Home Economics Demonstration Car Visits Marshall Illinois
The Marshall Community Club and Household Science Club host a University of Illinois demonstration car in Marshall May 21 to 25 at Big Four station. Two daily illustrated lectures on farm and home labor saving devices plus evening talks in country churches. Lectures cover kitchen equipment water systems sewing lighting heating and housekeeping topics led by Miss Percival and Mr. Fogle.
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Marshall Community Club
Household Science Club
University of Ilinois Dept. of Agriculture
Marshall
Ill
Percival
Fogle
Miss Percival
Mr. Fogle
Agricultural Department
University of Illinois
University Extension Department
Guarding Washington War Time Police Chiefly Responsible
The piece notes Washington’s wartime security surge with White House grounds closed to sightseers and all executive departments shuttered to visitors. Major Raymond Pullman leads a vast guard network including 100000 rounds of ammunition, a citizen home guard, and embedded clerks in uniform, all to preempt any emergency in the capital.
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Washington
United States
White House
War Department
Potomac
Metropolitan Police Department
Raymond W. Pullman
District National Guard
Investigation Service
Department of Justice
Secret Service
Office of Naval Intelligence
Pullman
New York
Lafayette Square
War
State
Police Department
Potomac Park
Washington Police
Carbon Paper for Embroidery at Herald Office
Large sheets of carbon paper offered for transferring embroidery and other patterns. Available at the Herald Office.
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Herald Office
Mad Cat Wrecks Havoc In Newton Then Is Killed
A mad cat in Newton bit four people on Tuesday before being killed. Victims included Henry Schackman, Mr and Mrs Peter Moschenrose, and Leo Cordary. The cat was a Maltese with 14-day-old kittens and may have rabies. The head was sent to Chicago for brain tests, and Pasteur treatment was ordered for the bite victims.
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Newton
Democrat
Peter Moschenrose
Henry Schackman
Leo Cordary
Pasteur
T F. Driscoll
James Kaufmann
Waltz Cox
Albert Stivers
Bill Black
Driscoll
Registration Questions for Men Aged 21 to 31
Questions required on registration blanks for military authorities cover name, age, home address, date of birth, citizenship status, place of birth, parentage, dependents, marital status, present occupation and employer, dependents under 12, prior military service including rank and nation or state, and exemption grounds.
Protecting Sleeping Babies From Outdoor Flies
A public health note warns parents to cover sleeping infants outdoors with mosquito netting to shield them from dangerous poisoned kias. It emphasizes that daytime exposure is risky and children playing outside are rarely bothered by flies, but sleeping babies are most vulnerable unless properly protected.
Spring Motorcoat and Laundry Advice in One Article
What Women Like to Know presents a tan broad cloth motorcoat with a stray front, demibelt, white pearl buttons, brown velvet collar, cuffs and patch pockets. It also offers laund ering guidance for white goods, advising cold start, ample water, gentle boiling times, and avoiding washing soda.
Care of Tablecloths and Moth Prevention
Advice on keeping tablecloths pristine with starch and careful ironing. Fold and press pieces, then store with a weighted board. For summer storage, sprinkle borax and red pepper to deter moths, as insects avoid these substances.
Household Hints on Corks and Cleaning Methods
Household hints advise saving corks in a glass preserve jar or wide mouthed bottle for easy sizing and storage. Chalk can be used to mark lengths of stovepipe for future use. Alum dissolved in cold water makes items noninflammable for rinsing. Lace is washed in hot soapy water then cold, milk can stiffen it, and pressing from the wrong side with a hot iron helps. A grease spot on a book is treated with camel’s hair pen oil and turpentine, followed by wine spirits when dry.
Crochet needle technique eases finger strain and stitches
The crochet prefect method uses a fine crochet needle to pass through a small cork and set the cork at an optimal distance from the point. This adjustment reduces cramped fingers and aids in making even stitches.
Herder on Reason as the Inner Artist
A compact reflection arguing that reason is formed from accumulated experience and education. Herder suggests the mind edits external models into an internal work, a process completed by the pupil himself.
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Johann Herder
Snoring Colleague Triggers Sleep and Ego Struggles
After a man keeps you awake all night by snoring he admits he did not sleep well. The piece highlights how a small minded person resents being proven wrong and reacts when forced to accept fault.
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Ike
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Methodist Protestant Church
Auburn
Baptist Church
Clarksville
Methodist Church
Livingston
Joffre
Metropolitan Police
Congress
Washington Policeman
West Virginia
Government Service
France
Montgomery News
Sprin
American Press Association
Foley
de Laval
L. A. Shawler
West Union
D. C. Shotwell
Kirseboer & Wiliams
Buster
Cork Farm
Block School House
Flo
Star
Phore
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