24 Apr 1926
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1926
Page
1
A retailer advertises new twill coats and charmeen in rose grey green blue and tan with navy and black options. Embroidered collars silk trimmings Bishop sleeves gathered cuffs pin tucks plaits and furred collars described. Extra sizes in tans navys blacks. Miss sizes 12 to 16 feature tweed sport coats in greys and tans plus over-plaids and block effects.
Durable all silk slips described as heavy weight and long wearing to pair with new spring frocks. Available in tan white black peach maize copper navy and black. Prices 3.50 for silk slips and rayon jersey slips in light and dark shades at 2.45 and 3.65.
New silk dresses in georgette and crepes arrive in palmetto, bois de rose, cocoa, rosewood, moonlight, opal and grey tones plus navys and blacks. Jaunty frocks for misses feature figured and plain silks, smocking, and colored sashes. Conservative options offer navys, blacks, greys, tans and sheer georgette veils.
A selection of boys wash suits in sizes 3 to 10 offered in grey tan brown blue and green. Styles include sailor collar button-up and sports collars, romper cloth quality, with prices 1.93 and 2.95 in natural color and grey linen crash.
A heavy-weight all silk fabric named 40-inch Tub Silk is recommended for garments needing frequent washing. Available in light and dark shades, it suits sport dresses children's frocks princess slips and underwear. Price $1.68 per yard.
Fong Tay a Chinese grocer in a small shop confronts a supernatural potato bag mystery. A dead cousin’s spirit is blamed for moving potatoes and tomatoes onto the sidewalk, provoking fear and blasphemous acts until the shop is left battered and empty.
Dorothy Dix reveals the currency chaos in China with each city issuing its own money. Tourists face big and little money, counterfeit notes, and confusion when exchanging currency across cities like Peking, Shanghai, and Hongkong. Counterfeits are common, with faked dollars and slick sleight of hand by money changers exploiting travelers.
A New York Times writer argues immortality is tastier when served on a plate. He cites Parker House roll, Beehamel sauce, Sally Lunn, and other famed names as examples of culinary fame outlasting their creators.
R No yo Hiroshima mingles courtesy with curiosity at the grand opera and a fashionable restaurant as he observes a Japanese bride. He probes whether she is happy, recounting a former love and a tea house sweetheart, while Bingham senses a deeper wish to know if the union brought happiness. Hiroshima leaves with no answer, the mystery lingering.
The passage extols the Grand Canyon as a colossal, colorful landscape. It describes a deep trough six to seven thousand feet deep, up to fifteen miles wide and over 300 miles long, with hundreds of peaks taller than the Rockies. It portrays the canyon as a condensed river system with a complex reticulation resembling a big palmate leaf.
Mrs Thrule recalls Ramblers talks in Streatham Park and urges reading Johnsons Ramblers and Idlers. Boswell is cited praising the work as a true representation of human existence and a source to brace noble sentiments. The Preface to Johnson the Assayist by O M Christie frames the idea.
A brief note cites the development of Yiddish from German among Jews who moved from Germany into Russia and Poland in the 15th century. It notes language shifts, cultural exchanges, and the later revitalization of Hebrew literature, as discussed in Pathe Dacder Magazine.
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