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Newspaper
Rock Valley Bee
Location
Rock Valley, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1925
Page
4
Outdoor fashion feature describes knitted short sports coats resembling astrakhan and caracul, with fur-like trims in bold fall colors. It highlights matching street hats with neck pieces, velvet and silk trims, and versatile midseason wear including plaids, velours, and Angora accents.
A fragmented trove of kitchen notes offers guidance on frying chicken with steam, brown crusts, and milk braises. It includes Chicken au Lait style methods, sugar syrups, Nantucket Buns, and preserves such as Wild Plum and Tomato Jam. It mentions wild fruits, grape preparations, and general canning advice from a vintage cook’s column.
A city office lunch room scene shows workers praising Mr Bonen and Hopkins for kindness. Flowers from Hopkins and his wife brighten desks, lifting morale and making a hot workday more tolerable as Miss Burns arranges bowls and vases for the staff.
The article describes making hooked rugs from old clothing and fabrics. It explains tools, materials, and a simple method using burlap frames and hand drawn patterns. Schools offer instructions, supply patterns, and can mail guidance to interested crafters.
In a quirky exchange Mrs. Monkton accuses Henry of a hidden thing on his coat as she notices a dark ball. He insists it is nothing, offering a clumsy defense about a worn seat cover and stuffing, while the couple jokes about the source of the odd object and a motor cart.
A fragmented item from The New York Evening Post notes a small town resists outsider pity, relies on civic pride and local public opinion, and highlights how women’s clubs, lectures, gardening, and cultural initiatives uplift life. It emphasizes neighborly support from Britain and nearby areas during need and the town’s self sufficiency.
Local residents rally to improve streets in Columbiana led by the Blanner in b mel rk, with Exchange Gin contributors funding the depot street completion and progress on Coli street. County effort noted as part of a Shelby district report.
The growth of cities into suburban zones forces a rethink of urban concepts and regulation. Standards from a generation ago no longer fit, with de decentralization already underway. Impacts show in the Chicago area, extending twenty miles or more in all directions.
A speaker at a Detroit estate convention argues cities progress by beauty and honesty. Real estate men are seen as rising influence for right thinking, promising dividends if moral and physical cleanliness is pursued, restraining prurience that harms development.
The city manager plan now may be adopted by referendums in 14 states including Massachusetts New Jersey and Virginia. Michigan leads with 44 cities adopting the plan, while Texas and California show notable progress and Virginia shows widespread use in cities over 25,000 except Richmond.
W S Gilbert and fellow London riders known as the Liver Brigade rode daily for health in Hyde Park. One tale recalls Gilbert scolding a man who walked his horse in the park while police watched.
The piece notes around 1.5 million Japanese girls and women engaged in clerical and stenographic work, with many turning to office jobs as a livelihood. It cites rising enrollment in business courses, about 20,000, and discusses the public schools expanding programs to meet the demand.
Woodhaven New York resident Mr. C Collins credits Carter’s Little Liver Pills with restoring health and ambition after chronic migraines and stomach troubles. He reports improved energy and work performance and says the pills act gently as a laxative without aftereffects. Recommended for sale by drug stores.
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