Women help in national service through thrift
A compendium of social notices and community updates urges women to support the war effort from home. It highlights Miss Mildred Rutherford speaking at the Children of the Confederacy convention, a Snead Griffith wedding, and a Huff Smith marriage, while stressing thrift and efficient domestic work as vital national service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Rutherford
Mildred Rutherford
Macon
Children of the Confederacy
Fifth Regiment
Clark
Fannie Hurst
the Vigilantes
Department of Agriculture
War echos and home front thrift tips from Oconee
A column blends patriotic exhortation with domestic guidance urging women to serve the country through home life. It promotes Uncle Sam thrift and meat utilization recipes while listing local social notes: residents and visitors across Macon Atlanta Augusta Tybee and Crawfordville gathered for visits, barbecues, services, and upcoming events at courthouses churches and schools.
Movies and Philathea class welcome in city listings
At the Strand and Elite theaters this Saturday Harold Lockwood stars in The Haunted Pajamas and Lonesome Lake Comedy while Pearl White and Helen Holmes headline The Fatal Ring first chapter. The Philatheas of the Baptist Tabernacle invite young ladies and visitors to Summer School, with a special welcome to visiting Philathea girls meeting Sunday at 9 45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lockwood
Elite
Pearl White
Helen Holmes
Philatheas of the Baptist Tabernacle
Results Tell No Doubt About the Kidney Remedy
An Athens resident, J L Byrd of 149 Wilkerson Street, reports severe back pain from stooping at Athens Pottery, with heavy weight strain and frequent nighttime urination. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, he notes lasting relief and urges others to seek the same remedy priced 60 cents at dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
J. L. Byrd
Wilkerson Street
Athens Pottery
Dean
Mr. Byrd
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
Degrees of Warmth. We bow to an emergency and embrace an opportunity.
Kansas Journal editorial reflects on responding to a sudden crisis with resolve and seizing a chance to improve, urging readers to act with measured courage and optimism in the face of adversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansasay Journal
Daily Menus Show Meals for a Family of Five
A sample plan outlines three daily meals for two adults and three children. It lists portions for fruit cereal milk bread butter eggs meat and vegetables plus desserts and sauces to ensure eight essential nutrients are met while providing flavor. The plan emphasizes practical combinations rather than superiority of any single option.
Robins Return Cheerfully To Green Carpet Lawn
The robin leader Reddy leads a chorus of robins back to a spring lawn near a big white house. They admire the green grass, moss, and worm-filled earth, praising the humans who care for the lawn and supply water and baths. The boy in the big white house welcomes their arrival as spring arrives.
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Reddy
Robin Reddy
White House
Reddy Robin
Robins
The Eligible Class Milly and Billy Dialogue Parody
The excerpt presents Milly declaring she would marry only a man who has liked and suffered, to which Billy responds that she wants a widower. The brief exchange plays on romantic tropes and social expectations with a sharp, humorous edge typical of dialogue sketches. The names Milly and Billy anchor the exchange as a character vignette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milly
Billy
Thawing Pipes With Electricity
Electricity can thaw frozen water pipes without excavation. Passing current through the pipe heats it until the ice melts, enabling rapid thawing.
Robins Celebrate Spring With Song At Summer Home
A chorus of robins greets spring as they plan a concert for the pie of the big house and the carpet caretaker. They declare the season back and sing joyfully, signaling the return to their familiar summer habitat.
Child watches carpet removal in curious three year old
In a sitting room Dorothy, age three, observed workers as the carpet was lifted for cleaning. She pondered the act and asked her mother if the floor would stay barefooted, revealing innocent curiosity about the ongoing housekeeping.
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Dorothy
Where Your Breakfast Comes From Brazil coffee output
World Outlook notes that Brazil uses only a small fraction of arable land to cultivate coffee yet produces about three fourths of global supply, exceeding a billion pounds annually. It adds that Argentina's Tucuman province yields nearly five million pounds of sugar yearly, enough to sweeten this coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Argentina
Tucuman
Casting Iron Pipes by Centrifugal Molding Method
A Brazilian iron worker uses a centrifugal machine to cast iron pipe in a permanent mold without cores. Molten metal is poured into a revolving mold from a horizontal trough and rapidly cooled by water, enabling quick removal. Claims include efficiency and a product superior to sand-cast pipe.
Real Fortunate Sword Of Damocles Metaphor In Dinner Talk
Willis asks if you read the tale of the sword of Damocles a man beneath a dangling danger while Gillis counters about a woman dancing serenely with her wardrobe hanging on a fragile shoulder strap in a lively exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Gillis
Expecting Too Much About Friends Flaws
A reflection on expecting perfection in friends and the disappointments it brings. The text notes human nature holds surprises and flaws, and urges recognizing one’s own faults may mirror those seen in others when love is involved.
Match of Hemp Ignites in Early Firearms Practice
The article explains a hemp cord match used with early muskets. Treated cord would smolder after ignition and was attached to the cock of the musket, triggering the powder priming when the trigger released. The piece ends with an unrelated advertisement note urging readers to advertise their wants.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas Addison
The
Vigilantes
the Free
Mr. Talford Smilth
P. Wiggins
E. P. Taylor
South Lumpkin Street
Universal Service
the McGregor Co
H. T. Huggins & Son
Broad St
Ivory
Brandt
Jewelers Insurance
Athens, Georgia
Uncle Sam's Thrift
United States Department of Agriculture
William Mallory
Mrs. Howell C. Erwin
Atlanta
Misa Nellie Sprout
Maine
Mrs. Julius Cohen
Major John E. Talmadge
Eleanor Hill
Augusta
Miriam Haselton
Eugene Lyle
Agnese Russell
Bessie Tappin
Lucile Thomas
Katherine Thomas
Madison
Annie Haddock
J. F. Whitehead
Tallulah
Mrs. L. D. Benton
8. R. Belk
North Georgia
Belk
Mr. Carroll
Methodist Church
Barrow
Oconee Enterprise
Bula Usaw
Marie and
Maude Smith
Mrs. Whatley
Louise
Helena
N. J. Howell
L. J. Grimes
McBride Grimes
White Plains
Earnest Howell
Mildred Howell
Florence Hooper
Natalie Bocock
Harriet Benedict
Nellie Phinizy
Gwendolyn Griffith
Edward T. Brown
Mrs
John Burton
P. F. Burton
Monroe
Miss Wallie Stynchcomb
Gratis
Walter E. Jackson
Mary Ann Rucker
William Smith
Elizabeth Stephenson
Mary Stephenson
Frances Thomas
Jefferson
Mary Lizzie Phillips
E. C. Callaway
Blanche Callaway
W. S. Callaway
Cecil Moon
Rayle
T. J. Deadwyler
Mrs. B. SpRylee
W. P. Waldrop
Virginia Deadwyler
Clayton St
Athena
Pyanouo
Dawz
Ockwood
Onesome
Luke
Madame Lustrat
U. S. Department
Agriculture
Bell-Ans
Fata Rin
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