Detachable Shirt Collars Sparked 1827 Fashion Trend
In 1827 Mrs. Hannah Montague of Troy devised detachable collars after washing belts and shirts strained her back. She cut collars from shirts, inspiring her husband Orlando Montague to market the idea with partner Austin Granger, launching Collar-making Montague and a fortune. The text then shifts to Garibaldi’s 1836 South American campaign and a river-lake escape by ox-drawn fleet.
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Hannah Montague
Troy
New York
Orlando
Austin Granger
Montague
A Monjroue
May 1 Survey Shows Slight Real Income Gain Despite Rising Costs
A Northwest financial survey finds average cash income May 1 at 1.32 dollars per 1.00 prior year, while living costs stood at 1.09. Real income up 21 cents per dollar from a year ago, with wages and investors faring better than salaried workers. Rents rise most, clothing least, and the gap between income and outlay remains slim.
Not Our War in Spain and the Neutrality Policy
The article argues for strict American neutrality in the Spanish Civil War as Germany and Italy back Franco. It notes Germany and Italy may withdraw from the non intervention committee and argues U.S. policy should deny any war materials and keep the United States free of conflict, emphasizing Spain is not America’s war. It cites Mussolini and Hitler supporting the insurgents and Russia aiding the loyalists, urging caution to avoid broader European war.
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Europe
State Department
Washington
Germany
Italy
Spain
Deutschlands
Almeria
Franco
Mussolini
Uiopia
Russia
Hitler
America
Pressure from back home blocks large dam and PWA funding
The quote argues that opposition to earmarking half a billion dollars or more for dams flood control and permanent improvements comes only after significant pressure from local residents tired of boondoggling, implying pampered officials resist reforms.
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PWA
Social Security Act Seen As Aid To Bond Market
Financiers view the act as stabilizing government bonds around a three percent yield, promising favorable business conditions despite lukewarm initial reception.
Eden May Become Chief European War Negotiator
Anthony Eden, British Foreign Minister, may take the lead in negotiating to avert war in Europe. Observers hope his stature has grown since the Ethiopian incident.
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Anthony Eden
Europe
Sleep in Manhattan Defies Noise Says City Gossip
New York chatter notes Manhattan’s famed tolerance for sleep amid Times Square bustle. Serial celebrities and socialites like George M. Cohan and Rex Beach sought hotel rooms for quiet rest, while critics and partygoers shuttle between theatres and clubs, napping through matinees and late nights.
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New York
Manhattan
George M. Cohan
Times Square
Rex Beach
Ardsley
Connecticut
Hartford
Metropolis
Fairbanks and Robinson Spotted Entering in Gala Style
The scene shows Fairbanks moving through a revolving door to a taxi with a swift, swallow like skim. Moments later Edward G Robinson appeared in high spirits, while age seemed to drop away as he is remembered for older stage roles.
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Waldorf
Fairbanks
Edward G. Robinson
East Texas tribute to Guy Blount knightly gentleness and service
Hubert M. Harrison extols Guy Blount of East Texas as a gentleman of old school values. He praises Blount’s gentleness courage wit and patriotism shaping farms’ progress and his lasting mark of humor and loyal friendship.
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East Texas
Guy Blount
East
Texas
Ile
Hubert M. Harrison
Editorial on Spain's refugees and the fate of children
The Christian Science Monitor calls for compassion as Spain endures siege warfare. It notes 4000 refugee children in a Barcelona camp subsist on one meal daily and asks how future builders may rise from such beginnings. It warns against becoming immune to pity as history warns us.
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Spain
Barcelona
Bilbao
Wilfred Owen
Christian Science Monitor
Public figures and glamour visit New York venues
An observer recalls a former film booking figure living in Waldorf luxury and mingling with stars. He notes how crowd attention shifted from Fairbanks to Robinson, and a regular Algonquin patron is impressed by glittering names at a luncheon with Miss Cipher.
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Robinson
Fairbanks
Frank Case
Miss Cipher
McNaught Syndicate
Fagle Printing Co Offers Steel Engraved Invitations
Genuine steel engraved wedding invitations priced from 16 dollars per 100. Fagle Printing Co invites customers to view samples of this fine work.
