Preparing For Winter Coal Bins Now Saves Comfort and War Victory
As war production peaks, coal mines run at 90 percent capacity making late orders risky. Homeowners urged to order now to avoid shortages, while ensuring heating systems are inspected. The piece links fuel demand to national victory and urges maintenance to curb waste and health costs.
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Mr. Slopoik
Andy Tardie
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Uncle Sam
Paul Bunyan
Jealous husband tale shows a young wife’s prison
Kathleen Norris recounts Catherine’s story of marriage at eighteen to Lewis a doctor twice her age. From constant questioning to isolation and restricted finances the jealous control grows, prompting a dramatic act of defiance and a grim warning about lost youth and happiness.
War Production Board speeds oil to coal burner conversions
The War Production Board allows assembling small stokers from materials held by manufacturers on May 31 to accelerate oil burner conversion to coal. W. W. Timmins, head of the plumbing and heating branch, announced a new operations section to continue the overarching study of conversion problems already underway.
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War Production Board
W. W. Timmis
Fuel User's Pledge for Efficient Home Heating
A pledge urging homeowners to conserve heat and fuel, keep heating plants clean, have systems inspected, perform essential repairs, reduce heat losses, learn proper operation, prevent smoke, avoid improper heating, and order fuel early to prevent shortages and delivery disruptions. It emphasizes stockpiling fuel and anticipating needs to ease transportation.
U S Life Depicted by Old Light Fixtures at Cooper Union
A public exhibit at the Cooper Union Museum for the Arts of Decoration showcases nearly 100 eighteenth and nineteenth century lighting appliances and over 250 samplers. Displays include international needlecraft, early wallpapers, textiles, jewelry, metalwork, and pottery, with architectural sketches by Whitney Warren and Morris tile designs. A rare pair of Belgian glazed pottery figurines is also featured.
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Cooper Union Museum For the Arts
Cooper Union
Whitney Warren
William Morris
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Time to Regret a Hasty Marriage on Graduation Day
Catherine, aged much younger than her spouse, marries after a romantic proposal on her graduation day. Three years later she regrets leaving youth behind while he grows jealous. Kathleen Norris advises Catherine to bear the situation in this cautionary tale of leisure-based regret.
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Kathleen Norris
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