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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1931
Page
3
A fashion feature highlights ocean pearl buttons and buckles as trims for sport clothes. It describes a bold three hundred button bolero suit inspired by London costermongers and notes velvet wraps, transparent jackets, and beach pajamas in vivid colors and styles.
Dr. Charles Thompson of the University of Illinois lists four requisites for a desirable community and adds personality as the crucial fifth. He says personality develops as citizens pursue lofty government, culture, and refinement, and that resident idealism builds a city’s good name and reputation. The Richmond Paladium notes culture deserves intensive cultivation.
Herbert E. Maxson argues in American Architect that fire resist ing construction can create a false sense of security. He notes many so called fireproof buildings use burnable walls and partitions and uncovered steel lowers fire resistance. Construction phase poses the greatest hazard as scaffolding fires can cause damage far exceeding original costs as in Riverside church case.
Chicago building commissioner Chris Pasch en argues buyers seek more than basics like light heat streets and transit. He says many builders ignore the psychology of home seekers and the influence of women on decisions, favoring uniform boxlike designs.
O. L. Moore secretary treasurer of the Union Set Dealers and Growers association spoke in Chicago urging renewed home gardens. He said prosperity led to abandoning gardens, but suburbanites and city residents are likely to restart back yard agriculture to feed their families.
Appalachian Gas corporation describes a Smokeless Town project a residential community of 200 homes in New York City to use gas for all services including heating Health Commissioner Wynne says smoke costs New York 96 million dollars annually
Old brick buildings show mellow beauty gained with age, unmatched by other exterior wall materials in artistic appeal and character.
Mothers rely on Castoria for fretful babies and teething pain with quick comfort and restful sleep. The vegetable formula is mild enough for young children and effective for upset stomachs and coated tongues. Ensure the genuine product bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature.
A youth in long pants and spats proclaims his fashion as a friend asks the meaning of the spats. Later a store errand turns to trouble when the door is locked and the $500 and $100 bills vanish along with a companion outside the shop.
A German musician and inventor presents an ear shaped violin designed to enhance tone while preserving resonance and volume. The instrument’s edge construction allows bowing without curved sounding surfaces, reportedly boosting resonance per Popular Mechanics.
Liverpool Echo records a banter between Briggs and Forshaw about taking a wife in the car and managing two companions on an outing. The exchange underscores lively local wit in the era.
In a terse exchange a passerby asks what Mrs Gale discussed. The reply comes that she spoke of business, but when pressed, the speaker clarifies only that the talk was about business matters without naming the client or specifics.
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