Editorial on cotton prices and rural credit reforms era
The piece argues cotton farmers kept cotton home to force higher prices as World War I drives demand. It criticizes policies favoring financiers, calls for rural credit to aid producers, and questions government excesses. It also includes editorials on myths about machinery, horse use, and moral cautions about protecting birds.
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Hoke County Journal
World Furs
Maliodal Banke
Cook
Pigeons as Pris oners of War in Brussels Market
A wartime note describes an immense Brussels market room filled with Belgian carrier pigeons interned by Germany. The scene shows crates stacked high, suggesting tens of thousands of birds under enemy control.
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Brussels
Incoherent fragment prompts medical product note
Fragmentary OCR text mentions pale and invigorating sensations for adults and children. No clear event, person, organization, date, or location is identifiable.
Return to Styles of 1Ta50 Hoop Skirt and Bodice Feature
New York April 28 latest fashion notes describe dance costumes with hoop skirts and pointed bodices by Beruffled Creations. Despite rain the scene centers on dining rooms and ballrooms where Bellés, maxixe and foxtrot set the tempo as theaters run, diners toast, and refined gowns define the evening. An auburn haired dancer with a Castle lip look draws attention in a chic Parisian style ensemble.
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New York
Dam
Pertiot
Fashioning the Dance Floor: 19th Century Silks and Petticoats
The article surveys 19th century dance fashion highlighting pure silver and blue fabrics, lace trims, Grecian hair bands, and a new knee-length net petticoat with a reed-edge. It notes revival of feminine frills, Swiss flounces, dainty taffetas, lace trims, fans, satin and kid slippers, and open-work stockings to match dance frocks.
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Jenny Lind
Adeline Patty
Grove's Tonic Advertisement Claims Malaria Cure
An old Grove's tonic ad touts malaria relief with a claim that it drives out malaria and up builds the system. The label emphasizes the formula and a price of 50 cents for the bottle.
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GROVE
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