Hemlines rise as summer chiffon fashion takes spotlight
Julia Bottomley notes the season favors sheer chiffons and diaphanous fabrics for afternoon and evening frocks. Hemlines sway with youth enhancing silhouettes, showcasing black chiffon gowns, lace trimmed styles, sleeved and sleeveless options, and matching parasol sets for beach wear.
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Milady
Fashion Art League of America
Guy
Miss Babcock’s Stormy City Kindness
Elsie accompanies Miss Babcock to the city after a failed shopping trip. A sudden storm forces shelter at a quick lunch, where Miss Babcock comforts Elsie with food and company. They miss their train but find a safe night at a nearby YWCA, forging a new confidant bond as the storm ends.
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Llif
Mrs. Spencer
Indy
Eugene
Elsie
Springville
Miss Babcock
Nankin
Young Benng
City
Hisse
Eisie
Great Composer Wagner’s Appetite Outmatched His Music
The Kansas City Star recalls Richard Wagner dining at Madame de Schleinitz’s Berlin home where forty guests watched as waitresses served sauerkraut liver sausage and other Teutonic dishes. Wagner, in a frock coat and skull cap, ate vast quantities of raw ham and smoked goose breast, while the seated guests received no refreshments.
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Richard Wagner
Madame de Schleinitz
Berlin
Wagner
Madame de Schieinitz
Kansas City Star
Bargain Hunter and the High Fees Debate
A doctor called to treat an unknown patient quotes five dollars a visit, claiming time experience advice and medicine included. The decrepit patient offers ten cents worth of cough medicine and dismisses the extras, highlighting patient skepticism toward medical costs.
Campaign to save Trench of Death from road plan
Efforts underway to divert a proposed Caeskerke to Dixmude road and preserve the Trench of Death, a World War landmark, as a memorial area. The campaign seeks to protect the spot from development while honoring battlefield history.
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Caeskerke
Dixmude
Doubtful Lady of the House Inherits Forfeited Uncle Funds
A tearful relative laments that Uncle George left his fortune to the feeble minded, prompting a visitor to ask whether the will means she receives nothing. The exchange centers on the unraveling of an unexpected bequest and family disappointment.
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George
Like for Like Dean Returns From First Day at School
Dean announces he is in B grade after his first day of school. His grandfather asks why. Dean answers that he has hives, implying the grade reflects his condition.
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Dean
Easily Identified Waiter at the Club
A club waiter notices a woman outside claiming her husband promised to return home early. The scene shifts with a call for a moment of interruption as the woman speaks.
Dangerous Varicose Veins Promised to Shrink at Home
An advertisement promotes Moone's Emerald Oil as a home remedy for varicose veins and piles. It advises using a two ounce bottle twice daily to shrink swollen veins and claims rapid absorption of piles. The druggist is encouraged to stock the product and sell it widely.
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Mother
Dr. Caldwell
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello
Illinois
Moone
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