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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
4
The article highlights cotton crochet fashions for the beach season, praising sun-suits and dresses crocheted from cotton cord and mercerized thread. It describes a backless, strap‑fastened sun dress, a short‑sleeved sweater, and two‑piece string dresses, noting comfort, light weight, washability, and versatile styling for resort wardrobes.
The piece surveys shirtwaist dresses paired with skirts and shorts in cotton options. It highlights seersucker disguises, plain cottons in white or pastel, and striped shirtings with front opens and pearl buttons.
Fashion notes describe larger gloves bags and muffs as the new long silhouette dominates. Schiaparelli offers a mahogany calfskin bag nearly the size of a small overnight case. Pillow muffs, beaver and astrakhan, echo early 1900s styles while fur gloves rise to mid forearm with bulky fabrics.
This article highlights new earrings by Cherie Nicholas with two notable designs. A clip ear ring shaped as a large gold leaf covers the ear lobe, popular for daytime wear. The rhinestone earrings mimic conch shell motifs outlining the ear lobe on a patrician young woman in the photo.
A string of small monster shaped ornaments draws attention in London fashion circles. Designers feature quirky creature figures in jewelry and accessories, signaling a playful trend in urban style.
The article traces the dog’s origins from Africa and North America, noting fossil finds in Wyoming and the lower Oligocene. It explains early genera Cynodictis and Daphoenus, their features, and how bears are related to dogs, then describes dogs’ spread from North America to Asia, Europe, Africa, and South America, highlighting South American bush dogs as living fossils.
A man recently sought divorce because his wife refused to talk to him. Some men haven't enough sense to leave well enough alone. Washington Star.
A Nantes asylum doctor reports a "lightning calculator" among his parents who could not read or write. He solved mental arithmetic, including the seconds in thirty nine years three months and twelve hours, in thirty two seconds. He explains his method by summing multiple large products to reach 948,080,000 seconds in thirty years.
The Postum Company offers a full week’s supply of Postum free to anyone who writes for it. The offer is presented as a healthful promotion and appears in this newspaper edition.
Radios on snowplows were installed to communicate with stations and trains during heavy snowfalls across Japan. The radio receiving sets proved highly efficient in facilitating traffic and improving operations.
The article notes sewing strains the eyes more than reading due to low color contrast between thread and fabric. It emphasizes bright lighting to reduce discomfort and nervous tension while sewing.
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