Strange Facts From Collier's On Descendants And Coins
The piece notes that over 200000 descendants stem from colonial families settling 1620 to 1640. It also mentions ale tasters testing sugar by sitting on stools and shows oil tankers using buoy marked hoses near San Luis Obispo. It cites U S Code limits on attorney fees and Irish coin designs with farm images.
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England
West Coast
Collier’s
Pacific
San Luis Obispo
Back-to-School Wardrobe Embraces Washable Cottons
Cherie Nicholas highlights the rise of washable cottons for 1939 school wardrobes. From shanting broadcloth to mercerized poplins and gabardines, garments emphasize durability, non shrinkage, and colorfastness. Parents advised to check labels and guarantees before buying.
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Western Newspaper Union
Little dinner suit in tecla twill fashion notes
A charming interpretation of the little dinner suit features a floor length skirt paired with a waist cinching jacket blouse. The tecla twill fabric resembles sheer suedelike wool and has a duvetyn feel, with a dusty pink jacket and Indian wine skirt offering sculptural grace.
Flare for Suede Knows No Bounds
Paris reports a fashion surge around suede with accessories and full ensembles. Designers praise its lightness and softness, enabling new fabric treatments, while high fashion figures embrace suede dresses and toppers as a complete style conquest.
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Paris Cables
Fall Fashion Sweaters Spark Backward Cardigan Trend
The piece notes a surge of sweater styles for the season with varied colors and occasions. It highlights college girl whimsy and playful details such as lead ing college names and music bar embroidery, plus the novelty of backward worn long cardigans.
From the Wings of a Bird Mainbocher Aviary Pinks
The article compares the designer Mainbocher and his aviary like exotic birds the ibis flamingo and cockatoo noting their bright colors and resemblance to spilled red ink in a striking visual metaphor.
Swing Style Reading Not New in The Ancient Greeks
Pathfinder notes that swing style reading is not new, quoting a newspaper excerpt about two Los Angeles eye doctors and their claimed innovation. It explains the ancient Greeks used boustrophedon, meaning ox turning, a similar left-right line reading method.
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Los Angeles
American Optometric Association
P. S
Pathfinder
Final Name Was O. K. Though Not O but K
A clerk and customer argue over initials during a sales slip. The man reveals his name is Kirby Jepson and clarifies the initials spoken as O K refer to Oh and K, not his initials, ending with the clerk correcting the record.
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O. K
Jepson
West
O. K. Jepson
Kirby Jepson
Mery
Annapolis
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