Handling of Striped Fabrics for Girls Frocks in Washable Dress
A vintage pattern notes striped fabrics as ideal for girls nine to fourteen. The hooded dress features varying stripe directions to shape the waist, horizontal trim bands, elbow sleeves, embroidered neck edges, pearl buttons, and a full panel skirt. Emphasizes practicality, ease of washing, and age-appropriate style.
Catapult Used by French in Bomb Hurling Trench
A French trench uses a large slingshot like catapult to hurl bombs at German positions. The piece highlights the vast burden of care for the insane, noting about 200,000 inmates across public institutions, more than all college enrollments, and that New York spends one quarter of its annual state appropriations on the insane.
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New York
Be a Good Neighbor in the City of Pigeons
A New York Mail piece contrasts urban isolation with the idea of neighborliness. It cites a banker who unknowingly faced a forged signature by his neighbor and argues metropolitan life erodes community ties, urging residents to embrace neighborly conduct despite density.
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Lfe
New York Mail
News from the Submarine and Wireless Message Tricks
A historic note explains how submarines could relay torpedo news using a spark transmission system. It describes a balloon pole and magnet retransmission method called Funken Teleaf, potentially bridging long distances to undermine German coastal reception. The passage also briefly references weight measures and pennyweight abbreviations.
New Envelope Chemise Ushers In Spring Underwear Trends
A new combination garment appears among undermuslins proving popular for spring displays. The envelope chemise blends skirt and undergarment, with a flare at the bottom and a center tab with pearl buttons, enabling a short underpetticoat look. It’s made in warmn sock cotton or wash satin, trimmed with lingerie lace, and reduces the need for separate corset cover, pants, and short skirt, while remaining cool for summer wear. Smart outing costumes feature khaki kool silk in sand and gray shades, belted coats with wide circular skirts, and matching stockings for a coordinated spring look.
Colored Blouses and Beauty Tips for Hair Tones
Colored handkerchief linen blouses return this year for country wear with long sleeves and pockets optional. Avoid artificial looks as natural tones prevail. lightly diluted light brown cosmetic tones brows and lashes for a ruddy natural tint, warning against red hair with light brows and lashes.
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Segara
Salt Not Essential to Life and Its Global Value
A London Chronicle quotation questions salt’s necessity by recounting African villagers eagerly seeking salt from white prospectors. The anecdote notes salt as a vital barter medium, traded for three times the value of luxuries. The second item, The Acid Test, quotes a jab about many friends and borrowing money.
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Callea
London Chronicle
Admiral T. H. Howard Visits San Francisco Harbor
The article reports Admiral T. H. Howard recently appointed to command the Pacific fleet is in San Francisco harbor. A four-star flag of an American admiral is noted flying at the Golden Gate for the first time. The piece then veers into a lengthy, unrelated social commentary on gender roles and domestic life.
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Howard
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Global Match Demand Surges Across Nations
Across the world, matches are produced at an astonishing rate. About two million matches are struck each minute, totaling around fifteen hundred billion annually. Manufacturing prioritizes select timber, avoiding sapwood and knots, with by‑products yielding doors, sashes, shingles, and posts.
Mountain Morning In Velvet Road Gorge
The prose evokes a sunrise over mountains with flowers perfume and dew on leaves. A gray stone road slides into a quiet gorge, described as soft as velvet and inviting to touch. Marxim Gorky is quoted.
Soldiers Miss Their Bath in Campaign Conditions
London County Life notes that the lack of baths is a hardship for expeditionary troops at the front and in temporary home camps. Some neighbors offer bath access to officers and men, aiding health, while cooks promise steady hot water. The Daily Thought reflects on friendship as a divine gift and the value of selflessness.
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