Marines Observe Europe and Caribbean Doings in Letters
Corporal Lester F. Scott of the Thirty-fifth company United States marines stationed at Charlotte-Amalie writes of local beliefs on the Virgin Islands and describes French Leeward Islanders as industrious yet hard drinking. Lieut. Carroll J. Single reports from the Rhine region, detailing German towns, castles, and a harrowing castle visit, plus scenes of boats, harbors, and jungles as the Marines travel toward the Philippines.
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Virgin Islands
Lester F. Scott
Thirty-fifth Company
United States Marines
Charlotte- Amalie
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United States
Bay Iles
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Charlotte-Amalie
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Stor
America
Paris
Baden
Ponce de Leon
Wigitda
Nevenahr
Wienbergen
Brohl
Captain Stone
Rhine
Life Aboard Guam Marine Letter Details Island Duty
A Corps. Pred G. Taylor stationed on Guam recounts a Marine’s duty during a port call. He and a corporal boarded a ship to inspect baggage for homeward-bounders, then waited for the captain quartermaster to sign the manifest, but he did not appear.
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Guam
Corp
G. Taylor
South Sea
Corporal Taylor
Advice to Employers on Hiring Ex-Servicemen
Gov Arthur Woods urges employers to hire ex servicemen who left their jobs to serve. He warns against offering amusement or camouflaged penalties and emphasizes providing a new position as a duty to those who fought for the country.
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Arthur Woods
New York
Secretary of War
Lake That Disappears in Georgia Near Vladosta
A three mile long lake in Georgia near Vladosta vanishes every three to four years regardless of weather. It measures three quarters of a mile wide with 12 feet average depth and drains through subterranean passages. Two to three weeks of disappearance leave a mammoth sandy basin, then water returns over a month to restore the lake.
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Georgia
Vladosta
Next Scientific Triumph
Thrift Magazine notes that after crossing the Atlantic ocean rapid advances seem unlikely until a reliable shirt stud stops exploding at crucial moments when one aims to look important.
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Atlantic Ocean
Thrift
Keep Our Ex-Service Men Happy and Absorb Them Swiftly
A call to integrate veterans into peacetime America by easing transition and providing supportive structures to help ex service members settle into civilian life and duties.
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America
New Cook's Views on League of Nations Face Inquiry
Mr Crosslets advises avoiding contradictions with the new cook while the patient woman agrees to contact the employment agency. She plans to learn the cook’s stance on the League of Nations, signaling potential political or social implications for her position.
Suits and Coats Contrast Between Paris and New York
An American fashion authority predicts continued divergence in suit and coat styles, with a return to straight lines. Paris trends mix velvet hats with black tulle, Chantilly, and velvet tam o shanters, while American designers showcase varied silhouettes and lighter summer looks.
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Paris
New York
China
Lewis
Leghorn
Milan
Greenwich Village
Simple and Charming Yellow Voile Dress
Describes a yellow voile dress adorned with beads in blue and white. Features a blue sash and an exquisite, appealing design. Created with a sheer, delicate style emphasizing charm and beauty.
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Mery
Praise For The Blue Serge
The piece extols blue serge as a restrained elegant fabric offering versatile styling options. It praises precise tailoring and a disciplined silhouette while noting the fabric's ideal backdrop for accessories and subtle signature touches in a refined wardrobe.
Javelle Water for Stain Removal Recipe
Instructions describe making Javelle water by combining sal sada with chloride of lime in an earthen bowl, adding two quarts of soft boiling water, letting it settle, draining and bottling. Pour onto stains or indelible ink, soak briefly, then wash in warm water.
Striped Cretonne Fad Debuts In Home Furnishings
A vogue for striped cretonnes appears this year with hall and living room use ahead of flowered patterns. A tan ground with wide blue stripes and a narrow black stripe centers the design, paired with deep blue rug mahogany and blue silk lamp shades.
Overblouse Here to Stay in Fall Fashion
A fashion note says the long over-the-skirt blouse is gaining vogue and likely to stay. Designers plan fall lines with affordable prices, encouraging women to buy now or at bargain sales. The piece is no longer a novelty but a stabilized trend.
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Dame Fashion
Nicaragua Exports Bafianas to United States in 1918
The report notes bafianas as the chief export item from Nicaragua to the United States during 1918, reflecting the nation's principal trade commodity in that year.
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Nicaragua
United States
Mount Theodore Roosevelt Named Peak of Black Hills
On July 4 Deadwood pioneers dedicated a 50 foot cairn on Sheep Mountain now named Mount Theodore Roosevelt. The summit, three miles from Deadwood, overlooks the Roosevelt range and Redwater region, with a stone bearing Roosevelt’s cattle brands placed by A Brown of Spearfish. The site will be a bird and game refuge on the Black Hills forest reserve.
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Black Hills
Colonel Roosevelt
Deadwood
Mount
Theodore Roosevelt
Sheep Mountain
Round Top
Wyoming
Montana State Line
Roosevelt
Deadw
Fourche
Spectator
Belle Fourche
A. Brown
Tarascon Monuments Honor Dau det Inspires Eccentric Tale
A Le Figaro report notes Tarascon plans a monument to Alphonse Daudet famed for Tartarin. A local tale describes a Tarasconnat and his mule attempting first class travel. a station guard blocks the mule and the passenger, exclaiming no mule may ride first class.
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le Figaro
Tarascon
Alphonse Daudet
Tartarin
Ralloway
Tlaneur
Indianapolis Star
Difference Between Congregation and Collection
A minister and his son debate word meanings in a Columbus Dispatch anecdote. The boy argues teacher said congregate and collect are the same, but the father corrects him noting the difference between a congregation and a collection.
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Columbus Dispatch
What He Wanted and the Barber’s Reply
A man exhausted by a day and past barbering talk asks for nothing from the barber. The barber answers with a witty retort about manners, revealing a humorous exchange set in a shop. The vignette hints at social fatigue and the value of courtesy.
Great Hawaiian Honored at Centennial Tributes in Honolulu
Hawaii marked the centennial of Kamehameha the Great with ceremonies in Honolulu. A procession featured floats and a public tribute near the statue of Kamehameha facing the capitol as historians note his wars united the Hawaiian Islands over a century ago.
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Kamehaameha
Thes Great
Kamehameha Dynasty
Honolulu
Napo‘leon
Pacific
Cere
Kamehameha
Capitol
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