Big Hat Fashion Advice and Myths in July Sun
Hortenge Satmberg writes from New York on July 4 about American fashion and hats. Paris may imitate but American style dominates with large hats, veils, and flowers, while cautioning on fit and glow. The text discusses hat shapes, crowns, materials, and the impact on mature vs youthful looks, ending with a remark on separations not improving marriages and the proverb absence makes the heart grow fonder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortenge Satmberg
York
Henry
Bendél
America
Paris
Jsun
New York
Gorper
Ahaix
Danerdus
Hawaii Round the World Trip Describes Tenney Voyage
Excerpt from a letter by the Tenney party recounts sailing from Hong Kong to Shanghai and on to Peking, vivid with ship images, Pacific passage, and the bustling harbor life. The writer notes American cooking, favorable service, and compares Shanghai to an American city, then crosses the Yangtze to Puchow, detailing travel by train and ferry across a wide river route.
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Hong
Shanghai
New York
United States
Peking
Nanking
China
Yangsikiang
Puchow
Around the World Trip Logs Through Asia to Honolulu
A traveler recounts a long journey from Shanghai to Peking Mukden and Korea, praising Japanese efficiency and Chinese sights, noting the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and the voyage to Yokohama and Honolulu. The narrative covers embassies, the Boxer era, beaches, and the pride of U.S. soil, ending with plans to reach Santa Fe after seven months and fifty stopovers.
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Tartar
Tony
Peking
Muxdén
Amerita
Mukdda
Ameri
U.S. A
Mukden
Korea
Hepeke
Tenney
Tokio
Yokohama
Chicago
Imperial Hotel
Chivagi
Wright
Mikado
Brisk
Plessin
Wes
Yoxohaia
Honolulu
Bendlule
Oahu
Triz
Bam
U. S
Mark Twain
Everty
San Francisto
Noble Bay
Scott
Santa Fe
Ueker
Lawrence Lam
Peas for Canning and Morning Gowns Preview
Instruction on canning peas detailing harvest, washing, shelling, packing, processing times, and sealing. Also brief notes on chiffon morning gowns emphasizing minimal frills and sharp tailoring as style, reflecting a grocery and fashion column blend.
Library notes propose reading list for children’s school career
The Kansas City public library, responding to a request from parents and high schools, circulated a curated reading list on the bulletin board. It offers an engaging guide for family leisure, noting 107 Vacation Club readers in the children’s department and 200 plus copies of popular titles and bound volumes.
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Kansas City
Paints and High School
Tima
Build a Simple Bird Feeding House for Your Yard
A short guide explains a tiny one foot square bird feeding house. Hang from a tree and you will attract many birds. Simple construction and no tricks, just hang and watch birds galore.
Cynthia Grey Advocates Separate Vacations for Couples
A column argues husbands should take independent trips while wives stay home to preserve harmony. The piece notes differing views on leisure, fear of loneliness, and gendered expectations, suggesting both partners would miss each other during a two week separation.
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Kitts
Syoods
Wien
Gifts and Spice on Ziegfelds Follies Stage Life
Lawrence bright star Miss Berenice Ackerman discusses selection criteria for Ziegfelds Follies girls. She describes audition focus on appearance, then voice and dance, intense rehearsals, and life backstage with admirers and press agents.
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Berenice ‘Ackerman
Lawrence
New York
Flo Ziegfeld
Dudley
Buck
Amblia Summerville
Miss Ackerman
Victor ‘Herbert
Will. Rogers
Chauncy
Weily
Depew
Nogers
Auvick
K. U
Phil Darby
Marks Brothers
Lucille’ Elmore
Wes
Fred Stone
Miss Ackenman
Ziegfeld
United States
Florida
Shez
Camp Fire Guardians Farewell and Summer Plans
Lawrence Guardians Association and Camp Fire groups host a farewell picnic for Miss LaVerde Stugard as she leaves town. The Chamber of Commerce will run a pool for girls with classes led by the Gaskill sisters, August camp sessions at $3.50 weekly, and registrations at the Chamber office. New guardians and assistants are named, records passed, and a city camp Fire drive approved. Eleven more notes cover Estes Park trip highlights, torchbearer ranks, and a Lawrence Flower Club poster prize winner.
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Lawrence Guardians Association
LaVerde Stugard
Lawrence
Camp Fire
Council of Young People’s Activities
Ion
Chamber of Commerce
Alta
Alice Gaskill
Gaskill
Rotary
Jeannette McElhingy
Mabel Herzpe
Dorothy White
Sarah
Laverne Stugard
Laura Adair
Adam
Stargard
Chelawenssa
Minnie Mood Robertson
Leavenworth
Elizabeth
Walker
Miss Stugard
Pshwakatiwa
Tquen
Stani
Frances
Elva Corbin
Opal Shaw
Frances Corbin
Lucile Vale
Watherineg Weatherby
Mary Spencer
Y. W.C
Estes Park
Estes
Fark
Miss Weatherby
Camp Fire Group Plans Summer Trips and Campouts
The report details the Hashatuaya and Akicho Camp Fire groups planning outings to Shrine Park at Leavenworth and a weekend camping trip near Lawrence. It notes guardians, participants, activities, and ceremonial honors, plus a surprise party for Dorothy Cook and a departing guardian ceremony.
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Hashatuaya
Lois Parker
Tamp
Henking
Shrine Park
Leaenworth
Dorothy Cook
Paola
Kansas
Audra Courter
Audra
Courter
Vivian
Bunn
Dorothy Jewell
Opal Jayne Kennedy
Leavenworth
Broadway Dreams and Deeds Amid Streetlife Hopes
A fragmented snippet hints at ambitions and peril on Broadway. It mentions living and dying on the famous street, with no clear names or dates. The readable bits suggest drama and risk in a city landscape.
Household Discoveries and Grooming Tips From the Era
Practical household hints cover dyeing and color care with vinegar and damp cloths, proper ironing, hair hygiene, linen whitening with cream of tartar, airing clothes before storage, asparagus stock use for soup, and aging bread for toast. Bathing caps advertised at Rankin's Drug Store, 4101 Mass Ave.
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Rankin's Drug ‘Store
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ahdi
Miss. Horst
Hawaii
Tenneys
Mr. Tenney
U.S.A
Fusar
Shinenoseki
Togo
Rys
Yokharta
Fujyama
W &E
Marion Davies
Anderson
Botsford
Cook
Goodspeed
North Pole
Kipling
Hobbs
Hte
Heusser
Meynell
Nitchie
O'Neill
Phems
Rexford
Yynthia Grey
Ming
de Tai
Ziegfield
Barbarig
Hiram
Elizabeth van Winkle
Rebecea Smith
Ghelawenssa
Gaskill Wing
Stugard
Ellen Hazard
Council
Edney Lenton
Alta Gaskill
Helen’ Wiechen
Elizabeth Walker
Groun
Miss, Walker
Edna Lemon
Josephine Edmonds
Velma Lindsay
Florence Edmonds
Willdrdean Harner
C. H. Stugard
A. T. ‘Walker
J. H. Lamon
Ferry. Gastill
Lawra Jennings
Akicho
Paul Laptad
Helen Stover
Genevieve Herriott
Bielock
Miss Stover
Miss Herrintt
Catharine Owen
Elizabeth Brandt
Lois Lawson
Lila Lawson
Dorothy Stewart
Dorothy Hunzi¢ker
Pauline Laptad
Dorothy Lu Perkins
Ruth Roland
Wanda’ Edmonds
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