French Women Thank Washington for Comfort Bags to France
Washington donors receive first acknowledgments from French refugees aided by the Kooking Klub. Letters from Madame Angele Daney and Mile. Lucie Romero praise the bags, offer thanks, and request American correspondence. A French war mother also notes continued support for Herminie Lerteigt and her children through adopted-war-army funding.
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Washington
France
Kooking Klub
American Indies
Angele Daney
Zenna Hopengardner
Birkhead
Mile. Lucie Romero
Rue Leconte de Lisle
Paris
Herminie Lerteigt
Kooking Klud
Sweetmeats for Dessert and Quarantine Talks
A recipe collection suggests candy options as desserts including Parisian Sweets and stuffed prunes with nuts and marmalade plus Peanut Brittle and Candied Dharmbo. The piece notes influenza quarantine cancels social events and residents cooperate with health officers until the quarantine is lifted.
Sets patriotic pace at capital returns
Aside from being general secretary and head of community center work in Washington D C Miss Cecil B Norton chairs the Chamber of Commerce committee. Both organizations engage in extensive war relief work making her one of the busiest workers in the nation capital.
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Washington, D. C
Cecil B. Norton
Chamber of Commerce
Prune Based Syrups and Fruit Thickeners
Wash prunes soak and simmer until tender. Rub pulp through sieve, then beat with whites and sugar. Add sifted fruit and lemon juice. Stir in syrup and chill. Serve with cream. Apricot peach pulp or apple sauce may be used similarly. These are suggestions to save anger and help your eager couple.
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Cory Cuff
Dolls Last Longer With Cloth Backing Suggestion
A note from the Teongherty state recommends placing a thin cloth on the back of dolls before cutting to extend their life. The tip appears aimed at Branch children and concerns doll production practices.
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Teongherty
What Do Children Drink In A Prosperous City
A survey of 422 children shows only 58 percent receive fresh milk. Many families replace milk with tea or coffee, even for breakfast, across income levels. The piece urges milk as essential nourishment for all ages, essential for national vigor amid the war. It notes a nationwide baby campaign promoting milk and calls for affordable access, plus a note on a charity drive needing two bushel sacks for fruit pits and nut shells to make gas-mask charcoal containers.
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Europe
Property Bags Wanted for Red Cross Comfort Dept
Headquarters calls for urgent donations of property bags for the Red Cross comfort department in the county led by Mrs. C J Wilson. County quota is 383. bags should be 12 by 18 inches made from bright cretenne pieces. Donations may be sent ready made or as scraps, at Wilson & Wilson or to Mrs. Wilson.
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Red Cross Comfort Department
C. J. Wilson
Mes Wutcon
Wilson & Wilson
Wilson
First shipment of fruit pits arrives from Brighton
The initial delivery of fruit pits intended for gas mask production reached today and came through county branches or auxiliaries, with the shipment originating in Brighton.
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Brighton
Liberated French Embrace Yankee Troops at Thiaucourt
The Thiaucourt liberation follows four years of German rule with residents remembering old captors. American troops arrive after a night bombardment, civilians flood the streets to greet them, and French soldiers soon join the welcome. Locals report German officers fleeing, and a parade of gratitude spreads as refugees are assisted and townsfolk cheer the advancing Yanks.
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France
Thiaucourt
St. Mihiel
Thiacourt
Germany
America
Marne
St. Mihiel Salient
Wahover
Rag dolls offered for French children display at store
The Kooking Klub women report many requests from women to make rag dolls for French children. Patterns are available at Dougherty Bros. store. Two dolls already made will be displayed in the Dougherty windows tomorrow.
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Kooking Klub
Dougherty Bros
Dougherty
Bible Thursday and the Bible Orchard Gift
Dr. Robert Wilde died in August 1878 leaving a fund intended to buy six Bibles not exceeding 7s 6d each. The six Bibles were to be cast for by dice on the communion table of St Ives on the last Thursday of May by six boys and six girls. The capital was invested in Bible Orchard in the parish of St Ives, Hampshire.
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St. Ives
Hants
England
Robert Wilde
From Straw to Modern Headwear Styles
The passage notes straw hats had origins in ancient Greece but did not gain modern usage in Europe until about fifty years ago. It contrasts ancient straw head coverings with contemporary fashion trends and regional adoption timelines.
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Europe
Ohio Woman Heads War Mothers of America
Mrs Robert Morris of Toledo Ohio has been elected president of the War Mothers of America for a one year term. The honor reflects the organization's origins as American boys went over the top in the world war and highlights a Toledo woman at its helm.
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Cora Allen
France
American Red Cross Society
John Smeltzer
Paris
St. Malo
Dinard
Altho
England
Bay
Ilam
Brittany
War Mothers of America
Robert ©. Morris
Toledo
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Washington County
H. J. McCreedy
Margaret Dicken
Mme Larteight
Ophelia Miller
Herminie
Thane
Mademe
United States Food Administration
Fenemons Efrap
ST. Mihiel SA
Lient
Emily Moran
Uncle Sam
Miss Moran
Round Valley Reservation
Califoroia
Ohio
WAR Motiers
Robert C Morris
Dusia
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