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Vintage Happy Valley: Frilly crochet collars look very special
Here’s another vintage crochet pattern advertisement for you from the Springville Herald. I’m glad I missed 1941 and its frilly, feminine neckwear. Then again, when I think about what’s making fashion news this season…. scroll down to what I’m talking about. New Collars … Continue reading
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Fear Saves Life!
As you go off to Halloween parties this weekend, remember this handy tip: FEAR… saves life! Bearded guy in a loincloth, take note. Vintage newspaper ad published in the local Springville Herald in 1936. I spotted it while doing painstaking page-by-page newspaper … Continue reading
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Vintage Happy Valley: Feminine Hygiene in 1934
Last year, as part of my research for a course at Utah Valley University, I started digging through archives of my city’s local newspaper, The Springville Herald.* A local weekly paper has been around since 1891, but nothing is available … Continue reading
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Tagged feminine hygiene, local newspapers, SERVEX, vintage newspaper ad
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