Federal militia plan would reshape national defense state by state
A long analysis argues for a two branch national force blending regulars and organized militia, creating a national reserve to supplement the active army. It envisions 17 divisions, with a push to mobilize Hawaii and Porto Rico, detailing unit makeup and the political and constitutional considerations. The piece also notes current National Guard strength and discusses implications for federal power and state control.
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Washington
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Porto Rico
National Guard
War Department
New England
New York
Hawaii
National Reserve Organization
National Reserve
Erazimax M. Weaver
Naval
Woldlery An Hore
Congress
Army of
Heralir Army
God Militia
United Sia
Andoen
Euch
Wight
Postmaster Hitchcock Orders Post Office Efficiency Study
Postmaster General Hitchcock directs a nationwide inquiry into office efficiency. Inspectors collect reports from postmasters on carrier work, mail handled, and served populations to gauge administration performance and curb deficits without cutting service.
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Hitehcook
Post Office Department
Ainea
Hitchcook
Gebrich-Quick
Hitchcock
Auctons
Uny
Costume notes for girls sewing project from old catalog
Describes two styles of girls costumes with gray serge skirts and high neck coats. Details trims include Russia braid, fur collar, satin lining, and button fastenings. Specifies fabrics and yardage: serge 46 inches wide, wide braid, satin lining, and related notions.
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Russia
Abandon Old Fashioned Monotone Dresses For Colorful Remodeling
A 1920s style column promotes mixing fabrics and colors in dresses, arguing that modern fashion favors multi material and multi color gowns. It suggests combining remaining or worn fabric with silk, satin, net, or other materials, and using two materials of the same color or contrasting hues to refresh a gown.
Parisian head dresses add flair to evening wear
Harper's Bazar notes Parisian millinery expands beyond opera to include varied evening caps and bead drennos. Descriptions cover gold embroidered bands, transparent crowns, silver tulle bands, and caps with diamond dust or gold powder accents. Real aigrettes remain rare, often composed from discarded feathers.
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Harper’s Bazar
Trunk as hidden dressing table shelf idea
A novel home tip suggests mounting a wall shelf above the trunk to form a dressing table. Place the trunk beneath with curtains framing it for a decorative, concealed storage solution.
Homemade Frogs Attract Winter Fashion Demand
Froga for coat mreh much vogue this winter that merchants scarcely supply. Many women make their own frogs using medium cord for loops and crocheted buttons. Home made frogs are prettier and cheaper than ready made articles.
Tapestry Hats Showcase Bold Patterned Frames
A display features tapestry covered hats with bold patterned fabrics in broad frame shapes and close mesh models. The pieces are described as untrimmed and ready for styling on a variety of head sizes and outfits.
Invention of Playing Cards a History Spoofed Tale
An eccentric history claims playing cards emerged in Paris by painter Jacques Grirgonnour. It traces origins through Chinese and Moorish routes, notes court card names, and describes early production methods and symbols before shifting to a street interview about laundry days and a widow’s sorrow in Brooklyn.
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Jacques Grirgonnour
Paris
Charles VI
France
David
Alexander
Caesar
Charles
Argine
Esther
Judith
Pallas
Ogier the Dane
Lancelot
Hire
Hector de Garland
England
Spain
Milk in the Coconuts Debunks Coconut Milk Myth
An article explains coconut milk contains about four percent solids, mostly sugars and minerals. It notes sugars are largely mannitol, questioning profitability of extracting cane sugar from coconut water, which would be too low a yield to be commercial.
Origin of Firewater in Indian Trade History
An account explains how Hudson's Bay Trading Company in early commerce with Native peoples used alcohol to entice trade. Whisky fractured into small kegs for overland transport and diluted to increase furs, while Indians discovered that poured sawyers would quench wine later. A chief claimed it was distilled from wildcat hearts and women's tongues due to its effects.
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Hudson's Way Trading Company
Ita
England
America
Gio
Warming the Devil in Ruhal Hungary Earthquakes Prompt Calf Sacrifices
A Hungarian village near Grosewortern suffered unprecedented earthquakes and, guided by a local quack, villagers sacrificed calves and goats into a chasm and burned the bishop’s forest to appease the devil. The quack and several peasants were arrested.
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Ruhal
Grosewortern
Hungary
What She Missed at the Reception and Lunch
A pretty girl laments hunger and craving for foods she missed at a recent swell reception. She recalls heavenly treats like rolled sandwiches with watercress and delicious marrons grace. She also longs for an Ames sandwich as her appetite turns to corned hash at lunch.
Curious Crowd Is Stung as Store Raid Turns Out Cold
Noon hour rush attracts a patrol wagon with six policemen to a large department store crowd gathers after rumors of a raid or fire. The sergeant reenters, returns with bundles of winter uniforms, and the crowd disperses as the patrol leaves.
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Philadelphia Times
Progress Of The Pen And Its Vast Movements
The article muses on how everyday trades create motion from carpentry to typing and bottle filling. It notes that combined, these small, rapid actions would, over a lifetime, cover a vast distance, far exceeding the earth’s circumference. The writer claims even a writer typing five hours daily moves about 30,000 miles yearly by sheer wrist speed.
Old-Time Trotting Horse Men Tale
An anecdote recalls aging trotting horse enthusiasts. A shabby bidder drove a horse to over 1800 dollars, paying with two crumpled $1,000 bills that unfolded into eight pieces when drawn from his clothing. The treasury redeemed them as valid currency.
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The
Treasury
Poverty In Old New York Gossip
Gossip notes a rich Miss Guilders has a father with over a thousand pounds while a beauty with a frail fortune is mocked for a shabby tenacre farm. Broadway chatter frames this social tease as a slice of city life and urban vanity.
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New York
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