
Pontine has gained vogue as a flexible fabric with soft leatherlike feel and satin on the reverse. Ideal for sport coats and hats, the coat is made on sports lines with the leather side out. Collars and cuffs often show the bright reversible side. A recent hat featured satin outside and the leather underside.
A French observer recalls Hopi traders at a Grand Canyon station selling crafts. He describes an Indian elder showing wares, an image of a French soldier framed for sale, and the elder's tale of a miner father whose son crossed the sea to aid his father’s people, with the narrator declaring he is French.
The Chicago News argues neglect of bird life wastes natural resources and harms crops. Ornithologists and crop experts note birds destroy about one tenth of U S agricultural products by feeding on insects. Beneficial birds include phoebes kingbirds catbirds swallows brown thrushes and many others with crows also aiding farmers.
The population of India is described as highly diverse with about 150 languages and 48 distinct nationalities. It notes 2,587 main castes plus many subcastes and cites 200,000,000 Hindus and 60,000,000 Mohammedans. It mentions 50,000,000 people of no caste deemed polluted by touch or shadow.
A quip on frugality with a husband asking about his wife's thrift and domestic money sense. The wife replies by noting she saves all scraps to serve for breakfast, highlighting humor around saving and reuse.
Dr Stephen Langdon deciphers ancient Sumerian tablets at the University of Pennsylvania museum showing a 2500 B C messianic hope tied to earthly kings and divine deliverance. The Gilgamish epic and Semitic writings reveal early themes of creation flood fall and redemption predating Abraham by millennia. The findings suggest Jewish and Christian doctrines drew from Sumerian sources dating over 4500 years ago.
A humorous critique of bachelor living notes Twain’s antipathy to tidiness. He cites quirks like pillows away from lighting, inconvenient book storage, shifting matchboxes, and moving fragile items to break glass. The piece mocks how bachelors rearrange spaces to create daily frictions.
The article outlines how moisture, heat, and sun damage wooden piano construction. It warns damp rooms dull tone and cause rusted wires, with rust permanently thinning tone. Ideal temperatures should stay above 50 degrees and below 0 degrees Fahrenheit, though avoidance is often difficult.
The burro described as a stallion like compact horse with a high forehead and reflective face is not as brainy as appearances suggest. It is valued mainly for its Load carrying ability, being sure-footed though possessing a small soul compared to a cat. The Los Angeles Times quotes a dramatic comparison by saying a man carrying the same load would be worth $20,000 a year as a wine agent.
Jack Young remarks on a visit to a girl's house ending in rejection and departure, reflecting on the odd twists of life. He notes turning away disappointed and deciding to go home for rest. The line suggests a casual, jokey take on a personal setback and moving on.
A quoted exchange contrasts wealth with success, noting that lack of money often signals failure while plenty of it does not guarantee achievement. The dialogue frames money as not essential to success but its absence as a probable indicator of failure.
Mrs Woodby makes a pointed remark about creditors and trade rivals in a brisk market chat. The exchange underscores tensions between merchants and those in the trade circle, reflecting common attitudes toward debt and business competition.
A broad argument that farming should be treated as a business. High grain prices and efficient Western Canadian farming are highlighted with examples from C A Wright of Milo Iowa and firms like Smith & Sons of Vulcan Alberta, noting large yields, favorable costs, and potential returns for modern agriculturists.
A child asks about the saying and the father explains that discretion can imply prudence, not cowardice, in avoiding danger. The exchange ends with a domestic instruction to bathe and go to bed.
A Washington Park mother of four describes nervous spells backache and constant blues, saying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills restored her health. She notes she remains youthful despite trouble and urges readers to seek Mrs. Kost's advice and Pinkham remedies.
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