Enlistment and College Turmoil Spark War Talk
In a college town, Ram sey Milholland enlists amid campus fervor while Dora Yocum confronts her own ache en countering pro war sentiment. Fred Mitchell sympathizes yet notes the clash between duty and emotion as the nation heads toward war with Germany.
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Frocks and Hats Shine in Dark Taffeta Summer Fashions
Fashion notes celebrate taffeta and dark fabrics with varied frocks and hat styles. Black, navy, and vivid colors appear in lightweight frocks and elaborate hats, including hair braid black toppers with chiffon borders and feather accents.
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Egyptian Banquets Brand Death Reminder With Mummy At Feasts
Accounts of ancient Egyptian revelry describe wealthy hosts staging elaborate banquets with rich foods and rare wines. A public reminder of mortality appeared as a coffin with a carved mummy image passed among guests, prompting them to drink and enjoy themselves before death. Herodotus notes this practice occurred at drinking parties about two and a half millennia ago.
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Batik Blouses Reach Popular Fashion Across Circles
Batik blouses, once tied to art circles and Greenwich Village, now common as bobbed hair. Silks with batik patterns cost less than band dyed fabrics and reach the shoulders. Gowns feature corsages at the waist with foliage and ribbons to the hem.
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Festoons of Flowers Adorn Hats and Gowns This Summer
Flowers hang as festoons from hats and gowns a popular decorative trend. Many summer hats feature blossoms falling from the brim creating a delicate, trailing floral effect.
Sport Clothes Feature Embraces Color and Embroidery
A report notes a rising trend in sport clothes favoring straightfinés and simple frocks. Despite this simplicity, designers offer vast material variety with vivid colors, patterns, and substantial use of art embroidery.
Disturbed Slumbers at Grandmother’s House
A Chicago Tribune excerpt recalls a neighbor hearing a ringing bell and finding a young nephew with a woolly dog at the door asking, Please put my little dog to sleep in your bed. The child worries the dog’s slumbers will be disturbed by a noisy younger brother.
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The Cuticura Toilet Trio Ad
The Cuticura Toilet Trio. Having cleared your skin keep it clear by making Cuticura your every day toilet preparations The Soap to cleanse and purify the Ointment to soothe and heal the Talcum to powder and perfume No toilet table is complete without them.
Judge Quips On Genetics And Wishes In Youth
A witty exchange quotes a judge noting a baby inherits eyes from the wife's family and a chin from the father, followed by a remark that wishes are valuable before turning thirty but fade after.
Glee Club Ponders Origin of Its Name
After hearing a glee club the patient listener wonders where the group got its name. The article notes curiosity about the term glee and its musical associations across communities.
Adam Again and the Laundry Advertisement
Humorous quip about marital devotion opens with Adam and wife banter. The piece then shifts to a laundry advertisement recommending good soap and Red Cross Ball Blue for whitening and rinsing fabrics.
Fortune teller warns of trouble with dark man named Mose
A nervy exchange unfolds as a fortune teller predicts serious trouble for a man and asks to confirm if the ominous figure is Mose, his janitor, adding a chilling twist to the scene.
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Allen's Foot Crab Advertisement Hints Quick Foot Relief
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot Cramp or Foot Powder to ease corns bunions callouses and sore swollen feet by shaking into shoes. It promotes longer lasting shoes and pain relief. A brief satirical dialogue about hair follows noting sarcasm and misplacement.
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