The Telephone Pest by Dorothy Dix
A satirical column by Dorothy Dix critiques women who telephone men during business hours. It argues such calls disrupt work, annoy men, and damage a woman's social standing, urging readers to consider the male perspective and avoid intrusive late morning and daytime chatter. The piece mocks the habit as a costly nuisance and questions the prudence of persistent calling.
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Laarry & Worcan
Tam
Ceanelesaly
Bis
Seveval
Ting-aling
Mabel
Sally Jones
Tom Smith
Johnnir
Morris
War Ration Advice Urges Using Fresh Gardens Foods
War time guidance from the United States Department of Agriculture urges consumers to eat fresh vegetables and fruits now and preserve them for winter. It lists plentiful produce from war gardens and farms and encourages canning, pickling, and drying to extend supplies and support the food situation nationwide.
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Warlington
United States Department of Agriculture
Tab
Telephones and marriage norms in old social advice
A marital era column argues that constant calling and nagging over the telephone harms chances of marriage. It claims phones fuel bachelorhood and pressure women to chase suitors, urging brevity and businesslike use of calls and discouraging telephonism. Readers are told to read the classifieds.
Bread Substitutes: Can We Eat Without Wheat?
In Kansas about bread prices and a housewife diet, the article discusses the national bread economy and the futility of strong substitutes. It argues for reducing waste, preserving bread, and using cereals and crumbs creatively while noting the impracticality of eliminating bread from meals. It also offers tips on storage, slicing, and repurposing stale bread into puddings and croquettes.
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Enon
Ube
T. T. Frickenberg
Exercise and Diet for Abdominal Health in Daily Habits
The text argues correct breathing supports bodily functions and urges daily exercise tailored to individuals. It promotes regular at home routines, emphasizes abdominal muscle work, and notes a simple bath method with borax and soap to cleanse and strengthen the body, stressing patience with gradual improvement.
Washing Curtains Like a Pro in Simple Steps
Instructions advise removing dust from curtains then soaking overnight in a tub with tepid water and half a pound of pure soap dissolved. In the morning, squeeze them fairly to finish the cleaning.
Fashion Accessories and Headwear Described in Ragged Text
The fragment discusses bathing accessories and fashion items including broad brimmed hats with tall crowns, and rubberized eatin in bright bars. It also mentions various belts and attire, with garbled spellings suggesting a costume or period clothing catalog or editorial note.
The Hermitage Park Amusements in the Afternoon
Hermitage Park offers a cool clean place with all kinds of amusements for a relaxing afternoon. Visitors can enjoy a range of activities and entertainment options at this urban park facility.
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Hermitage Park
Japan must do her full part in war risk shipping
The shipping board signals a likely plan to commandeer American tonnage for wartime needs. President Wilson’s authority may be used to requisition ships and redirect them to wartime service, aiming to control routes and rates while not directly operating vessels. Japanese vessels could be drawn into conflict trade channels under government oversight.
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Waslington
Atte
Wilson
Japan
Congress
Tta Aald
War era trade controls limit steel exports to allies for war use
The policy restricts steel and iron shipments to allied nations unless for actual war purposes or direct war prosecution. Japan increases its shipbuilding, buying American plates to expand a merchant fleet with Atlantic cargoes and Pacific shipments at high rates.
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Lantic
Japan
Hea
Atlantic
Pacific
Utah avoids severe coal famine after railroad talks
In Salt Lake City a conference between the president of the Deever & Sto Grande railroad and Utah coal mine leaders, with the Public Utilities Commission, led to an agreement to run 6 percent of capacity over four months. The railroad promised more coal cars and power, but the coal companies offered no hopes for price reductions. Coal remains about $1 higher per ton than last year.
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Balt Lake
Deever & Sto Grande Railroad
Public Utilities Commission
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Utah Power & Light Co
Eccles Building
Dorothy Dix
Aberdeen
Foy
Totonewater
Courre
Mantes Brats Agricultural College
Anbattes, Kansas
OF New
New York
National Outfitting CO
Washington Avenue
Exercise and Diet
Utah
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