Death-Proof Crossings Campaign Targets Rail Highway Crashes
Railroads and motorists collaborate in a nationwide effort costing millions to eliminate grade crossings. Reports show 1915 1920 1921 fatalities rising to 1791 then 1702 with over 11000 deaths in seven years and nearly 30000 injuries.
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Ailroads of
America
Interstate Ecommerce Commission
Lackawanna Railroad
United States
American Railway Association
American Automobile Association
California
Bureau of Public Roads
Department of Agriculture
Rail Association
Virginia
Ald Safety Service
New York
Road Commission and
Railroad Safety Men
Pigeon Demands Daily Meals At London House
A pigeon with a leg band settled at a London area home since last June. It arrived exhausted and taps on a bedroom window for bread and milk every day at the same hour. A small shelter was built, but capture for band examination failed. Lantern Festival Still Practiced In Florence
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London
Paris Craze for Printed Silk Handkerchief Styles
Paris fashion is alight over batik printed silk handkerchief trims for dresses and hats. Shops showcase handkerchief bracelets and batik designs as decorators push silk over linen. Designers gain credit for trends that originate from lesser known dressmakers amid bold colors and bold patterns shaping Southern winter wear.
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Paris
New York Tribune
Traveling suit and accessories in almond green and sand Jersey
A chic traveling outfit features a almond green hat cloth coat and skirt, a sand Jersey blouse with a monogram in an embroidered circle, an almond green felt hat with chenille trimming, and a gray fox scarf.
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Gray Fox
Ideas for Spring Wardrobe in Honeycomb Oponge Coat
Stores nationwide reveal spring touches in displays to lure winter resort visitors. The practical maid gathers ideas for a spring ward robe and orders a dressmaker to work. A white honeycomb oponge coat features scarlet flannel trim at sleeves bottom and collar.
The Galaxy of New Blouses in the Three Piece Suit
The article details the rise of the three piece suit with matching or complementary blouse designs. It highlights crepe de chine fabrics, matelasse jackets, brown tones, and bell shaped sleeves. Necklines favor V shapes over bateau as the latest style.
Jersey Frock Designs Cite Simple Yet Practical Fashion
The article praises the jersey frock for its simple, tasteful lines favored by school, college, and business girls. It notes the style’s history with the first jersey dress, monogram trims, and at home making options, including a one piece dress with short kimono sleeves and a wool blanket stitch finish.
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Jersey
Fashions for Little Folks Highlight Bolero Style
The feature discusses children's and women's fashions, noting how some girls grow thin quickly. A bolero style dresses suits such figures, with dark blue gingham frocks cut in bolero front, shirrings at the neck, white patch work basket pockets, and color embroidery on the flowers.
Knitted Skating Sets Feature Brushed Wool Outfit
Woolen skating sets with brushed finish include coat toque and scarf. Sets offered in self color or contrasting yarns for a coordinated winter look.
Crepes Fashionable in Printed and Embroidered Styles
Printed and solid crepes are very fashionable. They drape well and require no trimming.
Aspirin Ad Promotes Bayer Brand Tablets
A vintage advertisement urges buyers to look for the Bayer name on packages or tablets to ensure genuine Bayer Aspirin. It claims the product is proven safe for colds headache toothache lumbago earache rheumatism neuralgia and other pains. Unbroken packages contain directions and prices for boxes of twelve, bottles of 24 and 100.
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Bayer
Waiting for Miss Ducky Daddle to Singing School
A young swain in the Possum Trot region salutes a friend and explains he is waiting for Miss Ducky Daddle to come along. He plans to take her to singing school tomorrow night, though the timing is early due to being in love.
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Jurd
Kansas City Star
Diamond Dyes: Easy Home Dye Kit Advertised
A vintage advertisement touts Diamond Dyes for dyeing sweaters skirts child coats and more. It promises simple directions guaranteed not to spot fade streak or run and advises informing the druggist about fabric type before dyeing.
Air Pirates and Scribe Clash Over Story Theft
In a tense exchange, a writer complains his original tale was stolen by a rival author. The other side counters that the stories were actually written long before, implying an older, preexisting source behind the dispute.
War boosts cotton and linen prices per grocers ad
An advertisement notes cotton and linen prices have doubled due to the war. It recommends extending fabric life by using Red Cross Ball Blue in laundry. The ad appears in grocers pages.
Special Rates for Advertised Cook Position
An ad seeks a permanent cook with special yearly rates for short terms or a contract price for five years or more. The notice offers affordable options and invites prospective applicants or advertisers to contact for terms.
Simplicity in Holiness Highlighted
A short reflection extols simplicity as central to beauty in holiness, praising uncluttered devotion.
Reward of a job well done echoed by Emerson
The quotation notes that true reward lies in completing a task well, attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson. It emphasizes achievement and the satisfaction of accomplishment as its own reward.
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Emerson
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