Small Towns Set Style For Women
The article argues that American fashion is driven by rural and small town tastes, not Paris or New York. Manufacturers plan two years ahead to satisfy the mass market, allowing shoppers to find current styles locally and even copy Paris trends if they choose.
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Paris
Fifth Avenue
New York
Hollywood
America
Pathfinder Haus
Pathfinder Magazine
Tasettes and Calf Heart Dish Ideas for Busy Kitchens
A 1933 Western Newspaper Union recipe note suggests Tasettes dessert using apples, brown sugar, flour, butter, eggs, milk and raisins with custard. It also describes a calf heart dish fried with bacon, onion, pimiento, green pepper, stock and bay leaf baked slowly to finish, served with bacon and tart jelly.
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Western Newspaper Union
Farmer Brown's Boy digs a compost pit in the garden
In midsummer Farmer Brown's Boy digs a six foot deep compost pit in a sandy garden corner. He plans to rot leaves, sods, and barnyard dressing to feed next year's plants. Sammy Jay watches, unsure if the pit is a trap, and decides to wait and observe.
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Farmer Brown
Brown
Green Meadows
Green Forest
Sammy Jay
Sammy
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Boners and partial notes from exam humor in WNU Service
A collection of quirky glossary like lines and jokes from a history era exam papers. It mentions Arnold Bennett as a soldier who betrayed the Union, odd terms like hydrophobia as an airplane, and playful wordplay about the Middle Ages. The items read like a humor column from the Bell Syndicate.
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Knight Time
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Golf Swing Fix Ouimet Found in England
Francis Ouimet learned to avoid over swinging with irons by placing the right thumb on top of the shaft. During 1914 in England he observed Hilton’s brisk strokes and adopted the grip, stopping the overswing. This method helped him strike crisper iron shots.
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Francis Ouimet
England
Hilton
Ouimet
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Papa Knows Defray What a Man Does for a Son in College
A 1933 Bell Syndicate WNU Service strip, chalking up a father son moment about defraying college costs.
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Pop
Age's Place
A reflective poem on aging, contrasting the persistence of older voices with a youth that dominates the stage. The speaker laments the difficulty of aging gracefully while society favors the young and moves past old tales.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Renovating a shabby umbrella method
The guide suggests cleaning a worn umbrella with a solution of ammonia and warm water to refresh the fabric and frame. It notes brushing the umbrella thoroughly to remove dirt before rinsing and drying.
Too Many Reckless in Investment of Savings
A columnist cites Frank A. Vanderlip on how the public spends little time selecting investments. He notes people save hard yet devote scant effort to choosing securities, often risking long term wealth for marginal gains.
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Frank A. Vanderlip
Saturday Evening Post
Governor Winthrop desk origin explained by Boston firm
The New York Sun reports the slant-top desk from Charak Furniture of Boston was intended as Governor Hancock desk but was printed as Governor Winthrop by error. The mislabel stuck and became the trade name.
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Governor Winthrop
New York Sun
Charak Furniture Company
Boston
Governor Hancock
Bayer Aspirin Tablets For Sore Throat Relief
A consumer note advises dissolving Bayer Aspirin tablets in warm water every 2 to 3 hours for sore throat relief. It claims quick action, urges asking a doctor, and recommends buying genuine Bayer Aspirin in boxes of 12 or bottles of 100 from drugstores.
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