Modern Slant Love Triangle At Hampton Ball
Joyce, Jim and rival admirers swirl through a Hampton society scene as a going away ball unveils a modern love triangle. A masked dancer captivates Jim, exposing Joyce’s insecurities and sparking a crush he’s eager to unmask.
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Oyuk
Jim
Betty
Anita
Joyce
Helen
Hampton
Watryland
Fin
Starving Chinch Bugs Threaten Loss Says Entomologist
W. P. Flint of the University of Illinois warns of a potentially severe chinch bug invasion. The best defense is to stunt bugs by growing legumes in fields, starving them as they feed only on grasses. Legumes like alfalfa and soybeans shield crops by reducing bug food supply. corn and soybeans grown together can lessen damage.
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W. P. Filnt
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
WNU
Chinch Bug
Sudan
Urge Sanitary Measures for Control of Garget
Experts from the New York State Veterinary College warn mastitis or garget causes varied economic losses across dairy herds. The disease often goes unnoticed and worsens with high protein feeding or new stress. Active cases water down milk with flakes and spread mainly during milking, with hand milking reducing spread versus machine milking.
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D. H. Udall
8. D. Johnson
New York State Veterinary College
Farming Tractor Era Transforms Rural Labor
The Montreal Gazette notes the farm revolution driven by tractors and power farming. It highlights reduced employment but higher individual output, with chemists and biologists advancing fertilizer use and climate soil adaptations as pivotal, comparable to railways and steamships in impact.
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Montreal Gazette
Seed Potatoes From Tip End Yield Better Plants
Potato expert F C Stewart at Geneva New York reports seed pieces from the tip or seed end of tubers produce more vigorous plants and higher yields than pieces from the basal stem end. His experiments also indicate leafroll infection does not change this advantage.
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F. C. Stewart
Geneva
N. Y
Manure and Straw Key to Mushroom Compost
Montreal Herald notes horse manure is the only satisfactory base for mushroom compost. It may include straw bedding that adds bulk and moisture retention, aiding rapid decomposition. Some growers suggest mixing in 1-8 fresh loam to improve the mix.
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Montreal Herald
Fashions for Juvenile Smart Set in Vacation Wardrobes
Cherie Nicholas surveys juvenile camp and playtime fashion trends for vacation wardrobes. Bright color, sturdy cottons and fabrics such as breadcloths, poplins, gabardines, and Argentine cloth lead to interchangeable ensembles with threepiece looks and tailored jackets. Designers favor pleated shorts with hidden bloomers, striped wash silks, taffeta pastels, embroidered organdie frocks, and smocked sleeves for both comfort and chic, aiming for versatile outfits suitable for woods, gym, and shopping outings.
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Mother
Little
Western Newspaper Union
Watch Necklines by Cherie Nicholas in Summer Fashion
A fashion note describes neckline trends moving from high to low necklines. The cafe dress features a molded figure silhouette, a low front neckline, and is made of chiffon of bemberg with slim sleeves, pleated net ruffles, and a satin bow as details.
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Bemberg
Brown Returns To Fashion As Blue Year Shifts
The article notes extensive pleating and frills, with neckwear prominent and draped polonaise less favored. It argues for brown as a stylish alternative in a season dominated by blue, highlighting brown white brown grey and brown beige prints with yellow accents in summer imports.
Brown Color Rising in Summer Fashions
The article notes brown is reemerging as a key summer color alongside navy and black. It highlights brown prints in crepes across frocks, jackets, long coats, and redingotes, with favored outfits pairing plain and printed browns. Brown with white is a popular combination.
Straw Cloth Appears as Novel Durable Material
Straw cloth is a new material combining novelty with practicality. It is described as cellophane woven on artificial stik, aimed at durable, versatile use.
Lawyer Patient Conversation Sparks Ethical Dilemma
A wounded patient fears grave illness as a doctor refuses to treat him. The physician recognizes the patient as the lawyer who cross examined him as an expert witness and declares he cannot kill him but also does not intend to cure him, then leaves.
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Border Cities Star
The Tummy Letters
A primary teacher guides children in distinguishing letters d and b. Johnnie answers with a bite sized joke that one has its stomach in the front and the other in the back.
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Johnnie
She Knows Better Doctor Clears Patient In Exam
A Cincinnati Enquirer item quotes a doctor reassuring a patient that nothing is medically wrong after a thorough examination. The patient replies that his wife believes there is something wrong with him, highlighting domestic concerns about health perceptions.
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Doc
Cincinnati Enquirer
Shifting the Blame in Tax Return Exchange
Mr Dustin Stax faces questioning about tax dodging with the reply that he cannot figure his own return and cannot be blamed for employing a private expert with his own ideas. The exchange hints at procedural blame shifting during tax reporting.
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Dustin Stax
Question on fiction and tax returns referenced
The exchange jokes about a writer’s best work and his last income tax return. The quip frames fiction vs finance with a sly nod to taxation.
Watch Out for the Pins a inte
A brief humor item notes a shirt ad asking what is looked for in a shirt. Barracuda Pete answers buttons in a light punchline from the San Diego Union.
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Barracuda
Pete
San Diego Union
Married Now Promise Behind Campaign Joke
A light hearted exchange from a political life recounts a candidate promising to spend winters in Europe. The line surfaces as a humorous memory of the campaign. It reflects personal vows versus political reality in a candid moment.
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Europe
Frock Pattern Promises Easy Daytime Housekeeper Frock
Sewing circle pattern advertises a practical daytime housekeeper frock with one piece yokes waist ease and pockets. Pattern 1025 offers sizes 14 through 44 with fabric needs listed and a 15 cent price for mail order from New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Try This Mr President Unemployment Joke
A witty remark from Tit-Bits proposes solving unemployment by separating men and women onto two islands and having them build boats, a humorous take on labor and gender roles.
Describing Loneliness Actor Quip Sparks Desert Island Mood
In a Boston Transcript riff on stardom, actors discuss loneliness. One famed egoist says he could endure a desert island with the person he loves. Another asks if companionship with someone else would be preferable in the same moment.
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Boston Transcript
Question on exams annoys student turns on answer
A college exam scene from the Toronto Globe where a professor asks if the question embarrasses the student and the reply comes that the issue is not the question but the answer. The wit highlights how clarity in response matters more than the question itself.
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Toronto Globe
Judge for Yourself Flow Is Morton and His Bride
A court feature notes Morton and his young wife with a month after wedding belated telegram of congratulations they refused to accept.
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Morton
Modern divorce sparks over political views
A humorous note on a marital rift cites Mrs. Gaydog seeking a divorce on modern lines due to incompatibility in political sentiments. She supports inflation of the dollar while he does not, highlighting contrasting views as the sole fault.
More Than One Specialty in a Clever Suitor
A light exchange notes that a man is valued for multiple talents. The speaker quips that marrying hinges on more than charm or dancing. The reply highlights the suitor Jack as clever at bridge as well, implying a well rounded appeal.
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Jack
Well, and how's your mother in law these days
A brief exchange with a comic tone about family relations and meddling remarks. The dialogue hints at social snipping and a playful retort without further context.
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