Plaits and Coats Dominate Early Spring Fashion
A fashion writer notes blends of American and French design after opening season shows. American lines adapt to local figures with plaits in dresses and blouses, long straight coats with varied collars, and wide brim hats expected for warm days.
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Little Change in Ten Years in American Fashion
A veteran shop owner notes that in recent years American women’s dress shows little overall change in lines. Skirt lengths waist placements and sleeve hems vary, but gown silhouettes remain stable while they experiment with fabrics and trims.
Ribbon Headdress Styles for Flapper Fashion
A fragmented excerpt describes a flapper wearing a ribbon headband that wraps around the forehead and ties near the neck. It notes dark matte ribbons for street wear and metallic ribbons for evening use as the most agreeable styles.
Ribbon Girdles Trend in Women’s Dress Repair
A cronombeal worn by women handling garments shows ribbon girdles and sashes gain popularity this season. Avoid crushing by avoiding siting on ribbons. streaming styles on the sides have endured.
Tanlac credited with curing wife after two years of illness
George Birkholz of Indianapolis claims Tanlac restored his wife from weakness, indigestion, headaches, and weight loss after costly trials with other remedies. He says she now eats well, sleeps soundly, and has gained weight, endorsing Tanlac as sold by all reputable druggists with over 37 million bottles sold.
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War drives price hikes and color fixative advice
Fragmentary lines cite wartime doubled prices for cotton and linen and urge lengthening fabric use with Red Cross Ball Blue. Mentions grocers ad and a note that skirts have begun downward as proof of girls knowing when to stop.
Bungalows and East Indian Language Origins
The piece traces the word bungalow from East Indian dialects and shows how colonial trade influenced language. It cites 1633 references in Bangla and Bengali style houses and notes later usage of hengales or ball houses in Streynsham's diary, illustrating muttered evolution of terms.
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Sandip
Satgan
Uttle
Streynsham
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Emphasis Says You Have Money Overbrains in London Mall
A fragmented line suggests an insult directed at a person by a figure labeled She-Papa and an exclamation Regele-Ha. The garbled text mentions London Mall and a negative judgment about intellect versus wealth. The readable parts imply a quarrel or social teasing rather than a clear event.
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London Mall
Conny Survives Navy Armada Resting at Puget Sound
The Conny, flagship of the 16 ship American fleet, survived the world cruising battleships and is to rest in dead man's row at Puget Sound. She has more service as flagship than any American warship and never fired a shot, a record noted amid commemorative history of naval power. In a separate tale, Clemence Isaare, a French scholar from Tontouse born 1464, inspired floral games after a young troubadour’s romance, continuing the festival for 500 years.
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Connecticut
Puget Sound
Conny
Clemence Isaare
Tontouse
France
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Detroit News
Noisy debate on professor and coach salaries
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip notes the Greek professor earns about $3,000 yearly while the football coach makes around $12,000. The contrast sparks a remark on the size of crowds and value, highlighting a wide pay gap in academia versus athletics.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
The Problem, Ttih-I have nothing to do today.
The fragment presents a terse dialogue about idleness and asking when one will be finished, implying a casual exchange or comic moment.
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The Startling Fashions of Yore Unearthed Attic Dig
A five year old accompanied his mother to the attic and discovered old fashion magazines. He turned the pages and noted the whisp waists and flowing trains of a bygone era. He remarked that the ladies haven't any Jegs. This quaint reminiscence appears in a Kansas City Star clipping.
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Kansas City Star
Singing That Calms Babies Quietly Through The Years
A brief note recalls a lullaby style that soothes infants rather than arouse them, a melody favored across decades for gentle bedtime routines and parental soothing across generations.
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