Red Cross motor corps grows through national amalgamation
Washington July article reports more than six thousand women in the Red Cross motor corps. Six independent city services including Philadelphia Atlanta New York Buffalo New Orleans and Chicago join under national Red Cross control creating a coordinated nationwide transportation force. New uniforms badges and markings standardize service and status for officers and drivers.
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Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Motor Corps Service
Red Cross Motor Corps Service
Washington
Bureau of Motor Corps Service
Motor Service
Red Cross Corps
Motor Corps
National Bureau
Georgette and Satin Gown Sets Style for Summer to Fall
A fashion note describes a pale beige georgette and black satin afternoon gown bound for transition into evening wear. The design features a narrow yoke, long straight lines, two wide satin bands, beaded trim in black and beige, and a beige foulard underslip, with a black marines brim hat and panne velvet crown as a coordinated accessory.
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Georgette
Paatin
Winding Wool From Ball Center Method
Instructions describe a method to wind wool into a skein from the ball center using a paper tube as a core. Steps include forming a tube, winding eight inches of wool, tucking the loose end, alternating wind directions, and finally pulling out the tube with the long end for knitting.
Sewing hack to protect sleeve while mending
The tip advises slipping a piece of stiff glazed paper into the sleeve when darning. This prevents the needle from catching on the under side and sleeve, allowing freer stitching and greater accuracy.
Lace In Lingerie Styles and Durability
Lace 8 remains widely used in fashion and in fine lingerie with durable real lace that ages well. The piece notes charm and lasting quality as consumers seek wise purchases and durability in fabrics.
Efficient Thrashing: Level Machines and Proper Feeding
The article stresses precise level setup using a spirit level, careful alignment of cylinders and concaves, and proper belt tension. It urges docked mounting to prevent vibration, careful feeder governor adjustments, orderly bundle pitching, and strict cleanliness to minimize grain loss and maximize thrashing efficiency.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Nutritious cheap meals and pantry poetry excerpt
A 19th century style kitchen column offers peanut based dishes like Peanut Loaf and Pea Timbales with tomato sauce and scalloped cheese. It blends practical recipes with light verse about flowers and larders, mentioning Minerva and a poetic line about reading in a shaded nook.
Leftover cheese uses and recipes from vintage notes
Practical tips on saving cheese, avoiding waste, and cooking with scraps. Grating small pieces, storing in a sealed glass, and low temperature cooking are advised. Recipes include onion scalloped cheese, cabbage bake, fried cheese sandwiches, cottage cheese with raspberry jam, cheese balls, hashed browns with cottage cheese, and stuffed potatoes with cream cheese.
Pinkham Vegetable Compound Prized by Expectant Mothers
A reader testimonials how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aided her during pregnancy easing neuralgia and enabling housework. She reports gaining weight and improved wellbeing, praising the product before motherhood and recommending it to others. Many letters have praised the remedy from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Pinkhean
Lydia KE
Pinkham
Monynan
A E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Masa
Senator Sorghumn Rejects Politics as a Game
In a Newsroom column, Senator Sorghumn insists he never plays politics and that entering a campaign did not involve treating opponents as a game. He emphasizes steady focus and avoiding the chance to view politics as sport.
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Nowise
Senator Sorghumn
Phthisis as deadly as war and tuberculosis’s reach
Dr. Livingstone Farrand, head of the American commission for TB prevention in France, says civilian and military deaths from tuberculosis during wartime rivaled battle deaths. He returns to the U S for University of Colorado graduation, urging health as a prerequisite for democracy. He notes 50,000 of the draft inductees were tubercular, illustrating U S disease prevalence.
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Livingstone Farrand
American Commission For the Prevention of Tuberculosis
France
Doctor Farrand
United States
Making Guncotton Safe From Spontaneous Combustion
A note on guncotton purity showing resistance to spontaneous combustion after purification. It remains chemically stable over many years despite gradual changes. A separate line on happiness mentions achieving an expected wish.
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War Department
Georgette and
Satin
Diliv. Bitimbes
Minerva
Daley
Kilian Stemem
Gil
Jesse Sosy
Fletcher
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