World Happenings Report From Washington and Abroad
A Washington dispatch notes Congressman Marion M. Garland of Pittsburgh was found dead in his home bath with heart disease listed as the cause. Other items report Hoover’s election as federation president, U S income up in 1918, new shipping board appointees meeting December 1, and various wartime and postwar developments including labor cost declines, safer evacuations from Crimea, and international political shifts.
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Marion M. Garland
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Washington
Midwinter Hats Parade Details Rich Furand Velvet Styles
A period piece describes midwinter millinery trends with fur hats in moleskin seal squirrel and mink, crowns of satin with gold or silver brocade, feathered and velvet turbans, and elaborate queens of velvet and satin. It highlights intricate trims, tam styles, and the season’s lavish headwear as winter approaches.
Wraps Inspired by New Fabrics in Durable Furs
Wraps inspired by new durable pile fabrics are highlighted as among the handsomest of the season. Two wraps are showcased: one woven fur with a long silk neckpiece and arched back coat with a silk sash and fur embellishments, and a second sleeve-less mantle with a wide gray fur border and large collar.
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Tor
Care Would Save Many Says Public Health Service
A fragment notes the United States Public Health Service warns thousands of children die yearly as parents neglect vaccination or exposure to whooping cough measles and scarlet fever. It mentions fashion notes with color preferences and millinery by Paris.
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United States Public Health Service
Dislike Sons to Grow Up and Take Their Places
A New York Medical Journal essay argues mothers fear sons becoming adults. It cites fondness masking an unconscious wish to keep children sheltered and dependent, viewing the world as merciless and the transition as a loss of protection.
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New York
Medleal Journal
Five Chickens Left by a Yard Joke
Higher Mathematica Sambo-Siy, Rastus, if yo' saw five chickens in a yard and yo' pinched out, how many would be left. Tastas-Dere'd be fat left, Sambo-Ho, ho, dat's de joke. Dem fo' see yo' ugly fire find fly away, Rastis-(utter much cogitation)- Dem fo' fly away, yo' say? ambo-Vassah, "At's what Ahi said. Thasius-Well, den, didn't dey leave? Wasn't dey for left?-American Legion Weekly.
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Mathematica
Rastis
Thasius
American Legion Weekly
Guaranty of Ease In Love and Money Collateral
A brief note from the Boston Transcript reflects on marriage for love being secured by a husband’s wealth as collateral. The exchange frames a cynical view of financial influence in romance.
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Boston Transcript
Fragmented wartime humor notes in a gossip column
A jumble of casual quotations shows domestic banter and social jokes about wages vacations and leisure. The piece mentions a steak price, a $10 tip, two months paid vacation, a pledge to cover expenses, a permissive stance toward late nights, a sugar sample offer, near beer curiosity, and an invitation for whisky, all reflecting light gossip tone.
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Walter
Splitkins
Jim
Enquirer
Absent Back in Roof Garden Sparks Rumor Miller
Cortlandt Bleecker and companion discuss Aferriweather in a roof garden. They remark that Aferriweather is a poor duffer who spends every cent on his wife. Bleecker notes his wife’s attire suggests a big loss of his job and a dinger dance last week.
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Cortlandt Bleecker
Clue Lines Up a Clever Wordplay Hint
A published quip links police knowledge to grit and a pun about fence, then notes a drowning man catching at a straw as a metaphor for grasping at help in peril. The cheeky exchange reflects detective puzzle wit.
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Herbert Hoover
Federated American Engineering Societies
United States
Shipping Board
Benson
Department of Labor
Wilson
White House
Crimean Peninsula
South
Russia
State Department
Great Britain
Germany
Mesxico
Authorita Uraly
Chemical Warfare Service
Charles F. Vandewater
Long Beach
Cal
Jammesa Lougin
Pomona
Bam Lee
Mixs
Stein Bankston
A. L. Bankston
Fink Hankston
Mount Vernon
Tex
Coast Range Steel, Ltd
British Capital
Vancouver
B.C
Missouri River
Sioux City
M. L. Murray
Salix
Mberly
Deer Island
Eee
Spokane
Wash
Elizabeth Bounds
Minnie E. Gelbreath
Glenn Young
Edwardsville
Luke Vukovic
Vukovic
Democrtic National Committee
Albany
Arthur E. Hoensel
American Legion
Chicago
Troy
George P. Ide & Co., Inc
American Sugar Company
Cox
Arkansas
Little Rock
Yorkville
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Oificiais
Wheeling
W. Va
Conn
Onts
Kansas City
National Variers’ Union
Pearly Harper
Douglas
Actors’ Fund of America
American Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Rush C. Hawking
William JD. Stephens
Sacrramenta
General Obregon
Mexico
Mexico City
Victoria
B. C
Australia
Theolose
Polsheviki
Constantinople
Siberiani
Ber
China
Peking
London
Berlin
Morell
Wrangel
Crimea
A. Moscow
Simon Tetura
Geneva
Francisco Sivas Vicuna
L'Estrange Malone
House of Commons
Dublin
Barndmore
Limerick
Lee
Art O'Brien
Goeller League
White Gate
County Clare
Ireland
United States Shipping Board
West Eagle
Bontevideo
Athens
Coundauriotis
Olga
Lion Feiners
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Midwinter
Viti, Srzn
Paria
Angel
Sunshine
Roya
ROYAL
Royal Baking Powderoomd
Fotton Street
All Grocers
Jess
Postam Cereal Cane
Battle Creek, Mich
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