Japan's Girls Replace Men In Industry
National Geographic surveys show Japan filling wartime labor gaps with women and girls. In Tokyo Osaka and Nagoya factories employ far more women than men. Silk filatures and large industrial sites reveal long hours and dormitory living for workers.
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Japan
National Geographic Society
Ashington
D.C
WNU
Tokyo
Osaka
Nagoya
Prietor
Europe
America
Be Courteous Parents Teach Courage and Courtesy
The text argues courage and confidence can be taught from the cradle. It warns that development of fear can be avoided when parents appeal to a child's reason and treat him with full consideration and courtesy.
Philip's Self Reliance Shines in Cold Morning Ordeal
A six year old, Philip, and neighbor Bobbie face a locked school door on an early November cold snap. They trek home together along streetcar tracks, learning independence and problem solving. Philip's mother praises his self reliance and reasoned guidance from parents over fear.
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Philip
University
Bobbie
Brother
Robbie
National Kindergarten Association
WNU Service
One Billion Dollar Comment in Congress 1891
Speaker Thomas B Reed of Maine sparked reaction with the remark this is a billion dollar country during the Fifty first congress in 1891. The two sessions combined appropriated about one billion dollars, with $500 million in the first session and a similar amount in the second.
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Thomas B. Reed
Maine
Care Needed In Exercising Weak Hearts
Dr James W Barton discusses exercise as a heart strengthening method for chronic heart disease. He reviews rest versus activity, the Nauheim baths, resistive methods, and the Oertel pace with graded walks, suggesting gradual increases and physician guidance to safely fortify the heart.
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Nauheim
Schott
Louis Faugeres Bishop Jr
New York
Archives of Physical Therapy
Bishop
Dr. Bishop
Protection to the Body Inflammation as a Defense Mechanism
A physician explains that elevated white blood cells, pulse, blood pressure, and fever signal the body fighting illness rather than solely worsening it. Citing Dr. F M Pottenger, the article argues symptoms reflect the body's protective response to disease and highlights heart strength and overall condition as key concerns.
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F. M. Pottenger
Pituitary
Western Newspaper Union
Formal Draperies to Make at a Low Cost
An article describes making formal draperies on a tight budget for a club, detailing pattern dimensions for valance sections and end pieces, with instructions for folding, pleating, and stitching. It notes sewing machines, a generous effort by volunteers, and mentions an offer for two 25 cent sewing books with 96 articles, available by sending 25 cents to Mrs. Spears in Chicago.
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Chicago, Ill
Around the House Tips for Children Lunch and Mending
Practical kitchen hints include making child friendly lunches from seedless raisins and peanut butter, mending china with plaster of Paris and egg white, saving labor with a dishwashing closet, and using sour milk with a pinch of soda in recipes. Also, fry fish crisp by drying, flour coating, and boiling fat.
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China
Camel Cigarettes Emphasize Quality and Value For Smokers
In tests Camel cigarettes held longer than average among brands and offered slow burning, refined flavor and aroma. The ad asserts Camel is a fine, more expensive tobacco that nonetheless represents quality smokers can afford.
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