Wages Plus Purpose in Finnish Bakery Construction
A Finnish Co operative Association of Brooklyn builds a three story bakery with store and restaurant on the ground floor, oven on the second, and worker recreation on the third. The project shows high workmanship and worker pride beyond monetary reward, with both Finnish and non Finnish laborers contributing to a unique facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finnish Co-operative ‘Trading Association of
Brooklyn
N. Y
Co-Operative Association
Come Out and Marry Us A British Emigration Proposal
A wartime surplus of women in Britain prompts support for the Society for the Overseas Settlement of British Women. Historical echoes cite James I era transport to Jamestown and late 19th century schemes to move single women to New Zealand and Australia to balance male excess and aid national interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Great Britain
Society For the Overseas Settlement
England
James
Jamestown
New Zealand
Australia
Ten Commandments of Thrift Guide Prosperity
The thrift decalogue outlines wise spending with ten rules. It emphasizes budgeting records bank accounts life insurance wills home ownership prompt bill payment and living within means. It also urges investing savings and sharing with others, noting thrift without benevolence is limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Bankers’ Association
Roosevelt on republics and plutocracy risks
A Virginia town report recounts a boy shot by a police officer during a scuffle over a local ordinance that requires attendance at church or staying indoors. The piece laments dangers of factions and mob rule while noting Sabbath observance as a reform agenda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T. US
Virginia
Billy Whiskers scene with Day and Button on fence
Day cares for Day, a goat, as Night and Spotty flirt nearby. Button sings from a fence as Day plans escape after being left behind. They discuss capture, jealousy, and Day’s homesickness before Day is promised liberation tomorrow.
Dear Mrs Thompson Advice Column Shows Family Dilemmas
Reader letters reveal gender money control at home, sibling rivalries, and sewing fashion tips. The column advises a sixteen year old to reclaim her wages, suggests practical steps to gain financial independence, and offers guidance on harmony among potential in law twists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Father
Mother
Ellen
Household Hints and Recipes from Morton Page
A readable page lists kitchen tips and recipes including croquettes from leftover beans, mock chicken patties, veal and pork pie, Thousand Island style dressing, and a Sunshine Cake. It outlines steps for frying croquettes, preparing a pot pie, and making a rich salad dressing with olive oil and lemon juice.
Chocolate Sauce and Light Cake Preparation Notes
Instructions describe folding sugar into whites then yolks, adding flavoring and flour gently, baking in a patent pan at a low heat for thirty minutes, then cooling with pan inverted. A separate method details making chocolate sauce with syrup water cornstarch cocoa and vanilla, cinnamon extract.
Money Saver Guides Copper Kettle Shine
A penny pinching quick tip suggests cleaning a copper tea kettle with a damp cloth dipped in coal or wood ashes. Rub well then wash with warm soapy water and dry thoroughly to achieve a mirror shine you can see yourself in.
Y W C A Industrial program stirs politics and labor debates
The Y M C A girls group adopts an industrial program including no night work for women a forty four hour week abolition of child labor and collective bargaining. Supporters say the move advances women in business while critics fear upheaval in labor and industry amid a chaotic era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finley J. Shepard
Wwormen
Strawberry shortcake nostalgia and fashion notes in one column
Old Earl Kitchen laments modern strawberry shortcake while recalling juicy, plentiful versions from childhood. A wit reaches to fashion trends as tailors adapt to storage space and the eighteenth amendment era with broader hips and possible overalls on Fifth Avenue. Chicago letters and restaurant hints close the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl K. Kitchen
Whp
Mother
Missouri’s Varied Climate Praised by Corder Journal
The Corder Journal hails Missouri as a wonderful state boasting extreme climate traits. It calls Missouri the hottest and coldest, the wettest and driest of all states, celebrating its dramatic weather identity.
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Missouri
Corder Journal
The
Union
Another Poet Is Born at Izzo's Elite Barbershop
An Elite Barbershop poster features a playful poem about weather and vanity, praising Izzo's for its prominence. The verse depicts a barber with a bottle, another with a razor, and an actor in the chair, while prominent men read in silence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zzo
Razor
Hartford Bishop John Nilan Celebrates Tenth Anniversary
John Joseph Nilan marks ten years as Catholic bishop of Hartford Connecticut. Other events include Australia’s 150th Botany Bay discovery anniversary and Arkansas Republican convention in Little Rock to pick four delegates at large for the Chicago meeting.
