Short Coat Suits Set Spring Fashion Tone for Women
The Dry Goods Economist reports practical agreement on short spring coats for women with varied lengths and styles. Many jackets adopt an Eton waist or reach the waist, while others extend below the waist in a cape-like lower section. Norfolk influences and military touches gain attention, and skirts favor tare or ripple effects with belts, modified circles, gores, and knee-length hems.
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Eton
Lovers Reunited Across War Riven Belgium to New York
In 1913 Belgium, Wilhelmina and Hans vow to marry before separation. War interrupts, destroying much of Belgium and halting mails. Wilhelmina reaches Rotterdam and buys passage to New York. A Belgian committee in New York locates Hans, they marry at the Belgian committee office after a license is issued in New York City.
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Lys
Belstam
Anernes
Mina
America
Hans
Belgium
Wilhelmia
New York
Wil
Elimina
Holland
Rotterdam
Bilis Island
Wilhelmina
Tom Lind
Hved
Hana
Hans Wichtel
Tam
Eili
Ellis Island
Eilis
Larm
Religious Mission Protests Extension of War in Africa
Leaders of German Catholic missions issue a multi language protest against extending European hostilities into African missions. Signed by Bishop Wolf and others, it appeals to neutral lands to protect missionary work under international law and warns against tearing apart white authority and native communities. Presbyterian ministers in New York back Dr. Frank Crane’s world federation plan urging President Wilson to promote a federated world government.
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Wolf
Togo
Norbert Weber
Congregation of Benedictines of
St. Ottilie
Bavaria
Acker
Congregation of the Fathers of the Holy Ghost
Cologne
New York
Frank Crane
Wilson
Crane
Albert Shaw
H. G. Mendenhall
America
Box Coats Rise In Popular Covert Cloth Style
Fashion notes highlight the short box coat as a practical, stylish choice for spring. Covert cloth suits usher in the new short joiner value with long sleeves and calf effects, while separate jackets in silk, corduroy, or velvet gain leadership as the season advances.
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Jay
Diced Beets Recipe and Raincoat Fashion Note
Diced Beets recipe instructs boiling tender beets then dicing and tossing with a sugar starch glaze. Beet dish rests twenty minutes with butter added before serving. The text oddly shifts to raincoat fashion noting godet flare and pockets.
Closed Doorways for Hidden Shelves and Niche Ideas
A guide describes turning closed doorways into built in shelves by bracing and burlap covering. It suggests niches between bedroom closets be used for bookcases desks or cozy seating with shelves above and burlap or cretonne walls for a refined finish.
Petticoats for Spring and the Circular Skirt Trend
The Dry Goods Economist forecasts a spring shift to fuller circular skirts that reveal petticoats. Demand rises for more expensive models and exclusive styles, with taffeta and silk blends favored to help skirts flare at the hem.
Newsboys Relay Race Delights Kalamata Residents
In Kalamata Greece newspaper boys form relay teams to deliver Morning editions. The main square, half a mile from the station, hosts a keen rivalry as trams of newsies pass bundles along a fast relay. Townspeople cheer the brisk, two minute exchanges between runners.
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Kalamata
Greece
German Boys Play at Being Soldiers Photo
A candid image shows three young German boys in curved uniforms saluting as in real military practice. The article notes older youths drill daily to prepare for future service while younger children imitate soldiers during play.
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American Press Association
Germany
Merlin
Cat Scratches, Mimicry Puzzle Behind the Frame
A poet notes a twin cat behind a frame who mirrors every move and meow. The speaker tries to engage but the behind frame cat remains silent, teasing with repeated actions and sudden vanish acts, leaving the narrator unsure who mocks whom. The Detroit Free Press credits the observation.
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Shy
Detroit Free Press
Girls Make Willow Beds At Camp Learning Woodcraft
Chicago girls practiced a new hand craft at their camp last summer making Ladin willow beds from seventy willow twigs thirty-two inches long. They followed Ernest Thompson's Book of Woodcraft directions, bound the pieces with twine, and secured them to a framework. Each crafter earned two honor beads for the completed project. An additional Indian ted was formed on the ground with layers of leaves and hemlock sprigs.
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Chicago
Ernest Thompson
Ted
Two Good Conundrums in a Riddling Exchange
A cryptic exchange questions the meaning of majesty and what an executioner removed when beheading a king. The riddle hints at stripping external letters to reveal core words, illustrating a playful word puzzle about identity and power.
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Charles 1
Soldiers Second Courage From Fear Conquered in Trenches
An English officer studies courage at the British front and reports a second courage after fear is conquered. Soldiers under fire develop self and manhood, learning to discount danger and stay in the line. A veteran’s price is the fear overcome.
Horse Is Most Nervous Animal
From Farm and Fireside a note that the horse ranks as the most nervous creature among animals and reacts to calm or rough handling, becoming content or miserable based on how it is treated.
Not Flattering. We-Whenever I Sing the Dog Howls
The column notes a playful line about musical singing triggering a dog's howling reflex. It appears in a brief, casual feature from a New Orleans newspaper page.
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Orleans Times-Picayune
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