Personality fashions target the matron in modern style
The piece argues that dress experts now tailor fashions to individual personality, especially for mature women. It highlights a Chicago market council Midtown event showcasing outfits for youthful matrons, advanced matrons, ingenues, and larger women, with guidance to ask for items that fit one’s individuality.
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Chicago Wholesale Market Council
Western Newspaper Union
Beauty Hints From Cherie Nicholas on Chic Polishes
The chic set favors vivid nail polish and matching lipstick in coral cardinal ruby and natural tones. Paris and St Moritz reports note full-wall polish trends and metallic effects fade. A New York trim look with white moon tips appears among fashionable women, paired with costume jewelry and coordinated accessories.
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Paris
St. Moritz
Infantile paralysis history and control insights
A historical overview traces infantile paralysis origins from Sweden to the United States, noting epidemic years in Illinois and nationwide waves. It explains transmission by direct contact, the nervous system damage causing paralysis, and the role of convalescent serum plus early diagnosis and orthopedic treatment in reducing severe outcomes.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Vermont
New York City
United States
Illinois
Illinois State Department of Public Health
Western Newspaper Union
Fitted Vanities Redo Combines Fashion and Practical Use
The revival of vanity bags showcases a blend of beauty and practicality. Cosmeticians designed the cases with velvet, lame, kidskin, silks, and metals in unlimited colors to match party attire, holding purse, change purse, cigarette case, comb, lipstick, rouge, and powder.
Spring 1985 Suit Lines and Jacket Lengths Preview
A fashion note describes varying jacket lengths for spring 1985 and looser suit silhouettes. Necklines move toward bowed or frilled looks with jabots or softening touches on blouses. Contrasting blouses remain advised, even with linen fabrics.
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Cassie Tailleur
Spring Coat Dresses in Black Navy and Wool Styles
Smart spring coats offered in black navy or pepper and salt wools feature slender lines and petals shaped white pique collars. The collection highlights refined tailoring and decorative collar accents for the new season.
Roman Stock Exchanges and Caesar’s Acta Diurna
The article explains Roman finance and information flow in the second century B C. It notes joint stock companies used for taxes loans and public works. Caesar’s Acta Diurna functioned like a newspaper while courier networks carried corporate updates from provinces. A line of Forum banks likely traded stock loans as Rome had speculators.
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Rome
B. C
Gaul
Spain
Africa
Asia
Acta Diurna
Senate
Assembly
Forum
Cor ner in grain and oil market scandal cited
A Pearson’s Weekly note mentions a play line about a corner in grain and recalls an oil scandal in Rome where speculators sought control of the olive oil market. An Ady advertisement touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as strengthening weak women with no alcohol, sold by druggists in tablets or liquid.
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Acter
Rome
Pearson’s Weekly
Dr. Pierce
First Calendar Pyramid Hint in Jackson Miss Daily News
Brief quirky note states the pyramid was the first calendar and jokes it was hard turning over a new pyramid, attributed to Jackson Mississippi Daily News.
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