Short Skirt Fashion Sets Tone for 1920s Style
A New York fashion feature notes the rise of short skirts and sleeves as a defining 1920 look. Observers see gowns trimmed for street wear, with many outfits needing only modest alteration for evening use. Designers like Callot and Paquin offer long waisted gowns, while taffeta remains the favored evening fabric with tulle and organdie accents in Paris and New York.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Callot
Paquin
Lave Madeleine Et Madeleine
Jenny
Lanvin
Destruers
Longe Walsted
Paris
Raffia to Ornament Veils In New Spring Millinery
The article notes the return of the Howling veil style worn over toques with front hemlines just below the eyes. Elaborate embroideries and appliques dominate, including black patent heather and oilcloth motifs on net, fruit shaped kid appliques, and jade raffia on dark nets.
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New Spring
Big Handbag Remains A Feature In Silk Draw Card Era
The article notes the enduring presence of the large silk handbag among many small reticules and purses. It highlights a black twill silk bag with a scarlet monogram and silk red draw-cards, illustrating continued consumer interest in upmarket accessories.
Army recruitment surges as 3,000 join weekly to train as skilled tradesmen
The army could reach 145,000 new annual enlistments under a Vocational Education system. Civilians and firms aid the effort by fostering trade training in barracks based shops and laboratories. Camp Dodge and Camp Pike host large programs while divisions abroad reflect wartime strength shifts.
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Washington
War Department
Camp Dodge
Dean C. B. Waldron
North Dakota Agricultural College
Chicago Church Federation
Camp Grant
Mlinois
France
Chicago
Camp Pike
Ark
Marne
Arkansas State Board
Army
Ordnance
Signal Corps
Air Service
Motor Transport Corps
Infantry
Campagn
Samuel A. Greenwell
Recruiting Publicity Bureau
General Recruiting Service
Chambers of Commerce
Rotary Clubs
American Legion Posts
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Demand Equal Pay Parade Through Whitehall
A woman clerk led a protest in London against pay inequality for civil service workers. She and many female colleagues carried posters reading Fair Play for Women and No Favoritism in the Civil Service tied together with red tape. The mayor intervened as Butler was arrested over a related case and later contracted smallpox.
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London
Whitehall Street
Very Lazy Man Seeks Comfortable Living With Little Effort
In London a self described lazy man advertises for ideas to live comfortably with minimal exertion after hard times from a late war. Separately a new corn harvesting machine strips husks and loads into wagons with a belt conveyor.
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London
Mayor Proves Sanitation Ruling Over Smallpox Case
Elwood Indiana mayor John G. Lewis says he acted correctly ordering quarantine for EW Butler’s young son who had smallpox, asserting the mayoral decision followed public health rules.
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Elwood
Ind
John G. Lewis
EW Butler
Kills His Granddaughter in Muskegon Case
Stuart C Moon aged seventy two of Muskegon Heights admitted killing his ten year old granddaughter Irma Moon claiming he loved her and wanted to remove her from misery. He allegedly called the girl from a school room and attacked her with an axe. Moon is jailed on murder charges and an insanity inquiry was expected.
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Muskegon, Mich
Stuart C. Moon
Irma Moon
Moon
Muskegon Heights
A. W. Lyon
Nurder
Local Charity Feeds Needy Families Behind Hardship
In New Castle Kentucky a case of rare unselfishness unfolded as Noah Pettit and Dave Roberts families faced hunger after their food ran out. Quintis Razos, also poor, shared his meagre larder until his supplies emptied and he faced starvation himself.
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New Castle
Noah Pettit
Dave Roberts
Lat Rock
Quintis Razos
WVU Students Strike Over Ice Cream Price Rise
West Virginia University students in Morgantown protest higher prices for ice cream and beverages. A resolutions committee, drafted by a student, calls for the strike against the increased costs.
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Morgantown
W. Va
West Virginia University
Telegraphed Magic and a Devilish Debate in Ottoman Turkey
A Turkish debate during the Crimean War centers on the telegraph. Turks worry the invention is a devil’s work, but the old mullah rules it is good since the devil must ride the wires, freeing mortals from trouble on earth. The piece also previews William Lindsay Bashford on a future Baghdad railway route.
