Children's fashion shifts from sailor suits to modern dresses
A fashion authority notes the end of old child sailor outfits as girls age eight to fourteen adopt current grown up styles. The era favors cottons and linens with short sleeved dresses, empire waists, gingham two piece outfits, and pastel tones. Fur pieces remain popular for outerwear with sable and silver fox seen as fashionable choices.
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New York
Luxembourg Garden
Batiste
Dimity
Liberty
Cross
Europe
Woman and Man Linked in Life as in Verse
An excerpt from Hiawatha's Wooing quotes the line about the balance of woman and man. It appears as a decorative verse in a 1929 Western Newspaper Union publication. The mood emphasizes companionship and mutual influence between genders.
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Hiawatha
Picnic Preparations and Campfire Treats From Grandma's Kitchen
A collection of old fashioned picnic ideas and campfire recipes includes gingerbread sandwiches with cottage cheese filling, sponge cake layers iced and served, and a baked bean sandwich with stuffed olives. It also covers orange peel candy, chocolate popcorn bites, sour cream biscuits, grape juice gelatin dessert, Spanish cabbage salad, vanilla custard fluff, noodle ring casserole, and a ham and asparagus centerpiece with paprika garnish.
New York Plans Immense Growth For Greater City
The regional planning committee proposes a metropolitan New York of 20 million people with 5 528 square miles of area and 88 airports. It envisions 421 communities in NY, NJ, and CT within 50 miles of City Hall and a vast system of transit, roads, parks, and tunnels to prevent crowding. The Russel Sage foundation funded the seven year study presented by George McAneny.
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New York
Regional Planning Committee
New York City
Russel Sage Foundation
George McAneny
Engineering Societies
England
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New Jersey
New York City Hall
Elizabeth Popular as Name for Babies
Berkeley researchers find baby names follow cycles. Elizabeth tops as the favored girl name while Mary declines Grace and Emily show movement. Frances and Ann forms may rise then fade as in past generations. Professor George R. Stewart Jr notes 12 names appear each generation.
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Berkeley
Calif
Doon
Elizabeth
Mary
Grace
Mabel
Ann
Emily
George R. Stewart, Jr
English Department
University of California
Frances
Stewart
Helen
Dorothy
Margaret
Marie
Katherine
Louise
Ruth
Elean
Lucille
Evelyn
Egg Under Tombstone Rumors Fresh After 12 Years
Fayette City investigators report an egg found under a tombstone in Mt. Auburn Cemetery after twelve years, with yolk and albumen still fresh. Frank Lowers and N. E. Murphy uncovered the egg while resetting the headstone for Pierce Kendall.
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Tombstone
Fayette City
Mt. Auburn
Frank Lowers
N. E. Murphy
Pierce Kendall
Kendall
Sunday Car Wash Ban Enforced in Fall River Mass
Fall River police will enforce a revived blue law prohibiting automobile washing at garages on Sundays. Police Chief Martin Feeney says arrests may follow if motorists wash cars on Sundays.
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Fall River
Mass
Martin Feeney
Post War Complexions and the Postwar Girl
The anecdote features C B E Montague criticizing postwar conditions while a publisher notes the postwar girl is shapelier due to athletics. Montague concedes a change in complexion, then asserts it is artificial.
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C. BE. Montague
Talkies Invasion Reaches Italy As Theaters Convert
Italy embraces sound pictures as Rome equips a studio for talkies and a special sound facility is built. American and English systems are adopted to bring synchronized film sound to major cities.
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Italy
Rome
Poise Under Ordinary Circumstances Inspires Behavior
A quotation from The American Magazine notes poise is about how ordinary men act when not faced with exceptional conditions, emphasizing steady conduct in daily life.
Mexico's First College Founded by Spanish Royal Order
A note recalls the 1553 founding of Mexico's first university by royal decree from Spain. The quote contrasts a bloody hand with a hard heart, attributed to Shelley.
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Mexico
Spain
Shelley
Awake to Necessity of Checking Soil Erosion
Capper's Weekly notes Texas farmers terrace rolling lands to combat soil wash in cotton country. Terracing elevates field barriers, slows runoff, improves water absorption, and boosts yields. Two years saw 2,808,250 acres terraced from 30 million cultivated, highlighted as vital conservation.
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Texas
If You Like Good Coffee Keep an Eye on Fresh Pot
An advice note urges keeping coffee pots fresh clean and sweet smelling for best flavor. It recommends washing out the pot with a tablespoon of 20 Mule Team Borax.
Home Cooking Bride There Are Mistakes in This Cookery Book
A humorous exchange centers on a cookery book with many errors. The husband jokes about tasting the mistakes, reflecting domestic kitchen wit.
Self-Confidence vs. Conceit Dilemma In Personal Undertakings
A compact excerpt argues that belief in one's capacity to achieve is distinct from self conceit. It notes that overconfidence can mislead while genuine assurance supports planning and effort.
Man digs grave for car engine in muddy street
Mr Bings, beside his car, is hailed by a stranger who asks if he is stuck. He replies cheerfully that his engine died and he is digging a grave for it, in a lighthearted local scene from New York.
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