Sheffield shells factories drive to meet war demand
Report from Sheffield on Hadfield and Vickers munition plants showing day and night operations to speed shell production. Engineers test armor with shells, noting massive output and new factories rising. Foreman says shells cost less but the aim is more and faster, as war pressures push volumes up. Becker Buckles applies for a second license to run motor buses amid rising taxi fleet in Waterlooo.
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Sheffield
Eng
Hadfield
Vickers
Robert Hadfield
Herr Krupp von Daoh- Ten
Douglas Vickers
Admiralty
Nat R Ouestion
Qasr
Women Run Historic Los Angeles Juvenile Court
A landmark all female court in Los Angeles handled fourteen cases involving girls in minority, with Judge Orfa Jean Shantz presiding as referee of the juvenile court. The court's scope covers cases of girls under nine years old, reflecting a notable moment in California legal history.
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FL .H. Bryan
Orfa Jean Shantz
Catherine Haw
E. Pp. Houghton
California
Los Angeles
Orfa Jean Shontz
Loys
Decrease in Taxicab Numbers Follows Bond Ordinance
Shortly after a bond for taxicab tax was adopted, a notable decline in active taxicabs occurred, a development noted in the Evening Courier and Reporter. The brief item signals a local public policy impact on taxi availability and urban transit.
Local Delicatessen Price List
A scanned ad lists varied sausage and bacon products with prices per pound or unit. Items include Be Farmer Style Sausage, Liver Sausage rings, Bologna rings, Whole Hog Liver, Rath's Black Hawk Bacon, Swift's Premium Bacon, Rath's Mack Hawk Ham, Sugar Cured Bacon, and calt Liver with prices shown in cents or dollars.
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Swift
German Women Defy Paris Styles Appeal
Berlin, Nov 26. A well attended meeting by women reformers of fashion under the crown princess patronage urged German women to abandon foreign fashions and adopt a truly German dress style free of fripperies. Speakers condemned high heeled shoes gauzy stockings foreign fabrics and cosmetics. An opposition speaker showed latent gown models contrary to the reformers views and the audience largely sided with the gowns, drowning out the reformers.
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Berlin
Germany
Vaudeville at the Majestic Promises Unusual Merit
Attendance records fell at the Majestic as a four act vaudeville bill played to capacity. Toota Paka and her Hawaiians led a strong lineup including the Lang dans and Bobbe and Dale while the Cangdons offered a witty satire on modern joys. Harts showcased fine singing and Harry Taudan opened with a balancing act.
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Majestic
Majestic Theatre
Toota Paka
Langdons
Bobbe and
Dale
Paris
Bobbe and Dale
Harts
Harry Taudan
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Queffield
Riekena & Thomas
West Fourth Street
Jonathan
Leva
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Commercese
York
Weiners
Hamburg
Weene Vb
Snnsay
Grocertes
John Cordes Co
Sycamore Street
Ibs
Bae
Nec
Ider and Gamble’s
Oleomargarshe
Meister
New England Ham
Russell’s Chocolates
Henderson Drug Co
L. & J. Bank Building
West Fourtil
IREBE
West Fourth Strent
Ohio
Zoe
Pate
Sims Cereal Company
Minneapolis, Minn
U.S.A
Freoroley
Erlin
Waterioos
East Fourth Street
Entz Meat
Fourth ST
Sycamore ST
Middle West
Porter House
Entz
Alaska
Low Arctics
Paden
Stolt Bros
Commercial Street
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