Corset Revival Shapes Fall Fashion Waistlines
The corset has come into its own again and is valued not only as a stylish accessory but as a necessary piece for wearing the new fall dresses that demand a smaller waist.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1922
Page
6
Daintier hips and corset reforms spark city debate
A Boston department store man and two corsetieres claim new fall corsets will reshape figures and restore order. They say corsetless trends have harmed posture and style, urging women to wear light elastic brocade support garments for a trim look and better grooming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostonepartment
Mayor Names Planning Committee for Boston Zoning
Mayor Curley yesterday named 175 leading Boston citizens from business, clergy, labor, law, journalism and architecture as members of a planning committee. The group will decide on the city zoning plan aimed at restricting residential, business and manufacturing areas to preserve beauty and halt further real estate devaluation from new factories and retail stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curley
Boston
Four Boston Officers Dropped From Police Force
Four officers were dismissed at roll call. Albert Swett a traffic officer. Patrick Cavanaugh and Peter Flynn patrolmen. and William Smith a plain clothes man. Charges included drunkenness neglect of duty unbecoming conduct and failure to report after assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert F. Swett
Patrickk Cavanaugh
Peter N. Flynn
Dudley Street
Roxbury
William Smith
Back Bay
Swett
Cavanaugh
Flynn
Smith
Broken trolley wire snarls East Boston tunnel traffic
A snapped inbound trolley wire halted cars in the East Boston tunnel for about 30 minutes last evening. Passengers left trains to walk to Maverick Square while an emergency crew fixed the fault. This marks the third wire break in the tunnel within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Boston
Maverick Square
Bank Robbery in Westerly Nets $300
Three men robbed Industrial Trust Company in Westerly today, taking $300 from the receiving teller and fleeing. One suspect, likely the driver, was arrested a block away. two others escaped leaving $50 on the sidewalk. A chauffeur's license bearing Robert B. Ricker of Dorchester, Mass was found on the arrested man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westerly
R.T
Industrial Trust Company
Robert B. Ricker
Dorchester
Mass
R. I
Sawyer Avenue
Park Benjamin Dies at 73 Noted Patent Lawyer and Editor
Stamford news reports Park Benjamin died of heart disease at Shippan Point in his 74th year. He was a prominent patent lawyer, father in law of Enrico Caruso, and editor of Scientific American and other publications during his career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stamford
Conn
Park Benjamin
Enrico Caruso
Shippam Point
Scientific American
Harvard Student and Car Victim Not Identical Says Police
Hartford Aug 21 Patrick Putnam Harvard student missing since July 17 and the Spring field joy riding car victim are not the same person according to State Police Superintendent Robert T Hurley who consulted with Dr Charles Putnam father of the missing student. The victim’s hair and apparent age differ and exhumation would be ordered if needed. Dr Putnam has been quietly searching and believes his son may have sailed on a foreign vessel after the last telegram July 17 from Martha’s Vineyard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
Patrick Putnam
Harvard
Springfield
Robert T. Hurley
Putnam
Charles Putnam
East Seventieth Street
New York City
Berlin
Startford
New Haven
New Britain
Hurley
Martha's Vineyard
Tanlac Restores Roxbury Woman After Long Illness
Mrs Marion Cross of 28 Sawyer Street Roxbury Mass reports Tanlac restored her appetite and strength after eight years of neuritis stomach trouble and insomnia. She credits rapid improvement within a week and says she no longer suffers neuritis or nervous unrest. Tanlac is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Tanlac
Marion Cross
Sawyer St
Roxbury
Mass
Congress Congressman Quinn Draws a Gun in Office
In Washington on August 21 Percy Ed ward Quinn a Mississippi congressman and son of a Baptist minister proved skilled with a pistol when a former employee created trouble in his office. Quinn pulled a small cannon sized gun and ordered the man to face him before guiding him to the Capitol police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Percy Edward Quinn
Congress
Pike County
Mississippi
Percy
Quinn
Congressional Office
Capitol
Child Pawn in Marital Fight
Edith Haller files in New York Supreme Court seeking custody of two year old Lawrence Jr. from L Lawrence Weber. Weber accuses Haller of kidnapping the child. Justice Marcus of Buffalo oversees custody. Haller says Weber married her in 1919 after she sued for breach of promise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court Today
Edith Haller
John D. Dillon
L. Lawrence Weber
Lawrence, Jr
Weber
Supreme Court
Marcus
Buffalo
Miss Haller
Lagusker
Berger
Advertising and Catalog Printing Services Promoted
The notice promotes advertising and catalog printing services offering distinctive work. It highlights printing productive catalogs and placing effective advertising to enhance visibility for clients.
Custody Dispute Over Baby Lawrence Sparks Separation
The mother testifies in a custody case that the father denied paternity, that their marriage deteriorated after the wedding, and that she sought sole custody. She states she removed the child on July 2, 1922, after Weber refused to honor the agreement.
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EDICT
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Peter L. Flynn
Albert F. Sweet
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Park Benjamin Dead
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