Women Enter Barber Shops Transforming Public Spaces
A 1910s style feature describes women increasingly occupying barber shop chairs once reserved for men. The piece notes cleaner floors, dressed barbers, and women reading Ladies Home Journal as male gossip and sports talk fade from the scene. It highlights social shifts as flapper culture gains visibility in everyday venues.
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Scissors
Blade
Police Gazette
Lct
Ladies [Home Journal
Ck Johnap
Jim
Jeffries Mwasi
Somber Hued Gowns and Bright Gathers Dominate Fall Fashion
A fashion piece recounts a fall season shift to dark, somber gowns brightened by beaded girdles and vivid embroidery. Irene Castle’s velvet lace dress is highlighted along with Canton crepe and satin. coats feature fur collars and voluminous sleeves. Dresses range from draped and georgette to straight-line styles, with emphasis on decorative sleeves and flaring cuffs. sequin evening wear pairs with marabou and mesh fabrics.
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C. C. Carl
Irene Castle
Irene
Carl
Pollyanna
Mary
Ling
Georgette
Delore
Murder at the estate of Robert Ablett
In a country estate mystery a wealthy bachelor Robert Ablett is found shot dead. Inspector Birch suspects foul play by Mark Ablett who arrived from Australia and may have hidden a secret passage to a library. Antony Cullingham and Bill Gillingham pursue clues amid tensions as they plan to explore a hidden passage.
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Robert Ablett
Marx Ablett
Roberts
Merk
Birch
Mark
Australia
Robert
Ginuiper
Antony Culling
Amd
Bill Bury
Antony
ReStoration Dramatists
Shaw
Wilde
Robert l Ike
Halo
Bintsfather
Jones
Theodore Ussher
William
Uissers
Bil
Bill
Watson
Mr. Gillingham
Cayley
Tor Mark
Thal
Gillingham
Beverley
Jen
D‘émilté
Gardin
English Drop Cookies and Jamble’s Sugar Cookies
A fragment lists cookie recipes by Agnes Lackey and Mrs J W Waggoner. One item describes jamble s 144 cups sugar with butter eggs and milk, roll and cut shapes bake about 10 minutes. The other outlines English Drop Cookies with sugar butter coffee eggs cinnamon flour baking powder soda raisins nut meats and method to drop from a fork onto greased pans.
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Sean Ange
J. W. Waggoner
Alabama
Garden Vegetable Rainbow Prep Guide
A fragmented recipe note lists large carrots green pods beans and yellow podded beans. It mentions shredding peeling seed peppers and slicing vegetables then arranging on a bed and serving with a dressing. a name and address appear as Doering 21214 Tennessee.
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Doering
Tennessee
Fads and Fancies Details Paris Fashion Trends
A Parisian fall fashion preview highlights a wide collar style that drapes over the shoulder, long collars on sleeveless gowns, large picture hats in black panne velvet with lace pompons, new arm bracelets, and feather accents. Furs like ostrich and caracul in black and beige are forecast as leading for the season.
Domestic Discoveries From a Vase to Glycerin Tips
A montage of home hacks notes corks can support a few stems to prevent collapse, buttermilk may remove mildew, and glycerin with rose water helps prevent sunburn and soothe hands. Soft silk rubbed with nap direction repels rain stains, while tarred paper squares under refrigerator legs reportedly deter ants.
Women Take Note Of Ocular Health And Arts
Observations from physicians note women’s generally sharper sight than men. Writers like George Edliot began later in life. War memorials for single women are praised. Legal reforms in the Philippines favor wives in property matters. Washington sets high wage levels for women. An international gathering of medical women convenes in Geneva. Stockholm’s parliament provides a women’s suite. Manila’s industry highlights beekeeping. Mrs. Robert M. La Rollette is introduced as the wife of a notable senator.
