Patou forecasts 1926 spring fashion shifts and fabrics
The designer predicts stable silhouettes with raised waistlines continuing, but rich new materials will differentiate the 1926 season. Taffeta makes a comeback yet avoids robe de style for evening, while crepe georgette, mousseline, lace, and fur trims shape day and night wear. The dalmatique replaces coats for evenings, and contrasts in fabrics define tailored suits and coats.
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Jean Patou
New York Herald- Tribune
Patou
Lelong
Rhodesia
British Empire
Food for the Family Recipes from Akitehen
A 1946 Western Newspaper Union piece offers home kitchen ideas and menus. It lists mulled buttermilk soups and bean dishes with sour cream, orange and water dress salad, baked onions with cheese, brown nut bread, mock crab, onion sandwiches, split pea soup, and creative dressings and desserts. The column emphasizes dairy, eggs, cereals, breads, and fats as core diet components.
True Friendship in Bible Tales Jonathan and David
A 1926 Western Newspaper Union piece extols Jonathan and David as the archetype of true friendship. It compares their bond to magnetism, cites 1 Samuel passions, and echoes Damon and Pythias as a pledge of loyalty and love.
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Jonathan
David
Damon
Pything
Lfe
Pythias
Western Newspaper Union
Dew Formation From Night Heat Radiation Explained
An 1870s explanation describes dew as moisture from aqueous vapor condensing on surfaces as the earth cools at night. Clear skies maximize dew, while cloud cover reduces it. The text notes Palestine’s summer dew aiding farmers and cites Gideon's fleece as a sign, emphasizing ground dryness alongside dew.
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Palestine
Gideon
Israel
Conversation Echoes on the Roadside
A terse exchange between a tourist and a Westerner unfolds about livelihood as the Westerner claims to have held sheep and the tourist asks for clarification, noting silence in response.
Cuticura Trio Promises Skin Relief for Baby
An advertisement touts Cuticura products for soothing a baby's red, itchy skin. It recommends Cuticura Soap for hot baths, Cuticura Ointment for direct relief, and Cuticura Talcum powder for daily use.
No Better Off Hub advert quote and coal ad note
The snippet pairs a humorous exchange about hats from the Japan Advertiser with an ad claiming soft coal will make laundry work heavier this winter. Also mentions Red Cross Ball Blue as a cleaner and lists grocers advertising.
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Red Cross Ball
Sharp One Feiele Question Sparks Dorm Room Debate
A brief exchange shows a student asking what an feiele is while another quips about water that’s hung around too long, revealing casual campus banter and wordplay between Johnitie and Allston Necafder.
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Doan
Missouri
ML Lindsey
S. Pondit
Mar Shall
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chem
Buffalo, N. Y
Feiele
Johnitie
Allston Necafder
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London
Metropolitan Water Board of London
England
Popular Science Monthly
Prague University
D. K. Absolon
Czechoslovakia
BAYER
Milady
Gaberdine
Akitehen
Western’ Newspaper Union
Burgess Batteries
Burgess
Army
Navy
Air Service
Burgess Battery Company
Chicago
Niagara Falls
Winnipeg
Hub
Japan
Fixall
Louisville Varnish Company
14Th and Maple Sts
Louisville, Ky
Watson KW
Coleman
Pateng Sawyer
Stenet
Washington, D
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