Filmy Gowns For Evening And Summer Afternoons
Julia Bottomley reports on Paris fashion trends for evening and afternoon gowns. Designers favor filmy fabrics like georgette and crepe de chine with lace trims, ripple bodices, low backs, sheer yokes, and varied skirt lines. Emphasis on color, silhouette, and ornate detailing through beads, embroidery, and trims. Western Newspaper Union, 1926.
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Cheruit
Choosing trees and shrubs for a new home landscape
A Philadelphia Ledger writer urges careful planning after laying foundations to select tree varieties and their placements. Recommend Norway maple, oak, horse chestnut, Koster's blue spruce, Austrian pine, hemlock, fruit trees, ornamental options like Tea’s weeping mulberry and tulip tree, plus hardy Kilmarnock willow and evergreens for year round charm.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Koster
Kilmarnock
Town Entrance Beautification Sparks Civic Effort
A small town seeks a distinguished entrance to attract highway travelers and gain nationwide notice. The St Louis Globe-Democrat urges flower beds lawns and tasteful landscaping as the least villagers can do. Residents are encouraged to use idle hours for beautification and to overcome rural monotony.
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F. H. Collier
St. Louis
Globe-Democrats
Tispet
Housing location guidance for city families from Minneapolis Tribune
The article advises choosing a home based on proximity to work and reliable transportation rather than promises of future trolley or bus lines. It emphasizes easy access to shopping centers and practical commuting for all household members.
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Minneapolis Tribune
Olive Dobey
Eliot
Maine
Fire Safety Tips From City Fire Chief Report
The chief of a large city's fire department urges careful watching of fire and heat in all uses, strict handling of matches and inflammables, and repairing defective mechanical additions to buildings to drive away the fire demon, citing the past year’s department report.
Industrial Experts to Advise Cities on Suitable Industries
The National Association of Real Estate Boards began an approved list of industrial experts. The move follows a suggestion from the association’s industrial property division to guide cities and towns on attracting and locating appropriate industries for their locales.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Industrial Property Division
Shortsighted Cities Lack Building Codes in Many U.S. Towns
More than 300 of 1 500 cities with populations over 5 000 lack effective building codes or ordinances for new construction. Several cities exceed 40 000 residents, with some reaching 80 000.
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United States
Public Playgrounds Need Swift Provision
Public playgrounds and parks for children and adults are essential public necessities and should be provided with as little delay as possible.
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Huntsville Daily Times
The Right Way Banking Advice for Albany Town
The Albany Herald urges residents to bank up their town while banking. The call emphasizes local deposits and community financial strength, highlighting council support for local banks and small businesses.
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Tme
Albany Herald
Soup Recipes and Chicken Dishes From 1926 Kitchen Notes
A 1926 feature lists varied soups and chicken dishes, with Cream of Potato Soup and Veal and Celery Soup among recipes. It includes Egg Soup over toast, Chicken Pie and Escalloped Chicken, and tips for using leftover vegetables to thicken soups.
Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills Purge Beatle Purge
An advertisement notes Wrights Indian Vegetable Pills use only vegetable ingredients and act as a purgative. The copy lists an address 274 Peari xt, N Y and identifies as an advertisement.
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Wright
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