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Ia. Hey
John Joseph Nilan
Hartford
Conn
Astralia
Botany Bay
Captain Cook
Little Rock
Chicago
John AG. Murray
Roman Catholic
Dioces of
Chapel Hill
N. G
Varry W. Chase
University of North Carolina
Washington
Helen Robinson Baxter
Jol
John E. Baxter
Charles McDonald Brown
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
England
New York
United States
Wants for a barrel with comforts and entertaining space
A columnist seeks a large barrel with running water and a fireplace, plus several comfortable barrels for family and guests. The note is signed Acress Conductor of this Column.
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Acress
You Win Dear Boy What Will You Bet
A fragment hints at a publicity stunt by a motion picture figure. The line questions what bet or wager accompanies the next promotional ploy by an enterprising film personality.
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Jimmie
Inauguration of Dr Ghase at North Carolina University
The inauguration of Dr Harry Woodburn Ghase as president of the University of North Carolina draws a large gathering to Chapel Hill today. Ghase, age thirty seven, is the youngest president in the university’s century and a quarter history. He is a Dartmouth A B graduate from New England, reflecting a new era of young leaders in education.
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Harry Woodburn Ghase
University of North Garslina
Chapel Hill
Ghase
New England
Dartmouth
Education leaders and a Chapel Hill presidency timeline
The text outlines an academic career: after earning an A. M. he directed Clark University’s clinic for sub normal children for a year, then became professor of the philosophy of education at the University of North Carolina in 1910, later shifting to psychology and ultimately serving as acting president of the Chapel Hill institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark University
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Obituaries and political milestones from early 19th century notes
A short list records deaths and origins of figures such as James Monroe and Earl of Shaftesbury, plus Irish and Dutch political events. It notes Monroe born in Virginia and died in New York City, Shaftesbury’s factory acts, Londerderry’s resignation, Queen Wilhelmina’s visit to London, and Witzhugh Lee’s death. It also mentions Olive Logan and the Women's Peace Congress at The Hague and a 1947 U.S. House cable to Lloyd George on the Irish question.
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James Monroe
Westmoreland County
New York City
Earl of Shaftesbury
England
Lord Londerderry
Ireland
Holland
Wilhelmina
London
Witzhugh Lee
U. S
Havana
Maine
Washington, D. GC
Mairfax County
Olive Logan
Fea
Elmira
House of Representatives
Lloyd George
Cable
America
Yokohama Fire Destroys Two Thousand Buildings
One year ago today a vast fire destroyed about two thousand buildings in Yokohama. The Peace Conference adopted the Revised League of Nations Covenant with no votes against.
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Yokohama
League of Nations
Peace Conference
Birthdays of DOlier and Chadwick Highlight Lounge
Lieut. Col. Franklin D'Olier born in New Jersey today marks 43rd birthday as national president of the American Legion. Stephena J. Chadwick, former Washington governor, is noted as a potential United States senator candidate.
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Franklin D’olier
The
American Legion
New Jersey
Stephena J. Chadwick
Washington
United States
Episcopal bishop George H. Kinsey born in Roseburg
The notice marks the birth of Rt Rev George H. Kinsey, bishop of Austin, born in Roseburg Oregon and Zemany born in Bedford County Virginia.
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Roseburg
Ore
George
Austin
Zemany
Bedford County
Umbrella encounters and whisky talk in Dinner Stories
A doorways tale unfolds with a rainy day umbrella exchange and a chase when an umbrella-bearing stranger sprints away. A second scene recalls a London Tit-Bits joke about a defendant's marriage promise and a ruffled conclusion as a plaintiff describes flustered behavior.
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Randolph Leigh
Carey Avenue
Lera
Associated Press
Theodore Roosevelt
Billy Whiskers
Frances Trego Montgomery
Spotty
Maria
Button
Day
Gee Willikins
Saalfield Publishing Co
Akron, O
Jane
Young Women's Christian Association
Hiame
Evstasiad
Daisy
Morton
Boston
Y Calis
Star
Fifth Avenue
Jimmie CG
Pappatheodorokoumountour Glotopoupos & Gatsaros
South Halstead
Ill
Shand
Cher
Izzo
Havre de Grace
Lexington
Providence County Kennel Club
Providence
R. I
Pinehurst
N. C
Honolulu
San Francisco
Boxing—Maritime Provinces
Ifalifax
Billfour
Federal Reserve System
eBusiness ‘Partnership
Mee
Terest
Wyoming Trust & Savings Bank
Cheyenne, Wyoming
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