Man Who Made Glamorous House Dresses Honored
Louisville readers learn Isaac Ginsberg of New York is praised by the National Association of House Dress Manufacturers for transforming the home dress from a drab Mother Hubbard to a practical stylish garment. His approach offers comfort and dignity to American matrons while preserving utility for daily chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Winsberg
New York
National Association of House
Mr. Ginsberg
Hubbard
Grendel
Untitled fragment hints at social circle tension
A fragment suggests a woman continues her routine despite scrutiny from a stern bridge club member, with implied consequences if confronted during an unforeseen visit.
Letter to Gene Autry: Thousands pen weekly notes
The piece notes that letters to Gene Autry pour in at steady tempo, about every 30 seconds across all days, totaling roughly 80 000 letters monthly for the singing cowboy. It frames the fan mail as a regular, almost clockwork phenomenon.
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Gene Autry
Singing Cowboy
Strength For The Day By Ear L Douglas D OD
The article reflects on Christian theology and the symbol of the lamb as righteousness. It links John the Baptist’s statement about Jesus to the Chinese character for righteousness and argues that true righteousness comes from Christ as the sacrificial Lamb.
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L. Douglas
D. OD
John the Baptist
Jesus
God
Christ
Winchester men enlist for Ft. George Meade in 1948
Thirteen men from the Winchester area leave today for Ft. George Meade Maryland to enlist in the army and air force. A freezing fringe of a snow storm drizzles as the thermometer hovers near freezing across Winchester and regions from Indiana to the seacoast.
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Winchester
Ft. George Meade
Army
Airforce
Indiana
R. G. Nothwanger
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Joan Ethel Nothwanger
Warren Gibson Jones
W. G. Jones
W. Cork St
How's Your I Q Based On 100 Questions and Answers
A quiz described as scoring by daily results lists 10 questions with true or false or multiple choice prompts. It asks about boxing history, dog breeds, sentence correction, authors, Sun Yat Sen relation, enology, turf terms, a funny cartoonist, beer seasons, and Jose Figueres country, plus a note on oyster larvae growth.
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Primo Camera
Saluki
Samoyede
Schnauzer
Lorna Doone
Rudyard Kipling
Richard Blackmore
Robert Louis Stevenson
Sun Fo
China
Sun Yat Sen
Chinese Republic
Jose Figueres
National Army
Burr Harrison Announces Candidacy for State Senate
James W. Bowman longtime superintendent at the Virginia Woolen Co. dies this afternoon at 1 p m at the Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota. Mr and Mrs Walter W Duncan of West Pall Mall St depart this morning for a two week vacation in Miami.
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Burr Harrison
James W. Bowman
Virginia Woolen Co
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Walter W. Duncan
West Pall Mall St
Miami
Rin Tin Tin at Colonial theaters and local court news
The story notes Rin Tin Tin performing in Where the North Begins at the Colonial. It also reports the Virginia Military Institute cadets walking out in protest of a punishment by the vigilance committee. Local residents Maurice Dunlap and family spent Christmas with relatives, and C S Fogle and Julia Henry obtained marriage licenses at the Corporation Court.
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Rin-Tin-Tin
Colonial
Sopymore
Virginia Military Institute
Maurice Dunlap
Bobby
Boyce
C.S. Fogle
Julia C. Henry
Corporation Court
Reverend Moses Drury Hoge Dies in Richmond 1899
Fifty years ago in 1899 the Richmond death of Rev. Moses Drury Hoge is noted. J P Haddox presided over Friendship Fire Co. John J Harmer offers a home gathering near Gainesboro for friends.
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Moses Drury Hoge
Richmond
J. P. Haddox
John J. Harmer
Gainesboro
A Frog in Your Throat by Herman N Bundesen M D
An article on hoarseness and throat disorders outlines causes from tumors to vocal nodules and papillomatosis. It notes dangers of ignoring persistent hoarseness, recommends medical examination, rest, and possible biopsy to diagnose conditions affecting the larynx. It also includes a Q and A about toxic goiter causing chest pains and possible surgery.
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A. R
Singapore Promotes Chinese Culture Movement in Colony
Singapore aims to foster appreciation of Chinese culture as a cultural organization named The China Society is formed. Open to all races, it will encourage study of language history folklore art science industry economics and customs while promoting goodwill among diverse racial groups.
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Singapore
China Society
Oyster spat cement to shells in underwater cultivation
The passage notes that as many as 15 000 tiny young oysters or spat can attach themselves to half a bushel of shells planted underwater in an oyster cultivation project.
Municipal Tax Group Organizes in Richmond
The League of Virginia Municipalities forms a new committee on municipal taxation and finance. Mayor Leslie T. Fox of Portsmouth, league president, names members including W. Frank Chapman of Salem, R. L. Hall of Danville, R. W. B. Hart of Lynchburg, R. G. Heneberger of Harrisonburg, J. Maurice Miller of Richmond, Jonathan W. Old of Norfolk, and W. Guy Ancell of Portsmouth, to meet this afternoon to organize.
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Richmond
League of Virginia Municipalties
Leslie T. Fox
Portsmouth
League
W. Frank Chapman
Salem
R. L. Hall
Danville
R. W. B. Hart
Lynchburg
R. G. Heneberger
Harrisonburg
J. Maurice Miller
Jonathan W. Old
Norfolk
W. Guy Ancell
Rheumatic Heart Disease Rejections in WWI Draft
Historical draft statistics show 340 rejections for rheumatic heart disease per 100000 men examined by selective service during the last war. This reflects the era's medical screening yield and the health screening procedures used to assess fitness for service.
Life's Like That by Fred Neher
The Romans used oyster shells and cuttlefish bones to make medicines and a cement like material. They created cures for wounds and ulcers from these natural substances.
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Fred Neher
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Winchester Furniture CO
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Ward
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