Neat Mail Box Shelter Adds Order to Roadside
A Popular Mechanics Magazine design suggests an apartment style mail box shelter mounted on a 2 by 4 frame. It holds two or three shelves of 1 inch material with a roof covered in colored asphalt or asbestos shingles. Mail boxes are screwed to the shelves and the whole unit is painted white for weather protection.
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Xind
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Proper City Planning Vital for Growing Metropolises
The Chicago Post argues that early city founders plan wisely, but later growth outpaces safeguards. It urges careful, legal zoning to prevent incongruous features and avoid rash use of legislative power, aiming for balanced urban expansion.
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Chicago Post
Pull Together Speaker Urges City Businessmen to Praise Peers
Andalusia Star urges every local businessman to resolve to speak only in commendation of others for three months. The action, it says, would foster good fellowship, back up positive talk with deeds, and revive the community’s flourishing spirit.
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Andalusia
Recreational Grounds Boost for Towns and Youth
Towns find recreation a sound investment and social good. Officials note parks playgrounds athletic fields and community houses attract residents and curb youth drift to cities as communities push for clean play and facilities.
Time to Turn New Leaf in Ozark’s Homecoming Resolve
A call from Ozark Southern Star urges residents to stop leaving town and pride in their roots. It encourages readers to commit to staying, improving, and not returning to old habits of departure. The piece emphasizes community resilience and personal accountability.
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Ozark
Ozark Southern Star
Alibi for Homer disputed authorship sparks new thought
An English schoolboy remarks that writing may not have existed when Homer lived, suggesting Homer’s poems were produced later. The Boston Transcript cites this view as a point in the ongoing debate over Homeric authorship.
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Boston Transcript
Moonlight Tennis Gains Popularity on British Courts
Moonlight tennis grows popular on British courts as players use arc lights when the moon is not full. The article notes brighter evenings encourage evening sessions and extended play opportunities.
Ensemble Scheme in High Favor in Fashion's Latest Styles
The trend blends colors across robes d interieur, negligees, and lingerie with blue crepe de chine and orchid chiffon. Two tone gowns feature rose and orchid trims, while printed silks, breakfast coats, and peasant blouses in voile and crepe dominate.
Two-Piece Kasha Dress Popular Golf Costume
The article notes the two piece kasha dress and other golf costumes as the current vogue in golf attire. It describes jumper and skirt sets including kasha skirts with silk blouses, jer sey tops, and variations like a dark brown jersey suit with a cape. It contrasts with tweed suits and outlines fashionable details such as plaited skirts, belts, and ornate golf shoes.
Stylish V neck blouse with adaptable scarf cape
The description presents a blouse in light blue rose orchid yellow green with a white flat vest and matching scarf. The back features a wide crepe scarf attached to a V neck that can hang as a cape or be drawn to the front and tied in bertha fashion.
Delicate Tints Dominate Early Summer Fashion
A range of delicate tints appears for very early summer fashion. Soft blues pinks and corals lead the palette with yellows greens and peach hues also prominent. Blue returns to the trend after a dip with Madonna azure and pervende noted. Skirts stay short with chiffon dresses featuring lace hems near the knees. most houses set a fifteen inch ground length.
Two Extreme Glove Types Split by French and English Import
The piece notes a sharp division in glove imports from France and England into two classes. One style is plain pull-on with minimal wrist gathering, while the other is ornate with scalloped embroidered cuffs. The cuffs are now very narrow to emphasize long evening sleeves.
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France
England
Jade Ornament For Elegant Black Satin Frock Trim
Lovely carved jade ornaments provide distinctive trimming for a long waisted frock in black satin. The article highlights the craft and style appeal of jade accessories for formal wear.
Stubby Hoods and Plaid Hose Hint at Game Origin
A fragment notes a Scotch plaid hose clue as a possible nod to the game's origin, suggesting a playful cultural touch in early play attire. The line implies a charming detail rather than a formal record, leaving the broader context unclear.
Wild colored accessories brighten spring costumes
The article notes bold spring fashion with beaded necklaces in many colors, oversized gold link bracelets, and amber jade or wooden bangles. It highlights beaded jewelry on dresses and inlaid brooches and buckles that add vibrant effect to evening outfits.
Jabots Highlight New Silk Frocks Trimmed At Top
The Straight line fashion now defines jabots as the shortest span between the jabot at the top and the plait flounce or flare at the bottom. The jabot trend has spread quickly and most new frocks feature this trim.
Pocket in Hat Adds Flair with Hanky Peek
A felt hat with a handkerchief tucked in its crown creates a stylish pocket display. The peeking hanky complements the neck scarf for a coordinated look.
Bright Embroidery Dresses With Navy Kasha Trimmed Coats
Bright embroidery dresses and coats of navy blue kasha cloth are trimmed with bright embroidery and bold pipings, presenting a lively, fashion-forward display.
