free educational film project at Washington Monument
National Cart Affairs describes an open air motion picture display near the Washington Monument. The Bureau of Commercial Economics presents government produced educational reels from national parks, plus a reel on plant growth, to educate the public without competing with commercial exhibitors. A motor truck with projection gear tours major cities and towns to show the films.
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Bureau of Commercial Economics
America
Finley Renowned as Great Camera Dodger in Congress
In the Sixty fourth Congress South Carolina’s Fifth District Rep Finley is famed for avoiding photos. The House watched as colleagues tried to capture his likeness, while Finley argued portraits aid identification, humorously noting he was never photographed twenty years ago and is likely more handsome now.
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Pievward Finley
South Carolina
Kr. Winley
Finley
Barnhart
Indiana
Edwards
Georgia
Congress
Congressions
Vos
Str. Finis
Tamnee
Mr. Eowarde
New Rolling Kitchen Adopted by Army After Tests
The Army embraces a new rolling kitchen of American design to improve field food service. Twenty five units on two wheels drawn by two mules will supply hot stew and coffee to a battalion. Trials began at El Paso with favorable reports. The War Department also contracts with a Boston firm to supply open market army emergency rations, cracker based with flour beef meat, dried milk, and invert sugar as binder and restorative sustenance.
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el Paso
Tex
War Department
Boston
Weim
Army
New Bathing Suit Designs Mark Modern Beach Fashion
Bathing suits this year feature longer skirts with sleeves and extensive needlework. A standout is a silk gown with a split bottom for bloomers, paired with a black taffeta model trimmed in white braid. Striped fabrics, wide diagonals, and coordinated hats complete the practical yet stylish ensemble. Regular swimsuits remain closer fitting and wool or fiber materials for serious swimmers, with bloomers extending below the knee.
Last Word in Summer Blouses
Elegant linen blouse with hand embroidery features a sailor collar and blue piping. A second voile model in chartreuse combines hemstitching, frills, and a high crushed collar. Both styles showcase new summer details and offer at home construction options.
Princess Helen of Russia and the Orloffs Hidden in a Ship Tragedy
In 1764 Empress Catherine II learns of a planned match between Prince Charles Radziwill and Helen Tarakanoff. Gregory Orloff abducts Helen aboard his warship, imprisons her in a dungeon, and she endures twelve years of brutal mistreatment before perishing in a flood caused by the Neva. The tale underscores brutal Russian prison lore.
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Catherine II
Russia
Catherine
National League
Helena Tarakanoff
Florence and Leghorn
Cele
Leghorn Bay
Mediterranean
Pisa
Leghorn
Florence
Orloff
Helen
Charlie Radziwill
Charlie
Cronstadt
Elizabeth
Charles
Radziwill
Palatine
Wilna
Poland
Prince Gregory Orloff
Prince Gregory
Orloffs
Alexis Orloff
Peter II
Peter
Gregory
Neva
Embalming Nebraska in Verse in House Debate
A House debate over river and road funding features Nebraska’s Hampy Moore and Sloan of Nebraska sparring over pork barrel ideas. Moore recites a verse memorializing Nebraska, railing at spending on rivers and harbors while asserting road and rail ties. The exchange highlights tensions between midwest lawmakers and river advocates.
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Hampy" Moore
Pennsylvania
Moore
Middle West
Sloan
Nebraska
Delaware
Striped Pongee Silks In Bright Awning Stripes
Pongee silks now feature awning stripes in bright red green or blue set on natural pongee ground.
Blazer Stripes Feature On New Cotton Fabrics
Blazer stripes appear on the latest cottons and are used effectively for coat collars as well as sports coats and suits.
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