Spending for Show Reflects Public Taste and Needs
A dry goods writer at the St Paul convention of the Retail Credit Men's Association notes a shift toward flashy, flimsy goods like silk shirts and georgette dresses driven by public desire for show. He cites high priced dresses bought by railway workers and their sisters, arguing that such demand crowds out durable, useful goods. The piece laments wasteful spending amid global need and calls for production of necessities over luxuries to conserve human energy and resources.
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Retail Credit Men’s National Association
St. Paul
Louisville
Rockford
Ill
Air Sleepers on Transcontinental Flight Train Quietly Lulls Passengers
A New York to San Francisco airliner service shows half its passengers asleep on a recent trip. The article notes the cabin comfort and smooth ride, with the soporific effect of clean air and high altitude, while a French scientist cites air quality as a sleep inducer.
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New York
San Francisco
Air Voyage Sleep Aid Promises New Insomnia Cure
In a bold claim, fresh air aboard transcontinental airliners is described as a positive substance that induces sleep and could be extracted as medicine. The plan envisions available dosages by air travel, with half the ships offering sleeping accommodations and doctors potentially prescribing air journeys for insomnia.
Teachers Need Good Homes in Twin Falls Community
The Twin Falls school system faces a housing gap for teachers as salaries rise. The superintendent appeals for local residents to register housing potential, arguing that comfortable homes and good breakfasts enhance teachers' mental and physical well being and thus student outcomes.
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Twin Falls
The Street Car Beggar Emerges As a New Pest
A new beggar plies vacationing on street cars, paying fare like other riders before soliciting funds. Passengers, accustomed to giving, often hand over 50 cents to a dollar per trip, while conductors hesitate to eject the man who has paid. The piece urges trolley companies and police to take action against the nuisance.
League Talk, Seeds, and a Boy’s Big Return
President Wilson draws wary eyes from a nation preoccupied by the league of nations business and a looming American National League clash. A frugal boy with four dollars of seeds earns 267 dollars in vegetables this summer, prompting questions about profiteering and value. Amid high living costs and labor troubles, a simple baseball game offers real excitement and respite during a war-torn era.
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Wilson
League of Nations
Americans Treat Wounded Slovens In Auto Hospital
Romanian and Hungarian wounded near Budapest receive care in an American mobile hospital named autochir. The wagon hospital on eighteen trucks, with operating rooms, labs, X-ray car, and ice water, can set up in two hours to treat 400+. Gift from the American Red Cross to Queen Marie of Romania, commanded by Major J. B. Bayne.
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Bucharest
Budapest
American Red Cross
Queen Marie
Romania
J. B. Bayne
Chicago
American Red Cross Commission
Balkans
The
Red Cross
West Front
Europe
Sage and Sulphur Compound Restores Hair Color
A vintage ad describes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a convenient product to darken gray hair naturally. It claims the formula restores color and shine, applied with a sponge or brush, and notes it is not a cure for disease but a cosmetic aid.
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Wyeth
Fled Germany Emperor Wil lam wealth figures revealed
Berlin Sept 3 AP report says Albert Suedekum Prussian finance minister states the total cash Wilhelm II had on fleeing to Holland was 650000 marks. He also said investigations found no evidence the imperial family planted capital abroad and that a plan to settle the Hohenzollern financial affairs would be announced soon.
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Associated Press
Berilin
Willam
Holland
Albert O. Suedekum
Prussian
Ir. Suedekum
Austrian cabinet backs terms of prepeace treaty
Berne September 6 The Austrian cabinet after full discussion unanimously decides to recommend to the national assembly its acceptance of the prepeace treaty. Dispatch from Prague reports this morning.
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Associated Press
Berne
National Assembly
Prague
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Ray McClellan
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