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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1928
Page
8
Fashion writer Julia Bottomley notes a new age of printed velvet and black lace dominates lingerie and evening wear. The piece highlights chemises, negligees, nightrobes, and gowns with jabots, capelets, and vivid yokes, in black, brown, wine, and jungle greens, with emphasis on versatility for day and night use.
A historical account of the 1860 Democratic split at Charleston and Baltimore shaping the GOP’s rise. It recalls Douglas versus pro slavery factions, the two-thirds rule, adjournments, and the Charleston outcry. It then describes Lincoln’s 1860 Chicago nomination and Seward’s depleted challenge, including crowd tactics and media spin.
A pocket sunway in the Hampton Court Old Court House collection shows two hinged styles with a movable pointer. The top end carries four compass directions and backs display town names with numbers. To tell time you locate the town number, align the pointer, and turn the dial to face north for the local time.
In a humorous anecdote from Lemuel Bolles a New York reporter recalls a Paris banquet surgeon who cut off a man's arm and certified him unfit for more fighting. Headquarters asks why the man is unfit. the surgeon says because he has only one arm, prompting the retort that he counted in.
A fashion story by Mrs. Afilton Holden Wid Widener of Philadelphia sparked chatter at a 4 Palm Beach luncheon. The Melbourne Times notes a playful exchange about an accidental car caper, remarking on prompt caution amid busy shopping.
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