White season drives spring and summer hat fashions
The piece notes a white fashion wave for spring and summer with sunburnt Southland influence, Palm Beach and Paris hats featuring flat feathers, white kid shoes, and white or near white coats. It highlights feather trims on various hats, pastel fur accents, and a trend toward white accessories in both women and men, as described by Julia Bottomley.
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Palm Beach
California
Paris
Les Parisiennes
Southland
Milady
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Expensive Delay Returns to Land Prices Echo Childhood
A city man reflecting on his hometown asks about land value with lines showing nostalgia and rising costs. He notes land once cheap, now priced high as he contemplates purchasing frontage and acreage. The exchange highlights changing perceptions of value and memory in a hometown setting.
Motorist and Friend Quarrel Over Jam Story
A witty exchange between a motorist and a friend highlights a dramatic traffic jam last night. The motorist describes the congestion as the worst he has seen while the friend questions the exaggeration.
Train Passes By Gap Breaks Auto Rescue
A brief scene shows a train passing as a car stalls but restarts quickly. The narrator notes the passenger remains in the vehicle, highlighting the pause as the train goes by and the car continuing in its journey.
Hicks-Toplot Faces Boycott Over Principles
The parlor bolshevist Hicks-Toplot fails to win favor with girls who boycott him for his strict principles. Wicks-Well notes they view him as too extreme for refusing to support the government by spending his money.
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Hicks—Toplot
Bolshevist
Wicks
Bride Questions Cooking Echoes Old Friend Joke
A groom jokes about his bride asking her mother if soft water is needed for soft boiled eggs and hard water for hard boiled eggs. The quip plays on marital kitchen knowledge and family guidance.
First Woman Describes Husband as Nervous and Unstable
Second Woman replies that Bob is hard to rattle, comparing him to a feather pillow. The exchange portrays concern over a partner's steadiness and temper under stress.
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Mercy
Bob
Education shapes imagination and spending habits
A humorous aside notes that a college education at least stirs a boy's imagination but mainly teaches him to spend about ten times what he will ever have. The remark contrasts aspiration with financial reality in college life.
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Blobbs
Not a Single Thought on Marriage
Reggie jokes that his mind is empty while Miss Sharpe teases that his thoughts are always filled with marriage. The exchange hints at social expectations and romantic tension in a light, humorous moment.
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Reggie
Tin
Erber
Miss Sharpe
Dough Fake Jewels Expose My Lady Fair’s Riches
The verse reveals that the jewels worn by my lady fair are paste rather than precious gems, yet they imply her wealth behind appearances. The speaker underscores the irony that real riches lie not in stones but in how she presents herself.
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Lady Fair
Punctureproof Tire Seller Snares Cabbie in Roadside Fix
In a terse roadside exchange a driver and passenger debate a puncture scene. The cabbie notes luck and danger as a man who fixes tires boasts punctureproof offerings, prompting tense words and sharp warnings.
The Saleswoman Shows Latest Theater Gown
The customer quips that his wife is never ready before the second act as the saleswoman demonstrates a new theater gown. The exchange captures light theater humor in a showroom moment.
Tramp Requests Dinner Bill From Cautious Housewife
A cautious housewife refuses alms at the door but offers a modest dinner, while the tramp asks what the dinner bill would be today. The exchange highlights social tension and questions of propriety in a doorstep encounter.
Sound Husband Great Guns Kitchen Racket
A humorous kitchen exchange where a husband notes the noisy activity while the wife reveals the noise comes from the new dishes she bought to use. The bit captures domestic banter and lighthearted blame for culinary experiments.
Cuba Presents Maine Memorial Vase to United States
The Cuban government gifts a marble vase seven feet high and weighing six tons carved from the original Havana memorial to the men of the battleship Maine. The vase is to be placed in Potomac Park, Washington.
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Havana
Maine
United States
Potomac Park
Dante portrait by Giotto marks early Renaissance likeness
The article notes Giotto's portrait of Dante as the earliest known likeness from the Renaissance period, highlighting its significance in art history.
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Dante
Giotto
Greek Emigrant Grants Funded Peloponnesus Highway
A study of remittances shows Greek emigrants in the United States sent funds home that largely financed a highway in the Peloponnesus. The research highlights the financial link between overseas Greeks and local infrastructure development.
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Peloponnesus
United States
First Artificial Ice in Sixteenth Century Commerce
Italians in the sixteenth century pioneered artificial ice production for mercantile use, marking an early industrial approach to cooling and preservation.
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RCA
Ev wHem
Houston
Galveston
Hardway & Cathey Bankers Mortgage Bldg
Houston, Tex
Terrace Gladioli Gardens
Stevensville
Mich
George Lawler
Tacoma
Wash
Ie’s Benne
Maguire Medicine Co
Chestnut
St. Louis
Mfg Co
Henderson
South Emporia
Wichita
Kansas
Lieno CO
Swarthmore, PA
Waltham
Elgin
Ilinois
Hamilton
Montgomery Loan Co
Montgomery
Ala
Tifton
Georgia
Evans Lloyd
Dearborn St
Chicago, Ill
Ama Ginion
Palm Spring
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