Modern Slant Lovers Separate Before Wedding Night
Joyce prepares for departure while Jim consorts with another woman at a country club ball. She experiences doubt as rumors of a rival romance, a masked dancer, and his lingering suspicions threaten their planned marriage.
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Jim
Betty
Anita
Joyce
Helen
Hampton
Fairyland
Starving chinch bugs diet helps limit damage in fields
Entomologist W P Flint from the University of Illinois urges farmers to starve chinch bugs by ruling out grasses and allowing legume crops to dominate. He notes chinch bugs feed on green grasses and majority of small grains, while legumes like soybeans and alfalfa resist them and can reduce damage when used in intercrops or as a cover crop.
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W. P. Flint
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
WNU
Chinch Bug
Urge Sanitary Measures for Control of Garget
Experts from the New York State Veterinary College warn that mastitis or garget causes wide economic losses in dairy herds. The disease often goes unnoticed, flares during drying off or after calving, and rises with high protein feeding. Milking precautions are urged as infection concentrates during milking, with hand milking spreading less than machine milking.
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D. H. Udall
D. Johnson
New York State Veterinary College
Farming Revolutionizes Rural Labor and Urban Impact
The Montreal Gazette notes the tractor transforms farming and enables power farming. It reduces needed workers but raises individual output. chemists and biologists improve fertilizer use and climate soil adaptation, a development likened to railways and steamships.
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Montreal Gazette
Best potato seed pieces yield more vigor and fruit
F C Stewart at the Geneva New York state experiment station reports that seed pieces from the tip or seed end of potato tubers produce more vigorous plants and higher yields than pieces from the basal end. He adds that leafroll infection in seed tubers does not change this result.
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F. C. Stewart
Geneva
N. Y
Manure and Straw Improve Mushroom Compost
Montreal Herald notes horse manure provides the best compost for mushrooms. It may include straw from bedding which adds bulk and moisture holding capacity. Some growers suggest adding 1 third of fresh loam to the compost.
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Montreal Herald
Fashions for Juvenile Smart Set
Cherie Nicholas notes vacation time prompts mothers to plan stylish outfits for children. Camp wear favors bright colors and sturdy fabrics like cotton breadcloths and poplins in cheerful hues. Shorts with hidden inner bloomers, pleated fronts, and interchangeable outfits lead to a versatile wardrobe option for play and school.
Watch Necklines Fashion Trend In Summer Dress
Cherie Nicholas notes a shift from high to low necklines in midsummer gowns. The cafe dress uses a molded silhouette with a low front neckline, puffed long sleeves, pleated net ruffles, and a satin bow for a chic look.
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Bemberg
Brown Returns to Prominence in Blue Fashion Year
The article notes extensive pleating beyond neckwear with many ruffles and frills. It argues brown tones are rising in popularity amid a blue season, highlighting brown and white, brown and grey, and brown and beige prints in midsummer imports and outfits.
Brown Color Emerges as Nifty Summer Fashion
Brown remains a strong summer color in prints and crepes. Frocks jackets coats and riding costumes feature brown shades in combinations with plain or printed fabrics. Monotone skirts with printed jackets are shown, especially in polka dot patterns. Brown and white emerges as favored pairing.
Straw Cloth Promises Novel Yet Practical Material
A new material named straw cloth shows novelty traits with practical benefits. It combines cellophane weave on artificial silk, aiming for durable and versatile use in textiles and related applications.
Lawyer Targeted by Doctor Refuses Cure
A doctor tells a patient he may need another physician while the patient, a lawyer who previously cross-examined the doctor as an expert witness, gasps in fear. The doctor says he cannot cure him and declines further treatment, then takes his leave. Border Cities Star reports.
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Border Cities Star
The Tummy Letters Joke From Classroom Exchange
A teacher helps students distinguish the letters d and b. Johnnie explains the difference by saying one has its stomach in the front and the other in the back. The line captures playful wordplay in a classroom moment.
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Johnnie
There’s really nothing wrong with you doctor says
A Cincinnati Enquirer item quotes a patient insisting his wife believes he is ill. The doctor reassures him after a thorough checkup and the man responds with a defiant line about convincing his wife.
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Doc
Cincinnati Enquirer
Shifting the Blame in a Tax Return Exchange
Mr Dustin Stax responds to a question about dodging taxes saying he cannot figure out his returns and cannot help it if he employs a special expert with his own ideas. The exchange centers on tax filing responsibility and professional assistance.
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Dustin Stax
Which of your works of fiction do you consider the best
The exchange features a quip about a writer named Mr. Pen wright and his reply that his last income tax return is his best work, illustrating a humorous take on creativity and taxation.
Watch Out for the Pins Shirt Ad Teases Buttons
Barracuda Pete answers the ad question What is the thing you look for in a shirt Buttons. The San Diego Union presents a playful exchange advertising a shirt with a focus on buttons as a feature.
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Pete
San Diego
Married Now Promises End Campaign Wish
A light exchange compares romance and politics as a candidate recalls promising a life in Europe. The remark frames domestic life as a campaign pledge.
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Europe
Frock Pattern for Housekeepers Appealing Everyday Wear
A Practical housekeeper frock pattern designed for easy sewing. Features yoked front and back in one piece, adjustable semi belt waist, and pockets. Rubble cotton print with optional ruffles suggested. Pattern 1625 offered in many sizes. size 16 uses 3 1/2 yards of 36 inch fabric. Send 15 cents to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Unemployed joke on island boat-building plan
A club wag imagines solving unemployment by placing all men on one island and all women on another, where they would be busy building boats. The quip appears in Tit-Bits.
Desert Island Love Comment Sparks Solo Ego Clash
Hollywood actors debated loneliness when a famed egomaniac said he could endure a desert island with the one he loves. Another asked, Wouldn't you rather have someone with you in the isolation. The remark appears in a Boston Transcript item.
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Boston Transcript
Question Answered Delivers Quiet Humor at College Exam
A professor asks if the question embarrasses the student. The student replies that the question is clear but the answer is the problem, delivering a dry, witty moment typical of a college examination scene reported by the Toronto Globe.
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Toronto Globe
Judge for Yourself on Mortons Young Wife
A humorous item notes Morton and his young wife after their wedding. A belated telegram of congratulations arrives a month later but is refused, illustrating public perception and domestic bustle in the era.
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Morton
New Marital Rift Over Political Beliefs
Mrs. Gaydog seeks a divorce on modern lines citing incompatibility of political sentiments. She supports inflation of the dollar, while her husband opposes it, reflecting a sharp political split within the marriage.
Dancer and Bridge Expert Wins Heart in Courtship
A light exchange reveals a woman weighing romance with a dancer noted for wit and a partner praised for bridge skill. The dialogue hints at a choice between charm and clever strategy in a lively social scene.
Well-Matched Quip Reflects Family Banter in Cartoon
A brief comic exchange features a neighborly tease about a mother-in-law. The punch line hinges on a playful jab about meddling and well-being. The light dialogue mirrors period humor and social rhythm.
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