War novelty peddlers flood New York streets
New York City on June 2 sees a surge of patriotic wares at street fairs and peddlers. Vendors display war maps, allied flags, pictures, phonograph records, naval scenes, and spangled neckties to cash in on American morale. Civilian salesmen crowd Broad Street while even servants join the bumper market for wartime novelty items.
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New York
Manhattan
Wilson
Marshal Joffre
Liberty
Pablus
Margaret Masons Fashion Hints on Slip Covers
Margaret Mason writes for United Press on how modern slip covers transform furniture. From cretonne and Dutch flounces to snap fasteners, the article celebrates form fitting, washable covers in floral and bird motifs, suitable for chairs, sofas, and even Victrola and piano cases, with English influence and bright color palettes.
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Margaret Mason
The
United Press
New York
Davenport
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Tam
Unigen
Erice
Keighley City Sets Economy in Motion Across England
Keighley in Yorkshire constrains family consumption and collects cans and rags to save food and funds. Volunteers and scouting units organize ward by ward collections with centralized depots to enforce voluntary rationing and total household adherence. Ad men converge on St Louis for the World Advertising Clubs convention, with thousands of delegates and hopeful attendance stretching to 10,000.
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London
Keagates
Yorkshire
England
Kinderley
Keighley
St. Louis
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
New York City
Detroit
Ford Automobile Plant
Forcing Alsace Lorraine men into German army
United Press report from June 2 says German authorities conscripting Alsacians and Lorraine residents for the German army impose strict surveillance and harsh conditions on these prisoners of war. Many are sent from the French front toward the Russian front, with limited home visits after tight sentiment checks. A Welsh prisoner described 70 Lorraine soldiers in Hildeheim transferred in sealed wagons under armed escorts from the 23rd Reserve Regiment at Vitry-le-François, later moved due to desertions.
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Lorraine
Ines Agita
France
Hildesheim
Vitry- es-Reims
Lad Bees
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W C T U Campaigns for Prohibition in Indiana
Indiana mothers with sons in the officers training course at Ft Benjamin Harrison urge Senators Watson and Nowling to back prohibition. The Indianapolis W C T U leads a state campaign, with E Schumacher of the Indiana Anti Saloon League coordinating. Arthur Mee books are distributed. the UK notes government steps on prohibition since WWI. Prohibition aims to keep civilians and soldiers in peak condition for war production and fighting.
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