Straight Silhouette Dominates 1917 Spring Fashion War Note
The piece argues wartime economy drives fashion toward the straight knife plaited Egyptian skirt, with Paris and New York observers noting less eccentric gowns. It highlights the pegtop and straight silhouettes, Egyptian influences in wraps and jewelry, and forecasts the plaited skirt as the prevailing trend before June, citing designers Buller and Chenal and the Aphrodite gown.
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Aphrodite
Buller
Mlle
Chenal
Paris
Bullot
Cairo
New York
Alexandria
McClure
Which When a Woman Notices Every Act and Word of a Man
A brief reflection on how a woman perceives a man’s actions and words as he moves toward love or hate, capturing a sharp social observation from the Cincinnati Times-Star.
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Cincinnati Times-Star
Vacuum Sinks After German Submarine Attack
London reports the American oil tank steamer Vacuum was sunk by a German submarine on Saturday. Captain S. S. Harris and part of the crew are missing, while the chief mate and 17 crew members, including three American naval gunners, have been landed. New York confirms a crew of 39 with 15 American citizens aboard.
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London
Vacuum
Corman
United States
Leutenant
New York
N. Y
John Kirk
Seatech
John Simpson
New York City
Francis J. Davison
R. Williams
Wisconsin
J. Wittens
W. H. Crane
Brooklyn
Thomas Ellis
Albany
L. J. Hatton
Niagara
Wis
Joseph Mullen
Sand R. Punzle
MecDiog
San Juan
P. R
Bills for Food Control In Washington
Washington May 2 Administra tion food bills were introduced in Congress by Chairman Lever and Chairman Gore. The measures grant the president plenary power to fix prices, regulate transportation, and prevent hoarding, with aims to boost production and fair distribution while avoiding antitrust conflicts. The Lever bill would spend 25 million dollars and allows two additional assistant secretaries of agriculture to enforce it.
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Washington
Administration
Congress
House
Lever
Agriculture Committee
Senate
Gore
Council of National Defense
Secretaries of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Dooms Speculation in Food Prices Prompt Federal Inquiry
Washington reports state food boards and governors met with the federal trade commission as it launches an administrative inquiry into high food prices. The commission aims to curb unlawful or speculative practices and stop price manipulation, under President Wilson's direction.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Stat Food Boards
Commission
Wilson
Colver
Local Happenings and Daring Feats Across Illinois
Harold Townsend dies in Chicago while trying a new watercycle at Grant Park. A bandit is arrested after colliding with soldiers in Chicago. Bishop-elect G E Sherweed to be consecrated in Rock Island. Springfield mourns two heavyset burials and a rabbit shooting fine returned. Coal operators meet in Springfield to discuss cant price rise. Danville hosts Wrights convention delegates May 8 and 9. Memorial fund planned for Galena Civil War soldiers. Sheriff assures safety amid foreign-born panic in Carlinville. Chicago postmen to census flags. Roosevelt to speak at a large Chicago patriotic event April 28. Belvidere well strike. Y M C A funds aid army work in Chicago. Shiloh mine miners end walkout in East St. Louis. Knights of Columbus convene at Danville May 8 and 9. Catfish law case at Carlinville to be fought. Hoboes to be arrested on cleanup day. Lake Forest yacht accepted for patrol service. Perkins declines state labor post. Rock Island teachers receive raises. Northwestern coeds swap silk for cotton in economy drive. Rockford bakers raise cookie pie prices. Decatur high school organizes Red Cross classes. Alton chapel selects Rev Butler. Galena baby scalding case. Pa v runaways at Pawnee injure motorman. Macoupin almshouse to be photographed for Philadelphia. Farmingdale Presbyterian appoints Rev Stuart. Tri-City rail line right of way to be used for gardens. Middletown to ban big patriotic celebration. Riverton lodge celebrates 25th anniversary. Camp Lowden nurses installed. Carlinville exam pass rates noted. Chicago & Alton grain cars leased for corn and cuts.
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Harold Townsend
Chicago
Grant Park
Adams Street
Louisieu Towi
Company D
First Infantry
Lebewer
G. E. Sherweed
D. D
Springfield
Rock Island
Episcopal Church
Cincago
John Kuleyk
Joseph Roula
James E. Gray
Wayne County
Danville
Wrights of Columbus
Illinois
Gautena
Galena
Carlinville
Knemoeller
Theodore Roosevelt
Artesian
J. A. Turner
Belvidere
Chicago Y. M. C. A
Shiloh
East St. Louis
the Knights of Columbus
Russell D. Hill
Lake Forest
George W. Perkins
Cigar Makers’ Union
Lowden
Northwestern University
Evanston
Rockford Bakers
Decatur
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Alton
Frederick Butler
Freeport
Jessie Lee Smith
Peabody
Pawnee
Ray Buckles
Macoupin County Almshouse
Philadelphia
PB. L. Stuart
St. Louis
Farmingdale
Tri-City
Middletown
Riverton
O. O. S. Lodge
Frank O. Lowden
J. Ogden Armour
St. Luke’s Hospital
Camp Lowden
Kk. F. Dawson
Macoupin County
Chicago & Alton
Training Disabled Soldiers In France Learn Modern Farming
France teaches wounded soldiers to farm. at Cellard Loire an institute equips modern machinery including a tractor. An agri culturist and a skilled mechanic head the program emphasizing practical instruction in cultivation and harvesting.
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France
Department of the Loire
Cuticura Soap Ad Promotes Quick Cleanse and Beauty
The ad touts Cuticura Soap with intermittent Cuticura Ointment for cleansing purifying and beautifying the complexion hands and hair at minimal cost. It claims no massaging steaming or waste of time and offers a free sample by mail with a book via Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Two Hen Stories From Roscommon Jokes
An American tourist claims a U S hen laid twelve eggs for four days then hatched seventy two chicks from thirty two eggs. Pat responds with a half blind hen story producing three planks and furniture, a Roscommon joke in contrast.
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Pat
States
Roscommon
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Proved the Theory at a High Class Boarding House
The landlady prides on intellectual table talk as she contends souls of the dead enter birds and animals. A quiet man doubts the idea while Mr. Cutting claims a chicken is inhabited by the sole of a shoe.
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Mr. Cutting
Impact of Self-Wewareness on Manhood
A reflection on how the average man would be discouraged if he fully grasped his own insignificance and limited influence. The piece explores humility and personal perspective in modern life.
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America
Agnes Repplier
U.S
Skinner Mfg.co
Omaha
U.S.A
IRS
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