War Time Beauty Trends Shock English Workgirls
A correspondent notes wartime English women balance femininity with new roles. Beauty parlors flourish as workers adopt bold fashions and cosmetics, while factory settings see women in emerald shoes and bright laces. Officials warn about shifting displays amid wartime austerity and inflation.
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Lobo
Ohio
Dave Gresser
Arsenal
al Lowe
PAS
Hernites Thas
PrStilesi
Sat
Por
AL K. Paxwell
Prinetprdl Sipervisar
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Deafness
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy to treat catarrhal deafness by affecting the blood and mucous surfaces. Explains inflammation of the Eustachian tube causes rumbling, impaired hearing, or deafness if untreated, with a $100 reward for any uncured case. Circles and circulars offered by J Cheney & Co of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Compromise Over Sunday Work Amid Bavarian Munition Transfers
Abolishing Sundays sparked riots in Alesbery and Bavarian areas leading to a compromise. Sunday shifts reduced to six hours with rest periods, youth workers allowed church attendance. Transfer agreements cap weekly hours at 54 hours with $61 weekly pay. Sunday labor to end by March.
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Alesbery
Maureh
Remedies for Itching Scalp Advertised
Soothe Itching Scalps. On retiring gently rub spots of dan drouff and itching with Cuticurn Ointment. Next morning shampoo with Cuticurn Soap and hot water. For free samples address Cuticurn Dept. X Boston. At druggists and by mail. Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Ady.
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Cuticurn
Dept. X
Koston
War shortages trigger doughless day in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis restaurant trade has initiated a peeless day to save wheat sugar and lard. If successful a doughless day may follow, reflecting wartime austerity measures impacting meals and economy in the city.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Capudine Promises Quick Relief for Headaches
An advertisement touts Capudine as a fast relief for headaches reducing nervous strain. The product is described as a pleasant liquid to take with bold claims of immediate comfort.
Brotherhood of Man Aims and Actions
The text asserts the ideal brotherhood man needs a clear aim before him and must interpret this aim through decisive action. It emphasizes purpose guiding conduct and the alignment of intention with visible deeds.
Renovine Advokes Quick Heart Cure Prompt Relief
An advert promotes Renovine as a heart and nerve tonic for early symptoms urging immediate use. It claims quick cure before heart damage, lists prices 50 cents and 1 dollar, and warns against delaying. The note adds a line about counterfeit coins and latitude as unrelated.
Man Without Price Stands as Worthiest Buy
A pithy saying notes that the person of immeasurable value outmatches any object with a price, asserting that true worth cannot be bought. The line frames virtue as priceless in contrast to material cost.
Texas Proclaims War Savings Week in 1918 Campaign
Governor Hobby designates January 14 as war savings week in Texas. The state aims to raise 75 million dollars through war savings stamps with 4 percent interest for investors. The proclamation urges thrift and sacrifice to support the war effort.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby
Texas
I. W. F. Hobby
State of Texas
A.D
State Railroad a Loser in Texas Legislative Testimony
The Texas State railroad shows persistent losses since inception. Affidavits reveal 1914 losses of 17 962.22, 1915 losses 17 128.62, and 1916 losses 65 120.63. The road, 37.5 miles long, owns limited rolling stock and has total cost to 1909 557 788.35 rising to 631 741.68. Operating expenses include 43 948.57 in 1914, 38 360.98 in 1916, and 91 948.08 in 1916. Bonds of 100 000 bear 5 percent interest. 15 000 interest due. Legislature has appropriated over 160 000 for maintenance through 1916 and 1917.
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Austin
Tex
Texas State Railroad
Frank Holaday
Legislative Investigating Committee
Central Committee
J. B. Welborn
Palestine
Supreme Court upholds Selective Draft Act unanimously
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled the selective draft act constitutional. Chief Justice White delivered the opinion, affirming Congress has power to declare war and raise armies, and that the act fills the need for the men to compose an army.
