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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1916
Page
11
An article extols a Western woman who repairs gas stoves and argues for home accountants. It envisions efficiency experts guiding housekeepers in budgets, food costs, and fuel savings, with a female professional handling finances and reducing waste in households.
A married man contends that people use children as a social shield, noting wives’ excuses about their households. He mocks phrases about empty nests and social polish, arguing women wield children to excuse various domestic flaws.
A morose married mother laments how a man’s life is shaped by his wife Lilian Camigen Adams and the use of children as excuses. She criticizes neglect and the cruel social dynamics that push women toward self sacrifice while detailing emotional strain and abandonment.
The column notes ice skating as a winter craze spanning generations from elders with fur hats to youngsters dancing the one step and fox trot. It discusses suitable footwear and costumes, urging use of affordable, stylish outfits while enjoying frozen ponds when no rink is available.
A column extols grocers aiding housekeepers with easy menus and frugal ways. It describes olive pasta and a rich salad dressing, plus an inexpensive guest menu featuring oyster cocktails, cream of asparagus soup, creamed salmon, squabs, a fruit jelly, tea, and desserts. Strong entities include olive pasta, oyster cocktails, asparagus soup, creamed salmon, squabs, and Tartare sauce.
In a suburban New Year scene at Five Oaks, Mr Townbred, Mrs Townbred, and their servants Virgie and John share humor and frictions over routine chores and resolutions. A playful exchange leads to planned pledges to improve mornings, farming ties, and household habits as the day unfolds. The family debates aloft over cigars, breakfast, and a sleigh ride, while a poodle adds a comic interruption.
A 1916 vignette shows a timid worker nicknamed Ghost with a shoulder hump, a symbol of pay raises. After a friend urges action, the man confronts the boss only to retreat, learning that bold demand is needed to secure a raise despite fears of job loss.
Shoppers flock to remnant counters as season end sales slash prices on linen silk damask crepe satin slips and long gloves. Economical buyers seize clearance to stockpile for next year while noting true frugality lies in choice rather than income.
Readers are shown a panorama of fashionable odds and ends now on sale including Jersey cloth hats with wool flower embroidery, delicate tulle additions for evening wear, and a range of walking and high shoes in midnight blue and other hues. The piece notes open front garments returning, a corn popper revival, and a gold jade headpiece priced at 15 dollars.
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