What a flapper is and China’s view of attire
W M Burnside, returning missionary from Kwong Tung, notes American flappers wear knickers and bobbed hair, while Chinese women favor trousers. He observes China’s traditional dress remains sensible though he sees changing styles in the United States and laments America’s rapid social shifts over five years.
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Kia
M. Burnside
United States
Kwong Tung
South Ching
Rome
America
Mr. Burnside
China
San Antonio
Burnsde
Niles
Bunade
When You Feel a Cold Coming On Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromig Quinine Wablets as a safe proven remedy to fend off a cold influenza attack. The box bears signatures of El Ww Grove and lists 30e price.
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Grove
Temple League Names Alfred Sack New President
Alfred Nv Sack was elected president of the Temple league, the Temple Beth El youth group. Also chosen were Leon Tobias as vice president, Miss Jeanette Servytanski treasurer, Raphael Weiner secretary, Miss Sophie Feller parliamentarian, Terry Kallison sergeant at arms, and Rabbi Ephraim Frisch chaplain. A housewarming party is planned at the new Community house on February 8.
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Alfred Nv Sack
Temple League
Young People's Association of
Temple Beth-El
Leon Tobias
Jeanette Servytanski
Raphael Weiner
Sophie Feller
Terry Kallison
Ephraim Frisch
League
Jeffries Wins Love Ma Love My Dog Court Drama
Glendale January report on Jim Jeffries, actor and former wrestling star, who battles Mrs. Jessie C. Swift over possession of a white poodle. He claims he raised the dog from a puppy and identifies it by color and scent, describing a spirited domestic dispute with legal overtones.
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Jeffries
Glendale
Cal
Jim Jeffries
Jessie CG. Swift
Jim Woo
Missing War Veteran W. F. McWilliam Sought Nationwide
The search for war veteran W F McWilliam, who wandered from a San Antonio sanitarium on November 1 1926, expands after a Fort Worth postmarked government letter to his sister Nate McWilliam offers the first clue. Authorities join the hunt for the shell shocked amnesia patient with no address provided and no welfare details in the note.
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W. F. McWillam
San Antonio
Nate McWilliam
Fort Worth
McWilliam
Plant Juice promises natural tonic and cleanser remedy
An old time herbal remedy advertises Dillingham's Plant Juice as a natural cleanser and tonic. It claims to revive energy, improve appetite, and restore stomach function, citing Mrs. Mary G. Jefferson of Toledo and urging readers to try the product for over thirty years of “Nature's proven way to health.”
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Nature
Pip
Dilingham
Mary G. Jefferson
Monroe Street
Toledo
Ohio
Dillingham
Chanel hues described in fashion item notes
A compact listing highlights Chanel color options including red jungle green cornflower blue navy and black as potential palette notes for a fashion collection.
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Divine
Alfred Sack
Quroko
Crockett
Joske
Joske Bros Co
Antonio
Jersey
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