Nan's Letter Home from London Society During War
London diary recounts a day wandering the city and entering a grand reception at the Mansion House for the lord mayor and mayoress. The writer notes lavish dress, a surprise Libby cut glass punch bowl gift, and peeks at war-time hospitality efforts by English women entertaining American officers with elegant receptions and country weekends.
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London
Sis
Twining’s
Willam Dunn
Strand
Grosvenor Street
Donations Abundant For Red Cross Sale
In Tracr Ia on December 7 donations overflowed the Red Cross auction with a carload of items and continued today. A pieced quilt by Mrs James Neal a veteran's widow and mother of a soldier boy in the present war was among the gifts.
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Tracr
Red Cross
James Neal
Army Donation Reappears for Today Sale
An Army item, sold repeatedly for 75 to date, has been donated back and will be offered for sale today. The fragment notes the repeated transfers and current sale plan, preserving the core event.
Big rush for new dictionary expected
Extraordinary efforts have been made for a big rush to get copies of The New Universities Dictionary offered by the paper. Thousands beyond expectations were distributed during the week. Professor Forrest M. Lunt of Horace Mann School explains that clear syntax is essential for understood thoughts, emphasizing proper usage and form. Separately, Mindoro island in the Philippines reportedly has 30,000 acres of mangrove swamps. mangrove bark is in demand and a forestry license would be required for investments.
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Universities Dictionary
Forrest M. Lunt
Horace Mann School
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Lunt
New Universities Dictionary
Mindoro
Philippines
Bureau of ‘Forestry
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Nan
Libby
America
Winchester
France
Lfe
V. C
Lady Cunard
Leath’s
Priscilla
Boss Ath
Fourth Street
Kroehler
THE
Falan-Fleming Co
Waterloo
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