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Newspaper
Tucson Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1916
Page
7
A fragment describes textiles and decorative arts with Pendleton and Paisley patterns. It notes taint of Indian patterns in weaving, fashionable color schemes, and mentions crafts like robes and handbags. References to shopping displays and shop windows appear amid wandering text.
Prosperity rivals the holidays as Tucson merchants and bankers hail 1916 as the best year in the city’s history. They recount earlier booms from 1912 to 1916, note war era strains in 1915, and trace growth from development by the Tucson Farms Co. and El Paso & Southwestern railway amid civic upgrades and new real estate.
The piece compares American and French dolls and toys, noting electric stoves and transformer toys for home play. It discusses evolving American doll faces, the influence of makers, and wartime effects on toy imports from France and Germany, with references to Longeburg fair absence.
Americed manufacturers strive to ease wartime shortages of French kid gloves fine linen and embroidered underwear by sourcing textiles and leather goods elsewhere. R D L Carpenter of Albert Stein field & Co. notes New York City markets and Bagdad style guides. Trade tides shift as the US becomes a supplier rather than importer, with Japan showing renewed inquiry.
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