Well Paid Women Buy New Clothes
The article argues that wartime shifts empower women to earn and spend on fashion. It notes women will take over apparel roles, expand purchasing, and seek evening wear as France and England see similar trends. Headlines frame women as a rising economic force driving new dress styles and luxury trims.
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New York
Anzac
America
France
England
Paris
London
Europe
Great Dresden
Liberty
McClure
Efficient thrashing reduces millions of bushels of waste
The article stresses conserving grain by proper thrashing machine operation. It warns that small inefficiencies in speed, crowding, and separation cause large nationwide losses, and urges thorough overhauls, correct pulley alignment, belt care, and regular oiling to sustain speed and prevent downtime.
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United States
Ihrasherman
Freckles the horse fuels a couple's risky auction gambit
At Marks auction stables in Pelham Street a crowd watches Jack Bedford's horses go under the hammer. June Bonner bids boldly for Freckles, winning the bid with Bedford pledging to buy time and offer a new life. Bedford ends the sale and vows a new business future, asking June to join him and Freckles.
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Pelham Street
Jack Bedford
Jack
Marks
Bedford
Beethren
Jed
Ataboy
Sullivan
Sharkey
Jim
June
Freckles
Jane
Sord
June Bonner
Jim Madden
Wide girdles with sash and ribbon for simple dresses
Advertises wide girdles with bow ends and flowering ribbon for use on plain white dresses. Describes color, ribbon details, and decorative features.
Earth's crust bows under tidal forces and heat
Scientists report the crust is not rigid. High tides draw shores of opposite basins closer. The Irish Sea water weight sinks the bed slightly, pulling Irish and English coasts nearer. Valleys widen by heat and contract at night.
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Irish Sea
Liverpool
Dublin
Alphabet of Souls in Hindu gesture drama
A Hindu volume describes a deaf-and-dumb alphabet of the soul with nine head movements for nine emotions and 28 hand moves for gestures. The system assigns poses to emperors, castes, or planets, with a translator noting that only a cultivated audience can grasp the actor’s craft.
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United States Department of Agriculture
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
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