Washington’s slow capital awakens to a pleasure boom
Astillington notes Washington, once a quiet capital, now enjoys a postwar boom of social life. Few restaurants offer music, theaters are scarce, and vaudeville is rare. F Street remains a daytime fashion promenade where gossip and fashion define leisure as men go to war or seek other amusements.
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Astillington
America
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
National
F Street
Giehart
Lethario
Jie
Washington at War Machines Silent Under Guard
Inside the White House area the security and routine expand as President Wilson maintains calm daily exercise. Guards and secret service escort entries to the executive mansion while the sprawling War and Navy building looms outside with passport checks and constant clerical activity. The noise of machines and khaki crowds fills the halls as Uncle Sam keeps grinding his sword through the night.
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White House
Wilson Tyes
Sixteenth Street
Secret Service
State
War and Navy
Execut
Uncle Sam
All Are Brushing Up on the French Language
A humorous note on Americans studying French during wartime urging that many only brush up rather than learn. The piece recalls common phrases and misfires from rusty speakers and includes quips about pool players and stage cues, illustrating language lapses and playful memory.
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Washington
Maylieve
de Ore
Pet
Life in Capital Lures War Boom Steno Seekers
Washington buzzes with 20 000 war workers as stenographers flood in from across the country seeking salaries from 40 to 150 a month. The shift derails young women from home, trading bright city life for the capital’s wages and pressure.
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Keaston
Seves
Stonoga ‘Vice Commission
Washington
Melentahi
The Work of School Children and Youths
Readers learn of a wartime effort mobilizing children and youths. The piece notes knitted garments and woven items for soldiers, with volunteers including boys and girls sewing and knitting under Red Cross guidance. It stresses ongoing campaigns, school labor, and the aim to supply warm clothing and comforts to troops.
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Bis
Lniself
Dartage
Calvassing
Dinates Ley
Holmes
Mitie
Jolie
Trench Coats Spark Fashion’s Notable Comeback
Fashion notes highlight trench coats as a practical yet stylish option for the season. Designers praise the coat’s long lines, wide plaited fronts, belted waist, bone buttons, and erect collar, comparing it to popular models while urging careful attention to fabric and fit.
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Joslualmena Saveoss
Nethye Yar Wwerman
Minary Dhavor
Sven Uidugh
Fragmented textile craft note on stocking and camisole design
An incomplete historical textile note describes using stockings worn at the toes with the feet removed to form a hollow upper part. It mentions a three inch wide top edge of a camisole and using silk ribbons to join pieces and create shoulder straps for a decorative, adaptable garment.
Velvet Handbags In Dark Changeable Velvet Shades
Changeable velvet handbags feature dark purple blue and green color blends. The fabric is described as subtly shifting tones, with a gloss finish and rich texture enhancing evening and formal wear.
Scarfs Adorn Colffure with Sparkling Net Dots
Readers note evening scarfs of printed net sprinkled with tiny dots, tied to the coiffure with care. The delicate accessories feature the fashion of pinned scarfs and the gleam of decorative net for refined style.
Veteran street figures and oddities fill city tale
A garbled chronicle traces a veteran fast runner and Col James Ly Sulu as a long lived civic character in Detain. It notes military ties and odd local matters including a parade and jewelers. The piece blends rumor with quirky dialogue and unnamed names.
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James Ly Sulu
Dean
Tive
Usman
Grip epidemic weakens kidneys prompts Swamp-Root cure
Doctors nationwide report an influenza like grip leaving victims run down and kidney trouble. Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root, an herbal preparation, is touted to restore kidney strength after grip and a free sample bottle offer is advertised by Dry Kilmer & Co of Binghamton New York through local druggists.
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Druggista
Kiltner
Dry Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N.Y
Gale
Thia Baper
Audy
Fragmentary note preserves childhood longing and naming
A garbled reminiscence records a childlike wish about siblings and winter, with partial phrases like wishing Thad and sister could avoid death and not ride express trains. The text is fragmented but hints at family ties and fear of loss in a rural setting.
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Mies
Plain Question as Coal Fields Debate Sparks Worries
A terse exchange questions the dullness of the scene and probes why more of the coal field controversy is pushed. The dialogue hints at broader concerns over policy and public interest in resource regions.
Recipe for Gray Hair Tonic and Barba Compound
An ad describes a home kit to darken gray hair using a mix of water Nag Ttum Barba Compound and glycerine with full directions in each box. It promises gradual darker color without scalp staining and no stickiness, plus a laxative pellet product from Britsh suppliers claiming quick cures.
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USA
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