Parisian gowns capture American taste with Spanish flair
Import gowns flood New York studios as American women seek Parisian style. Designers like Martial et Armand and Cheruit showcase gowns with Spanish lace festoons, black and white chiffons, two tone frocks, and innovative capes. Patou and Poiret push two toned dresses while capes and marabou trims dominate evening wear.
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Martial Et
Armand
Callot
Cheruit
Jenny
Sing
Madeleine Et Madeleine
Patou
Poiret
Maison Clé
Lelong
Martial Et Armand
Good Brakes of Big Importance in Car Safety
Technical director H. Clifford Brokaw notes two braking systems in cars. The emergency hand brake holds the vehicle and may assist if the foot brake fails. Foot brakes provide stopping power but stress rear gears and require proper adjustment and lining wear checks.
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H. Clifford Brokaw
West Side
M. C. A. Automobile Schools
New York City
Tow Bars and Brakes Advise Better Vehicle Recovery
A garage owner should use rigid tow-bars to pull disabled cars to prevent rear collisions in traffic. The article details a six foot pipe tow-bar with chains and snaps and notes wooden substitutes. It also stresses renewing brake linings before rivets fail and maintaining lubrication and clean linkage components to avoid danger.
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Popular Science Monthly
Automobile Advice And Facts From Century-Old Notes
Readable fragments show tips on driving and car care and notes on early automobile counts in Montevideo and Washington. It also mentions Mexico order for tires and a statement about deductions on tax forms. The text references the Automobile Club of Philadelphia and school superintendents with related trades.
Superintendent Learns About Fair Hiring in Indiana School
In a small Indiana town the school board’s ban on employing single women was revoked after the superintendent’s outreach. He joked with teachers about marriage proposals, and his glance prompted a blush from a teacher who cited three others. He has not referenced the ruling since.
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Fair One
Indiana
Indianapolis News
Kiss proposal sparks playful microbial caution
Dialogue shows James proposing a kiss to Eileen and Carolina Tar Baby warning about microbes. James insists on kissing despite the caution, highlighting a flirtatious exchange with a hint of defiance.
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James
Eileen
Carolina Tar Baby
Different in Their Makeup: Recollections of Jay Gould
John Burroughs recalls Jay Gould from boyhood to wealth in Washington. He describes Gould as small and slippery, using tricks in wrestling and later becoming a powerful financier while Burroughs served as a treasury custodian. Burroughs notes their paths diverging and Gould’s quiet rise.
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Jay Gould
Jay
National Treasury
Washington
United States
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