Nelson's Utmost War Medallion Returns to Duty
An elderly General Nelson refuses to sit out World War I. He travels to Washington and receives a new uniform with the service of communications. His wife greets him with reverent pride as he declares, It was my bit and my utmost.
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Ichard Nelson
Mrs. Nelson
General Nelson
Gran'pa
Gran’pa
Washington
Richard Nelson
United States Volunteers
United States
Senate
Vincent
Ned Vincent
Gran
Presi
Kaiser
Nelson
France
W. U
Skewers Rise In Cookery Lore From Humble To High
Henry Russell Wray notes in The International Studio that skewers, once simple wooden pins, evolved to silver and Sheffield plate pieces valued for utility and ornament. He argues historians overlook skewers amid praise for other silverware and traces their shift from wooden to metal through culinary history and Swift guidance.
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Sheffield
Henry Russell Wray
International Studio
Origins and changes of the Cinque Ports in England
The Cinque Ports began with Hastings Romney Hythe Dover and Sandwich and later added Winchelsea and Rye. Founded by William the Conqueror, they received privileges for supplying ships of war. Governors held the honorary title of lord warden, with the jurisdiction abolished in 1855, per the Detroit News.
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England
Sussex
Kent
Hastings
Romney
Hythe
Dover
Sandwich
Winchelsea
Rye
William the Conqueror
Detroit News
White knitted coats dominate 1944 all white vogue
Julia Bottomley surveys 1944 fashion with luxury brushed wool topcoats and white ensembles. She notes three quarter length coats, scarf and hat sets, lace collars, and knit suits in shades from white to Lanvin greens, browns and grays, with accessories shaping daytime frocks.
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Fraseroxe
Making Good In A Small Town Hat Maker
An article advises women in small towns to start millinery businesses with low capital. It notes that the “hat habit” drives year round demand, and a village milliner can succeed by skilled design and trimming, home shop setup, small initial stock, and word of mouth plus ads.
Running a Woman's Exchange in a Small Town
A local feature argues for starting a Woman's Exchange to aid self sufficiency. It outlines a plan with a $1 entry, six month sales, 20 percent commission, consignment rules, withdrawal terms, and December no-removal policy, stressing standards and community support.
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Woman's Exchange
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Doubleday, Page & Co
Skewer
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Mrs. Harland H. Allen
Wrigleys
Champion Spark Plug Co
Toledo, Ohio
Salisbury
Resinos
Haarlem
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