Revival of the quilting bee sweeps high in fashion
New York reports a quilting revival as homes feature bed quilts with hollyhock motifs and morning glory blues. Napkins, pillows, and small items come pre-cut with designs ready to stitch, at half price, fueling a rise in home crafts and gifts for children and festive occasions.
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Trenches of Germans Near Impregnable Fortifications
London reports in the Daily Mail on a vast German trench system on the Western Front from the Swiss frontier to the North Sea. The fortresslike network includes deep main lines, wire entanglements, semi underground galleries, casemates, blockhouses, redoubts, and linked cellars, making capture difficult and defense nearly impregnable.
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Fetching coat design highlights New York fashion show
A coat shown at a New York fashion show captivates with a 42 inch length and a box front. It features Himalaya brown satin lining, flat collar, turnover cuffs, matching buttons, and a coordinating cap for a coordinated warm look.
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War News One Year Ago Today
The Marne battle ends in Allied victory. Vienna mourns over Russian operations costing 125000 men killed wounded or missing. Austrians begin Cracow evacuation. Przemys siege by Russians. Asquith asks Parliament to authorize 500000 volunteers. South African Union promises full support to British Empire.
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Salt Helps Burn Vegetable Refuse Cleanly
Instructions note to add a handful of salt to vegetable refuse burned in stoves or furnaces to reduce odor and improve combustion.
Taft Urges Optimism on Generation Closing and Reform
Former President William Howard Taft addresses the American Bankers Association in Seattle. He condemns initiative and referendum, recall, and primaries, praises safeguarded governance, warns against plutocracy, and argues for measured rates, union limits, and expert legislation while remaining an optimist about U S progress despite European war turmoil.
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Home Remedies for Luminous Woodwork and Bright Lamps
Practical notes advise exposing white woodwork to sunlight to avoid yellowing from shade. A tip recommends rubbing hands with celery or parsley after onion handling to counteract odors. A third suggestion says lamp wicks boiled in weak vinegar burn brighter.
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