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George Edliot
Lille
France
Philippines
District
Columbia
United States
Geneva
Switzerland
Stockholm
Swedish Ntional Lawmaking
Manila Industrialis
al Seers
Robert
Venetian influence on fashion in metal and silhouettes
The piece surveys Venetian and European styles influencing 1930s silhouettes with tight bodices, full skirts, and draped hip lines. It notes metal lace, metal fabrics, and veils from Paris, plus evolving hosiery and footwear trends among working girls amid shifting skirt lengths.
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Paris
Babies and Old Men Swell New York Fatalities
New York City health department reports show accidental deaths rose to 2,483 last year, despite a drop from 1919. Males predominate among victims, with 2,496 male deaths and 987 female. Auto accidents caused 849 deaths, about 15 per 100,000, while 684 died in falls. One third of fall deaths were children under five, highlighting dangers from fire escapes and windows.
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New York
New ‘York City
Health Department
Health Office
Falls
Bross
Secend
Meet Us Half Way Picnic at Big Springs Farm
Farmers in the Big Springs neighborhood plan a Meet Us Half Way picnic on August 22 welcoming Lawrence and Topeka visitors. They are clearing weeds and grass, preparing a 100-acre pasture for a ball game and entertainment on the north side of the road, with the Fitzpatrick lands to be used as a park on the south side. A chicken dinner will be served in a shady orchard, and parking is expected for a thousand or more cars around the ball diamond.
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Big Springs
Lawrence
Topeka
T. J. Sweeney
Fitzpatrick
Oklahoma Kansas July industrial accident report
Topeka July industrial accident report shows 667 incidents across the state with only four fatal cases. Cement plant, electric power plant, and packing house sites each contributed one fatality. Oil industry led non fatal incidents with 146, packing houses 134, and railroads 112.
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Topeka
Labor Department of the Industrial Court
Markets Report From Kansas City and Chicago
Kansas City and Chicago market notes show wheat and corn fluctuating with mixed futures and cash values. Cattle and hog markets moved unevenly with beef and pork largely softer in Chicago, while Kansas City livestock showed declines in many classes and steady to higher packer activity in hogs.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Ill
Parmesan Cheese Aged For 150 Years Highlighted
A historical note about cheese rarities mentions Parmesan aging, with one piece kept well for 150 years. The image text emphasizes long term preservation and value of aged cheese samples.
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Avere
Tony
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Burt
Agnes Lackey
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Sleaseae Grove
Thomas
Pardee
Blace
Baldwin
Torry Dormer Civil Service
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Washington, DC
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Lexclusive
Simith
Sotem Cord Tire Co
Michigan
Chicuzo
Ciood
Simpson Tailoring
J. B. Simpson
Dept
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Pine
Elizabethport
N. J
Liberal Commission
Fort Tine
United Eastern Textile Mills
Wattstown
Bree Sane Mes
Madison Mims
Broadwat
Industius
Nadome Casualty Co
Columbian Bldas
Kansas
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Matu St. Joplin
Dinn County
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Wisteria Ave
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Garrett
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Jelty
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Teuse
Emerson
Steward
LinCuss & Moore
F. Ua. Cline
Kaw Vatley Farm
Midland
I. M. Spray
Tenn
Teroom
Gepes
Froonthhouse
Alps E Investorenk’ Co
HA. Mansfield
Manuser
Phanle
Centralia
J. Ryan
M. B. McCaffrey
Ton- Sanoxie
Montana
Weems
McGee
Black
Claire
Care
K. U
Franklin School House
Charles H. Leman
TNS Kennedy
Red
J Ru Watkins Co
Dent
Kahsys Citys
Tig Orlying
Watkins Products
TheoAmerican OL & Paine Co
Cleveland
Lawrance
East Tilr Street
For.s. Sale
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Strom University
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Orchird
Resthaven
Route 4
Fred Gregory
Barker Avent
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Geneva Street
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Board OF Commissorees
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Lawrien
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Geneve Street
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Board of Commissioners
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