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Fagle Printing Co
Thinkers Probe Shelling Claim With Film Evidence
A woman reviews the shelling of Almeria and plans to use motion pictures to prove she was justified or to prove the opposite. She previously filmed the event to counter accusations, as Mussolini officials did with Ethiopian air raids and Red Cross claims.
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Germany
Almeria
Mussolini
Red Cross
Ethiopia
Unity Four Quartet to Perform at Allen Chapel AME
The Allen Chapel A M E usher board sponsors a musical by the Unity Four Quartet of Waco. The event runs Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 p m with the quartet broadcasting each Tuesday at 9 30 a m on Station WACO.
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Allen Chapel
A.M.E. Church
Unity Four Quartet
Waco
Bridal party announced for Kinnard Tardy wedding in Sherman
The June 5 Presbyterian church ceremony for Miss Agnes Kinnard and Mr. P A Tardy in Sherman features maid of honor Miss Alma Wagner Fort Worth and bridesmaids Lucile Robertson Hempstead Pauline Wagner Fort Worth Alma Giesecke College Linda Giesecke College Malcolm McInnis Irene Beard Bryan. Best man Albert Kinnard ushers E J Fountain Jr J B Bethany. Rev W T Tardy Marshall to officiate with organist Willie MacDougald and singers Margaret Zuber Mary McInnis. Several guests from Houston Galveston and San Antonio plus college commencements and graduations are noted as attendees.
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Agnes Kinnard
P. A. Tardy
Sherman
Presbyterian Church
Alma Wagner
Fort Worth
Lucile Robertson
Hempstead
Pauline Wagner
Alma Giesecke
Linda Giesecke
Malcolm McInnis
Irene Beard
Bryan
Albert Kinnard
E. J. Fountain Jr
J. B. Bethany
W. T. Tardy
Marshall
Willie MacDougald
Margaret Zuber
Mary McInnis
Paul LaGrose
Houston
Ed C. Dowles
Galveston
M. S. Tardy
Local Bryan Notes Touching Rain Fears Town Figures
A Bryan column recounts community life with mentions of Seldon Ellis and the Duffy dance recital at the Palace Theater. It notes residents like Mrs. Geor Smith of Galveston, Katherine Lawrence, and H L Durham, along with a moving tribute to Joe Evans and the Evans family.
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Seldon Ellis
Geor, Smith
Galveston
Louise Smith
Duffy
Palace Theater
Katherine Lawrence
Jim Tom Lawrence
Henry Moehlman
C. B
Roger Moehlman
Bob Harrison
W. W. Evans
Seymour
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Texas Daily Press League
Mercantile Bank
Dallas
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Illinois
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John Hix
Malaita
Ant Island
Guiseppe Garibaldi
South America
Republic of Rio Grande
Lake Dos Patos
Garibaldi
Lake Tramandai
Fonerland
Frank Sullivan
Charles
Marc Connelly
Sullivan
Josephine Hergesheimer
Evelyn Laye
Clifton Webb
Ina Claire
Fanny Marianoff
Fanny Hurst
Carl van Vechten
Lawrence Tibbetts
James Forbes
Jock Whitney
Fredric March
Brock Pembertons
Tallulah Bankhead
Noel Coward
Gertrude Lawrence
Alexander Woollcott
Walter Chrysler, Jr
Harry Evans
Hollywood
Frederick E. Guest
Douglas Fairbanks
Don Juan
Milwaukee
Doug
Ben
Kipling
Daily Eagle and Pilot
Jack-Al
Radio Singers
A.M.E
J. T. Hanway
Madline Hanway
Kent Place
R. 8. Webb Jr
Baby
Bloomington
Bernadine Field
Eugene Field
Calvert
Tyler Haswell
A. & M. College
Frances Gillespie
San Antonio
Laura Oliphant
Huntsville
Sara Allen
Janice Zuber
Milford
Presbyterian College
Gene Carr
Hillard
Charles Todaro
Joe Pasler
H. L. Durham
H. B. Plumb
Florence M. Geyer
Marlin
Offa Williams
Forrest Jones
Mr. Jones
Sinclair Products
Mel
Noah Dansby
Geo. A. Adams Insurance Agency
W. B. Woodruff
James Barrett
Navasota
Woodruff
Houston Post
College Avenue
Vann Moore
Clearwater
Florida
Edith Clarke
T. K. Lawrence
Lawrence
Moore
Meg. M. Nagle
Leonore Waldrop
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