Be Own Designer America Slogan New York Fashion Outlook
A 1918 McClure Syndicate piece argues fashion shifts with scarce materials and wartime labor. Women become their own designers, spurring varied, individual styles while supporting Red Cross work. French dressmakers share influence as American shoppers demand character and affordable alterations.
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New York
Red Cross
Gee
Deeres of Power
Waldrede
France
Paris
America
Lewis
McClure
Automobile Fire Prevention Advice From Prof Pratt
Professor Clyde H. Pratt of the Cleveland Automobile School discusses how gasoline leaks, backfiring, and excessive fuel in the carburetor cause fires. He warns against dripping gasoline in pans, leaks in supply pipes, faulty carburetor seating, and overheated exhaust pipes near grease. He urges prompt repairs and careful maintenance to prevent fires in garages and during driving.
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Clyde H. Pratt
Cleveland Automobile School
Professor Pratt
Avoid Waste of Gasoline in Everyday Driving
A Milestones notice advises motorists to reduce fuel use by idling less, driving at economical speeds, coasting to stops, and maintaining the engine. It urges lean mixtures, smooth acceleration, proper lubrication, high tire inflation, and avoiding brake drag to improve mileage. It also suggests using kerosene where feasible.
Four Wheel Drive Invention by B J Collins
The Scientific American describes the Lenora Oklahoma inventor B J Collins who developed a simple inexpensive and efficient mechanism to connect the motor directly with the front wheels for four wheel drive. Front wheel spindles link to axle sections via universal joints and these are joined by a differential to power all wheels.
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Oklahoma
B.J. Collins
Lenora
Okla
Scientific American
CAREFUL INSPECTION OF NEW CAR LUBRICATION advised
The article warns new car owners that delivered vehicles may have unlubricated parts. It stresses checking grease cups wheel bearings universals and steering gears to ensure proper lubrication before use.
Fiber washers unsafe in fuel line warning
Do not use fiber washers in the fuel line or any engine area exposed to gasoline. Gasoline degrades fiber washers forming deposits that slug the motor. Lead washers should always be used in the fuel line.
Women Lead War Kitchens Foster Canning and Drying
War emergency kitchens run by home demonstration agents spread nationwide with community canning centers, drying plants, and soup programs. Kitchens save fruit and vegetables, train women in food preservation, and boost local economies through donated supplies and school, city, and county support.
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United States
Boards of Trade
Council of National Defense
Grange
New York
Salt Lake City
New Orleans
Arkansas
Missiasippi
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural Colleges
Mlk
One Community Cannery Saves 47000 Quarts of Produce
In Gooding Idaho the community cannery saved 47000 quarts of fruits and vegetables last summer after home canning filled and trucks delivered produce to nearby towns. The saved stock includes peaches tomatoes apples corn beans beets plums apricots peas cherries pumpkins and 5000 quarts of fresh meat.
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Gooding County
Idaho
Apple Butter Recipe with Grape Juice Addition
A home canning note explains adding grape juice to apple butter to create a grape flavored version. To one gallon of peeled and sliced apples cooked to a sauce, add one pint grape juice, one cup brown sugar, and a quarter teaspoon salt. Cook slowly two hours, then stir in one teaspoon cinnamon and pack hot in sterilized containers.
Preserved Eggs Guide and Cooking Use Notes
Fragmentary note describes preserved eggs and their use in cooking and tables. Mentions cleaning and proper preparation and a method for boiling preserved eggs in water glass, with unclear details and misspelled phrases.
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AVO
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Washington
Philadelphia
Special Information Service
Grauns
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