Draft reform and universal military training debate
The text argues for a phased draft reform favoring younger volunteers aged 18 to 21 for a year of military training to create a larger, ready force. It estimates potential yearly training of 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 youths and a future fighting force exceeding 7,000,000. It cites wartime efficiency and lessons from Lord Northcliffe on propaganda and morale, concluding with warnings about national debt and inflation burdens on families.
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Washington
America
Tost
National Guard
Matine Corps
Navy
Emmy
National Cadrd
Marine Corps
Lord Northcliffe
London Times
Germany
James Keeler
Kmewn
Northcliffe
London
Household Hints presents varied Lent era vegetable dishes
A reader's feature lists new cooking vegetables for Lent season with recipes for onion rings, orange sweet potato baskets, baked tomatoes with shrimp, baked onions, cauliflower with Parmesan, spinach nut ring, savory glazed carrots, and more. The article advertises the booklet Household Hints by Eleanor Howe, offering homemaking tips and a 10 cent copy request.
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Eleanor Howe
North
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Hingis
Little girl spring and summer sewing pattern No. 1313-8
A faded sewing pattern description offers a red check gingham and striped outfits for young girls with a sleeveless pinafore bolero and sunbonnet. The pattern promises ease for inexperienced home sewists and depicts a lively seaside or backyard scene with a playful child and a carver joke among diners.
General Quiz Review Questions and Answers
A set of stray trivia prompts and corrected answers appears. Topics include who has charge of the Great Seal, electron versus orange size, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, the first Windsor king, eclipse months, and a Caryatid symbol. The answers note the Secretary of State, a hypothetical size comparison, Alice in Wonderland, George V and Windsor since 1927, and sun eclipses occurring in every month.
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House of Windsor
Alice
Wosderland
George V
Windsor
Fragmentary Note on Aged Bulletin Excerpt
A mangled historical snippet shows a terse inscription referencing names, dates, and places, with unclear context. The legible bits suggest a personal or official record, mentioning a person and a location and hinting at an event or notice but lacking coherent narrative.
Gardening as a Hobby Can Pay Excellent Dividends
A Missouri woman reports earning a net $200 from two acres of garden in a single season. At market prices, fresh produce cost $234, canned $20, stored $71, seed and seeds cost $20. Key profit drivers include quality seed and storing surplus crops for storage, preserves, or table use such as cabbage slaw, beets, greens.
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Missouri
Inscriptions on Virtue and Kindness
Fragmentary verse urges inscribing one’s name and virtue to endure. It extols kindness and love as enduring deeds that touch hearts and influence reputation, though the lines are incomplete and difficult to parse.
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Mare
House News
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Siti
Brussels
Ustien
Olamor
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
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Smith Bect
Smith Bros
Thomas
Kemmis
Sue Read
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