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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1925
Page
7
An article outlines color guidelines by hair and skin type. It advises blondes with fair skin suit cooler colors like green blue and lavender while brunettes vary from bright shades to blues and creams. It notes gray-haired individuals favor grays slightly darker than hair and warns pink for older women.
Mary the Mongolian dromedary, once slated for shrine duty, now serves as watchdog at the Dollar wharf in Shanghai. She dominates the installation, scaring off thieves and even displacing all but one staff member in handling her. Her love of straw hats makes them unsafe within a long distance.
An advertisement urges gentle rubbing of dandruff and itching with Cuticura Ointment, then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It claims daily use yields clear skin and soft white hands.
President Nicholas Murray Butler at a Columbia tea argues mechanical progress does not equal intellectual achievement. He notes an American praising a four mile per minute airplane to a Hindu who questions why speed matters when all roads lead to the grave.
A remark notes that a woman's complexion can dominate judgment, suggesting other features matter less. The comment frames beauty as primarily skin deep, amid broader social views on appearance.
The piece discusses coordinated outfits in a bright season where white stands out. It explains how hats scarves and blouses are designed to harmonize, using matching borders on the blouse scarf and hat to introduce a consistent color note.
Describes fashion color matching by hair and skin tone. Notes blue eye type suits blues and browns, freckled pale face favors black dull blue purple white henna and tan tones. Provides guidance on suitable color palettes for different complexion types.
Flowers for summer wear come in leather silk velvet and cloth with bead and metal embroidery. Some hats feature sealed wax accents and others use dyed barnyard feathers fashioned into daisies and roses. They trim hats adorn evening gowns and decorate homes and apartments.
An article notes that mid-Victorian jewelry, once discarded as unfashionable, is revived in interior decor and accessories. Reproductions in shops showcase bold hollow ball and linked designs, reflecting a trend toward chunky, statement pieces with old stylistic charm.
A note describes scarves and bands made from wool or chiffon with stitched patterns in contrasting colors. The idea is presented as a finished concept or project.
General Chang Tsung chang, newly named military governor of Shantung, ordered rain prayers and fired 120 guns at Hungshan. He sent envoys to Hankhsien in Chihli to borrow the Iron Tablet Tieh Pei, which was paraded and credited with bringing rain that followed a drought, though causing floods and loss of thousands of lives.
An engineer built a concrete bridge above the main canal to route storm drains away from the irrigating ditch. The system spans 60 feet in length and 15 feet in width with walls 8 inches thick and 42 inches high, allowing stream No 2 to pass while preserving the main ditch for orchard irrigation.
In Ma con Ga an exclusive white cemetery renounced its status to honor Anna Jordan an antebellum negress who died. A Negro preacher led the service at Mrs R H Smith home where she had been mammy for 38 years. Burial followed in the Smith family plot after family members paid their respects.
A quip notes that when the fool killer makes his appearance most people are tempted to hide in the woods, signaling a wary mood and local superstition. The line reflects a cautionary public mood rather than a verified event or reported incident.
Popular Science Monthly argues air travel is safe citing Army Air Service data from fall 1922 to spring 1926. The service logged about 700000 miles on model airways with no deaths, carried roughly 700 passengers and 60000 pounds of express matter, and recorded 15 crashes with only one injury.
A playful exchange about how books carry titles and royal connections. The banter notes the oddness of linking monarchy to literature, ending with a light reminder that books inherently have titles.
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