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Newspaper
Washburn Times
Location
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1916
Page
6
In Woman's Realm a close look at midwinter coats and driving styles shows little radical change from early season lines. The piece highlights fur trimmed coats on plush fabrics, large fur collars, and simple, affordable velour options. Children’s millinery features playful trims with felt chicks and geese, and hats echo grownup trends with miniature silhouettes and embroidery details.
Designers create pockets as trims on skirts with cornucopia shaped pockets set between box plaits. Pockets appear two per side and sometimes hang inside deeper plaits to suggest a lining. Patch pockets with embroidery or stitching also decorate sports skirts and coats in pongee satin and striped silks.
A Washington post reports a donor signing as H. D. V. contributes monthly five dollars to the District tax collector for the conscience fund. So far fifteen dollars have been received, with installments from Atlantic City and Washington, and no address is given.
District of Columbia insurance superintendent Charles F. Nesbit jokes about his hardest job as he handles complaints against shifty sick and accident benefit firms. An insurer claiming to run without a license argues licensing fees, while a colorfully dressed “president” dodges rules. An inspector’s visit uncovers missing medical certificates yet reveals a prepaid supply.
A 1910 proposal to convert Potomac River reaches into a lake and create a regional national forest spanning Washington to Baltimore was revived. Plans urged reservations along the Potomac, Patuxent, and Anacostia rivers, with experimental farms and forest research backed by architects Glenn Brown James Knox Taylor Cass Gilbert and William M. Ellicott of Baltimore.
The National Museum displays a wood lintel arch model fronting the building and features two great columns inspired by the ancient feathered serpent deities Quetzalcoatl and Kulkulkan. Dr. W H Holmes oversaw the project detailing the columns as symbols of bird and snake power.
A set of brief notes covers civil service retirement in Argentina, public employment bureaus in 76 American cities, a Yukon river wire crossing, Sheffield steel firms, inverted car storage covers, a sewing machine for baseball covers, tattooing in Caesar's era, tobacco ashes containing potash per a British chemist, a motor truck body enabling two tons dumped in 30 seconds, and state ownership of steam railways in New Zealand along with Spain's coal deposits estimates.
A photo caption identifies the bugler serving with the Scottish Women's Hospital stationed near the front on the Serbian frontier. The small scene highlights wartime medical units aiding soldiers amid Balkan conflict.
The Birmingham Age Herald notes Dubhwaite's admirable poise after being seen at the wheel of his new car as it was towed into town by a shabby vehicle. He remained calm and unconcerned, seeming to travel at speed as if in control.
An inventor from Troy New York patenting a pocket sized folding handle for use with a post card to form a fan. Bangor Maine reports its city council allocated funds for soldiers families totaling 20036 dollars with contributions.
Koochiching County in Minnesota is noted. China controls copper mining due to currency needs. Persian shah gems valued at about 33.1 million dollars. Spain maintains 27,340 miles of roads with over 3,000 miles under construction. German invention yields a glue solidification material as rubber substitute. Sycamore wood praised for durability. A 6,000 year old limestone statue from Gizeh Cairo remains intact in museum.
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