Many Americans Aim to Become Farmers in Great Numbers
The U S railroad administration reports that in early 1919 about 14 000 people sought homesteading help through the homeseekers bureau. War veterans and wives show strong interest in farming, fruit growing, dairying and poultry. Rural buyers and even Canadians seek larger western farms as idle land and future global demand for American food drive a back to the soil movement.
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Ashington
Homeseekers’ Bureau
United States Railroad Administration
Bureau
Canada
United States
Millions for Bonds but No Tax on Ice Cream
Washington observers see public aversion to a luxury tax on ice cream while supporting bonds. The revenue view shows people prefer painless, lump sums over daily costs, resisting tax that feels daily and visible though tariffs and income taxes meet less daily resistance.
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Washington
Revenue Office
Congress
Edith Cavell Post Creates First American Legion Women Unit
American Legion appeals to women as Edith Cavell, the English nurse executed by Germany, lends her name to the first post. The Edith Cavell post will be formed by yeomanettes at the Brooklyn navy yard, with others filing posts nationwide. Washington and Manhattan soon follow with Betsy Ross and Barbara Frietchle posts as war service by American women is honored with official tributes and decorations.
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American Legion
Edith Cavell
Germany
Brooklyn Navy Yard
St. Louis American Legion Caucus
Legion
James F. Goerick
Brooklyn Station
Washington, D. C
Besty Ross
Martha Washington
Molly Pitcher
Manhattan
Barbara Frietchle
War and
Navy Departments
France
Europe
Motion Pictures as a Universal Language for Trade
An analysis argues that film transcends language barriers in foreign markets. Producers show moving pictures to tropical villagers to demonstrate products like chairs and soap, easing acceptance where direct pitches fail. The method helps salesmen build trust by visualizing modern goods in real settings.
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Tropics
Who Shall Build These Good Roads
The piece argues for a federal highway commission as proposed in the Townsend bill but notes opposition from state highway departments and Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson. It cites Wilson's view that local conditions dictate road value and that current Bankhead act cooperation with states should continue without shifting supervision to a national body.
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Chambers of Commerce
Federal Highway Commission
Congress
Townsend
Houston
Department of Agriculture
Ble
Morman Young
Wicetrie
Ryan
Lyon County Board of Supervisors
C. I. Smock
Rock Rapids
Stor- Johan
Sheldon
Ely Sea
Scott Logan Millis Company
Polk County
Walter Squires
Grinnell
Quarty
Hawkeyon Aighway
Grant Jhglyay
Hawkeye Associa Tion
Grant Wighway
Chicago
Yellowstone Park
Marshall
W.A. Buchnatian
Fort Des Moines
Juanemann
Joseph A. Buffalo
Three Hundred Fifty-eighth Infantry
John Coakley
Seventeenth Field Artillery
Clyde M. Boyd
One Hundred Sixth Infantry
Senate
Iowa
Susan B. Anthony
Paskage
Perry C. Holdooge
Rockwell City
Soldoegel
ArchaicFarlane
J. i. Moore
W. L. Harding
Benton County
Herrings Motor Company
Des Moines
Clarence M. Young
Air Service
Curtiss
Nebraska
Young Will
Air Department
Fleming Company
Bryce Green
Traer
France
California
John R. Goddark
King Dye Maker
United States
Morgans
James Lynes
Nashua
Militia Bureau
Locomotives for South Africa and World Inventions in Brief
Scraps from a range of reports note forty mountain type locomotives ordered for South Africa, a shah’s wealth, strong vinegar effects on leather, a new trigger design for rifles, Kimberley South Africa's loan use for abattoir and sewerage works, and atmospheric data on water vapor distribution. Additional items cover Algeria exports to the United States, women’s presidential suffrage influence in conventions, phonograph records on a Chicago inventor’s table, and a gradual starting pulley with resilient spokes.
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United States
New York
Kimberley
South Africa
Algeria
Briarwood
Chicago
Poor old fester memorial tale from a Kansas City deputy
The Ti etunin tav ern landlord recalls Dee a peculiar horse doctor who spent years examining horses old and ailing. He haunted barns muttering about horses and met a fatal accident when a horse bolted after he approached a standing unhitched animal. Dee owed eight dollars and was regarded as a decent man.
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Fester
Dee
Kansas’ City Star
Beet and Cane Sugar Production in 1918
The 1918 sugar crop from beet and cane totals about 1,007,050 short tons, with cane at 266,050 and beet at 740,100. The combined output falls short of the five year average of 1,031,603 tons. cane exceeds its five year average while beet remains below.
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Wttle
Bureau of Crop Estimates
The Serious Part Reveals Pistol Question in Attack Inquiry
The Serious Part quotes a courtroom exchange asking if the client’s pistol was loaded during an attack. The reply indicates the weapon was not loaded, but the assailant was.
Life of the Wasp: Wasps Work Through Autumn Not Winter
The article describes wasp society as diligent and organized with no lazy individuals. Labor is evenly shared in the nest, with some members foraging for food while others serve as defenders and enforcers of the hive’s rules.
Fragmentary clue hints at altered art studio analysis
Readable text suggests a discussion of an art studio and a questionable numeric figure around 2.9 percent. The fragment mentions timing and a possible transformation or classification, but details are unclear.
Day of Narrow and Wide Skirt Fashion Preview
A New York fashion correspondent notes the rise of mid-calf skirts and a mixed trend between straight narrow and fuller silhouettes. Describes construction methods from Callot Paris and a variety of fabrics and colors including brown tones, taffeta, and ostrich feather accents.
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New York
House of Callot
Paris
Demand for Ginghama in Tight Cotton Goods Market
The colored gingham line meets strong retail demand as the cotton goods market tightens. Producers move to attract liberal terms with jobbers nationwide, signaling the gingham vogue remains robust into fall and supports manufacturers.
Millinery uses varied horsehair colors in hats
The article notes that millinery prominently features horsehair in shades such as black cream jade and tobacco brown for hat designs.
Young and old styles merge in children’s fashion trends
The article notes that youth and adult garments mirror each other with no strict age divisions. Capes and dolmans appear in both children and women's wear, including navy serge capes with scarlet lining and brass buttons, using serge, taffeta, and broadcloth for wraps.
Hats for Sports Wear Introduces Sailor Style Hat
A smart sport hat using heavy batavia cloth and milan hemp is stretched over a large mushroom shape. Manila color with Titian blue henna and navy facings create contrast, while novelty ribbons, bows, cockades, and flat ends finish the upper brim.
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Milan
Manila
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