Fashioning the new look in New York hats and dresses
A fashion survey notes a move to minimal trimming and stronger color in dresses, inspired by military uniforms. It highlights unornamented ensembles, terra cotta wool velour outfits with gold brocade turbans, tighter skirts, and smart accessories like patent leather oxfords and tinted gloves. Lucy Carter also reports on Red Cross growth in Illinois and renewed 1918 membership efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New ‘York
Lucy Carter
When One Has No Gun What Queer Sights Appear
A reflective meditation on perception without weapon or notebook. It explores how absence shapes observation, prompting unusual ideas and a different sense of risk, curiosity, and inner dialogue.
Your personal history doesn't have to repeat itself
Your neighbors will attend to that.
Pound of sugar and coal in wartime verse
The poem by G. Halleck Rowe from Van Wert Ohio laments shortages during wartime, praising public servants Hoover and Garfield while imagining a nation saved by a pound of sugar and a ton of coal. It blends humor with resilience and calls for shared sacrifice amid hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield Hoover
Hoover
Garfield
Elijah
Jehovah
Sin
Moses
G. Halleck Rowe
van Wert
Ohio
New Foodstuffs in Germany Listed for Table Use
A published list of new foodstuffs in Germany includes concentrating straw fodder and ground grape pips for table use. Other items described are rhubarb leaves seaweed straw meal crushed maize ears heather stalks ground sugar beet seeds parsley seed wild radish husks bran wine yeast beechnut cake fish meal and various mixed foods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Profit In Hog Raising From July Purchase
FH M Grant bought two sows and twelve pigs for about 90 dollars last July. He disposed of the lot on Tuesday for 850776. He fed the hogs 206 bushels of corn and 690 pounds of salt, valued at 114 dollars. The 303 dollar difference covers five months of care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FH. M. Grant
Casey Banner-Times
Social Life in Illinois in 1818 by Pioneer Settlers
A hundred years ago Illinois pioneers welcomed newcomers with open hospitality. Settlers from Kentucky and Tennessee aided new arrivals by sharing tools, teams, and provisions and helping construct homes and fields within days. Social life featured Fourth of July dinners and parades at Kaskaskia Edwardsville with toasts and artillery as flags flew, while the Marion lodge at Kaskaskia kept up anniversary celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
Kaskaskia
Edwardsville
Local customs and amusements in early Edwardsville
The Marshall Herald recalls June and December anniversaries of St John the Baptist and St John the Evangelist with dinners and orations. Militia inspections, court sessions, and elections provided amusement along with horse racing cock fighting and gambling despite laws. Card playing was fashionable and a singing school emerged with a 1819 Edwardsville Society arranging a winter program and Boston music books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niversaries
St John the Baptist
St. John the Evangelist
Singing
Edwardsville
Court House
Boston
Religion Proves Great for Many People
A concise reflection on religion as a supportive force benefiting numerous individuals without harm to others. The remark suggests faith provides value and consolation across communities.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Ilinois
Lincoln
Grant
National Movement
Finois
Lazaro
Rubini
Gayarre
Columbia Records
Lagaro
dMida LiAfricana la Boheme I Puritan
H.M Dewens Co
Mure Aal
Kaiser Bill
der Kaiser
Pole
Marshall
Herald
Terre Haute Daily Star
Marshall Herald
Star
the Herald
Marshall, Ilinois
HM Dewey
Foley
C. T. Miller
Camehon
Ind
Ea Aquirer
Srook Fotey
Sid
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!