Indiana Brevities Highlighting Postmasters and statewide updates
Washington reports three Indiana postmasters reappointed James town Edward B Spohr Charles H Oldenburg Lyman R Rainforth confirmed for Leavenworth and examinations planned for Bryant and St Mary of the Woods Mrs Mollie P Askteh tops exam among eight candidates in French Lick. Indianapolis governor mccray weighs expanding state purchasing committee with secretary Fred Robinson. tomato yields at Purdue field and widespread farm sales in central Indiana.
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Washington, D. C
Indiana
Edward B. Spohr
Jamestown
Charles H. Oldenburg
Lyman R. Rainforth
Leavenworth
Senate
Post Office Department
Elv Service Commission
Bryant and
St. Mary of the Woods
Dunbar
Mollie P. Askteh
French Clek
Indiana State Soldiers’ Home
Lafayette
Robinson
Pickittestievic
Agricultural Experiment Station
Purdue University
Noblesville
Bennie Slavin
Ora
Burkett
Indianapolis
Indiana Educators’ Amendment Association
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Jeffersonville
Seymour
Evgery
Danville
Richard Sommerville
Andrew Bales
North Salem
Bales
Hendricks County
Sommerville
Anderson
Madison County
Rouneil
Valparaloo
T.llana
Fulton
Lake
Laporte
Marshall
Porter
Pulaski
Store
St. Joseph
Starke
Waltori
Joseph
Stoseph
North Vernon
Klein Woods
Jennings County
Purdue
Evansville
Vanderburg County
Farmers’ Bureau
Posey
Gibson Counties
Poseyville National Bank
Poseyville
Indiana National Guard
Camp Knox
Albert Rich
War Department
Militia Bureau
Washington
Milita Bureau
Lawrence Lyons
State Highway Commission
Lyons
McCray
Ed Jackson
Ku Klux Klan
Kokomo
Fashionable black and white reigns in French resort notes
A Paris fashion writer notes black and white dominates styles after Grande Semaine. In Biarritz the trend is expressed in striking ensembles on the Grande Plage and at the Casinos, with critics wary of London eccentricities and favoring refined Paris taste.
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Paris
Frech
Basses Pyrenees
Madrid
Rue de la Paix
Place Vendome
Biarritz
Grande Plage
Fall Hat Materials Illustrate Street Fashion Trends
Reports from Paris describe fall hats using shaggy fabrics for street wear. Beaver strip material, hatteras plush and colored wool with black cellophane backgrounds appear among the materials. Steel buckles with faceted steel and jet nailheads are popular trimmings. One ornament is a long narrow bone shaped like a quill with impressions to resemble a feather.
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Paris
Evening fashions for women in soft waves and bold color
The piece highlights flame and red fabrics for evening wear with new French and Cuban heels, leather covered. Transparent sleeves in dark blue serge or taffeta frocks, soft roll hats, biscuit and gold tones, olive blends, and silk spike trims replace fur. High back collars and color piping accent long one piece dresses.
Sewing Box Spool Rack From Pasteboard Box
To keep silk or thread from fading in light, use a square pasteboard box with an internal board and nail intervals. Slip spools onto nails when not in use, secure the thread end, cover, and store in a convenient sewing room spot.
Cutting Applique Edge Fray Solution From Rubber Stencil
Many women find it hard to cut cretonne and applique shapes without fraying. A method uses double faced rubber sheeting to stencil or paint designs, then cut and tie to fabric. The rubber stands out from the surface and prevents edge raveling.
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Cretonne
Notes on Paris fashion color trends and garments
A fashion snippet describes apricot and Spanish onion peel tones as popular, with coats and skirts in contrasting shades. It notes skirts increasingly plaited for variety, coaties over black or white skirts, and bright colors gaining favor. China influences dress trends this season alongside China and Japan influences.
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China
Japan
Better-Act Inquiry Prompts Family Labor Talk
A fragment presents a dialogue with a family head voicing discouragement over statistics about shared labor. The piece notes a claim that five hours of work daily could sustain each community member if evenly distributed, prompting the man to joke he would need 25 hours a day to support his five-family unit. It ends with an ad for Red Cross Ball Blue highlighting linen care, suggesting grocers sell it for 5¢.
Dustless Highways Increase
Figures compiled for the United States Bureau of Mines show 6,000,000 tons of asphalt and asphaltic materials used on American highways in the last eight years. This amount could pave 50,000 miles of road and street. If laid as a single 16 foot wide roadway it would encircle the globe twice.
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United States Bureau of Mines
United States
Interrupted Profit in Crimson Gulch Mismanagement
In Crimson Gulch, Cactus Joe explains mismanagement of a venture where efforts focused on short term paying stock rather than sustainable, long term sale. The exchange hints at neighborhood speculation and a failed effort to realize profits.
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Crimson Gulch
Cactus Joe
The poorest specimen of fish is he who is selfish
A concise maxim on generosity contrasts perceived fishiness with selfish behavior. The statement uses humorous metaphor to urge sharing and community-minded conduct.
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Goshen
B. L. Donaldson
Jharford
Elkhart
Baie
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