Polka Dot Frocks Rule in Blue and White and Black and White
A fashion writer notes the polka dot in blue and white or black and white dominates summer frocks. Crepe de chine, georgette, and silk designs mix dots with plains, with variations including blue Brittany motifs and red accents. Plaids and checks return in black and white, while short capes and sheer sleeves shape the season’s key silhouettes.
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New York Times
Paris
New York
Rodiler
Chantel
Chanel
Vionnet
France
Martial Et Armand
Premet
Crécoll
Paquin
Comforting Camping Gear And Clothing Advice
The Chicago Motor Club bulletin advises campers to enjoy fresh breakfasts with cereal grapefruit and coffee, using collapsible stoves and portable kitchen cabinets. It stresses wool next to skin year round, recommends 60 percent wool garments for summer, and sug gests appropriate clothing for women and men, including knickers and khaki attire.
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Chicago Motor Club
Straight Windshield Vision Aids Safe Auto Driving
Dr Edwin H Silver of the Columbia trial company argues for vertical windshields to improve driver vision. He cites refraction and reflection laws, warns against slants over ten degrees, notes prismatic effects and blind spots from wide posts, and advocates a narrow post design with eyes about 20 inches from the glass.
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Edwin H. Silver
Columbia Trial Company
Motor Vision Commission
American Optometric Association
Doctor Silver
Avoid Stopping On Roadside Left Side Of Vehicle
Guidance warns against stopping on the road and leaning from the left side. Drivers risk being struck by protruding objects from trucks and passing cars. If camping use battery lighting, park with wheels blocked and avoid coasting in gear to save battery and starter wear.
Tampered Motor Numbers Detected by New Device
Philadelphia police tested a device that reveals tampered motor numbers. The process uses chemicals and heat to reveal the original manufacturer number on a metal plate for verification.
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Police
Philadelphia
Oil Hinges and Latches to Prevent Impairment
Instructions advise lubricating automobile door hinges and latches with linseed oil mixed with powdered graphite to avoid dust buildup and squeaks. The linseed oil minimizes running and spreading while the graphite stays in place, requiring only a small amount at each point.
Traffic Strain Shifts to Smaller Cities, NACC Warns
The National Automobile Chamber of Commerce reports larger cities manage traffic but smaller cities under 100000 population face rising accidents. It urges civic safety campaigns to prepare residents for increased automobile use and future congestion.
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National Automobile Chamber, of Commerce
America
National Automobile
Chamber
Paul and Peter Visit to Deepen Real Faith
The article recounts Paul after his Damascus vision seeking personal contact with Jesus through Peter. It highlights the fifteen days in Jerusalem where Peter shared firsthand experiences, shaping Paul’s conviction and mission. Newton and Hadley’s garden debate is cited to illustrate the demand for experiential knowledge in religion.
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Apostle Paul
Peter
Paul
Damascus
Jesus
Jerusalem
Cephas
Psus
Newton
Hadley
Paul Begre
Western Newspaper Union
Long Train to Move Coal Output Across Nation
Description notes a coal mine output would require a train as long as the distance from Washington D C to New Haven Connecticut to transport one average day's production.
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Washington, D. C
New Haven
Conn
Shoul
Farmers Union Mandamus Case Heard by Kansas Supreme Court
The Kansas Supreme Court heard the Lyndon Farmers Union mandamus suit seeking a bank charter from Bank Commissioner Ray Bone. It challenges a refusal to authorize a Lyndon bank, citing a constitutional loophole allowing banks to be organized by a person firm or corporation. The decision affects nearby Barber County bond issues and coop memberships.
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Topeka
Farmers’ Union
Lyndon
Ray Bone
Isgue
Supreme Court
Bone
Kansas Supreme Court
Harper County District Court
Lake State Bank
Barber County
Tovoka
Kansas
Boards of Trade
Sedgwick County
Farmers Co-operative Commission Company
Wichita Board of Trade
Court of Equity
Bank cashier Dolson jailed after McCune heist five years past
Louisville, Kentucky man H E Jones has been identified as H S Dolson the cashier who absconded from the Farmers State Bank at McCune five years ago with between two hundred thousand and one million dollars. He was arrested recently and is in Crawford County jail awaiting trial.
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Louisville
H. E. Jones
J. D. Turkington
Crawford County
Kansas
H. S. Dolson
Farmers’ State Bank
McCune
Dolson
Kansas Farmers Seek Substantial Relief Before Adjournment
Senator Curtis met at the White House with Joseph H. Mercer Kansas state livestock commissioner. Mercer said Kansas farmers were not united on a single farm measure but want substantial relief legislation before adjournment.
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Washington
Curtis
White House
Joseph H. Mercer
Kansas
Mercer
Congress
Worker Dies in Fall at Monarch Cement Plant Silo
Humboldt report says W. Carter of Chanute employed by Monarch Cement Company was killed instantly when a scaffold collapsed while he stood on a 90 foot silo with about a dozen workers at the Monarch plant.
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Humboldt
W. ©. Carter
Chanute
Monarch Cement Company
Monarch
Carter
Quarantine Orders Target Four Johnson County Townships
A mad dog quarantine is in effect for Olathe Oxford Shawnee and Mission including Mission Hills Kansas City. All un muzzled or untied dogs will be shot. In Lyons W D Darrah 34 died after smothering while trying to break a salt bin in a salt plant.
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Olathe
Johnson County
Oxford
Shawnee
Mission
Mission Hills
Kansas City
Lyons
W. D. Darrah
Wheat crisis overblown by grain dealers in Topeka report
Government crop report shows Kansas wheat at 7 percent of normal with an expected yield of 133 million bushels. Glenn Hines, 23, a teller at Wulfekuhler State Bank in Lehrenworth, died by suicide in the bank washroom, body found around 7:30. No motive known.
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Topeka
Kansas
Population rise in Emporia per census figures
Emporia shows a population increase of 492 in the latest census compilation. The city records 12,918 inhabitants, reflecting growth since the prior count.
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Emporia
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