Handling of White House Mail Is a Gigantic Task
The White House business staff numbers about 40 including ushers and messengers. The mail handled daily varies greatly from normal 200–350 letters to spikes after national issues or crises. Each letter addressed to the president must be acknowledged, and most must be answered within 24 hours. The president uses a lockbox system. no regular carrier delivers mail to the White House. A dedicated postman with horse and buggy handles daily outgoing and incoming mail.
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Ashington
White House
Daily Mail
United States
Washington Post Office
Mann Said He Knew What All the Bills Meant
Illinois Republican leader Mann is described as exceptionally knowledgeable about legislation and ready to discuss any topic. The account recalls a late congress night when he displayed private calendar bills, received a stop watch from Uncle Joe Cannon and Speaker Clark, and a quip about Mann being asleep at the switch during a floor dispute.
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Ames R. Mann
Illinois
House
Joe
Clark
Moore
Pennsylvania
Chicago
Mann
Experts foresee decline of horses in cities due to cars
C G Bell of the department of agriculture predicts the day will come when keeping horses in Washington will be banned on sanitary grounds similar to pig restrictions. He notes automobiles cleaner, city horse breeding unprofitable, with national costs averaging 96.54 to raise a three year old and 136.17 to sell, aided slightly by army remount subsidies. He urges caution about buying mares for horse farming as autos hurt the business.
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Washington
C. G. Bell
Department of Agriculture
Division of Animal Husbandry
Bell
House tales and a French visitor in Congress
J Speight, clerk to the house judiciary committee, is lively in telling of a dramatic scene in Congress. He recalls Progressives clashing with reactionaries, Cooper defying caucus, and Mondelle’s feeble replies as the gavel pounded. A French woman guest marveled at the boisterousness and quipped about ze house zey tek a0.
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J. Speight
House Committee On Judiciary
Speight
Alabama
House of Representatives
Cooper
Wisconsin
Ever
Mondelle
Mann
Illinois
Mr. Speight
Meester Speight
Frandie
Summer hat design uses hemp braid and maline trimmings
An airy hat for hot days features white hemp braid and darting maline in white and black with a black velvet bow at the front. Colorful accents in vivid hues suit many wardrobes. a wire frame supports a wide brim and a puffed crown. Designer Julia Bottomley notes variations with flowers for different looks.
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Julia. Bottomley
Brass Ornaments The Rage Across Homes and Lobbies
A brisk column extols brass decor and brass bound cedar chests, book racks, censer lamps, and brass desk accessories. It highlights brass and copper combinations in fern dishes, chafing dishes, tea kettles, lamps, and tableware, noting their growing popularity in homes of all means.
Tailor Made Dress Described in Tan Tissue Trimmer
A tailor made dress of tan tissue trimmer with black satin features a pleated lace collar and cuffs.
New Cushions Inspire Hotel Reception Room Decor
A New York hotel features a reception room with old blue decor and white chairs fitted with flat blue cushions. The cushions lack upright strips, are envelope-like, and are held to chair backs by blue silk tassels. The style, described as pleasing, offers a DIY approach for wicker chair refurbishing with cotton cord and two-toned tassels.
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New York City
Colored Embroidery for White Crepe Dresses
Colored embroidery of traditional figures decorates white crepe gowns in two to three colors. Heavy cottons are used with conventional roses as borders at two inch intervals on skirts and tunics. Stems in bright yellow enhance neck sleeves and bodice closures.
How to Make Invisible Buttonholes in Thin Fabrics
The guide explains techniques for sewing buttonholes in delicate materials. It suggests holding the fabric flat, folding the edge inward, and cutting the hole carefully so the finish remains unseen. With chiffon or similar fabrics two or three folds help achieve a neat result.
Perfumed Cap Creates Subtle Scent for Hair
An early fashion note describes new boudoir caps with silk interlining padded with cotton to hold sachet bits. The cap perfumes milady’s tresses, leaving a delicate fragrance that lingers as a subtle enhancement to appearance and scent.
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Milady
Illinois Briefs Spread Across Peoria Bloomington and Springfield
State's Attorney W W Reardon refuses to surrender Clyde Stratton to federal or Columbus authorities. Stratton, jailed in Tazewell, plans bank robberies, claims two men were shot but not killed, and shows Purdue background. Reports on convention of Electrical Workers of Illinois Indiana and Iowa in Quincy. abel Larsson dies in Atlanta. Gov Dunne to speak at Grand Army encampment in Alton.
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Peoria
W. W. Reardon
Tazewell County
Clyde Stratton
Columbus
Stratton
Chicago
Davenport
Ill
Purdue University
Ind
Quincy
Electrical Workers of
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Thomas Lake
Hammond
Charles W. Hughes
Joliet
F. H. Stapp
Indianapolis
A. A. Apple
Tipton
G. M. McVay
H. R. Bowton
Bloomington
Abel Larsson
Atlanta
Central
Springfield
Dunne
Grand Army of the Republic
Alton
Harrisburg
Ivy Grilesby
Willie Allen
Andy Neal
Neal
Allen
East Walnut Stret
Riley Hedges
Harold
Nancy
Immense Lifespans Claimed For Salt Water Creatures
The London Mail notes that salt water seems to extend life, citing giant mussels and oysters with ages rivaling ancient trees. It recalls a liver-colored sea anemone captured by Sir John Dalyell in 1828 that lived seven years before dying in Edinburgh in 1887, illustrating longevity questions in sea life.
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California
John Dalyell
Edinburgh
London Mail
Unnamed Heroine of Titanic Remembered
The anniversary recalls Titanic survivors and chronicle keepers focusing on passenger and crew heroism. Tales feature Major Butt, the Strausses, First Officer Murdock, and others, yet a modest British stewardess who refused to abandon passengers stands out.
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Major Butt
Strausses
Murdock
He May Be a Great Doctor Some Day
A five year old boy named William watches the family physician count his grandmother’s pulse daily. When visits stop the boy takes on the task and a father asks the meaning. William answers gravely and proudly with Ten dollars, sir.
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William
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy Sold
An advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething easing gums reducing inflammation and calming wind colic. It notes a price of 26c per bottle and mentions related business hurdles faced by a teamster in the era.
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