Outdoor fashion drives white serge and flannel appeal
A fashion writer notes growing demand for pastime clothes in white serge and flannel with bold trims. Paris London and New York influence trends as designers push two tone sweaters and long coats, while Lanvin Patou and others feature white serge crepe and embroidery in red and black.
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New York Tribune
Paris
London
New York
Inc
Rodler
Jeanne Lanvin
Langin
Enormous hats described as tentlike Paris fashion
A description of oversized Parisian hats notes black satin crowns rising high and wide brim parasol size. Lace curtains hang in front toward the nose and behind to the waist, creating a tentlike silhouette.
White Costumes Timelessly Fashionable in Allure
The piece notes white costumes remain stylish and versatile. It mentions occasional bright accents like a colored scarf or hat to provide a contrasting touch, highlighting simple elegance and fashion-forward restraint.
Orange Blossom Bride Tuatlatone Details
Fragmentary note describes a tuatlatone bride item made of white sik with each piece bearing a tiny bouquet of orange blossoms. The text is incomplete and contains garbled wording.
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Magerle
Testing eggs by candling to judge freshness
The article explains candling eggs to assess quality without breaking the shell using a pasteboard box and strong light. It notes that comparing yolk and white appearance with Department of Agriculture charts from Bulletin 51 helps determine condition, aiding both households and commerce and saving transport costs. Department bulletin 51 is available from the Government Printing Office for 40 cents.
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United States Department Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Department Bulletin 51
Superintendent of
Government Printing Office
Washington, D. C
Tigers Talk of Wild Honor in Jungle and Zoo Life
A talking tiger in a zoo voice speaks of jungle days and fair conduct, stressing wild life, hunting only for food, and not killing for sport while urging respect for laws of the jungle. The piece blends zoo fantasy with cautions on kitchen and home care and ends with a note on fashion and common sense.
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Pigers
Bald the Tiger
Prince
Siberian Tiger
Bengal Tiger
Todor
Shaye
Tiger
Women Cut Sewing Time With Foundation Pattern Training
In Dinklin county Missouri 871 women joined two training classes to learn a foundation pattern per USDA guidance. They saved time, produced 74 foundation patterns 824 undergarments 409 outer garments and 148 garments that would have been bought, totaling 9875 dollars in cash savings and over an hour saved per sewing day.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Dinklin County
Miscueed Recipe Fragments and Food Tips From Scrap Text
The readable fragments discuss oysters best in shells and a variety of kitchen hints. Notes mention ice cream cooling, frying fish, currant jelly sauce for chicken, and vague references to boiling water and sunlit spots. The text is garbled with stray punctuation and inconsistent capitalization.
Tale fragment on Lot and his wife from Modéra in His Waya
The passage records a joking exchange about Lot's wife turning to salt and a child’s humorous guess that he would hunt for a fresh one. The excerpt includes dialogue between a child and mother, with a playful ending.
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Modéra
Elttie Dorothy
Lot
Cooperation and teamwork win the war effort
A 1922 Western Newspaper Union piece stresses that victory comes from collective effort. It argues guns and funds matter less than the continual cooperation and teamwork of every citizen.
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Western Newspaper Union
Apple Bump lings and Green Grape Preserves Recipe Tips
A fragment lists kitchen instructions for Apple Bump lings with pea flour crusts and preserved green grapes. Also notes grape juice cream, tea biscuit crusts, green and white salad with chicken and grapes, quince and apple jelly, chestnut in chicken broth, and a simple sugar butter milk sauce with bakeware tips.
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Algo
Jean Patou
Patau
Tye
Jalis
Western Mewsparee Union
Don’ts
Chuck
Walla
Victor
Nisse
Stockholm
Erbinet
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