Karen Tribes of Burma Describe Distinctive Dress and Customs
The article details Red and White Karens in Burma including their weapons, spirits, and shift to Buddhism while retaining nat beliefs. It notes ornamentation with brass coils, heavy weights on women, liquor brewing, and distinctive dress differences among Karen groups and neighboring Bre peoples.
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Burma
Curios
Toungen
Padaung
Ned Korea
Nawngpalal
Bre
Dreas
Bremen
Padannes
White Fashion for Summer Wear in refined Paris and London styles
The article surveys summer fashion trends from Paris and Britain, noting designers elevating clothes to art. It highlights white as a dominant summer shade, sunshine tans influencing fabrics, hat silhouettes after Lindbergh, and versatile travel ensembles including jackets, sweaters, and white satin evening wear.
Macglty Summer 4 nderegar display at Sawers
A fragment describes a summer display labeled Macglty Summer 4 nderegar with a piece about sawers printed therein and mentions dark colors and pale shading as accent details.
Welcoming a New Baby Enlivens The Evening
In a lively social event, Mae E Pot returns to public life with her first appearance since a major loss. She attends with her five year old daughter as talk centers on the new baby and the older child. A witty remark about family dynamics reveals youthful candor.
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Woosee
Mae E Pot
Daugh
Daring fashion debate from Elinor Glyn tale
In a witty exchange the author quotes Elinor Glyn on daring dress. A wife asks her husband what people would say if she attended a music ball dressed as a butler dancer in tights. He replies they’d say she was worried about money.
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John
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises Dazzling Dresses
A vintage advertisement claims baby dresses will dazzle if Red Cross Ball Blue is used in laundry. It urges readers to try the product and buy at all good grocers.
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Baby
Red Cross Ball
Beatrice Coleman to Inherit Estate Under Williams Will
In Philadelphia Beatrice Coleman is to receive an estate of several thousand dollars once she reaches age twenty five under the terms of the will of Mrs Rebecca Rolen Williams. The description notes she is to be “the trious, sober and not given to jazz.”
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Beatrice Coleman
Philadelphia
Rebecca Rolen Williams
Resolve to act now or regret later says Maria Edgeworth
Mnemonic urging immediate action over postponed resolutions. The author warns that failures to follow through leave plans eroded and forgotten as life moves quickly, dragging effort into indolence and neglect.
Car Per Person Rates Boost in Australia Market
Australia becomes the top foreign market for American motor cars and trucks with one car for every ten residents. New Zealand follows closely with one car per eleven people, highlighting strong demand in the region.
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Australia
New Zealand
Humility Cited as Remedy for Heartache in Sage Advice
Editorial advocates humility as a practical cure for personal woes and social friction. It argues humility lowers pride, reduces conflict, and fosters wiser judgments in daily life. The piece frames humility as tested by experience and moral reflection.
Poet Seeks Fresh Vocabulary for Craft
A writer reflects on the importance of a rich lexicon to fuel poetic work. The piece explores how varied word choices deepen imagery and cadence, urging readers to cultivate language through reading and practice.
Reforestation Gains Expand U S Public Forests
Reforestation efforts have added 1 095 659 acres to state and community preserves in three years. Washington leads gains followed by Pennsylvania and others, with four states previously lacking state forests now showing progress. Total public forests exceed 12 million acres.
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Washington
Pennayiviania
Delaware
Georgia
South Carolina
Washington Star
Prices seen for radiom to fall with new mines in Portugal
Prices of radiom are expected to drop as the new radiom mines in Portugal come online. Currently most supply comes from Kantaza in the Belgian Congo, controlled by a Belgian firm. The present quotation is around 1,700,000 dollars per ounce.
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Portugal
Kantaza
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Helped Gretna Woman
In Gretna Louisiana Mrs E F Vicauam says she was too weak to walk and could not move across a room. After starting Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound she regained strength and now works as a housekeeper while continuing the tonic and related products.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Gretna
Lydia E. E. Pinkhham
Moe
Lydia Ff
Pinkham
Lydia B&b
E. F. Vicauam
Hancock &T
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