Parasol styles inspire season's fashion range
A fashion feature highlights parasol designs this year from tulip carved white bakelite handles to silk and taffeta canopies. It notes mushroom shapes, scalloped edges, fringe accents, and new ribbed bracelets allowing parasols to be carried like handbags, with color pairings to suit gingham and pastel dresses.
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Women Modes Affect Auditorium Acoustics, Ill Prof Says
Chicago June 14 Prof F R Watson of the University of Illinois argues women’s clothing absorbs more sound, aiding hearing in audiences with more women. He describes a new arc light instrument for tracing echoes, notes absorbers like cushions and hair felt on walls, and explains sound behavior in small versus large rooms.
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Nutmeg Egg Nog Recipe From 1922 Popular Mechanics
A 1922 egg nog recipe describes beating egg with sugar then adding lemon juice milk and vanilla. It notes variations with separated eggs and salt and suggests nutmeg to finish. Also mentions a fabric dyeing method to color cotton fabrics after weaving.
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Guaranteed Stomach Remedy Makes Big Hit in Bluefield
An advertisement touts Dr. Orth's Stomach Remedy as a guaranteed cure for ingestion dyspepsia acidity sour stomach gas heartburn and related pains. Buyers may return an empty box for a refund and a 75 cent mail order option is offered through Dr Orth Laboratories East Spe Ohio with local availability at The Joodykoontz Drug Co.
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Telephone mouthpiece vent improves privacy at long distance
A vented telephone mouthpiece allows privacy by muffling whispers and rendering the speaker's words indistinguishable to a listener near the speaker. The device creates a booth like effect, keeping conversations confidential as described in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
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Populatechanics Magazine
British discover dye colors artificial silk without cotton
A British concern reports a new dye that colors artificial silk without affecting cotton. If used on mixed cotton and silk fabrics, the cotton remains unaffected while the silk takes the dye, potentially reshaping the dyeing industry.
3EEK TO OPEN AD FIELD FOR WOMEN
The New York league of Advertising Women, the largest organization of its kind, has 150 members. Miss Helen Hill leads a campaign to advertise advertising and promote the profession to the public in a forward, public way.
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Kidney Pills Help Stanley Man Relief After Six Years
W H Shadwell of Stanley Virginia recalls kidney trouble six years ago and credits Foley Kidney Pills after three bottles with complete relief. He notes no return of symptoms and urges relief from rheumatic pains backache swollen joints and bladder weakness. The ad also mentions X ray burns treated like flame injuries.
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