Kipling Views France at War Frontline End of the Line
Rudyard Kipling writes from the front in France describing the worn frontier fortress, the vast mobilization, and the French resolve. He notes the quiet Paris return, the shared suffering of families, the role of women, and a nation committed to grinding down the enemy through endurance and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
France
Sun Printing and Publishing Association
York
Onde
Hotel de Ville
Paris
Ilabie
Germany
Best Dressed Woman Spends Only 250 a Year
An article profiles Emma Buffington Welles of West Virginia, touted as the best dressed in the United States, who maintains a dignified wardrobe on 250 dollars annually. It details her frugal purchases from silk vests to hats, shoes, undergarments, and dresses, plus a travel history from Parkersburg to New York.
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United States
Emma Buffington Welles
West Virginia
Washington
New York
Parkersburg
W. Va
Atlantic
Pacific
Canada
Europe
Fifth Avenue
Onderskives
China
Saparate Hains
Farm Women Respond to Government Aid Proposals
Secretary of Agriculture mails 55000 letters to farm wives asking views on farm life and how federal policy could improve conditions. The Smith Lever Act funds start with 10000 per state, growing to 4.58 million annually after 1921, plus matching state funds, to support on the farm education and extension work. Letters highlight loneliness long hours and need for better housing, with calls for practical help and respect rather than blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Department
Department of Agriculture
Federal Treasury
Pennsylvania
Comic Supplement
Missouri
Hairpin maker buys Allerton homestead for new Chicago plant
The Hump Hairpin Company led by Sol H. Goldberg buys the Samuel W. Allerton estate for 85000 to build a two story factory at the northwest corner of Prairie avenue and Twentieth street. The site will host a new 1500000 dollar plant with 18000000 hair pins daily capacity and 250 workers, due for completion by January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Samual W. Allerton
Hump Hairpin Company
Sol H. Goldberg
Robert H. Allerton
Prairie Avenue
Twentieth Street
Eighteenth Street
Michigan Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kipling
Aesir
Alan Breck
Boche
Stoke the
Jay
Monsler
Monalchh
Flance
Monsieur
Httle
Om the
Farina
Merl
Amateebes
Pesnas
Tary Peettig
Vaurr & Spies Milling
Mareere Sacs
ST. Louis, MO
Valier
Kiteh
International
Dairymen
W. A. Williams
Marshall
Moor
Quaker Steel
Funaces
Millhouse
South Side Square
Marshall, Illinois
Ladies’ Aid Society
Good Housekeeping Magazine
W. 41St St
New York City
The
Marshall Herald
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