National Consumers' League Warns Against Abolishing Hours Rules
Washington reports the National Consumers' League warns against relaxing labor regulations as US plans for war preparedness. Talks with labor leaders and manufacturers form a plan to map regional labor resources while preserving hours, sanitation, schooling, and living standards.
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National Consumers’ League
Washington
Council of National Defense
Advisory Committee
United States
England
France
Enghind
Ralph Peters
Long Island Railroad
League
Norman de R. Whitehouse
New York State
Women Suffrage Party
Steel Mills Busy on Federal War Work
Government preference for steel products drives rapid mill deliveries and large orders as mills clear plants for war needs. Financiers with property interests are said not to profit from war and may incur losses while the US considers centralizing munition contracts with allies.
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United States
England
America
France
Labor Committee
Abor Committee
Europe
Pittsburgh
Balfour
Army
Navy
American Steel and Wire Company
Atlantic Ocean
Rejected Man Puts On Weight To Meet Navy Standards
Harold Evans of Davenport Iowa who was rejected for being 13 pounds under weight for navy recruits later passed the required mark at 110 pounds after an exclusive diet of beef steak and water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harold Evans
Davenport
Navy
Evans
Man Paints American Flag in New Brunswick Home
Edward Armrein of New Brunswick New Jersey displays an American flag on his house to show loyalty as he awaits final naturalization papers. After a thief stole his flag he used prints to express his patriotism.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Edward Armrein
Armrein
Iil
Halifax a Century of British Power and Harbor Forts
The article traces Halifax Nova Scotia’s evolution from a 18th century British defense hub to a key naval base. It notes its fortifications, citadel, and harbor capable of floating European navies, its shift to Dominion control in 1905, and its role in Napoleonic and War of 1812 actions. It also mentions Loyalist settlement, Acadian displacement, and planned transshipment development linking to a continental railway system.
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Omt
von Bernstorff
Halifax
Bay of Chebucto
Larrger Peninsula
Nova Scotia
National Geographic Society
New England
D’anville
France
Great Britain
Acadia
Europe
United States
Dominion of Canada
America
Canada
Prince Edward
George IV
Shannon
Chesapeake
Maine
Government House
Washington
Virginia
Dominion
Blanc's milking contest remark sparks Alabama politics tale
Senator Banknead mocked officials over cotton knowledge at a Jasper dinner. The tale recounts Blanc challenging a farmer to a dairy milking contest to settle a race for the state legislature, but the farmer refused and Blanc admitted he had never milked a cow.
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Banknead
Jasper
Ala
Blanc
Notice to Sick Women Promotes Pinkham Remedy in Bridgeton
Mrs Milford T Cum Mings of Penns Grove testifies Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound eased her irregular cycles and severe pains. She praises the remedy for displacements inflammation backache and nervousness and urges other women to trust the treatment.
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Bridgeton
N.J
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Pinkleham
Milford T. Cummings
Harmony St
Penn’s Grove
Will you have any outings this summer
A playful exchange frames a summer plan around innings and choices. The speaker ties outdoor activities to cricketing metaphor, suggesting decisions hinge on current performance. The dialogue hints at sport influenced leisure plans.
Accidental pudding recipe shared in casual kitchen talk
A Glenwood avenue woman praises a pudding served at a friend's home and asks for the recipe. The friend recalls naming it accidental pudding after dropping a raisin pie and salvaging pieces with whipped cream. The tale appears in the Youngstown Telegram.
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Glenwood Avenue
Youngstown Telegram
Sowing Society Members Plant Garden Seeds at Home
The Sowing Society gathered at a residence yesterday and discussed planting garden seeds. The dialogue highlights a home setting and the activity of sowing seeds for the garden.
Mystery Woman Cuts Swath In Society With One Figure
A pithy adage notes a woman can make a social impact with a single figure, while a man requires six or more to achieve the same visibility in society.
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English War Industries
Overzeal
Maude Wetmore
National League For Woman's Service
Philip N. Moore
National Council of Women
Alice Carpenter
Women’s National Service School
J. Wills Martin
National League For Women’s Service
Florence Kelley
Pauline Goldmark
Teather
Tobarton
Steel Mills
Ammuni
Tion
St. John
Britain
Longfellow
Great Harbor
Hunt
AB Micharde Medicine Co
Shermanter , Axe
Parker
Indianapolis
Dr. Pierce
Fletcher
Neee
Neen
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