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Ottoman Empire
Wiliam Whittall
William
Turkey
Smyrna
Mullah
Old Mullgh
The Girl's Career and Homemaking Ideal
The piece argues motherhood and homemaking as a noble, varied career. It asserts love guides the work, demands tact and thrift, and uses many sciences in daily practice. It stresses preparing to shape children's bodies minds and souls, criticizing girls who dismiss preparation.
Cincinnati housing shortage challenged building commissioner
George Hauser faces unusual requests as residents seek novel housing solutions. A houseboat owner asks to transfer a boat cabin to a Southside foundation to be used as a year round home. Another buyer seeks permits to import discarded nitrate plant cottages near Ancor and stack them three high into flat buildings, claiming safety and convenience.
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Cincinnati
George Hauser
Ohio River
Southside Avenue
Ancor
Level of Books Fortunate in Access and Diversion
A reflection on how reading provides solace and escape from daily harassments. Orison Swett Marden notes that lovers of good books never feel lonely, as books offer perpetual companionship and enriching engagement wherever one goes.
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Orison Swett Mart
Chicago Daily News
Fixing the Blame and a Petunia Car Crash Scene
Constable Sam T Slackputter confronts a motorist after a bystander is knocked down. The motorist insists the bystander knew the car and that it was his first time driving, while Slackputter questions the incident and demands accountability.
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Sam T. Slackputter
Petunia
Kansas City Star
Rubber production rises through wartime and 1918 gains
Rubber output shows a strong rise from 1907 with quadruple growth and doubling since the war began. In 1914 cultivated plantations produced more than forests for the first time—71,880 tons from plantations and 40,000 from forests. By 1918 plantings reached 200,000 tons while forests yielded 41,000.
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Rubber Statistica
Out of the Shipbuilding Business
Canada faces a steel shortage delaying steel ship construction for at least two to three years.
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Canada
Bayer Aspirin Sold Worldwide With Genuine Safety Claims
The text promotes Bayer aspirin as the physician endorsed remedy for many ailments over nineteen years. It touts the Bayer name as universally trusted, guides on dosage for colds headaches and other pains, and notes small tin boxes of twelve tablets and larger packages are available from druggists.
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Bayer Creed
A Clean Sweeper Accent on Munsey’s News Empire
A fragment notes Frank A. Munsey's pugnacious control of the Gordon Bennett papers. A visitor asks the gatekeeper about Scribbs the reporter. the reply is cryptic and terse about today's reporters.
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Frank A. Munsey
Gordon Bennett
Munsey
Scribbs
Diamond Dyes Promise Easy Color for Any Garment
Ad promises Diamond Dyes give rich fadeless color on any fabric from wool to cotton. Buy Diamond Dyes for guaranteed results even if you never dyed before, with a druggist color card.
No Prohibitionist Wit Leaves Readers Dry
A brief exchange notes that James has dry wit and a desire for livelier humor. The wording suggests a light literary joke about sparing irony while seeking more spirited humor.
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James
Village Barber Demonstrates Cut Before Proceeding
A Berlin barber offers to start with one side of the head to let the customer judge the work, reassuring accuracy and satisfaction before completing the full haircut.
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Berlin
Loyalty and flags in front windows stir a tale from history
Mrs Flannigan proudly displays Irish green, red white and blue pots in her Sherman home reflecting dual loyalties to Ireland and the United States. Ottawa announces Eskimo land reservations on Banks and Victoria Islands, safeguarding resources for the Eskimo people and excluding white hunters from the Banks Island area.
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Ottawa
Banks
Victoria Islands
Northwest Territory
Arctic Circle
Banks Island
Action the Main Thing
Dialogue snippet shows a tense exchange between a mother and child. Elsie seeks explanation for delayed response while rushing to a location, conveying urgency in a domestic scene.
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Elsie
Elsie—Weill
Boston Transcript
Knightmare pun in chivalry era quip by Ita Claus
Ita Claus muses on popular steeds in days of knighthood. The joke suggests the favorite was a knightmare, playing on knight and nightmare to evoke medieval horse lore with humor.
Wild Beast Toll in India A Grim Daily Toll Rise
The article notes that about 50 people die each day in India due to wild beasts. Government rewards exist to kill dangerous animals, yet dense sanctuaries hinder eradication, leaving efforts to merely keep numbers in check in populated regions. A philosophical aside on quarrels follows.
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India
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