Paris Bargains Shape New Lingerie For Modern Women
A New York department store outlines shifting undergarment trends from the past decade. Fashion notes emphasize lighter underlayers, French chemises, and contouring petticoats with seams moved to minimize bulk, plus emphasis on belts, ornate trimmings, and ornate Phoenix passementerie.
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Wwe
New York
Paris
The Lock-Out Threat Ensnaring Masters and Platers
A historical look at lock-outs across industries showing how sudden closures hurt workers, with examples from the boot and shoe trade, collieries, Welsh quarries, and specific incidents like Altoona and Liverpool. It highlights hardships, stalled negotiations, and the rapid return to work once deadlines pass.
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Leicester
Northampton
London
United Kingdom
Labouchere
Asquith
Lord Fitzwilliam
Bethesda
Pearbyne
England
Altoona
Master Tailors’ Association
Liverpool
Southport Tailors
Jests and anecdotes from a lively mid-20th century page
A collage of light humor and didactic quips. Includes barbers and hair restorers, Irish maids and ewers, a Canadian judge and Pat’s Irish pride, Marquis de Soveral’s witticisms, Will Crooks in Canada, a London preacher on collections, a Chicago dentist, Lord Kitchener at a Khartoum conference, and army officers famed for their public speaking.
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AN Trishman
Canada
Ireland
Pat
Marquis de
Court of
St. James
London
Marquis de Soveral
M. de Soveral
Ernest Cassel
Lord Kitchener
W. K. McKean
Khartoum
Omduarman
England
America
New metal reaches market as lightweight steel alloy
A metal alloy named duralumin combines steel strength with light aluminium, resists rust, and may replace heavy materials in durable structures. Discovered by H B Weeks and produced by Vickers Sons and Maxim near Birmingham, the alloy is patented worldwide and will be rolled into sheets or drawn into wire.
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H. B. Weeks
Vuillers
Messrs Vickers, Sons
Maxim
Birmingham
Nerviline touted as stomach aid in testimonial letters
A Brockton merchant wife and an Chester upholsterer praise Nerviline for curing chronic stomach upset. The letters claim relief from gas cramps and indigestion after three daily doses, urging others to use the remedy. The ad notes Nerviline sells about a million bottles yearly and is available in 50 cent and one dollar sizes.
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P. R. Stetson
Brockton
A. E. Rossman
Chester
Catarrh Zone Co
Kingston
Ont
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Laabor
South Shields
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