British patriotism salutes Buy British sign in Trafalgar Square
An editorial urges Americans to heed England's fight against cheap foreign goods flooding the home market. It describes a giant Trafalgar Square electric sign promoting Buy British and recalls Nelsons Victory and the naval legacy defending Britain from Napoleon.
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Great Britain
England
London
Trafalgar Square
Metropolis
Britain
Nelson
Lord Nelson
Trafalgar Bay
Napoleon
Duty to Country and Buy American Rally Call
The piece urges Americans to match Britain's wartime duty ethic by buying American. It argues against cheap foreign goods, defends workers and the home market, and promotes Buy American as a national test of Americanism and loyalty. It stresses protecting living standards, stimulating production, and linking patriotism to economic action.
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Nelson
England
America
United States
Europe
Asia
Listen World! A motivational essay by Elsie Robinson
A motivational piece argues that prosperity comes from inner mindset and expectations. It asserts that people who expect luck and success shape their lives through attitude, while those who anticipate misfortune invite it, with emphasis on mind over circumstance and historical quotes on self-discipline.
Etiquette for a tea honor guest and invitations
A reader asks Kathryn de Peyster how to plan a tea given in honor of a betrothed sister replete with guest seating, invitations, corsages, and decorations. Advice covers tea courses, head-waiter arrangements, centerpiece practicality, charting guest placement, and informal invitations versus formal notes.
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Nessary
Sylvia
Holave
Nel
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland
A columnist commentary on marriage roles and gender expectations. It argues that overprotective "mothering" hinders ill or unhappy marriages, contrasts old fashioned and modern wives, and notes men seek practical partners while women push for independence and conversation balance. The piece critiques romance tropes and calls for pragmatic warmth in relationships.
Beauty Brevities and Skin Care Myths Debunked
A fragmentary consumer note discusses oily skin and old powders, suggesting gold cream to reduce oil and claiming it tightens pores. It mentions using koap and water, astringents, and fat reduction tips, then shifts to odd claims about Jewish fats and sebaceous oxidation with unclear sources.
New York in Transit of Haberdashers and Hedge Hints
A fragmented 1920s style column sketches New York figures and places from hotel corners to Broadway, naming personalities like Tall Damutl Ivy, George Jessel, and Mary Garden while drifting through social scenes at Knickerhooker and a Parisian tea room. It muses on fashion, theater, and society with a lively, gossiping cadence.
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New York
Ellueh
Phil Plant
Lea Michel—smiley
Vicky Baim
Jimmy Walker
Tippy Gray
Grace Allen
Sutton Place
Pixey Promenade
Mary Garden
Floyd Gibbons
Pierre
Devereaux Milburn
Tommy Hitchcock
Nathaniel Lief
Sam Shipman
John Anderson
Don Clarke
Ike
Damutl
Ike Alexander Woolleck
John Chapman
Bisle Ferguson
George Jessel
Sulka
Tony Haberdasher
Jim Churchill
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Rum- Plemayer
Meurlec
Europe
Pareo
Cornelius Vanderbilt
St Fitty-scond
Fifth Avenue
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