Nurses Needed for Immediate Service in Red Cross Campaign
The American Red Cross urges trained nurses to enlist for service in training camps at home and hospitals in France. Enrollees face sacrifice but gain self respect and patriotism. Eligibility requires graduation from a recognized nursing school, two years hospital training, and age at least twenty one. Service may be domestic or abroad, with travel expenses paid under orders. length of service lasts while the emergency continues.
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American Red Cross
United States
France
Longfellow
Howe
Red Cross
Department of Nursing
Washington, D. C
Red Cross Nursing Service
War and Navy Departments
Negligees Inspire Bright Fashion Revolt in Nightwear
A fashion feature chronicles the rise of negligees worn as night attire replacing dresses, with trousers, silk prints, and georgette drapes. It highlights exotic inspirations from Japan to Turkey, bold color palettes, and ornate details like floral satins, gold embroidery, and tasseled silks.
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Angerle
Iaow
Japan
China
Persia
Turkey
Heryen
White Shoes Aid Patriotic Fashion Push In Summer Wear
A patriotic fashion push promotes white shoes to pair with organdie and light attire. White buckskin canvas and duck footwear are recommended for elegance, with white washable kid for evening wear and white slippers for cool evenings as part of the season’s smart summer wardrobe.
Smart New Wells Hat Display Described In Silk Veil
A milliner drapes a hexagonal mesh veil around a small flower-wreathed turban. The border features a row of silvery gray coin spots matching five-cent pieces along the long edge and a double row at each end, creating graceful drapery as the folds are fastened.
Collar and Coffee Scarlet Blouse Description
A white silk poplin blouse features a tiny scarlet collar and cuffs with plaited white ruffles. A satin blouse shows an armulated front piece with buttons and a hint of blue embroidery.
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Poplin
Twenty Minutes Difference in War Time Aid
A hospital tale contrasts two surgeons with a twenty minute gap in operation speed. The narrator links battlefield outcomes to time delays, urging funding for Red Cross support to speed care, reduce suffering, and save lives through faster attention and treatment. The piece emphasizes money as the key to expanding ambulances, supplies, and personnel on the front.
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New York
Jez
A Prayer by James W Wise of the Vigilantes
A wartime prayer by James W Wise calls on God to grant victory to freedom fighters and to end Prussian tyranny. The verse seeks divine aid in the fight and urges wrathful justice, framing the struggle as a righteous defense of a plundered land.
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James W. Wise
Vigilantes
God of
Patriots Behind the Lines by Barnetta Brown
In Brooklyn a small group of children and their mothers knit blankets from salvaged materials to aid Belgian babies. A tenacious, poor, patriotic effort forms from mitten sleeves and scavenged odds, turning scraps into hope for the starving or cold.
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Barnetta Brown
Vigilantes
Brooklyn
Johnny
Belgium
The Woman's Gift in Wartime Reflection
A reader laments unable to join the military fight yet offers to give the life of a loved one for freedom. The poem contemplates sacrifice, patriotism, and the quieter honor women confer through support, memory, and moral resolve during periods of war.
Jha Conserve Supply Of Feed For Dairy Cattle
Government guidance urges maximum dairy production with minimal grain by using legume hay silage and green forage. Plant more legumes, aim for at least one ton of legume hay per cow, and store corn as silage to reduce grain use and preserve milk supplies for military and civilian needs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Prepare Pasture for Cows Says Early Spring Care
Do not turn dairy cows to stalk fields or pasture in early spring. Protect from storms and provide good feeding to prevent flesh loss and milk decline. Wet pastures damaged by trampling and cutting before grasses start. Plant a small sorghum patch near the barn as early summer safeguard.
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United States Department of Agriculture
War era dairy advice urges better cattle and silos
The piece urges farmers to expand dairy herds due to wartime demand, stresses planting corn or sorghum for silage, and outlines eager readiness for fall pasture. It emphasizes cooling milk promptly, whether pasteurized or separated, to ensure faster cream rise, preserved sweetness, and higher butter quality.
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Mer
Women Farmers on the Canadian Prairies
On the Edmonton to Winnipeg train a returning veteran honors his wife who kept their farm profitable during his war service. The piece highlights Manitoba and Saskatchewan women such as Clara and Beatrice Forward and R. M. Hillman, noting their large scale farming, stock success, and leadership in production and farm finances. It portrays women as vital partners in war time prosperity and prairie agriculture.
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Edmonton
Winnnipeg
Agan
Canada
Oak Lake District
Manitoba
Clara
Beatrice Forward
Brandon
R. M. Hillman
Keeler
Sam Katchewan
Samkatchewan
Miss Hillman
Misses Forward
Canadian Prairies
Ami
Hin
Ultra fashionable girls schools mocked by sociologist
Mrs. Borden Harriman, a noted sociologist, spoke at the Colony Club criticizing ultra fashionable girls schools for failing to provide real education. Two maids discuss a mistress' daughter returning from such a school and joke about a cosmetics course called Miss Marlo.
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Borden Harriman
Colony Club
Marlo
Wake Up and Buy War Bonds Leaflets Drop on Cemetery
In a London suburb a war loan campaign drops 3000 leaflets over a village cemetery. The sheets blanket graves and shrubs as visitors collect them and read the bold message Wake Up and Buy War Bonds.
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London
Cuticura Soap and Ointment for Baby Skin Care
Comfort babies skin with baths of Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap and Ointment priced 25 and 50 cents at druggists or by mail. Plus a humorous courtroom exchange about postponements and a note on Ohio State University.
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Dept. X
Boston
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William Hamilton Osborne
T' Field
Patriots
Blanche Shoemaker
Western
Fletcher
Hunor
Lontaville Os
Ohio State University
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