Army and Navy Demobilize Yet Civilian War Machine Grows
Postwar demobilization leaves 726,369 civilian federal employees, up from 500,000 before the war. Agencies listed include Labor, Interior, War, Commerce, Agriculture, Navy, Post Office, Treasury, and others with thousands more in courts, diplomatic service, and congressional staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Army
Navy
Congress
Department of Labor
Ehovevcces Eee
Department of Interior
Treasury Department
Shipping Board
Capitol
Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States
United States District
Congressional Library
Department of Justice
Civil Service Commission
Department of State
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Reserve Board
Smithsonian Hagtitation
Panama Canal
Society for Visual Education forms to use moving pictures in schooling
The Society for Visual Education, formed by leading American educators, aims to supplement textbooks with carefully produced educational films. Distribution to schools begins in September, with Prof. Rollin D. Salisbury as president and Harley L. Clarke as vice president and manager.
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America
Society For Visual Education
Rollin D. Salisbury
University of Chicago
Harley L. Clarke
Chicago
Forrest D. Moulton
Nature to Date Cliff Dwellings by Tree Ring Records
Wood samples from Aztec New Mexico are sent to Dr. A E Douglass, who aims to determine exact years logs were cut for Mesa Verde area houses. Prof Earl Morrin notes rings reflect yearly rainfall and solar activity. decades of sequoia study show a 3218 year rainfall rhythm, enabling dating of ancient timber through matching ring patterns.
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Mesa Verde National Park
American Southwest
Nature
Aztec
N. M
A. E. Douglass
California
Earl Morrin
Silverton
Colo
Southwest
Doctor Douglas
Pines
Continental Divide
Thirty-Three Cities Observe Daylight Saving Time
The National Daylight Association reports daylight saving remains in effect in at least thirty-three U S cities and towns despite Congress veto. Cities listed include New York Buffalo Troy Utica Syracuse Yonkers Camden Plainfield Philadelphia Pittsburgh Hartford Portland Manchester Detroit Denver Columbus and more.
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Congress
Wilson
National Daylight Association
New York
New York City
Buffalo
Cohoes
Troy
Utica
Syracuse
Yonkers
New Jersey
Camden
Plainfield
New Brunswick
Metropolis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
American Wives of Enemies Seek Restored Estates
American born women who lost citizenship through marriage to enemy foreigners seek recovery of seized property. Bills by Winslow and Butler urge restoration from the alien property custodian, with Butler offering narrower relief to U S born women who married Germans or Austrians before April 6 1917 and resided in the United States. The Winslow measure covers any American woman who married before July 28 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Winslow
Massachusetts
Butler
Pennsylvania
William I. Schaffer
State of
Sallie Cozer Hilprecht
W. Hilprecht
University of Pennsylvania
United States
Silk spring suits elevate street and formal wear
A fashion feature praises heavy fiber silk spring suits combining woollike luster with new crepe and ribbed weaves. The pictured gray and green two tone outfit uses plain crepe and checkered patterns, long sleeves with lace frills, a jacot vest front, and coordinated hat shoes stockings and parasol in gray and green with black accents.
New Uses for Leached Cotton Reflect Higher Living Costs
The article notes leached domestic cottons in heavy, strong qualities gaining use in summer bungalow aprons and children's dresses. It highlights cross-stitch accents on pockets and belts, and that women in several cities pledge to wear clothes until worn out. It discusses price increases driving reduced millinery, silk avoidance, wool remakes, and shoe repairs to extend life.
Economizing Hats: Update Your Millinery This Spring
The piece urges economical headwear choices for spring detailing how to refresh last season’s hats. It notes sailor shapes wide brims cloche and turbans can be updated with simple alterations and darker varnishes. Dotted Swiss organdie facings and matching collars transform outfits while one new hat suffices for most, though variety adds pleasure.
Frocks and Modes Highlighted by Tricotine Designs
Fashion notes describe tricotine dresses with plaited skirts and tailored surplice bodices. The outfits feature waist wrapping sash effects and extensive Japanese embroidery, creating striking visual interest across different styles.
Sleeve lengths in coats and blouses described
The description notes coat sleeves are typically three quarter length while blouses worn beneath usually have sleeves reaching about halfway between shoulder and elbow.
Beaded Parasol Styles Highlight Red and Black Designs
Beaded parasol fashions spotlight red sun shades with scatterings of jet beads and conventional design. A black parasol features rose and green bead work in a flowered tracery adding a shimmering accent.
