Beauty and Economy in 1925 Fashions by Hortense Launders
New York report surveys 1925 women's dress trends emphasizing affordable style. Describes shirtwaist revival, tunics, overblouse silhouettes, and youthful models with tailored sleeves, belts, and minimal frill. Notes Paris influences and practical wear for active women, with emphasis on comfort and modern lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hortense Launders
New York
Henri Lendel
Sreans
Whak
Paris
Edene
Bente
Ran Ag
Romance In a Boxing Glove Maker's Craft
NEA service piece profiles Amna Ross an 18 year old Chicago glove maker who turns leather into boxing gloves. She blends artistry and work focus choosing a vocation unseen by many prior dull jobs. Her pride joy is shaping durable gear while imagining match stories and champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Gibsons
NEA
Chicago
Amna Ross
Anna
Weiss
O'Brien
K. O. Clancy
Notable oddities in a Scottish will and Liberian leadership
A whimsical Scottish landowner leaves five hundred dollars to fund a monument to a cherished cat. The text notes Liberia's new Vice President H. Too Wesley as the first purely native African representative to rise to a high official role, marking a historic ascent within the Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberia
H. Too Wesley
Egro Republic
America's "Fightingest Teacher" battles for justice
Margaret Hiller, dubbed the fightingest teacher in America, spent years in court battles and public activism. She battled tax dodgers, pushed salary reform, and fought to protect children and teachers, inspiring changes in salaries and school funding while enduring threats and controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy J. Gilbons
Chicago
Margaret Hiller
Americ
Ceming
Kai
Taeratham
Mise Haley
Thyepee
Bosnles
All Art From Hands Brain and Heart
In Kustkin’s terms manufacture uses hands alone while craft blends hands with brain. Art requires hands brain and heart and its true power lies in the inner appeal of the creator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kustkin
London Times
Creft
Easter Island Statues Pride of Archeologists
The article notes Easter Island statues as ancient wonders, with massive quarry-built figures once wearing hats of volcanic rock. It cites crew labor to move a four ton statue, suggests hundreds of tons for some figures, and hints at a submerged continent theory behind the landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Museum
Alhough
Easter Island
Pacific
London
Egypt
Training Women Doctors Jubilee at Royal Free School
The London Tit-Bits notes the Jubilee of the Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine for Women, part of the University of London. Nearly 400 women students are training at Royal Free, a center exclusively for women in the British empire, with graduates practicing worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Royal Free Hospital
School of Medicine
University of Lonton
Royal Ree Hospital
Malthus Theory Disproved by Farm Mechanization
In the late 18th century Malthus warned that population growth would outpace food supply and bring famine, soothed by wars and pestilence. Economists now note farm machinery has largely disproved this, with food output per agricultural worker more than doubling since 1870.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malthus
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Mit
Carrie
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Pride of Archeologists
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News-Post Job Department
Court Street
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