Mystery of Corset Spending Tops Fur During 1925
Raleigh report shows American women spent $77,214,839 on corsets and related products in 1925 while fur dressers reported $25,422,564 in wholesale output. The piece notes declining overall values from 1923 and discusses potential quirks in how figures are tallied.
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Raleigh
Herbert Hoover
Washington Bureau of Commerce
United States
Tessie
Tom
Capital City
Department of Commerce
One-piece frocks mix two fabrics this season
Fashion notes describe dresses combining a chiquon or erpee upper with a kasha cloth skirt. The two material fusion is highlighted as a current trend for women's one piece frocks this season.
Velvet Cape Folds Highlight Tiered Evening Fashion
The feature notes tiered effects appear across items from skirts to wraps and coats, with the velvet evening cape showing a pronounced succession of folds. It emphasizes how texture and drape create visual depth in formal attire.
Black Pirate dazzles with color in Fairbanks epic
Douglas Fairbanks presents The Black Pirate in Technicolor with vivid red and yellow flashes during explosive ship battles. Billie Dove stars opposite Tempo Pigott with Donald Crisp, Sam de Grasse, and others. Albert Parker directs a fast paced, scan in seven weeks of production. A 700000 gallon water tank was built for close ups.
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Fairbanks
Billie Dove
Tempo Pigott
Duenna
Donald Crisp
Sam de Grasse
Anders Randolf
Charles Belcher
Roy Coulson
John Wallace
Charles Stevens
Albert Parker
New York
London
Douglas Fairbanks
Fairbanks Pirate Adventure Promises High Seas Thrills
A new Fairbanks production set in the Seventeenth century Pirate's Main follows a young nobleman vowing revenge for his father's death at the hands of Morgan era pirates. The film promises dueling and daring exploits across a string of exciting episodes.
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Fairbanks
Morgan
Bryan Memorial University movement nears goal
Dayton Tenn September 25 The Bryan Memorial university plan reported in Literary Digest shows 488532 of 5 million dollars raised. Campaign chair George F Washburn oversees a national panel including Dr Clinton N Howard and Dr W H Taft with leaders from Boston New York and Chicago. Knoxville Chattanooga Miami and other Tennessee Florida communities have given. The first unit will include an administration building and infirmary funded in part by Dayton mayor A P Haggard with $70000 offered by the city. Science will have a major role while faith in the Bible remains central.
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Dayton, Tenn
Dayton
William Jennings Bryan
Literary Digest
Bryan Memorial University
George F. Washburn
Boston
Manomet
Mass
Boston Globe
Malcolm Lockhart
Washburn
Clinton N. Howard
World Peace Commission
Rochester
N. Y
Harry L. Bowlby
New York
D. S. Kennedy
Presbyterian and Herald Presbyter
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Miami
Tennessee
Florida
Massachusetts
University
Lockhart
A. P. Haggard
Rena Clark Haggard
Douglas Speech to Oak Ridge Cadets Inspires Audience
R D Douglas of Greensboro spoke to O R I cadets on Sunday morning on Myself and the Other Fellow. He accompanied by his daughter Miss Virginia and hosted by President Whitaker with guests from Greensboro and Person County as part of a Billy Sunday clubs series in Oak Ridge.
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Oak Ridge
R. D. Douglas
Greensboro
Mr. Duncan
Billy Sunday Clubs of
Winston-Salem
Palm Beach Girl feature tops Cocoa Nut Grove chatter
Douglas Fairbanks in The Black Pirate at Broadhurst Thursday frames a newsy note. Oak Ridge Institute enrollment grows with students from Kentucky Cuba and North Carolina. Cadet review planned in November. Danville Military Institute home football opener next Saturday. Actors discuss using a local house for Miss Bebe Daniels Paramount picture The Palm Beach Girl.
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Oak Ridge Institute
Kentucky
Cuba
North Carolina
Snyder
Danville Military Institute
Bebe Daniels
Paramount
Palm Beach
Miss Daniels
Cocoanut Grove
Florida house scene inspires motion picture permit
A vivid depiction of a Florida canal home with palms and red flowers, as a stylish resident in white flannel trousers and a light gray coat approaches in the scene. The note discusses obtaining permission to film at the house, highlighting its charm and setting.
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Florida
Electric locomotive to run above ninety miles per hour
A new electric locomotive for the Paris Orleans line will exceed 90 mph, operating on 1500 volts. The development promises faster service on the main route and demonstrates advances in railway traction.
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Paris-Orleans Railway
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