Orders Alleged to Require Beating Prisoners In Camps
Washington July 24 An investigation will probe responsibility of superior officers for alleged prisoner maltreatment in detention camps near Darla. Former Sergeant Clarence Ball, jailed for six months at Fost Jar NY for mistreatment, is slated to testify before committees. Ball claims orders from superiors pressured guards to beat prisoners, with letters to Representative Dallinger cited as evidence.
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Friear
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Frear Committee
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Swiss Negligees Describe Tailored and Frilled Styles
The article notes dotted Swiss negligees with tailored features such as crochet buttons and cord loops, half length sleeves, and shirred waistlines for easy washing. It mentions variations with colored satin ribbon bindings around sleeves and collar, loops with zealin cash, or a satin string sash ending in satin balls.
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Suiiss
Linen Handbags Fashioned From Knit Remnants
Linen handbags step from knitting bag trend with Maen purses inspired by last summer’s linen and crochet sets. They feature color embroidery bead accents and chenille puff tassels, with cream linen and oyster gray bodies and jet bead handles and corner tassels.
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Maen
The Old Gardener Laws on Weeding and Potatoes
The article advises against cultivating potatoes after they fill row space but emphasizes removing weeds to prevent seed spread. It notes weeds left to seed will proliferate next spring and encourages hand weeding along fence rows and neglected corners to reduce future growth.
Saving of fats from salt meal for cooking uses
Instructions describe saving fat from cooking to use in pies, cakes, or frying doughnuts. It notes skimming fat as it rises, cooling overnight, and using the saved fat with lard for frying doughnuts. It mentions adding fat to the kettle before mixing dough and reducing rate if fat is saved from salt meal.
Roasting Pork Beginnings and Drippings Explained
The fragment describes slow frying of the hen with removed water fat, adding other drip pings or lard, and clarifying with a pinch of eager. It advises pouring off part of the hot fat before making gravy to yield fat lard.
Helpful Hints For Quick Household Fixes
Handy tips on preserving fabrics and foods. Boiling clarifies folded handkerchiefs and horseradish sealing prompts no tears. Sit on a porch or doorway to stay comfortable while performing simple tasks.
Massachusetts Sets 12 50 Weekly Wage For Women
Poston July 25 The Massachusetts minimum wage commission set 12 50 as the weekly wage for women in candy factories. The budget shows 7 weekly for board, 5 for clothing, 20 cents for recreation, 15 for self improvement, with items for sanitation, carfare, doctor, church, newspapers and magazines. The report notes growing demand for handwork in women’s finest gowns and fashion details.
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Poston
Massachusetts
Tanuiry
How to keep mayonnaise after opening
After opening a jar mayonnaise, keep it from rancidity by not screwing the lid tight after removing it. Replace the lid lightly so the dressing seeps less and lasts longer.
Freckle-face Remedies Promise Freckle Removal
A vintage ad touts an ounce of Othine double strength as a free trial promise to remove freckles and grant a clear complexion. It claims refunds if freckles remain and urges Miss Freckle-face to ask the druggist for double strength Othine with a money back guarantee.
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Freckle-face
Towel Supplies Allow Three Turkish Towels per Family Member
The plan requires at least three Turkish towels for every family member when organizing towel supplies. The rule aims to ensure sufficient drying options and organizational consistency across households.
Hoarseness Remedy From Simple Kitchen Mixture
A home remedy suggests retreiving hoarseness by mixing one teaspoon glycerin with well beaten egg white, juice of one lemon, and sugar to taste until palatable.
Prison Strikers Kept in GFNS at Leavenworth
A July report from Leavenworth New York describes guards and a captain receiving a note about the next war, and details a jailbreak where five men escaped by removing wire screening, climbing down a rope from the third floor barge office. The damaged text mentions a sergeant and Captain Godfrey L. Carden and references to a brig.
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New York
Coast Guard
Godfrey L. Carden
Barge
Yegorn
Jeff
British journalist to receive Order of the British Empire
Felix Fatavici n i, owner of El Universale, former secretary to the Mexican chargé d affaires, will be awarded the Commander of the British Empire by the British chargé d affaires in Mexico City. The honor recognizes senior Palivodol’s wartime ally services. The only other journalist to receive the order was Northcliffe.
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Mexico City
Associated Press
Felix M. Fatavicini
el Universale
Senier Palividol
Northcliffe
Ibe
Bota
French Elections to be Held Oct 12 in 1940 Parliament
Elections for the new French parliament are expected October 12 with six hundred deputies to be chosen. First municipal ballot on October 18, second ballot two weeks later. Senatorial delegate election tentatively November 16 and senators elected November 23, with additional November contests anticipated.
