Rebuilding Rural America Under Tugwell Plans
A 1930s program under Secretary Tugwell seeks to move destitute rural families to better lands and new communities funded by Roosevelt’s relief allotment. The plan envisions resettlement, soil and flood control projects, and loans to purchase farms while creating decentralized rural industrial towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cutley Oving
America
Roosevelt
Roosevel
Rexford Guy Tugwell
Pride
Columbia University
United States
Ender Togweill
Forel
North Central States
Alaska
Resettlement Administration
Tugwell
Ananes
M. J. Wilson
la Vor
Wilson
National Resources Board
Tremendous Trifles revisits a Revolution era mishap and a later ice jam
The essay recounts Lord George Germain delaying a critical order due to a miscopied letter, altering Howe and Burgoyne’s movements and ending at Saratoga, a turning point of the Revolution. It then shifts to 1784 Baltimore ice jam delaying a London ship carrying German immigrant Jacob Astor, whose fortune grew to over two million dollars in fur trade, starting from that delay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Germain
London
Stoneland
Sussex
Sir William Howe
New York City
Hudson
Burgoyne
Canada
Howe
Sol
Lord Germain
Theo
D’oyly
England
D'Oyly
New York
Saratoga
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic
Baltimore
Jacob Astor
America
Indiana
Astor
Baitimore
Metropolia
Astora
Ferman
New World
Triple Sheer Jacketed Dress Trends In Summer Wear
Fashion notes from the chic CHERIE NICHOLAS column highlight triple sheer print jackets in Bemberg fabric. Descriptions cover dress-and-jacket ensembles, wrinkleresistant materials, shirring, floral accents, and accessories like organdie appliques, while noting trends in garden florals and hats to match outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemberg
Paghetti
Marshall Finds Gold Near Coloma During 1848 Flood
James Marshall inspecting a channel near Coloma on January 24, 1848, discovers gold in dirt washed from a sawmill site on Captain Sutter lands. The find sparks the California Gold Rush and shapes U.S. history by influencing events around the slavery dispute and the Civil War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wiling Marshal
Jabo Sutter
Coloma
Marshall
California
Junho Sutter
King
New Helvetia
James Marshall
Pleated Skirts in Chiffon New Style
The article describes pleated chiffon skirts as a rising daytime and evening fashion, noting fuller silhouettes and sunburst textures. It links chiffon pleats to Grecian influences and notes designers Malnbacher and Louiseboulanger showcasing related evening frocks. It mentions variations with front and back fullness and distinctive paper-model styling to add width.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malnbacher
Louiseboulanger
Coarse Novelty Straws Lead In Millinery Trends
The piece notes a surge in coarse novelty straws appearing in hat designs with forward projecting brims. Beret styles draped similarly while Milan influences and stitched daffera hats proliferate. Trimming returns, guided by couturiere styles, feature flowers as millinery momentum grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milan
Couturiere
Gilt Flowers Adorn Bruselew Attire With Doral Buttonholes
Decorative gilt flowers with mother of pearl and coral buttonholes to be worn with brucelew of amilar design, reflecting an ornate period style in the evolving wardrobe details.
GOOD HEALTH BY DR LLOYD ARNOLD ON THE HEART AND WEATHER
Dr Lloyd Arnold, professor of bacteriology and preventive medicine, explains the heart as a pump and the vascular system as a closed circuit. He discusses barometric pressure changes, weather shifts, and the skin as a weather gauge, linking them to rheumatic pains and circulatory health. Indoor air conditioning emerges as a future aid, amid cautious medical optimism.
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Alesse Shamy
Lloyd. Arnold
University of
Uimeelt
Thiala
Great Lakes Basin
Canada
You
Debria
Waltatta
Weaton
Unive
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Matanuska Valley
Conference of Agriculture, Industry and Science
Dearborn
Mich
Henry Ford
Louis J. Tabor
National Grange
Chemical Foundation
Washington
AAA
Senate
Man Ag
AAA aMendioeota
Ohtain &Icense
Department of Agriculture
Buelneses
Western Newspaper Union
Dreuth
Wort
M. L. Wilson
Rexford Quy Tugwell
Elmo Scott Watson
By Cherie Nicholas
Valon
Cherid Nicholas
Desutifw
Foete
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