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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1921
Page
3
A 1921 Angelo Patry vignette describes a veteran playground officer and a young guard sharing views on how to supervise children. The officer urges seeing less and focusing on essentials to prevent trouble while letting kids play and learn. The piece ends with the line Tomorrow Nurse Maids.
Dr Brewer reports US Public Health data on measles illness and mortality, noting pneumonia often follows measles and stressing vaccination and isolation to prevent epidemics. He warns many deaths linked to measles are preventable and cites Watertown’s frequent outbreaks as a warning.
Sealed Victor releases for December list various operatic and popular pieces. Notable entries include Mischa Helman Cantzonetta, Ernestine Schumann-Heink Oh Come All Ye Faithful, and John McCormack with Fritz Kreisler The Last Hour. Other selections feature operas, Fox Trot titles, and Christmas tunes by well known artists and orchestras.
The advertisement offers girls dresses in size 6 to 15 with bib front, back ties, gathered sleeves, and waist. Size 6 requires 4 yards 3⅝ inches material. Price 15 cents. Also promotes the Winter Fashion Magazine issue with 300 styles and dressmaking lessons priced 10 cents per copy. Address Ione Wiles Patterns.
In a brief Fremont Messenger item a speaker quips about old debts and new ones, noting a witty exchange on aging obligations. The column captures a concise moment of local banter about financial matters and prudence.
A humorous sketch recounts Artemus Ward’s wandering stories and lecture plans during the Civil War era. It touches his Waterford Tennessee visit, a Sherman correspondence with a chicken ruin tale, a California lecture tour arrangement with Dr Hingston, and Ward’s insistence on an overland return to see Brigham Young and the Golden Gate through comic telegrams and posters.
Genieve Kemble's daily astrology urges staying very quiet and working along conservative lines. Avoid initiative, speculation, and extravagant spending as adverse figures warn of trouble. Those with birthdays face a disastrous year unless they focus on business, integrity, thrift, and avoiding quarrels or litigation.
Adele Garrison's new phase of revelations shows Dicky returning from a confrontation with Smith leaving Kronish under guard. Col Travers, the trooper commander, orders pursuit as three of his men already search for Smith while Dicky jokes about the aftermath.
Jack Frost boasts of his role in making a late season garden bloom. Chill Frost warns of mischief as Jack plans to fault Mr Sun. Wind Imps intervene, sending Jack Frost to sea. The garden’s keepers prepare, relocating blossom children to winter quarters.
In a tense park scene Kronish and Kred fear exposure as Travers orders men to escort Kronish and Teg into the woods. The narrator plans to confront Kronish, pledges protection for Kronish’s wife, and prepares to bring him into the house for questioning while Fred Cosgrove asks about Smith’s true plans and Mrs. Graham assists with preparations as the situation worsens.
A fashion note highlights the season's fur coats in tan caracul with one-piece sleeves, a choker or tuxedo collar trend, and lighter colors. It discusses coordinating skirts, hats, and footwear favoring low heels and spats for a polished winter look.
A London report notes the House of Commons aims to resolve ventilation and draft issues for soldiers. A large German torpedo site near Freni village remains stubbornly buried without detonation. Greek archaeologists unearth a temple at Ber ras Thessaly, rivaling Olympia in size, with 400 BOC date inscriptions and tablets hinting at Java. Excavations continue near Volo with further temple discoveries anticipated.
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