Pin tuck fashions dominate summer hats and outfits
Fashion notes show pin tuck insets across dresses blouses and coats with two tone color pairings. The piece highlights rayon georgette frocks peach coats and coordinated hats plus new silhouettes narrow fronts widening sides and off the face movement. Julia Bottomley credits Western Newspaper Union 1929.
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Jenny
Ballibunt
Camera Fiend Accused as He Only Takes The Cameras
A man stands before the magistrate accused as a camera fiend of the worst type. The constable explains the charge notes he takes the cameras, not merely pictures, prompting the amused judge to question arrest for a mania of photography.
Private quarrel over affection fuels gossip in town
A neighborly exchange reveals how a wife questions her husband’s fidelity while others deny suspicions. The debate highlights social pressures and marital trust in the community.
Found His Little Boss
A short reminiscence describes a man’s life as a balance of affection and resentment with love and loyalty shaping his days. A simple domestic vignette mentions small acts near a gate and a wife as central to his story.
Modest Maude Weill Defends Public Image
Washington Star notes Maude Weill portrays herself as modest, denying controversy while using makeup to hide blushes. Senator Sorghum suggests remarks aim for sociability, not direct meaning, to avoid irritation.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Maude
Anna
Maude—Weill
Job offer turned down by senator for private secretary
Simmons confirms turning down Senator Green’s offer to be his private secretary. Green would have required signing all letters. Capper's Weekly notes the exchange as a glimpse into political staffing.
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Green
Worthless Menace Provokes Fiery Comeback Quip
The exchange mocks a man deemed perfectly worthless yet eager to boast of world shaking plans. A counter remark suggests anyone who starts such talk must supply the matches to light the fuse.
Breakfast Tops Dining Trio In Pleasant Meal Tale
Dinner and tea are praised yet breakfast remains the best of the three meals. The quip notes breakfast as superior in a light social vignette.
Umbrella Dilemma Between Mrs Muggins And Mrs Gordon
A conversation reveals Mrs Muggins offers Mrs Gordon her umbrella in rain, but Mr Muggins resists saying his only umbrella bears Mrs Gordon’s husband’s name on the handle. The exchange highlights a humorous domestic dispute over sharing an umbrella.
Evening at the Club Sparks Overtime Question
Chief Clerk questions four hours of overtime listed against an employee, recalling the night he was taken to the employer's club by the boss. The exchange hints at possible impropriety or personal favors tied to job time.
Domestic Conflict prompts child dress mishap
A caregiver complains that while watching Jane Marie the girl cut her new dress to rags. The speaker notes they were supervising and questions whether interference was desired. The dispute centers on responsibility for the damaged clothing and the witnessed incident.
Not So Bad Chaplain Appointed at State Penitentiary
A reader reports relief that a son, once thought to have gone to the bad, has been appointed chaplain at the state penitentiary, a role that eases family concern and offers service to inmates.
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State Penitentiary
Coccidiosis Control for Chicks Shared by Rutgers Expert
J C Taylor of the New Jersey College of Agriculture explains early recognition and management of coccidiosis in chicks. He notes infection can occur anytime, but signs appear at four to eight weeks, and outlines diagnosis, hygiene, housing moves, milk-rich feed, and gradual ration restoration after recovery.
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J. C. Taylor
New Jersey College of Agriculture
Rutgers University
New Brunswick
Gravelly Soil Best for Poultry Yards and Houses
Poultry yards should be placed on dry well drained gravelly soil with good natural drainage. If topography hinders drainage, use artificial methods. Excess moisture and surface water like pools and puddles impede production and must be avoided.
Making Plans Now for Improvement of Flock
The article argues that flock returns depend on egg-laying, so improve stock. Start with existing standard-breed birds to raise egg production in a few years. Exact records using trapnests are not mandatory but will speed improvement.
Chicken Dozens and Hatching Cautions
Poultry guidance warns avoid hatching from hens that laid heavily in winter. Do not start hatching with an old rooster. Do not hatch pullet eggs. Do not assume one rooster handles fifteen to twenty hens. Do not feed too heavily on meat while saving eggs. Do not keep eggs over ten days.
Best First Feed for Baby Chicks Delicate But Timely
For healthy chicks start with sour milk or buttermilk as the first feed, delaying until they are 48 to 72 hours old to avoid white diarrhea. After the initial feed, offer grain made from equal parts fine cracked corn and cracked wheat or rolled oats, then provide scratch feed five times daily and clean up in about 15 minutes.
Modern Novelist Must Revise His Last Line
Rupert Hughes notes a shift in literature and film toward unresolved romances and bleak endings. He argues authors now favor winning over possession, ending with the cynical line they lived scrappily ever after.
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Rupert Hughes
Shanghai Chinese Journalism School Plans Yearlong Tour
A new Shanghai based journalism school aims to train reporters by yearlong country tours. Mornings teach class work while afternoons are for fieldcopy. Students will study local customs, meet leaders, and assess economic conditions to qualify for Chinese newspapers and gain firsthand national knowledge.
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Shanghai
Blue Star Soap and Remedy Advertised for Skin Ailments
An advertisement promotes Blue Star Soap and Blue Star Remedy for eczema itching tetter ringworm poison oak dandruff and other skin conditions. The soap sells for 25 cents and the remedy for 1 dollar. It claims germ killing and itch stopping properties and urges readers to ask their druggist.
Improvement in Soldiering Noted by Gen Sweet
The late Gen Owen J. Sweet who died at Fort Totten aged eighty three commented that the World War improved soldiering and uniforms. He recalled old times when quartermaster sergeants snarled at recruits asking how they wanted their uniforms.
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Owen J. Sweet
Fort Totten
Are Thin Men Smarter in Lafayette College Study
Investigations at Lafayette College Easton Pa under Prof H B Brown show underweight students ranked higher in studies than normal or overweight peers. The study reports a correlation between body weight and academic performance as observed by the physical education director.
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Lafayette College
Easton
H. B. Brown
Popular Science Monthly
Reforming him by marriage or government
A brief exchange contrasts two reform options with a flippant remark about either marriage or government intervention to change a problematic partner. The dialogue hints at social attitudes toward responsibility and reform in relationships.
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