Safety Week Parade Highlights Scout Heroism in New York
In Greater New York during Safety Week a 7000 strong parade led by boy scouts showcased first aid and traffic control. Mayor decorates Scout Samuel Levine with a special gold medal for life saving deeds among numerous acts of heroism by scouts and others along the parade route.
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Greater
New York
Boy Scouts
Central Park
Greater New York
Samuel Levine
Elbert C. Gary
English Scout Leader Capt Gidney Attends Paris Conference
Capt Francis Gidney of England attended the international conference of scout officials in Paris at the invitation of the American delegation. He later joined the national biennial conference of scout executives at Blue Ridge North Carolina in September. He led Gilwell Park training camp and showcased English scouting gear and handiwork. He praised Will Rogers and anticipated meeting U S scout executives, hoping to strengthen ties between Britain and the United States.
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Paris
Francis Gidney
England
Blue Ridge
North Carolina
Gilwell Park
Chingford
Essex
Gidney
Will Rogers
Australia
Great Britain
Trenton Scout Hikes 224 Miles to Fort Ticonderoga
Frank Bedson a seventeen year old scout who had infantile paralysis as a child walked the entire 224 mile trek with the Trenton scouts to Fort Ticonderoga. He told Scout Executive Abriels the hike left him wonderfully improved and strongly affirmed its healing effect.
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Frank Bedson
Trenton
Fort Ticonderoga
Bedson
Scout
Abriels
Scouts Helped Run New England UCT Convention in Springfield
AID COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS Scouts aided the New England councils of the United Commercial Travelers at Springfield Massachusetts. They staffed information and aid stations provided a bicycle safety first squad a comfort squad traffic guards and a fife and drum corps and entered a float in the pageant of industry on the convention's final day.
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New England
United Commercial Travelers
Springfield
Mass
Pageant of Industry
Heart of Scouting Inspires Service and Belief
The note emphasizes belief in loving and serving one another as the core of scouting, reflecting Clarence H Howard’s call for mutual support and dedication to the movement.
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Clarence H Howard
Mayor's Own Troop Receives Mayor Leonard Honors
Springfield Mass Troop No 12 nicknamed The Mayor's Own earned an honorary tenderfoot badge from Mayor Edwin F Leonard during anniversary week and was later awarded a veteran pin for distinguished service. The troop serves as a community scout unit in the city.
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Springfield
Mass
Edwin F. Leonard
Public School Census Reveals Favorite Stratford Names
A Stratford public school census shows old simple names dominate with John 164, Margaret 114, William 115, George 107, Mary 93, Dorothy 74, James 87, Helen 58, Fred 55 and Gladys 50 as top spellings. Parents seek distinctive names, but most continue to call children John William or Margaret, while some future kids may defy nicknames or cause fad changes.
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Stratford
John
Margaret
William
George
Mary
Dorothy
James
Helen
Fred
Gladys
Jack
Bill
Maggie
Fatty
Johns
Margarets
Toronto Star
Inmate Crafts Braided Rugs at Eastern Hospital
An eastern hospital keeps certain inmates busy with small tasks for calm. One woman learned to braid rugs and produced excellent work. She cannot be trusted to finish large rugs, so the hospital limits projects to small sizes to maintain pattern and safety.
Candlelight Tribute Echoes Through History
A witty writer cherishes the candle as a symbol of enduring light from cathedrals to palace halls. He notes candles lit for gallants in England and Mount Vernon hosts, with New England candle hours evoking colonial homes and enduring images of colonial women and beauty.
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England
Washington
Mount Vernon
New England
Mirror Making Through the Ages in Venice
The text notes ancient Greek wealth using copper and gold plates as mirrors, with slaves daily polishing them. It states European glass mirrors appeared in the fifteenth century, first made in Venice, which gained enduring fame for mirror production unmatched by other cities.
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Greece
Tme
Europe
Venice
Names that define girls as seen by many readers
A writer lists girls names and their assumed meanings Lucy suggests tenderness and clinginess Margaret and Elizabeth bear a cross with patience Olive means successful and hard Susan and Sally are bewitching Ethel lacks imagination Madge has witty brilliance Anne represents a truly womanly woman per the writer in Exchange.