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HAHIS
Oly
Treaty to Aid France If Germany Attacks Debated in Senate
July 24 Washington. A resolution urging President Wilson to submit a pact promising U S aid to France in case of German aggression was presented in the Senate by chairman Lane of the Foreign Relations Committee. Unanimous consent for immediate consideration was refused by Senator Robinson. Lodge spoke after a sharp debate with Republicans contending the treaty should be put to Senate ratification with the Germany treaty.
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Senate
Germany
Investigation Planned Into Seattle Strike
Denver July 24 Samiley Ite head of the International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union announced an executive session authorization to investigate the Seattle general strike. Secretary Treasurer Charles A Summer noted Seattle’s role and the union’s health driven stance on curtailing night electrotyping work.
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Denver
Colo
Samiley
Convention City
James J. Freel
French Soldiers Offer Hun Goods At Deep Discounts
Paris July 24. German through agents are offering cutlery jewelry and other items in France at about 75 percent below French prices. Soldiers returning from occupied Germany are said to be soliciting French merchants to buy German wares. Some officers and soldiers reportedly face court martial for participating in the trade.
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Imade
Chamber
Germany
Wan
Notice of Limited Liability for Debts
A, TP, Hansen declares not responsible for any debts contracted by anyone except my own. Address at 4908 unspecified. This unsigned public notice warns creditors to seek payment only from the signer’s own assets.
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Pelt
Soldier Served in War for Minister
TACOMA Washington July 24 Thigh McClure Crane, a discharged soldier, testified in court that he entered the army under a contract with the late Rev. Father Peter Francia Mylebos. He wished to have a representative in the war against Germany. His testimony supported a claim of 250 dollars against the clergyman's estate. An affidavit stated Rev. Father Myiehon told an administrator of his involvement.
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Peter Francia Mylebos
Germany
Belgium
Myiehon
Grain Handlers Win Wage Demand in Oregon
Pendleton Ore July 24 Yale grain handlers from Portland and Puget Sound won their wage demands after the Oregon board of cancillation rendered a decision. They are awarded 0 cents an hour straight time and 1.20 overtime active from July 1, replacing previous rates of 75 cents and 1.124 dollars.
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Yale
Portland
Puget Sound
Oregon Board of Cancillation
Air Service Chief Urges Duty Amid Uncertainty
Major General Charles T. Meacher, director of air service, appeals to all officers and men to maintain faith in the service and continue duties during the funding impasse that could oust temporary officers by September 30. The note links to stalled Congressional appropriations and ongoing emergency plans.
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Washington
Charles T. Meacher
Air Service
Air Division
Army
Mexican Chinese Merchants Arrested Over Mexican Hiring Law
In Magdalena Sonora Mexican Mayor Joss Maria Arana ordered the arrest of every Chinese merchant for failing to meet the 80 percent Mexican hire rule. El Tiempo notes merchants were warned to replace Chinese clerks and were arrested, fined, or jailed if they did not comply. The event mirrors anti Chinese agitation influencing Sonora’s 80 percent clause debates.
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Sonora
Mexico
Haseen
Joss Maria Arana
Faipira
Senora Alto
el Tiempo
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Douglas
Riven
Ried
Rtalus
Arana
Winte Congress
Chinese Central
Banora
Brummitt Pays Highest Bonds for Hud son Ave Address
J. J. Brummitt of 2417 Hudson Avenue pays the highest bonds posted, with prices for the property likely outlined in the brief notice. The item notes bond amounts and the official action tied to the address.
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J. J. Brummitt
Hudson Avenue
Dividend and stock note amid wartime constraints in Michigan metals
A stock dividend of 1 percent on total shares is noted as United States controls of A and B class common stock push 4,000,483 shares toward September 16 payout. Board aims to conserve resources amid uncertain future as 3,279,025 gross tons reported. Rain checks forest fires in Escanaba, Michigan, tempering tires in woods as Forest officials report few exaggerations from Herbus Joslin’s forest region.
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United States
Grand Totel U66
Wood and Composite
Escanaba
Upper
Peninnula
Michigan
Phone Operators Return to Jobs In Cleveland
Cleveland reports normal telephone service after a three week strike by operators and electrical workers ends. Workers return under a Washington negotiated agreement allowing union activity off hours and reinstatement of all employees.
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Cleveland
Limfrat Una
Washington
Postoffie
Unrest and Disease Among Reds Across Bolshevik Territory
A wireless dispatch from Moscow reports growing unrest among workers, strikes at plants in Moscow, and shortages of bread and medicine amid widespread deporations as the Bolshevik regime faces internal dissatisfaction. The communication, issued today by the military attaché, details a campaign of antipathy toward soviets and rising emigration pressures.
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