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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1930
Page
7
Dutch colonial design praised for space economy via wide second floor dormers and a broken exterior. The house measures 24 by 32 feet, has six rooms plus bath and a large sun porch, three corner upstairs bedrooms, and a practical layout with light and ventilation. Ideal for a family of four or five and not expensive to build.
Paint and varnish are essential home investments protecting wood and metal from moisture and weathering. Good paint helps replace expensive woods, seals pores, and prevents cracks and rust, extending a home's life. Regular repainting every five years preserves protection and value.
The article argues against cheap wallpaper urging buyers to invest in heavy stock, durable designs, and skilled designer backing. It compares room decor to clothing, noting that lasting paper costs little more than a nice dress and can endure for years, while cheaper options lack distinction.
The text argues every bedroom should include a spacious clothes closet and, when shared, a separate closet per person. It stresses avoiding small dark walk-in spaces and urges closets to admit light to prevent moths and protect woolens and furs.
Grace Jewett Austin notes fashion trends in 1920s style, praising blue shades like Madonna blue for elegance and protection. She observes shifting dress lengths, evening wraps, and materials from leather to satin, with artificial flowers and decorative touches enhancing ensembles.
A Kansas City Star fashion writer notes Paris revival of 1880s style with jeweled buttons in rhinestones jade and crystal on tweed and silk gowns. Beaded necklaces of large white beads and onyx accents emerge for summer dresses and country beach wear, signaling Paris couture glamour.
The piece notes a blossoming trend in pastel organdie hats for gala afternoons. Paris summer models influence milliners who favor floppy organdie hats in rose and ashes shades, with pale greens and blues also prominent. White linen shoulder hats with small polka dots and parasols accompany some looks, while larger hats may not fit beneath parasols.
A note on summer fashion discusses the black linen pump as a popular summer shoe. Black linen gains prominence in Palm Beach mode and is regarded as an excellent choice for warm weather wear.
A tangled family tale centers on twins Grace and Alice Brill and their shared suitor John Arnold. Each twin seeks exclusive claim to John after a long pattern of sharing possessions, leading to a fatal misreading of romance. Grace inherits 50 000 and John confronts a locked door with no admittance as the sisters react.
In a tense domestic scene John, troubled by the twins’ silence, plans to run away after claiming the twin sisters Grace and Alice have turned against him. A wedding announcement shifts the mood as the sisters finally unite, sharing a silent handshake and a shared fate.
A satirical piece recounts Vincent Sheean’s lecture tour anecdotes about fruit requests in American hotels. He notes a recurring scene where a waitress asks about an apple, prompting comic dialogue and reactions. The piece contrasts dining rooms and coffee shops with cultural quirks and remarks on nervous strain from the exchange.
Renee Nizan, a sixteen year old girl and noted organist, played Notre Dame cathedral’s great organ in Paris for the first time. She manipulated five manuals with 110 stops, drawing music from 6000 pipes while Louis Veirne, the aged blind organist, listened appreciatively. The feat marks a rare achievement since revolutionary times when no woman had touched the organ.
The state and federal governments allocate about 20 million dollars yearly to agricultural research, while private corporations invest around 180 million. The Hatch and Adams acts set 30 thousand dollars per state annually, with the Parnell act adding 10 thousand yearly from 1926 to 1930 and plans for further increases to reach a total of 100 thousand per state per year.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes trees require large water amounts to stay healthy. An apple tree thirty years old yields about a barrel of water daily in summer, a birch releases nearly two barrels on hot days, and a single oak has shed over 100 tons of water as vapor in a growing season.
The island off Upper New York Bay known as Ellis Island changed hands from New York state to the United States in 1808, served as a powder magazine, became an immigrant station in 1891, and saw its present buildings erected after a 1897 fire burned the originals.
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