Red Cross Aid to France Reaches Hospitals and Refugees
The American Red Cross allocates 5 650 000 francs to General Petain for sick and reforme soldiers and families. It aids repatriated children via Evian, with thousands examined, treated, and housed in Paris and Lyon area posts. Refugee care includes 26 lodging houses for 700 families, plus clothing, fuel, and food distribution and 40 000 fruit trees planned for northern orchards.
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Red Cross
Red Cross of America
France
American Red Cross
Petain
Belgium
Evian-les-Bains
Red Cross Hospital
Lyon
Evian
Paris
Toul
Chalons
Postes Sanitaires
Riding and sport dress for young girls at county fairs
The piece urges early training in riding swimming tennis and other activities for girls noting that dressing for youth differs from adult fashion. It praises practical fabrics like Palm Beach cloth and gores with a snug cap to suit young riders and envisions blue ribbons rewarding each child’s excellence.
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Ceventa
Palm Beach
Lesa
Nott
Ting
Roman belts and jade accents revive antique fashion
Ferns Roman belts return with colored jewelry and deep fringe sashes. Matching hat bands and jade fastenings on blouses create coordinated daytime ensembles. White gowns pair with jade pins and hat accents for harmonious look.
Face Powder Scarce as Rice Ration Wastage Reported
An official report states the French government bans rice based face powder production. It notes 100,000 soldiers rations of rice are wasted daily on women’s powder.
The Magazine Illustration Matchmaker
Katherine discovers the magazine’s illustration of a heroine resembles her exactly and clashes with her own work. She seeks to settle the feud with Julian Fletcher by enlisting Jerry Page, who reveals he is Fletcher, and declares his love. She offers a kiss as the vengeance becomes a romance.
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Katherine
Postman
Julian Fletcher
National
Jerry Page
Jerry
Kate
Milady
Pumpellys Take Center Stage In Local News
A Kansas City Star critique mocks a Good Intent neighborhood column focused on the Pumpelly clan. The writer alleges the pieces are penned by a youth named Smith who fancies one Pumpelly girl and will soon wed, after which the spotlight shifts to other local families.
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Pumpelly
Grandma Feebles
Pumpellys
Zeke Fagg
Squire Pumpelly
Tuck Pumpelly
Angus Pumpelly
Henryford
Smith
Hefflefingers
Daubenspecks
Kansas City Star
Comforts for the Soldiers Air Cushions Aid Trench Sleep
A-piece notes air cushions as vital for soldiers in trenches. Readers describe preferring to lose gear over the cushion for rest after long marching. Tablet ink dissolved in water offers usable writing fluid, helping with dry fountain pens.
Dusty globe yields desert joke in classroom
A school inspector notes heavy dust on a globe. The master replies dryly that the finger rests on the Sahara, turning a moment of concern into a pun about the desert.
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Sahara Desert
Town Begins Work Amid Sparring Over Projects
Residents debate new construction as officials promise progress while critics argue spending is premature. The exchange highlights local tension between development advocates and skeptics in a season of proposals and hearings.
Real Art in Preparation of Chicken for Canning
The guide explains an illustrated method to clean and cut a chicken for canning. It covers killing, plucking, singeing, washing, removing the digestive tract, and packing a quart jar with the bird parts. It notes packing order and advises obtaining additional canning directions from the U S Department of Agriculture Farmers Bulletins.
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Rose Hunt
United States Department of Agriculture
Division of Publications
Can Your Cockerels Be Marketed This Winter
The passage asks if early hatch cockerels should be fed to market or kept for home consumption as poultry prices rise. It weighs the case for selling at market versus serving several chicken dinners at home during the cold season.
Ducks for Meat and Eggs From Pekin to Indian Runner
The Pekin breed is raised mainly by green duck producers and on farms for meat. They fatten quickly and respond to chicken rations, with better results from greens and seeds. Indian Runner ducks suit farmers seeking eggs. they lay white eggs larger than a hen's, are efficient eaters, foragers, and hardy, aiding a market for quality duck eggs.
Cull the Flocks and Raise Better Layers
The article notes many flocks yield below 85 eggs yearly with an observed average of 151 eggs from 2000 hens in 1915. It urges poultry keepers to cull inferior birds, retain best layers, and study breeding, care, and feeding to improve profitability.
Sunshine Strategy for Small Protected Yard
A compact yard with maximal sun exposure and secure shelter supports better growth. The brief guidance notes that sunlit, well shielded spaces promote healthier yield and easier care for small garden plots.
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McClure
Metropolitan Daily
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