Poster Campaign Ends After Historic London War Posters
The Publicity department in Whitehall ends the famed poster drive that flooded London with war images. From one small poster for 100000 men Lord Kitchener’s appeal grew to hundreds of styles, generating a booming souvenir market in America. King George’s appeal night saw 40000 posters posted in London in one night, with 45 men on duty, as voices question whether the expenditure yielded enough volunteers.
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All One in Love and the People Hear Him Jesus
A sermon reflectively extols Jesus as savior and teacher, describing how his majesty, gentleness, and divine humanity drew crowds and inspired hope. It contrasts Christ’s revelation of God as Father with fears of judgment, urging growth through self-knowledge and the soul’s expansion toward the Lord of the race.
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Reverse Side Of Duties And Grace In Faith
A Christian Herald meditation on how duties and grace mirror each other, framing God’s calls as paired with spiritual equipment and promises. It urges viewing hardship as gateways to divine friendship, strength, and intimate fellowship, aligning duty with grace across the journey of faith.
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The Grateful Heart and Hidden Mercies
A reflective piece contrasts a skeptic unable to find iron in sand with a hopeful mood that a thankful heart reveals mercy. It frames gratitude as a magnet drawing out unseen good from daily life and gaudy appearances.
Fashions Shift Toward Ankle Skirts and Directoire Hints
New York readers glimpse a changing fashion race as ankle length skirts replace shoe-top styles and Lafayette and Robespierre colors rise. Directoire influence, long jackets, and eighteenth century hats shape winter ensembles, while plum and bottle green replace black with refined, artistic flair.
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Tips for Sewers and Embroidery Hoop Techniques
Sewing guidance describes making piece bags from mosquito netting and locating items without revealing a full day. It suggests storing crochet needles in fountain-pen cases and using waxed paper wrapped tubes as a centerpiece base. It advises muslin edging for stamped pieces and using embroidery hoops to improve patching and darning.
Shades of Yellow Still Hold in Autumn Fashions
Shades of yellow dominate domestic designer offerings for autumn wear. Mustard and sulphur tones remain in vogue alongside gold and green gold shades. Soft maize and corn yellow appear in good looking homespun tailored sports suits and thin yellow sweaters, in strong demand and still popular.
Taffeta Goats Fashion Notes and Layered Coats Described
The article describes delicate taffeta coats in white, orchid, pale blue, pink, and maize. Garments are loosely cut with longer back sections and feature five to six layered circular taffeta panels, creating overlapping layers. Necklines are high in back with ruching details and decorative bands.
Say Not Go Says Cook Talks For Mrs Duthwaite
A humorous exchange notes that Mrs Duthwaite never argues with her cook because the cook does all the talking, underscoring the chef’s dominant voice in the household. The banter plays on the idea of domestic talk being steered by the cook’s flourishes.
The Darker Side of Car Ownership
A motorist quips that cars help few friends. He notes occasional rides create goodwill but usually provoke pedestrians with his claims about speed, highlighting social double binds around mobility and status.
Kidney health warning from old remedy advertisement
An early 20th century newspaper ad warns that kidney poisons cause stealthy illnesses and lists signs of kidney failure such as back pain fatigue and poor appetite. It promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Remedy as a trusted treatment, urging readers to request a free sample and buy 60 cent or one dollar bottles. Also notes Giovanni Libretto's death in New York and a $10,009 funeral expense order.
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Coke Oven By-Product Adoption Surges in Iron Industry
The iron industry rapidly adopts by-product cok ing with ammonia tar and light oil recovery. Most U S plants lack surplus gas sales, while a few small plants do not recover tar or ammonia. Under construction plants are arranging benzol-recovery equipment or show strong likelihood of doing so, per Metallurgical and Chemical Engineering.
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Two Boys, Equal Chances, One Forge Ahead On Bus
A London bus conductor muses on two youths with equal chances. Jim becomes the driver, while the other boy falls behind. The scene frames fate and ambition as one path rises to success and the other remains ordinary.
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Paradoxical Dining Exchange in Classic Joke
A humorous dialogue plays on expectations of a square meal and a round of beet. The exchange contrasts masculine logic with a witty kitchen twist, as one partner promises a meal while the other quips about geometry and meat.
Their Merits and Misprints in a Family Pet Sample
A fragmented text discusses the dog as a reliable animal ready to stand guard and the cat as equally present, though the wording is garbled and uncertain. The piece hints at affection for household pets and their perceived steadiness.
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Alhways
Doctor Promises 200% Strength Increase from Nuxated Iron
In New York Dr BH Sauer promotes two five grain tablets of nuxated iron three times daily after meals for two weeks to test strength gains. He claims clients with nervous, stomach, liver, kidney, or iron deficiency improve within ten to fourteen days, with many reports of doubled or tripled strength and relief from dyspepsia and related ailments. The ad notes older iron forms harmed teeth and stomach, touting newer iron oil as safer.
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