Black and Pink and Ecru Substituting for Monochrome Mix
An OCR fragment describes color pairings with phrases like black and pink and ecru used as substitutes for all black and white combinations. The text reads as a color sample note without a clear event or person tied to it.
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Ecru
Some People Who Received a New Name in Antioch
Lesson covers Acts 11 19 30 with focus on Barnabas and Saul at Antioch. Persecution disperses believers who preach to Jews and Greeks. Barnabas mentors Saul, both teach a year, and the church gains its name Christians through divine guidance. Also notes benevolence to Jerusalem saints and unity between Jew and Gentile Christians.
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Treasures of the Intellect: A Quote by A. M. Hutchinson
The remark contrasts fragile material treasures with the enduring value of intellectual treasures. It asserts that material goods are temporary and held only by sufferance, while the intellect, connected to truth, is an inviolable personal possession.
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M. Hutchinson
New England’s Great Poem Is Her Sunday Beecher Quote
The line by Henry Ward Beecher elevates Sunday as the region’s defining literary tribute. A concise reflection credits Sunday as the enduring poetic emblem of New England.
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New England
Henry Ward Beecher
Japs Learn English as a Course in Public Schools
Theodore Geoffrey notes in the Saturday Evening Post that English is taught widely in Japanese public schools and that some teenagers volunteer as interpreters. He predicts English may become a second language for Japan, as Dutch is for the Netherlands, due to global communication needs and Japanese language quirks.
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Japan
Theodore Geoffrey
Saturday Evening Post
Cynical Farmers Gifts From Duke and Eastman Spark Skepticism
George Jay Gould commented after returning from France that the $65,000,000 gifts to the American people clear cynicism. He recalled French farmers who would not speak of friendship as merely sunlit shadows, contrasting attitude with the American generosity.
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George Eastman
George Jay Gould
France
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French Consul Dismisses Bolshevik Fear in Chicago
At a Chicago reception Antonin Barthelmy the French consul assured guests there is no danger of a bolshevik revolution in France. He mocked alarmism comparing it to a child frightened by a bedtime dream of eating himself.
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Antonin Barthelmy
Chicago
France
Constable Slackputter Stops Bank Bandits in Timber
Detecor Constable Sam T Slackputter reports baffling the bank bandits before they fled into the timber. A Petunia guardian of peace recalls the arrest, praising the quick action and success.
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Slackputter
Sam T. Slackputter
Petunia
Kansas City Star
Cuticura Talcum Powder Promises Fresh Skin Care
Advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as antiseptic and economical for face skin baby and dusting use. Promoted as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Talcum and claimed to render other perfumes superfluous.
Cochineal Dyes Shape Rouge Use and History
Coloring matter from cochineal bugs gives face and lip rouge its color. Once the main global dye, cochineal has been largely replaced in fabrics by chemical dyes and now has limited use.
Zuloaga Sails Home Says American Beauty Improves with Age
Spanish painter Zuloaga returns home remarking that the beauty of American women grows with age. The publisher notes he plans to visit again.
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Zuloaga
New York
Herad-Tribune
Reward for Return Offers Bounty to Afghan Flight Crews
Britain offers a reward of 10 000 rupees about 3500 dollars to rescuers of any British aviator flying over Afghanistan who is returned unharmed. The letter sewn into the coat promises payment upon safe return.
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Afghanistan
Worms Cure Ad for Dr Peery's Dead Shot
An advertisement at 372 Pearl St Northeast promotes Dr Peery's Dead Shot for worms. The copy urges trial to prove superiority, presenting a local business pitch with minimal details.
Boston Couple Faces Separate Maintenance Suit
John Tufts of Boston and his wife moved four times in 15 months since marriage. His wife has filed for separate maintenance, seeking financial support amid their ongoing dispute.
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John Tufts
Boston
You Cant Stop People From Thinking Quote
A brief phonetic quip from a Boston transcript notes the difficulty of starting rather than stopping thought. The exchange highlights the energetic pursuit of ideas and the challenge of sparking initial engagement.
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Boston Transcript
Genius Who Can Do All But Earn a Living
Quote notes that a genius is someone who can accomplish many tasks yet struggles to make a living. It reflects on talent versus practicality and financial success.
Milwaukee Woman Credits Vegetable Compound for Recovery
Mrs. Emm O. Enburg of Milwaukee Wisconsin says she was run down with weakness headaches and poor appetite. After taking Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound she gained weight and strength and can do all her daily work again.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Lydia
Emm O. Enburg
187Th Street
Peru irrigation plan aids small farmers in Arequipa
The Pera program will irrigate 375000 acres of pampa land in Arequipa department to boost small farmers. It restricts sales to not more than 25 acres per individual.
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Pera
Department of Arequipa
Look Like Actors Ends Up Pleasing Several Men
A lighthearted remark circulates as several men respond positively to a compliment about resembling actors. The exchange highlights casual social dynamics and amusement in a public setting.
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