Highway strain grows as trucks hammer Lincoln route
Wartime overland freight increases heavy motor truck use on main trunks, with the Lincoln highway and eastern routes under rapid surface breakdown. Federal aid and congressional funding are eyed to share the burden of road maintenance, as states struggle to keep vital routes passable for war logistics.
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Highway Transport Committee
Council of National Defense
Trafic
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Congress
House Committee On Ways and Means
Lincoln Highway
Early Buying Is Not Best Policy
A 1918 McClure Syndicate feature urges consumers to resist pre season shopping for women's apparel. It argues fashion houses and retailers push early buys, causing waste and wasteful spending, and advises buying only what's needed at the moment while remodeling existing garments. It notes patterns like checks and stripes returning and suggests practical wardrobe recycling to weather shifting styles.
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New York
Wttle
Panie
Pantie
Paris
McClure
Good Roade Will Help
A brief note stresses that improving roads boosts ward prospects and public support. It argues good roads aid wins and warns against neglecting infrastructure for political advantage. The item reads as a local editorial blurb urging road work to aid electoral success.
New Skirt and Hat Sets Introduced by Shops
New fashion items feature coordinated sets such as skirt and hat and other two or three piece ensembles. A highlight is a chiffon skirt with bright green and ribbon, paired with a velvet hat on a buckram base.
Vestee Vests and Fur Collars Highlight 19th Century Menswear
Vestees may be made from any material from corded silk to cloth of gold and Chinese brocades. Some are sleeveless tunics worn with or without a jacket and can be home tailored. A Paisley alk crepe tunile with buttoned trims suits country use. A nutria fur collar with square corners is noted.
Two Tone Negligees Stir Fashion Colors
The article notes a fashion craze for two tone negligees in orchid and pink, blue and maize, pink and blue, violet and white, gray and rose. Satin slips in white or flesh tone are topped by sheer overslips in georgette or chiffon with opalescent drapery.
Cleaning Corsets at Home Instructions
Clean corsets at home by laying them on a marble wash stand, brushing with a stiff brush and white soap and water, then dip the brush in clear warm water and scrub again, finally drying with rough towels.
Girdle Variety in Smart Costume Design
Designers push flexible girdles into smart costumes allowing wide liberties in form and placement. The evolving fashion emphasizes adaptability and surprise as materials and silhouettes blur traditional boundaries.
Practical Outlook quoted exchange on Mayme and Harold
A brief, clipped dialogue shows Mayme asking Harold how much life insurance he carried when he says he would die for her. The piece notes how Harold’s resolve softens into a demand for money and comments that Wiggs and Wages say his earlier softness faded under repeated financial pressure.
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Mayme
Its Extent
A teacher scolds a student for using a term Intern instead of Inter. A parent reflects that the error was grave, framing it as a serious misstep in language usage.
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Inter
Pop
Sarcasm in Online Exchange About Temperature
A brief exchange uses sarcasm to mock weather updates with a quip about saving the effort of checking a thermometer. The dialogue highlights a wry urban humor tone and a shared understanding of heat awareness.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Advertisement
An advertisement promoting Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to keep skin fair and young. Offers free samples by mail from Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston, and lists prices of Soap 25 cents and Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Speech as a driver of action in newspaper quote
A Baltimore American collection highlights the idea that speech functions as an engine of action, noting that words can prompt public or political momentum and shape civic engagement.
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Baltimore American
Red Hair Dye Trend Sparks Recounted Fashion Rage
A remark about a bygone fashion for red hair is recalled, noting that the look was once wildly popular and later faded as dyeing methods and styles changed. The dialogue hints at shifting beauty standards and the temporary nature of hair trends.
Joy of Motherhood Story Brightens Ellensburg Couple
A Ellensburg, Washington couple credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health and enabling them to have a child after years of illness and partial inability to care for home. The letter from Mrs. O. B. Johnson urges other women with functional disorders to try the remedy and seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn, Massachusetts, citing 40 years of experience.
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Ellensburg
Wash
Lydia E. Pink
Lynn, Mass
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W.N.U
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Swift & Company
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