Unfair to Groom Abridged Wedding Fashion Riddles
A jumble of commentary discusses wedding attire history and social norms. It critiques bridal gown reuse by brides and notes men rarely wear ancestral garments at weddings. It cites anecdotes from New Haven and mentions historical clothing fading from use due to practicality and decorum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Sun
New Haven
Conn
Dorothy W. On
Mr. Bridegroo
John Bridegroom
Meritt
Banker Hill
Valley Forge
Nik
Times Xay
Aquire
Prudence Winterbottom
Kelleys Fifth Letter on Illinois Tour and McCormick Works
Traveler describes a Chicago visit to the McCormick Works and Deering Works detailing foundry outputs, automation, and crafts from 10,000,000 castings yearly to 19 hole punching. He tours Canton Peoria Mattoon Sigel and Greencreek areas, notes plow making at P. and O. Plow Works, roads bonds, and the Chicago Drainage Canal. He praises hospitality, mentions weddings and farm visits, and ends noting Illinois coal and industry strengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guicago
McCormick Works
Deering Works
McCormick
Manila
Yucatan
Mexico
Phillipine Islands
Chicago
Finial
Canton
Illinois
United States
Peoria
Mattoon
Sigel
Iinois
Joseph Niemen
Idaho
Lake Michigan
Chicago Drainage Canal
Deslains River
England
Pennsyyvania
Madrid Faces Housing Boom Amid War Refugees
Madrid remains crowded as Spain stays neutral. Absent from the war, the city endures a housing crunch with demand for apartments rising steeply. Population has surged by about 50 percent since the war began, drawing newly rich Spaniards, refugees, and visitors from belligerent nations seeking shelter in the capital.
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Madrid
Spain
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J. W. Baker & Son
Oasis
Europe
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London
Iagsby
Birmingham
Prryan
Kelsey
Hoene’s
Nuxoll
Cottonwood
Greencrek
Reuterville
Illionois
Hoene
Nuxonl
Hussman
Kaufman
Arnzen
Jengen
Willenburg
Schumacher
Sonnen
Harmon
Krieger
Hoene Hardware
S_ BUSINESS COLLEGE
Boise
Simon Bros. Wholesale and Retail
Butchers
Cottonwood, Idaho
Cottonwood Hardware and Implement Co
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