Red Cross’s wartime relief efforts highlighted across nations
The American Red Cross drives relief through a toy plant turning out refugee furniture near Lyons and aid to British troops in the Holy Land. Its bureau handles 18,000 inquiries weekly, keeps soldiers in touch with families, and canteen workers report feeding 50,000 soldiers in four months. Evian refugees rise to 86,000, and Salvatore Filippo of Erie plans to leave his fortune to the Red Cross. The Fichter Central coordinates allied charity with 1,700 inquiries daily and 14,000 indexed families. Leysele’s barracks serve as refugee shelter and maternity facility.
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American Red Cross
Lyons
Holy Land
Bureau of Communications
the Red Cross
Evian Les Bains
Salvatore Filippo
Erie
Trenry P. Davis
Filippo
Red Cross
Fichter Central
Pavis
Leysele
A New Method To Splice Knitting Yarn
The article describes a knitting splice: knit to four or five inches from the end, thread the new yarn through a darning needle, sew the new yarn into the old for three or four inches, slip out the needle, hide the end, and continue knitting. It warns against pulling ends and claims the join is nearly invisible.
Kite and bag silhouettes join peg top style parade
Paris fashion bulletins note frocks with kite or bag silhouettes arriving on the scene. A few exaggerated examples are shown to prove they exist, but these looks are simply oversized peg top silhouettes.
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Paris
New Vestees For Man And Woman In Tricolette Silk
New vestees of tricolette silk or wool jersey are very smart and worn with long sashes. They are expensive but can be made at home by buying materials by the yard, reducing cost. The woven knitted fabric lasts a lifetime and comes in lovely colors.
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Israel
Egypt
Red Sea
Moses
God
Two High Necked Blouses Steady in Fashion Rises in Spring
The article reviews high neck blouses as a rival to open neck styles for spring. It notes practicality and daintiness for business wear, detailing georgette crepe, wash silks, and voile models with plaits, darts, pearls, and velvet ties. It observes suitability for older women and the evolving use of darts for shoulder and bust shaping.
Voices of God and Faith in a Turbulent Era
A devotional sermon discusses listening to God's voice amid modern doubt, urging trust in the creation and in Jesus Christ as the true image of the Father. It cites scripture from Isaiah and Exodus to emphasize Scripture as the guide for life and future, and outlines the Israelites' Red Sea deliverance as faith in action with Moses and God leading.
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Jesus Christ
Earth
God
Paul
Corinthians
Enternte
George Atam Smith
Wilson
Christ
Renan
Strauss
Heaven
Hell
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Zechariah
Daniel
Hary-Shod
Moses
Red Sea
Christian Temperance War Work Emphasized by WCTU
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union outlines its extensive war effort beyond prohibition. It reports decades of immigrant aid at ports, jails, hospitals, and courts, multilingual education, and cooperation with schools to prepare children for citizenship. The national group also aids women workers through federal partnerships.
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Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Woman's Division
United States Department of Labor
Strength by Solitude and Suffering Quote by Peabody
Francis G. Peabody extols a man who bears others gossips through boasting his own. He serves others by independence from them and achieves ethics through spiritual freedom. He saves by endurance and his sympathy and solitude become his strength.
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Francis G. Peabody
Our Helper. He that wrestles with us strength ens our nerves
Our helper quote by Purke frames struggle as a forge for nerve and skill. The line contrasts a helper with an antagonist who challenges us, implying growth through conflict and effort.
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Purke
Banker Testimony Supports Dry Colorado Progress
A Denver banker's testimony argues prohibition eased temperance evils without wrecking property values. He recalls wet city experience, notes many former liquor workers found better jobs, landlords fear unfounded, and asserts no strong agitation to reverse the ban.
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Co. C. Parks
First National Bank
Denver
Colo
Ays
Colorado
When the World Goes Dry Poem Reflection
An optimistic poem laments drink and celebrates a sober future. It envisions relief from sorrow as society finds clearer vision and greater joy, suggesting beauty and duty will unite when the world goes dry.
No prisoners attend chapel as county farm declines
The Concord New Hampshire paper notes for Merrimack county farm that no inmates were in chapel on a recent Sunday. The chaplain laments the empty pews as parolees leave for other work and the county farm days appear numbered after the May prohibition law reduced prisoner counts.
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Concord
N. H
Merrimack
House of Correction
Doughnuts for the Dough Boys from Red Cross Women
The Ohio State Journal urges Red Cross women abroad to teach doughnut making to military camps. It argues spending half a million dollars on doughnuts for the soldiers would be better than funds for tobacco and chewing gum, calling doughnuts a real enjoyment that lifts spirits.
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Red Cross
Ohio State Journal
Cream of tomato soup comes to life in a tale
In a 1918 Western Newspaper Union piece, a milk, tomato, and cucumber converse inside a kitchen about summer days and canning. They foresee becoming cream of tomato soup, discussing aging, cooling in the icebox, and the prep leading to their cookery and leading role at meals.
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P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Difference Between Results and Consequences
Bright-Eyed Little Miss explains that results are what you expect while consequences are what you actually get. The distinction highlights outcomes versus unintended or broader effects of actions.
First-Class Butcher Refutes Spoiled Meat Claim
A Birmingham Age Herald quip features a housewife asking whether pork or mutton has more calories. The butcher retorts they do not sell spoiled meat, asserting the shop’s standard of quality.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
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Moody Bibie Institute
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Irael
Christian Tere
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Sam
Soup
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