Land Grows Rich New Lace Shawls Four Decades Ago
A reminiscence on western Canada showing forty years of change from small grain and limited dairying to vast grain production, livestock growth, and modern infrastructure. It notes Saskatchewan led wheat, oats, and barley output, Manitoba population growth, and the spread of farms, schools, telephones, and railways across the prairies.
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Winnipes
Prairies
Canada
Prairie Provinces
Saskatchewan
Dominion
Winnipeg
Rocky Mountains
Rockies
Pacific
Cape Horn
Manitoba
Whanpeg
Brandon
Calgary
Edmonton
Northwest Territories
NEW LATIN EVENING WRAPS DISPLAY LUXURY FURS
Evening wear featured soft clinging fabrics and capes with fur trim. One dark blue crepe wrap had a cape effect with white ermine revers and fur panels. Raspberry silk mantles used gray fox and rose garlands. Black full length fur collared capes in duvetyn and caracal were popular.
Buttons as Trim In Fashion Updates
A fashion writer notes buttons have shifted from utilitarian use to trimming. Enamelled buttons on velours de laine serge broadcloth and gabardine create striking effects. Popular colors include maroon brown black and dark blue with embroidery and bright trims. Monkey fur remains a notable trim for coats and garments.
The New Sleeve Features Leg O Mutton Design
A spring fashion note describes the leg o mutton sleeve sponsored by the French designer linked to the current wide straight sleeve trend. The new leg o mutton places the raised face underarm rather than at the shoulder, contrasting with historic versions that were voluminous on the shoulder and tapered to the wrist.
Hints for Housewives: Kitchen Tips and Cleaning Tricks
Practical domestic hints cover drying potatoes for fish cakes avoiding waste. using baking powder to perforate potato hash. straining hot soup to remove fat. cloth filtration. cleaning kettles with cleanser and soap. keeping sandpaper handy but not on aluminum. and refreshing white felt hats with stale bread crusts.
Touch of Smartness Adds to Milady’s Charm in Fashion Notes
A vintage fashion note discusses how accessories elevate an evening gown. It highlights hairpieces, combs, feather corsages, jewelry, belts, and girdles as key accents. The piece emphasizes finishing touches like ivory combs, gold accents, tassels, and fringe to enhance elegance and tone.
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Carey
Ays
Seasonal Good Things and Whittier Inspired Pudding Guide
A quirky reading offers dessert ideas suitable year round with Tapioca Pudding Grapenut Pudding Rhubarb Pudding and Molasses Steamed Pudding. Also included are Apple Fritters Swiss Cheese Savory Southern Italy Salad Dressing and a rich method for a Tasty Cook’s sauce and dressing mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sudan
Platypus: a Creature of Mixed Traits and Taxonomic Mystery
A garbled text discusses the platypus as a riverbank inhabitant of Australia and Tasmania. It notes its mixed traits resembling both animal and bird, describing webbed feet and duck-like bill, and mentions an exhibit at the National Museum in Washington. Additional lines drift into unrelated fragments about royalty, towers, and a Detroit Journal quote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Janette
Rhe
Anton Bow
Nasional Muuseum
Washington
Get Color Into Your Pale Cheeks and Lips
An old advertisement promotes Gude’s Pepto Mangan iron tonic promising color, vigor, and stronger health. It claims the tonic builds real blood and lasting health, available in liquid and tablet forms from your druggist. Also includes a humorous short anecdote and a quip about speaking with a full mouth.
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Nature
Gude
Popto-Mangan
Fragments of Life and Language Laughs from Daily Life
A collage of light vignettes and misheard phrases shows Mrs Beame admiring a baby and a reporter studying a style book on secure. Tales of escorts decamping, near tragedy at a ball, and shop display powder clouds reveal social foibles and humorous exchanges from everyday scenes.
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Ohlo
Poster-Milburn CO
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Paris
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Brussels
Dresden
Department of Housekeeping
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Stins
Siete
Mastin
Milady
Sanity
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Bruke
God
Whittier
Italy
Mae
Cory
Detroit
Ittle
Bill Smithers
Dirmingham Age-Herald
Chesterfield
Liggest & Myers Tobacco Co
Bayer
Beyer
Beohn
Spomn Medical Company
Gossen
Indiana
Jud Tunkins
Jcourme
Chrietron
Jack
Frederick Franklin
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Ross
Ian
L Jie Paton
Str. Franklin
Garmth
Pristan
Indianapolis News
William
Tie
New York Sun
George
London Mall
Postum Cereal Co., Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
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