Weight and wardrobe shift from 1900 to 1927 Miss America style
The Phoenix Research Bureau notes a drastic change in women's dress, from five pounds of heavy garments in 1900 to about ten ounces of current lightweight outfits in 1927. Lighter attire allows more sunlight and air, improves movement, and reflects healthful fashion progress.
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Phoenix Research Bureau
Wanted Men Mineral feed busi ness offers unusual opportunity
Wanted men with farm and stock raising experience for full time, profitable employment with Moorman Mfg Co leaders in the field. See Charles Van Voorst, Chalmers, Ind. Salary and commission offered.
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Moorman Mfg. Co
Charles van Voorst
Chalmers
Ind
Somnambulists Luck Story Told in Concord
A somnambulist in Concord New Hampshire wandered through a plate glass window without injury. He did not fall into space because the window opened onto a second story veranda, leaving him exposed only to the chilly night air.
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Concord
N. H
Carroll County Farm Projects-1927 Legumes and Meetings
Purdue Ag Alumni meeting in Flora featured G I Christie on corn borer control and European study plans. Indiana agriculture presented by Christie and Purdue speakers. attendees listed with officers and local participants. Upcoming meetings include Farm Bureau events and Home Economics planning. poultry farm ranking noted. 4 H Club organized by Washington Township girls. June county farm bureau meetings scheduled across Tippecanoe Monroe Flora Democrat Cutler Rockfield and Washington areas.
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Christie
G. I. Christie
Purdue Experiment Station
Carroll County
Purdue Ag
Flora
Europe
America
Indiana
United States
Canada
Purdue
F. C. Gaylord
Indiana Purdue Age Association
Claude Harper
W. O. Mills
Miles Martin
Orville Brown
Larry Landes
Taylor Fouts
Wm. H. Ginn
Earl Newell
Webb Robeson
Theodore Baum
Bryan Miller
Hazel Sterrett
Claude Wickard
Ralph Maggart
Chester Joyce
Roy Caldwell
I. H. Hull
Indiana Farm Bureau Purchasing Department
Verna Hatch
State Farm Bureau
Carroll County Farm Bureau
Home Economics Club
Hull
Carroll County Purchasing Department
Hatch
Court House
Yarm Bureau
Charles Doctor
Clay Township
Poultry Farm
Peters Poultry Farm
Jefferson Township
Michigan Agricultural College
Florence Gangloff
Mary Cook
Crystal Cook
Maxine Woodruff
Lavhon Johnson
Hazel Rice
Pauline Robeson
Frieda Spangler
Eva Downham
Evelyn Downham
Caroline Ridenour
Dorothy Olds
Lucile Olds
Dorothy Smith
Eva Chapman
Helen Caldwell
Helen Yeakley
State Fair Board Lets Contracts for New Buildings
The Indiana Board of Agriculture awarded contracts for a 218 by 145 foot poultry building at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis housing 4,000 birds at about 75 000. A Red Cross Building at about 7 000, a Baby Contest Building at about 6 500, and a remodeled Administration Building at about 30 000 were also approved. The fair runs September 3 to 10 with improvements aimed at making the grounds among the finest in the United States.
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Indiana Board of Agriculture
State Fairgrounds
Indianapolis
Fair Management
Red Cross
Board of Directors
United States
Coal Company Donates 157 Acres to Turkey Run Park
The Patoéka Coal Company transfers 157 acres to Turkey Run Indiana, boosting park acreage to 907. The land provides a northern boundary and access to public roads, aiding timber protection in Rocky Hollow. Indiana conservation leaders Lieber and Gardner attend the Bear Mountain conference to share development plans.
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Patoéka ‘Coal Company
Turkey Run Park
Indiana
Conservation Department
Rocky Hollow
Richard Lieber
Everett L. Gardner
Dunes Park Purchasing Board
Bear Mountain
N. Y
Lieber
Gardner
Dunes Park
Lake Michigan
Conservation Commission
Indiana Tightens Reporting Rules for Motor Accidents
Indiana imposes stricter vehicle accident reporting with immediate police notification to the first city encountered. Within twenty four hours, departments forward reports to the secretary of state in Indianapolis using special state cards provided for the purpose.
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Indiana
Secretary of State
Indianapolis
Thrift Magazine Lists License Numbers in State Sendings
Copies of books with license numbers and fire of persons sued, plus car and motor details, are being sent to every police department in the state. The records cover four periods of twelve years and go to his heirs.
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Thrift Magazine
What Americans Leave Behind in Probate Wealth
The federal trade commission surveyed probate records from twenty four counties to gauge national wealth. It found eleven percent leave heirs under 500 dollars while others leave larger sums, with about fifteen percent in the 5 000 to 10 000 range and several higher brackets.
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Federal Trade Commission
United States
New Jersey Leads Nation in Vitreous Chinaware Output
New Jersey produced 43 percent of the U S output of vitreous chinaware in 1925 with a total value of 11 887 739 from 18 plants. Some plants operated six separate potteries mainly in the Trenton district while Ohio ranked second with 16 percent.
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New Jersey
United States Census Bureau
New Jersey Department of Conservation and Development
Trenton
Ohio
New York World
Newspaper Subscriptions Offer Cited for Local Papers
Anapolis News and the Daily Citizen each offer one year subscriptions for four dollars and fifty cents. Both papers promote annual rates, with readership options highlighted for residents and nearby communities.
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Anapolis News
del- Citizen
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