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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
5
Ladies waists and blouses described as new styles with cool attractive fabrics. Georgette crepe blouses valued up to 7.50 offered at sale price 2.20. Waist with lace and embroidery trim in pink and tan offered at sale price 98 cents. Cotton lawn waists trimmed with embroidery also on sale.
Readable items show expansion sale pricing for aprons at 95e and 1.19 1.59, ladies Heatherbloom petticoats at 1.25, ladies Lateen Petticoats at 1.25, children's washable rompers at 1.25 1.50.
The notice advertises fiber suits available in black or brown, priced at two dollars each, and says they are shown in the store’s large front window.
The fragment notes two sets of borders, each described as 59e and 65e respectively, emphasizing ornate color schemes and decorative framing. The text provides little context beyond the paired values and the notion of styling differences.
Indiana farmers face widespread crop losses from wheat scab loose smut and army worms with timothy rye and potato fields hit hardest. Most major crops run below last month as heat drought and labor shortages reduced corn oats barley and rye yields while melons and a few minor crops improve.
Extension service urges canning green beans to stretch diets and save money. Beans should be picked in prime condition, blanched, cooled, salted, and packed hot in jars, then processed in a hot water bath for 120 to 180 minutes with proper sealing and a false bottom in the canner. Also notes dimmer use when driving and recounts the 1819 Savannah steamship voyage and later fate.
Guidance from Purdue Extension outlines safe cold pack techniques for vegetables and fruits. It details processing in a water bath, sealing, testing for leakage, and securing the bulletin via Purdue University Extension.
Washington dispatch notes a wartime housing shortage of one million homes in the United States. Destinations like New York City seek 100,000 apartments as Europe’s rebuilding continues and timber and materials remain scarce and costly.
In a former embassy pantry the American Red Cross operates a clothing shop where Russian officers prisoners trade by sign under a quartermaster sergeant. The piece notes overlapping Red Cross duties, wartime relief, and global outreach including Argentina Greece Crete and the League of Red Cross societies amid postwar efforts.
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