Rattles the Kingfisher Divides Old Orchard Birds
In the Old Orchard, Rattles and Mrs. Rattles live apart from other birds who dislike his ground-dwelling nest and fish bone home. Jenny Wren voices scorn for his voice and habits, while Johnny Chuck defends Rattles as sensible though different.
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Rattles the Kingfisher
Mrs. Rattles
Southland
Rattles
Skimmer the Swallow
Jenny Wren
Blacky the Crow
Sammy Jay
Robin
Goldie
Oriole
Jenny
Johnny Chuck
Mr. Blacksnake
Cresty
Chatterer
Red Squirrel
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Baking with Sour Milk and Cream Tips
A historical home guidance piece explains using sour milk and cream in place of sweet milk in recipes. It covers substitutions for fat and liquid, the small role of baking soda, and notes on texture from lactic acid. It ends with a sugar cookies recipe using sour cream and lemon nutmeg flavor.
Think Twice Before You Write a Letter Poem and Recipe
A 1932 item presents a reflective poem about the caution needed before writing letters, urging kindness and restraint. It is followed by a Western Newspaper Union recipe for Chocolate Drop Cookies, detailing ingredients such as brown sugar sour cream and chocolate, yielding about thirty-two cookies.
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Dad
Douglas Malloch
WNN
Western Newspaper Union
Boners and Miscellany Tidbits From Exam Pages
A collection of playful quiz notes and misstatements including jokes about epistles, Shakespeare, St Paul, and Roman Britain. Sparsely sourced lines mention Stevenson marriage, travels with a monkey, and a remark on hard water.
Frock Design Highlights Dot and Ruche Style
A frock in red and white showcases a clever combination of dot and ruche detailing enhancing playful elegance. The seeable pattern emphasis suggests a vintage fashion editorial tone.
Warriors of Gideon Following Scripture Summary
Gideon's 300 followers are described as armed with swords trumpets and earthen pitchers containing lamps as stated in scripture. The account highlights their unconventional battle gear and symbolic illumination during the ritual.
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Gideon
History of artificial silk and rayon development
The search for a silk substitute spans years with early efforts by George Audemars in 1855 using collodion and liquid rubber. The industry gained practicality after Hilaire de Chardonnet demonstrated a cellulose yarn in Paris in 1899, leading to the modern rayon process.
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George Audemars
Switzerland
England
Hilaire de Chardonnet
Paris
Ostrich Returns To Fashion in Paris and Beyond
CHERIE NICHOLAS reports a revival of ostrich in fashion from Paris races to mil liner designs. Designers showcase ostrich trims on capes and jackets with white or beige tones, and new accessories include ostrich leis and coordinated sets with bags.
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Strich
Two Purpose Dress A Popular Wardrobe Solution
The piece explains a versatile afternoon dress suited for both day and evening wear. Paris makers call it a 6 to 12 dress with sleeves and a long skirt, offered in light crepe de chine or printed roma with elbow length sleeves or decorative ruffles.
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Paris
New Blouses Feature Wide Style Variety in Textures
Fashion notes describe a broad blouse range with dash patterns, dots, checks and stripes for daywear and dressier options in crepe silk and rayon satin. New sleeve shapes include bagged wrists and puff caps while scarf necklines gain popularity.
New Hip Length Wraps In White Net For Summer Formals
One of the newest wraps for summer formal wear is a hip length circular cape of white net edged with pleated ruffles of the same material. Bolero jackets and capes are also made of clinging lace in white or pastel colors.
Debutante Frock Highlighted by Satin White and Red Velvet
A debutante captivates in a white satin frock paired with a cherry red velvet jacket. The back features a large red velvet rose that secures the drapery.
Crinkled Crepe: Pure Silk Crepe Dominates Fall Fashion
Cherie Nicholas notes all pure silk crinkled crepes appear in better fabric departments. A dark brown two piece bolero suit with white crepe accents demonstrates the season's trend toward dark costumes brightened by white details.
Summer sports dresses in pastel colors trend
Pastel sleeveless sports dresses in cotton and silk pique linen wool and crepe appear in lemon yellow powder blue shell pink and water green highlighting summer style in local fashion pages.
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Mna
Mployees
Des Moines
Iowa City
Thornton W. Burgess
Alice Wearne
Los Angeles
Shakespeare
St. Paul’s
Britain
Spain
Robert Louis Stevenson
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Gareth
Dot and
Ruche
Dennis HK
Noland
Second Corps
Mitchel
Long Island
By Cherie Nicholas
Crinkled Crepe
Cherie Nicholas
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