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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1924
Page
4
A Washington Post feature column discusses love and reason, lampooning the idea of passion without intellect. It cites a schoolteacher's heartbreak and a letter from a reader about marriage, infidelity, and bigamy while urging readers to send in questions for weekly answers.
A 1934 fashion feature advises slender women to avoid overly tight or defining outlines. It recommends using belts to add width at the waist, soft flowing lines, and flattering loose details like capes and ruffles, with bouffant undergarments to create a fuller silhouette.
A column discusses how periodic health examinations, popularized by New Zealand physicians and supported by executives like Samuel Vaughan of Baldwin locomotive Works and William Butterworth of Deere, promote long term wellness. It cites improved outcomes in elderly workers, reduced consumpt ion rates, and urges employers to adopt regular physicals to forestall breakdowns.
A reflective piece portrays a city cleanup squad spraying streets with oily glue like water. A driver loses footing but the crew continues, transforming grime into brightness while a dainty maiden endures spray. The tone honors earlier gentle sprinkling carts and public cleanliness.
The passage notes that the actors strike halted musical shows and prevented many songs from emerging. It also observes billboard cuts failing to reduce overall costs and cites the public’s limited appeal to pedestrians while motorists increasing influence.
Winona Lake hosts Sacred Music Week July 14 to August 21 with church choirs and singing groups from across the country competing for cash prizes. Sunday school orchestras quartets soloists and choirs perform August 20 under Parley Eartman secretary. Competitors are classified by size with separate contests for 40 plus voices 25 to 39 and 10 and below. Prominent sacred selections form the program Dan Protheroe of Chicago will judge.
Washington Gas Light Company workers host the thirtieth annual outing for the Employes Beneficial association at Chesapeake Beach tomorrow. Orphans from St John’s and St Joseph’s asylums are invited guests. The event features a baby beauty contest, prize dancing, and an athletic meet with novelty races including a grasshopper event and a back-to-back race.
Locust swarms over the Springs course in South Africa disrupted races as horses and spectators faced a living carpet. Jockeys were injured when mounts slipped amid the swarm, leaving officials and bettors scrambling for cover. Nearby, Alaska fishermen listen to radio broadcasts as northern fleets install radiophones aboard vessels. A final note invites owners to reclaim found articles via the classified pages.
The poem presents Edgar A. Guest as a mild yet steadfast man who never swore. His only strong utterance, when misfortune struck, was the gentle "Dog-gone," a phrase that reassures and charms, even when others vent harsher oaths. His restraint and patience contrast with profane rage, highlighting a humane gentleness.
Pippinnella and her companion reach a windmill town to recover papers. A desolate mill, boarded doors, and a stealthy tramp threaten their plan as Pip is seized and hidden. The scene ends with hopes of a future tale about Pippinnell and the tramp.
This article, from a John F. Dille Co publication, surveys children’s pastimes across eras. It notes apple snapping, Match Fingers, Roman origins, medieval marbles, spinning tops, girl groups singing, dolls, and games like Blind Man’s Buff and hide and seek.
The article explains lattice top pastry to vent steam in fruit pies and tarts, noting open designs create browner, more attractive finishes. It covers methods for joining lattice strips, brushing with egg yolk, and distinguishes tarts from pies by top exposure. Also reports England’s cooperative movement growing to 4.5 million members with $400 million capital and $850 million in retail trade at the sixty sixth annual Congress in Nottingham.
Lord Slakeham escapes Honebaker with a double plan devised by Dickson to catapult Cecily Pendall into danger and to seize her late father’s sealed case while a dangerous conspiracy unfolds. Slakeham and Duffield scheme using a staged break from prison and a disguise to outwit police and rival conspirators.
Report notes large imports of Russian eggs to Germany since 1924, with Soviet shipments described and valued around $25 070. The Washington area weekly sale listing shows carcass prices and ship shipments from Sulft Co, with prices per pound averaging 1.78 cents.
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