Sheer Velvet Summer Wraps Curb Fashion Hype
Julia Bottomley surveys sheer velvet ensembles for summer wear. She notes wraps worn with gowns to create a unified look, favoring light, translucent velvets in gray beige blues and orchid. The piece highlights the modern wrap trend, color pairings, and styling tips for midseason occasions.
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Buch Ag
Laura
Phinte
Elnemauland
Betty
Pierre
Ttaolf
Heanty
Sanitation Urged for All Sections
Officials urge wide clean-up in orchards and packing houses after discovery of Mediterranean fruit fly in Florida fruit and related infestations. Dr Mar lantt stresses cleaning fallen fruit, destroying dumps, disinfecting cars and storage rooms, and burning sweepings to prevent spread. Oil, water, or steam treatments are advised for sites likely to harbor larvae.
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Ae Mattes
Gtntea Department
Moriola
Florida
J. Marinit
Marintt
Phevaneris
Doctor Marlatt
Shang
Doctor
Quantity of Grain to Be Fed During Summer
One of the greatest problems in pork production is determining the grain amount during summer for growing pigs. Pastures are cheaper and more efficient for pigs, so limiting grain can raise returns per acre of pasture and reduce costs when feed prices are high.
Make Money Raising Pigs by Saving Them
Practical guidance on pig farming stressing high losses before weaning. Emphasizes saving piglets costs and emphasizes early meat, warm shelter, and protective pen arrangements to reduce mortality and improve profitability. Focus on sow farrowing and keeping piglets safe with bedding and guard rails.
Agricultural Notes Saletan on Lawn and Seed Practices
Agricultural notes advise setting mower blades high, not overstocking beds, and allowing vegetables to grow properly. It highlights sweet clover as a pasture option, seed selection from vigorous plants, and the need for early spring seed for germination tests and scarification. Continuous legume rotation improves yields and helps dodge bad weather impacts.
Aspirin and a Dialogue in a Curious Ad Fragment
An OCR fragment shows a mock catalog line about Aspirin Bayer and a cryptic exchange with a bossy figure. It includes a character asking for a trustworthy boy to learn office work and a mother vouching for honesty amid blunt business talk.
Old Folks Say Caldwell Was Right
A vintage misread ad discusses Dr Caldwell and his laxative theory from 1875. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe remedy for constipation indigestion and related ailments. The piece mentions elderly customers and a trial bottle offer through Monticello store addresses.
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Caldwell
Medical College
Monticello
Points of Difference Between Man and Crew
James Speyer, the philanthropist and financier, has just donated half a million to complete the New York museum building fund. He spoke at the Manhattan club on summer vacations noting the contrast between the appeal of a strenuous vacation and the discomfort during it. A New England walking tour anecdote follows, with a farmer’s playful math on distance to Croydon Four Corners and a wheezy, weighted crow as a joke.
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James Speyer
New York Museum
Manhattan Club
Speyer
New England
Croydon
Smallest Working Model Railway Shown in London Exhibit
The Locomotive Engineers' Journal notes a novel exhibit at London's modal engineering show. J J Landridge of the Wimbledon and District Model Railway Club created a perfect scale model at 2 cm to 1 foot, with a cab cut height, 1/2 inch gauge rails, and a tiny engine powered by a small motor, compact enough to fit in a 50 size cigarette box.
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Locomotive Engineers’ Journal
London
England
J.J. Landridge
Wimbledon and District
Rogers Hornsby recounts baseball tale at New York banquet
In New York a banquet featured Rogers Hornsby telling a humorous baseball anecdote about a Sunday school teacher and a pupil who misheard the question about who defeated the Phillies. The boy replied he never follows any of the league teams, showing simple-world humor.
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Rogers Hornsby
New York
Wille
Philstines
Silverware for Brides and the Young Couple Market
A Smart Set Magazine survey finds that T percent of silver ware sold goes to young couples under thirty, while jewelers estimate first purchases occur before age twenty four, highlighting a key consumer trust in bridal wares and early home setup.
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Smart Set Magazine
Earthquake Shatters Polish Town In Sudden Dawn
A dramatic jumbled report from Poland notes a powerful quake that devastated the town. Details remain murky as readers seek clarity on precise location and casualties.
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Poland
Vital Question Notes on Schedules and Marriages
A fragmentary glimpse from a periodical discusses shifts in childhood and marriage timing, mentions Mrs. Benham and Howell, and contrasts talent with average brains. It touches on personal disappointments and statements about education and industry, all in a dated, conversational style.
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Benham
Barberism Query Sparks Father Son Banter
In a playful scene, little Wille asks what barbarism means and is told barberism by his father, who strokes his chin absentmindedly as the joke lands. The light exchange captures a domestic moment with wordplay on a homophone.
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Litle Wille
Fraternity Buildings and Membership in 1927 Report
In 1927 there were 1,901 American college fraternity buildings across men’s and women’s groups plus professional and local branches. A total of 246 societies held 688,844 members with 3,420 active chapters across the United States. Arrowrod starch is produced commercially only on St. Vincent in the West Indies. Berence is always willing to admit its shortcomings.
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United States
Island of
St. Vincent
West Indies
Philips Milk of Magnesia Antacid Ad Spot
An advertisement extols Philips Milk of Magnesia as a rapid, effective antacid for stomach acidity. It claims one spoonful neutralizes much acid, relieves gas and sourness, and is suitable for children, urging readers to buy the genuine product at any drug store.
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Philips
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Western Newspaper Union
Saletan
Atwarer Kentt
RADIO
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Tata
Howell
Powell
Bo Blary
Hanford
Phillips
Magnesia
Eftel Nauf
Vlowa
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