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Washington
Supreme Court
White
Congress
Governor Hobby Creates Soldier Welfare Council in Texas
By request Governor Hobby appointed a military entertainment war council to arrange soldier and aviator entertainment in Texas camps. Members include Elijah Coles Houston George M Woodward Houston Allen B Early Amarillo Marshall G Muse Beaumont Albert Krakauer El Paso Henry B Baldwin Corpus Christi George C Holmgren San Antonio A C Green Palestine W H Richardson Jr Austin J Smith Denison A E Kiesling Houston Ed A Dubose Jr Waxahachie G H Sapper Galveston R H Kuel Texarkana Fred L Booth Waco W G Paddock Fort Worth Lamonte Daniels Dallas.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby
Texas
Elijah Coles
Houston
George M. Woodward
Allen B. Early
Amarillo
Marshall G. Muse
Beaumont
Albert Krakauer
el Paso
Henry B. Baldwin
Corpus Christi
George C. Holmgren
San Antonio
A. C. Green
Palestine
W. H. Richardson, Jr
J. Smith
Denison
A. E. Kiesling
Ed A. Dubose, Jr
Waxahachie
G. H. Sapper
Galveston
R. H. Kuel
Texarkana
Fred L. Booth
Waco
W. G. Paddock
Fort Worth
Lamonte Daniels
Dallas
Texas Food Official Peden Heads to Washington
Texas Food Administrator Peden departed for Washington to attend the United States Food Administration meeting. He will remain in Washington from January 8 through January 12 for the conference.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Peden
Washington
United States Food Administration
Heavy Snowstorms Shut Central West as Chicago Sees Severe Snow
Central West experiences one of its fiercest snowstorms in years with Chicago at the center on Sunday. Widespread heavy snow disrupts travel and daily life across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central West
Chicago
Ill
Pink boll worm probe backs special session call
Austin legislators on a joint investigation committee adopt a resolution urging the governor to call a special session by February 10 1918 to consider findings. The same report notes pink boll worm threats in College Station and recommends peanuts sweet potatoes and corn as money crops while extending pest control efforts.
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Austin
Tex
House and
Senate
Leonard Tillotson
Cope
McMillin
Bryan
Terrell and Spencer
College Station
Agricultural and Mechanical College
W. B. Lanham
Extension Service
Herman Benton
E. G. Smythe
W. W. Evans
United States Department of Agriculture
Labor Mobilization Problem in Wartime Washington
Secretary Wilson says there is ample labor for both army and industry but proper adjustment is needed. He estimates the army will take about 3 percent of the nation's workers in the first year, a share not far above the normal unemployed level.
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Washington
Wilson
Department of Labor
Shipping losses by neutrals in the war year 1917
London reports that in 1917, 367 Norwegian vessels totaling 568000 tons were sunk. Since the war began, 215 Danish ships with 224000 tons have been sunk and 234 Danes have been killed.
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London
New Crop Cuban Sugar Arrives in Philadelphia
The first cargo of the new Cuban sugar crop arrived in Philadelphia on Friday aboard a Norwegian steamship.
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Philadelphia
Walsh-Pittman oil coal land lease bill passes Senate
The Walsh-Pittman oil and coal land leasing bill was approved by the Senate on Monday by 37 votes to 32. The measure had stalled four years and was eased through this session by removing naval oil reserves as urged by the navy department.
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Washington
Walsh-Pittman Oil and
Senate
Navy Department
Texas Land Claim Denied by Supreme Court
Washington federal decrees deny the Houston Oil Company and the Kirby Lumber Company claims to 2578 acres in Hardin County Texas valued at 65000 dollars. The Supreme Court Tuesday sustained the rulings and dismissed the proceedings.
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Washington
Houston Oil Company
Kirby Lumber Company
Houston
Texas
Hardin County
Supreme Court
Texas Highway Commission Reports 28 Official Highways
Chairman Hancock of the state highway commission filed with Governor Hobby statistical maps showing the department operates 28 officially designated highways in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Hancock
State Highway Commission
Hobby
Highway Department
Suspended Sentence Ineligibles For Army Service
Texas law suspended sentence convicts cannot serve in the army a telegram to the adjutant general from Provost Marshal General Crowder says.
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Austin
Tex
State of Texas
Crowder
Adjutant General’s Department
Filipinos to be Mustered into U S Army Under New Bill
About 27 000 Filipinos are slated for muster into the United States army under a house passed bill. The act would enlist the Philippine National Guard and scouts alongside regular units in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
House
Philippine National Guard
Scouts
Large Cotton Sale Shocks Athens With $355000 Total
Two thousand bales of cotton sold Tuesday in Athens Georgia at an average of 32 cents per pound. The transaction value is about $355000.
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Georgia
Athens
Texas nurserymen form Southwest Association of Nurserymen
Denison Texas The Texas Nurserymen Association dissolves to form the Southwest Association of Nurserymen uniting Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Arizona New Mexico and Texas J R Mayhew Waxahachie acts as chair with L J Shackett Fort Worth as secretary-treasurer W C Griffin Port Arthur heads the new group and W A Wagner Durant is vice president George Parker Fayetteville Ark joins executive committee The group plans annual meetings the fourth Tuesday in September with Denison as next host and a war effort talk by Dr W Kirkpatrick of McKinney.
