Intellectual Socialists visit disrupts domestic scene in 1919 satire
Mrs Jarr, praising fashionable guests, welcomes Intellectual Socialists Mr and Mrs Costick who critique society with sharp satirical jabs. The visit exposes class assumptions and pretensions as the two couples spar over heredity, politics, and money, ending with a Stoic reflection on bourgeois kindness versus Bolshevik rhetoric.
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the Press Publishing Co
Milk for Poor Babies Planned in Washington
Miss Some Root Rhodes superintendent of the playground department announced plans to supply milk at greatly reduced prices to poor families in Washington. Forty gallons daily will be sold for 10 cents a quart after health inspection. First consignments may arrive today at Shotts Alley playground in Little Italy.
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Waste in Potomac Park gardens prompts harvest sweep
An inspection of Potomac Park and other District gardens by agricultural agent William C Halliag found many tomatoes and early potatoes not being harvested. He urges picking ripening tomatoes digging mature potatoes and replanting with spinach kale turnips lettuce or radishes. A canning demonstration will be held at Potomac Park gardens next Wednesday from 3 to 6 36 pm.
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Hill
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52 Cats Lose All Nine Lives
Homeless felines in rear yards and alleys were electrocuted by the District pound last week, with 52 cats killed and each losing its nine lives. In the prior week 58 cats were killed and 28 dogs were put out of existence. Twenty dogs were surrendered to their owners.
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Pannier Fashion Returns At French Racecourses
Fashion notes highlight lace dresses worn at French racecourses featuring modified panniers to add a touch of elegance and royal flair. The trend reflects cycle-of-time revival in couture circles.
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France
Memory Street and the Street of Memory
Poem recalling memory and childhood joy along Memory Street with moonlit gates and maple arch. The piece contrasts past happiness with present stillness as children’s laughter returns briefly in memory, ending with twilight and solitary reflection.
Red Cross seeks million volunteers for third roll call
The American Red Cross calls for 1,000,000 volunteers for the third roll call to run November 2 to 11 as part of a campaign to expand home and overseas relief. May home service aided 392,789 soldiers and sailors families, with $544,285 spent that month and totals rising since February 1918 to $81,04 a.
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Red Cross
Behold the Spike Dress and Womanly Devious Ways
A 1919 essay contrasts a blue serge dress with spike decorations to mock modern women. It warns wives to keep home duties, warns husbands about bachelor life, and uses parables to urge fidelity and domestic focus. It blends social critique with satirical fables about marriage and independence.
Simulated Tunic Frock Designs for Summer Wear
Text outlines a designer inspired approach for a tunic style summer frock using organdy crepe de chine or silk. It suggests a pale lavender band on the skirt, two tone acorn buttons, a small collar and cuffs, and a serpentine band of white net for an airy effect.
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Georgette Crepe
Nutritious Diet for All Ages Featured in Delightful Quick Lunch
A period notice extols a Nutritious Diet for all ages and promotes a Quick Lunch at Home or Office plan. The text also mentions sewing details for aGeorgette crepe costume and a sash with side openings, revealing a blend of fashion and domestic themes.
O Henry and Al Jennings Story Draws Big Demand
The Washington Sunday Post reports high reader demand for tomorrow’s installment of the O Henry and Al Jennings narrative. The current and upcoming Sundays are selling out, prompting advice to reserve copies at newsstands or subscribe.
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Washington Sunday Post
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Washington
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