American Spring Fashions Rule Draped Evening Gowns
A New York fashion writer notes American designers showcase spring gowns with draped silhouettes, varied trains and translucent panels. Evening wear favors long lines, with some gowns showing legs while others keep floor-sweeping hems, featuring metal cloth and velvet fabrics, bright colors, and minimal sleeves. Paris openings hint at trends with Cheruit and Martial et Armand illustrating beading and layered textiles.
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Paris
New York
New York’ Times
America
Skort
National Garment Retailers
Couturiers
Martial Et Armand
Cherub
Martial
Armand
Cheruit
Effect of the Lace Blouse on Wardrobe Freshening
The lace blouse serves to revive a wardrobe with dyed laces proving especially effective. A brown lace with brown satin trim pairs with a brown satin skirt or sleeveless slip for a smart afternoon look. The slipover blouse features a belt that sits well below the waist and favors hip length or slightly longer cuts for a modern effect.
Evening hats fade as jeweled headdresses rise in fashion
The piece notes the decline of evening hats in favor of jeweled fillets and ornate headpieces. A striking model by Potret features three large silver rolls forming a Russian tiara, paired with a black velvet coat and scarlet sleeves embroidered in gold and silver.
Self Fabric Trims and Interlacings Highlight 1022 Fabrics
Self fabric trims and tabs appear in limited places this season with less impact than last year. Interlacings remain minor and contrast colors or prints dominate against plain textiles. Cottons as silk trimming and new fabrics are noted for their potential.
Senator Sorghum Endorses Interview Without Reading It
An interviewer asks if Sorghum reported remarks correctly and he replies yes and that he endorses the interview without having read it. He says he expects to read them with pleasure when he has time and that constituents have given favorable feedback so far.
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Sorghum
Jock the Scot Borrows Coupon in Luncheon Bargain
In a luncheon scene Joe lends his paper for a moment and Jock the Scot cuts out a football coupon. He promises to give tuppence if he wins the prize, easing Joe’s protest with a cheerful assurance.
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Joe
Jock
Mutual Forbearance and Rivalry in a Rural Taxed Life
A compact vignette contrasts money and desire with Mrs Godspur and Mrs Twobbie in a town rivalry over purchases. Dialogues touch on keeping wealth, crassowaries as gifts, and a young couple viewed as soul mates amid modest finances. Farmer Countessel admits farmers know little about finance, echoing a rural finance divide.
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Countessel
The Passive Politician
Senator Sorghum says he is in the hands of his friends and wants no part in financial backing or campaign help. He notes that if friends deem him a good political risk and back him with money, that is their business, not his.
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Carl Wilson
Milwaukee
Wis
Eagle Brand
Senator Sorghum
Ably Represented in Politics and Personal Affairs
A collage of quips and vignettes features Senator Sorgum boasting of convincing constituents, a traffic cop anecdote with his father, and playful lines about singing old and new songs, leasing a house, and a landlord’s papering gesture.
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Sorghum
Picturesque western figures and farming land praise
A foreign visitor asks for picturesque western characters while the Kan son boasts of the finest farming land. Cartoonish quips include paying as one pleases and noting the luck in covering costs amid changing times.
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Kanson
Hollywood
Love Choice Echoes Between George and John
A courtroom style quip shows Helen recalling two dates with John and George. John predicted rain and a gamble while George offered a wary plan with a tax joke, headline tone reflecting wry dating comedy.
Extravagant diamond ring purchase sparks witty exchange
In London Opinion, a humorous remark notes the generosity of paying a high price for a diamond ring and counters with a quip about saving on glove expenses, highlighting wit over material value.
Diamond Dyes Advertises Easy Home Dyeing Tips
An advertisement promises simple directions for dyeing fabrics at home with Diamond Dyes. It claims the product will dye skirts dresses sweaters and draperies without spotting fading streaks or running and instructs buyers to tell the pharmacist the fabric type before use.
Cabby’s Comment on a Jibbling Horse Ride Home
Ethel tells her mother about a thrilling cab ride after a party. The horse on Mason Street halted and backed onto the pavement, forcing the cabman to dismount and steer it back to the road. The mother mulls over slang for a difficult horse.
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Ethel
Mother
Mason Street
Cuticura Kit Promises Clear Skin for Pimples
Advertises Cuticura Ointment and Soap as a five minute remedy to remove pimples and brickheads with daily use for maintenance. Includes Cuticura Talonm for daily toilet use and hot water washing recommended.
Light in walking cane lighter debuts in France
Popular Science Monthly describes a cigar lighter built into a walking cane. A steel rod carries a briquette of secret composition that ignites with air compression when the handle is thrust forward. The glow resembles a pocket light and is extinguished by a backward thrust.
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France
Popular Science Monthly
Castoria Note Promotes Safe Use for Children
An old schoolhouse anecdote from near Indianapolis shows a first grade lesson on manners with a grandmother reacting to a child repeating phrases. The piece mentions Castoria and the claim of its signature used for over 800 children as a conservative cautionary aside.
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Tonks Castoria
Grandma
Indianapolis
Burn It Up on a Fine Day
A man greets a friend on a fine morning and shares a comic relief about burning a stack of bills and notices. He jokes that ignoring debt and bills by burning them brings happiness. The exchange highlights simple coping through humor as the bills go up in flames.
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George
Louis Globe-Democrat
The Horses Not to Blame
A rural exchange questions whether horses fear automobiles as one resident quips to an old farmer. The farmer replies with a humorous doubt about how a horse would react to clothes on the road, and the rider ponders the odd sight.
Birth Control League Talk Sparks Morish Address
Dr. Hahnemann Morish, a Chicago eugenist, tells the Birth Control league reformers condemn race evils and praise large families only for others. A comic exchange follows with Bunker celebrating twins and then insisting the congratulations go to his enemy George Evans.
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Hahnemann Morish
Chicago
Birth Control League
Wen
Hhe Bunker
Bunker
Tom
Sly
Humph
George Evans
Detroit Free Press
Limited Touch and Rix Clash Over School Funding
A terse exchange centers on dollars and policy as critics demand more schools to cultivate self providers. The dialogue highlights tensions between funding limits and educational expansion plans in a regional debate.
Man charged in Glasgow for stealing a herring barrel
A Glasgow man faced charges after allegedly stealing a herring barrel. The accuser recounted further pranks by the same man including a prior theft of a hound and a two pound amount, with the magistrate questioning the details.
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Glasgow
Ballie
No Doubt the Doctor is Right in Quirky Exchange
An observation about a doctor claiming the husband suffers from lack of exercise sparks a humorous exchange. A reader notes odd phrasing as they discuss athletic club membership. The text also mentions phosphorus matches being hogal in Belgium.
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Belgium
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