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Denison
Tex
Texas Nurserymen's Association
Southwest Association of Nurserymen
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Arizona
New Mexico
Texas
Texas Nurserymen’s Organization
Waco
J. R. Mayhew
Waxaiachie
L. J. Shackett
Fort Worth
W. C. Griffin
Port Arthur
W. A. Wagner
Durant
L. J. Thackett
Waxahachie
George Parker
Fayetteville, Ark
Germany facing hunger as war drags on
A Dutch traveler reports mass starvation in Germany with leaflets from Vorwaerts circulating. He cites widespread hunger, sixty million suffering, and warns of a catastrophe worse than Russia, risking arrest for possessing the pamphlets.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Russia
Shipbuilding Plans Revealed
Washington outlined a $2,000,000,000 government shipbuilding program. The shipping board asked Congress to authorize $701,000,000 in extra ship contracts and an immediate $82,000,000 to extend shipyards and provide worker housing.
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Washington
Shipping Board
Congress
Federals Defeat Villa Forces at Palomas
A federal column under General Pedro Favela defeated Villa forces led by Porfirio Ornelas Canuto Reyes and Martin Lopez at Palomas, 450 miles south of Ojinaga, on January 1. The report reached Andres Garcia in El Paso via Consul Cosme Bengoechea of Presidio on Tuesday.
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el Paso
Tex
Villa
Porfirio Ornelas
Canuto Reyes
Martin Lopez
Pedro Favela
Palomas
Ojinaga
Chihuahua
Andres Garcia
Cosme Bengoechea
Presidio
Auto Seals for 1918 Not Yet Out
Peace officers in Texas are asked by the state highway department to suspend enforcement of the automobile license law until 1918 renewal applications are reviewed and the 1918 white seals and certificates are issued. The work is expected to take about six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
State Highway Department
American Woman among Victims in Yaqui Massacre
A report from the American consul at Nogales describes the massacre of Southern Pacific train passengers by Yaqui Indians. An American woman was killed. another was stripped but escaped and is hospitalized in Empalme, near Guaymas.
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Washington
Nogales
Mexico
State Department
Empalme
Guaymas
Immigrants Arrested on Illegal Entry Warrant
Brownsville Texas authorities arrested Lorenzo Lopez and Eugenio Cuellar on a warrant from Washington charging illegal entry into the United States. The men were taken into custody Friday.
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Brownsville
Tex
United States
Washington
Lorenzo Lopez
Eugenio Cuellar
Dutch Fishers Blacklisted by Germany
Ymuiden Holland reports Germany has placed the Ymuiden steam fishing fleet on a blacklist and prohibits all coal supplies to the fleet. The action creates a crisis for local fishermen and their vessels in the North Sea port.
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Ymuiden
Holland
Germany
Ger
Best Medicine for Women in Ohio Testimonial
Portsmouth resident Mrs. Sara Shaw reports irregularities and pain eased by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring health for a woman with four children and three boarders. The note urges other women to seek advice and try the root and herb remedy from Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Mass.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sara Shaw
R. No. 7
Not Fond of Army Life Ginger the Boston Bull Returns
Ginger a Boston bull owned by John Hamilton of Los Angeles served as a mascot for three weeks in the Canadian army. The dog disliked army life and, after being sent home, recovered his appetite and joie de vivre, greeting old friends with a joyous bark.
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Army Life
Ginger
John Hamilton
Los Angeles
Army
Hamilton
Boaschee's German Syrup Promises Restful Nights Relief
Advertises Poschee's German Syrup as a fifty one year proven remedy for coughs bronchitis colds and lung troubles. Claims a good night's sleep easy morning expectoration and natural healing. Sold in all civilized countries in 80 and 90 cent bottles.
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Poschee
United States
Admonition Wasted in a witty exchange over borrowing
A playful dialogue unfolds with a British tone as a character asks for ten dollars. The reply warns that eagerness for money brings trouble, while the borrower insists debt is his disposition and a harmless habit.
Bread Without Salt Is Tasteless Fun Ad
A vintage medicine advertisement promotes Magic Arnica Liniment as essential for sprains swellings bruises rheumatism and neuralgia in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 Adv.
Without Hope Jokeless Day Question Between Lovers
A brief exchange explores mood and tone as two speakers debate happiness and life. The dialogue hints at tension between longing and despair, with a playful, flippant edge in, and undercut by a sober undertone.
Laxative Brom quinine price increase noted
Advertises the laxative product now in a newer box due to higher costs for six medicinal extracts. Claims decades of use and global popularity, while mentioning a Christmas cigar reference as a nuisance element in the scene.
Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Promoted for Liver Bowels Health
An advertisement promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets claiming to regulate liver bowels and stomach. It notes some people have good points broken off, a quip reflecting tone of the era.
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Dr. Pierce
Ady
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