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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1928
Page
12
The piece discusses new fashion embellishments like contrasting insets and coordinated fabrics in women's dress. It notes how designers, milliners, and leather stylists partner with wearers to blend outfits, with Dorothy Gulliver highlighted as a Hollywood example wearing shoes and accessories in the same material.
The article notes that remodeling old houses can modernize style at moderate expense. By adding a porch or wings, updating chimneys, dormers, and features, many colonial cottages gain charm. Owners’ sentiments about familiar homes often slow change but alterations can yield attractive, comfortable residences.
Professor P D Conversa from the University of Illinois reports a shift in small town commerce. A survey of villages under 1700 population shows new service oriented businesses tied to improved roads, including tire shops garages and other personal services.
A guide notes American elm trees suit front yard framing on either side of homes, with informal spacing for grace and protection. Oaks, tulip, sugar and Norway maples are also recommended options for landscape harmony and shade.
Reading a fragmented letter, residents quarrel about front yard upkeep and property appearance. One writer notes some families neglect lawns while wealthier homes appear well kept, prompting questions about community standards and enforcement.
A damaged OCR fragment reports on a local notice or brief event with unreadable names and details. It preserves the core action but lacks complete dates places or parties involved for full clarity.
A film notes tension with censors as producers discuss blacklist pressure and the challenge of portraying family themes. The House Manager recalls censorship limits while fight pictures face bans and the father daughter dynamic is highlighted.
Department of Agriculture notes toads eat many insect pests harming crops. They prey on both diurnal and nocturnal insects, offsetting loss by destroying numerous crop pests. Toads supplement birds after daytime activity declines, aiding garden and field protection.
A laboratory stage advertising device named Signa in the Sky projects photographs and signs onto clouds. It uses a powerful searchlight and lenses inside a cannon like barrel to cast images up to five miles, with a revolving front screen for color effects.
Two year old Bitinda Shryrock of Compton California is knocked from a car door that opened while the vehicle was moving forty nine miles per hour. She is thrown sixty feet and suffers bruises but no serious injury according to hospital reports.
A witty dialogue notes a seamstress charging for a dress and hat in under half an hour. The husband questions the hat’s portion and mocks time spent. The piece jokes about income tax honesty and the folly of saying no too often.
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