Crepe Twist Flowers and Sleeveless Frocks Highlight 1928 Designs
The article describes making crepe twist flowers for boutonnieres and corsages, including daisies and chrysanthemums, with steps using cardboard, wire, and petals cut from felt or kid. It also discusses sleeveless dresses for girls, trim details, and fashionable ribbons and rosettes, plus fabrics like organdie, batiste, dotted swiss, and georgette, as shown in the Julia Bottomley piece from 1928.
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Vnu
Bargains Farm Property and Factory Sites Catalog
Real estate ad describes cheap farm and factory sites in Virginia and Florida. Notes mild climate rich soil well watered good schools and churches. Includes offer from Old Belt Realty Co Chase City Va and an investment pitch urging ten dollar stakes for large profits.
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Knickerbockers Etymology Traced From Dutch Knee Breeches
The term knickerbockers traces to the Dutch of the seventeenth century and first appears in English in 1859 referencing knee breeches. George Cruickshank’s illustration mocking Washington Irving helped popularize the nickname. Breeches evolved from loose knee breeches ending in ribbons to tighter styles under Charles II, though knickerbockers remained distinct from early knee breeches in the era.
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Washington Irving
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Charles Mo
Wiliam OF
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Bridge Tender Finds Wren Nest in Overalls
W C Cross, a Vancouver bridge tender, hid an extra pair of overalls in a shed by the bridge house. A few days later he retrieved them to wear and discovered a wren’s nest in a pocket. He now awaits three chicks to hatch.
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Vancouver
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Brdge
Barbers Debate Milk Nourishment in Courier Stunt
In a Louisville Courier feature a barber touts milk as nourishing while joking it is like beef extract. The piece frames a quirky exchange as a local talk about health and appetite.
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Louisville Courier
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