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Lucy
Margaret
Elizabeth
Olive
Susan
Sally
Ethel
Madge
Anne
Womanly Interest at Lincoln Park Zoo
A Chicago Journal snippet recalls young Susan visiting Lincoln Park Zoo with the Woman. She shows fascination with animals especially lions tigers and elephants. She whispers to Auntie asking if the trousers are awfully loose while gazing at the elephants.
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Susan
Lincoln Park
Chicago Journal
Wonderfully Attractive Attire Adorns New York Opera Night
A New York Times fashion writer praises opening night gowns worn by New York women. The attire features vivid colors brocades silks and chiffons with gilded materials and velvet gowns forming elegant silhouettes. The tone notes happiness in dressing and a shift toward artful everyday wear rather than duty driven fashion.
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New York
New York Times
Opulent gowns dominate opening night with vivid color and gold
The opening opera night showcased lavish fabrics and heavy ornaments. Lace, silver and gold threads, and vibrant hues like cerise green pink and purple defined the period costumes with intricate draping and bejeweled medallions as focal trims.
First Night Fashions Glow At Theater Proceedings
The article notes smart evening modes in theater districts with first nights highlighting stylish outfits both on stage and in the audience. It mentions the allure of watching early costumes and the procession of lovely clothes seen by well dressed attendees.
Red in High Favor for Evening Frocks in Velvet Cloaks
Red dominates evening wear with white satin and silver gowns accented by a crownlike headdress. A velvet cloak in scarlet edged with ermine adds dramatic color, while red increasingly offsets the stark white and silver ensembles.
Printed silks for spring show bold new designs
A Dry Goods Economist reports silk printers expect a strong rise in printed silks next year with designs ranging from pin dot to a house. Motifs draw from many lands, including a Spanish sunset, as printers balance engraving costs with fashion forward risk.
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Spain
Economist
Silk and wool blends for winter wear and draping
General wear fabrics favor combinations of silk and wool in crepe weaves. The silk and wool mix yields one of the best unions for draping, now in high demand by dressmakers and customers.
Opulent jeweled headdress for evening costumes
The article describes a lavish oriental style headdress with a hatlike shape. It rests low on the forehead and ears, featuring a gold base hidden beneath numerous jeweled cabochons and dangling chains.
Embroidered Jackets Highlight Three Piece Winter Fashions
Solidly embroidered and braided jackets pair with winter frocks to form three piece costumes. The dress typically features minimal trim and follows the current approved fashion in style and drape.
Blouses and Embroidered Tops for Tailored Suits
Russian blouses and overblouses to wear with tailored suits are frequently embroidered in peasant style or made of printed fabrics, all in which gay colors are featured.
Friendly Bumps at O. P. Club Highlight Irish Temperament
A club official finds a man on the lobby floor after an Irish opponent repeatedly bumps his head. The plainspoken Irishman declares the head bumping is by a friend, illustrating local temperamental quirks reported by the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
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O. P
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
The New Venice Modernization Diverts Trade
The article notes Venice’s modernization would threaten its beauty. It praises government policy directing trade to a new harbor and mainland industrial centers at Marghera and Mestre, linked by a ship canal across the lagoons to the Guidecca canal.
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Venice
Marghera
Mestre
Red Cross Ball Blue Promises Clean Clothes
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue as a stain free laundry aid. It claims no ugly grimy streaks appear on clothing and notes it delivers good results and is carried by grocers.
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Red Cross
Not What He Thought
A narrator is drawn to an old tintype of a family and imagines romance. A witty woman leads him to the living room then points to a roadside wreck, a battered car, near the curb.
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Stanford Chaparral
Wadleigh Questioned Over Uplift Funding
In an odd exchange the Birmingham Age-Herald quotes Mr. Wadleigh as a man of affairs and notes his stance that he would not give ten cents to the uplift, provoking surprise and clarification.
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