Beauty of Speed Shapes Snowflakes Explain Crystals
Rapid crystal formation yields more intricate branching patterns while slower solidification produces sturdier forms. This contrast helps explain why snowflakes appear so beautiful and varied as they crystallize.
Missouri woman chosen to build Argonne war monument
The commission erecting a World War I memorial in the Argonne region of France has awarded the project to Mrs. Nancy C. Hahn of St. Louis. The monument honors Missouri heroes who gave their lives in the war.
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Tailor Made Dresses Rule Fashion This Season
A fashion writer notes tailor made notes as the most important trend with dark colors helping wearability. Paris showcases varied silhouettes from circular flounces to pinched waists, while designers like Drecoll and Le nief present simple yet striking dresses in navy blue crepe de laine and black kasha, blending straight lines with circular flounces and ornate insets.
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Paris
Philippe Et Gaston
Drecoll
Lenief
Oriental Hair Styles Grow Popular in Evening Wear
In Oriental Manner More and more women are wearing their hair in the oriental manner. This is, of course, much like the Spanish, except that for evening a veil or scarf is used instead of a high comb, the whole effect being sleek and low.
The Kitchen Cabinet by Phillips Brooks 1924 excerpt
A compact excerpt from a Phillips Brooks text printed in 1924 by the Western Newspaper Union. The piece emphasizes mutual aid, learning through suffering, and spiritual prosperity as guiding ideals.
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Western Newspaper Union
Phillips Brooks
Beginning Happiness Not Ending Is the Key
The quote argues true happiness comes from our starting mindset rather than final outcomes. It emphasizes focus on goals and desires over current possessions, urging a shift in perspective to cultivate lasting joy.
Leftover Ham and Poultry Dishes From A Historic Menu
Recipes for ham pie pigeon cutlets orange sweetbreads and lamb fillet with olive oil vinegar and onion dressing. Includes steps to prepare and bake meats with stocks gravies and serving suggestions. Ends with a garbled fragment.
Pigeons Remain Trusted Army Messengers Across Wars
The army relies on carrier pigeons for crucial messages with a dedicated pigeon branch of the signal corps. In the latest conflict the US signal corps overseas housed 470000 birds and employed 8800 handlers. Camp Wall New Jersey trains 400 homing pigeons for emergency use. The piece also notes Lafayette received multiple land grants along the Mississippi in 1803 and 1824, including a 11520 acre township now Fort Tallahassee, with other grants unsurveyed then.
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United States Army
Signal Corps
United States Signal Corps
Camp Wall
New Jersey
New York
Lafayette
Mississippi River
Florida
Tallahassee
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