Lingerie Tape Secured with Pearl Buttons Trick
A simple sewing tip helps prevent lingerie tape from slipping through eyelets. Thread the tape or ribbon through the beading then turn under the ends and sew a large white pearl button on each end so it cannot slip back through.
Net fashion highlights in Paris blouse line
Imported blouses emphasize net fabric with lace trim and long sleeves. Styles feature sleeves tightly cuffed at the wrist or bell shaped over the hand, showcasing a favored Paris trend.
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Paris
Promised Flesh Gain From Night Wrist Massage
A claim that massaging the wrists on all sides at night with cold cream will gradually add flesh is presented as an assertion in the text. The passage offers no medical endorsement.
Heartbroken man starves in woods near Lathrop Indiana
Melie Belish, 43, left his savings and wife eloping, then crawled into bushes to die of starvation. Found 28 days later in summer underwear, emaciated yet with $133 cash and a bank book. Physicians revived him but prognosis remains doubtful.
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Lathrop
Ind
Melie Belish
Lathrop Bank
Man From Vienna Seeks Family After War Separation
A man who arrived in the United States from Vienna 16 years ago whispered of a broken promise to send for his wife and children. After the war and armistice he sent $1,000 for transportation but received no reply and later learned she had remarried.
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United States
Vienna
This Nest Makes Hens Lay Trick Nests In Maxton Hennery
In St. Louis Robert W. Maxton installed trick nests that trap hens until released. An electric alarm rings a kitchen bell when a hen tries to leave. The device identifies which hens lay eggs and has worked for months with no false alarms.
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St. Louis
Robert W. Maxton
Mr. Maxton
Sold Dead Cemetery Stock Sparks Chicago Fraud Case
Clarence R. Cronk is wanted in Chicago on a confidence game charge after selling $1,800 in dead cemetery stock with a $500 investment. Cronk claims wartime death hoax killed the scheme though he told a banker the venture profited from immortalizing the dead.
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St. Louis
Clarence R. Cronk
Cronk
Chicago
Purse Found in Cow Stomach After Butchering
A Worthing postman's daughter's purse lost during a school picnic last summer was found intact inside a cow's stomach after the animal was butchered. The purse contained two coins a button and a postage stamp.
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London
Worthing
Child Slain in Springfield as Slaying Brings Urgent Search
Virginia Walker a twelve year old girl was found murdered in a shed at the Somers Creamery plant in Springfield. Police say she was assaulted and had been dead for several hours as investigators intensify the manhunt for the killer.
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Springfield
Mass
Virginia Walker
Somers Creamery Company
Lover's knots do not always result in wedding ties
A light feature reflects on cultural notions of romance and commitment, noting that complex relationships and evolving partnerships do not always lead to marriage. The piece explores nontraditional paths and enduring affection without formal vows.
Diamond Dyes Promise Fadeless Color For Any Fabric
Diamond Dyes guarantees a new rich fadeless color for wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. The directions cover dyeing over any color and a Color Card helps match materials.
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Adyv
Nature Study Review Questions From Pupil Papers
A nature study teacher reviews pupil responses on basic biology concepts. Observations include crude definitions of organic matter and larval development, plus misstatements about seed dispersal methods and grasshopper anatomy and behavior. The exercise highlights early science misconceptions and teaching needs.
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Nature Study
Gunman Like Bullet Head Comment Sparks Debate
A remark about a man being a gunman based on his "bullet head" prompts discussion. The exchange touches on judgments and appearances. Health and wealth quotes are cited, including Sir Kingsley Wood.
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Sir Kingsley Wood
Diamonds Fetch Peak Prices at Cut-Rate Sales
Diamonds sell at or near peak prices when offered at discounted rates, attracting buyers and merchants seeking value. Market watchers note price resilience amid lower retail marks and aggressive promotions across regional gem firms.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offers One Hundred Dollar Reward
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears as senior partner that the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The oath notes Toledo Ohio as the business location and cites testimony before notary A. W. Gleason dated December 6.
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State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Hall
A. W. Gleason
Ohio
No Change in Men’s Size Patterns After War Training
Clothing manufacturers report no shifts in garment sizes since the war. Ready to wear producers and retailers note the same pattern with only isolated cases of larger measurements. Overall, the male physique remains unchanged for clothing needs, despite military training.
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Confidence Man
War
Animal Butcheree
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Grand Rapids
Michigan
Iaeaw
Asudwesy
Ss BA
Canada
Western Canada
Manitoba
Department of Emigration
Ottawa
R. A. Garrett
Jackson St
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