English Women Serve in France
London dispatch details the British Women's Army Auxiliary Corps role in France. Chief Mrs Chalmers Watson explains pay, duties, and the shift of women into noncombat support, including motor driving, clerical work, and rest-camp service. The program aims to free men for combat while preserving organization and safety, with promotions and uniforms described.
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Margaret Walter
London
Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Devonshire House
Piccadilly
France
Edinburgh
War Office
Chalmers Watson
Geddes
Admiralty
Edinburgh University
America
U.S
England
Flying Corps
Army Service Corps
Army Council
Auxiliary Corps
Home remedy promises wrinkle removal with saxolite solution
A vintage home makeover claim describes mixing powdered saxolite with witch hazel to create a facial wash. Daily application supposedly smooths wrinkles, leaving the skin feeling firm and confident, a popular self treatment among many women.
American cooks urged to conserve food at home
The National Emergency Food Garden Commission urges real economy in kitchens as a patriotic duty. It warns private homes waste more food than hotels and restaurants and provides practical tips to save leftovers, avoid spoilage, and use scraps and decayed vegetables to reduce the nation’s food loss of about 700 million dollars.
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National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Gare
Volunteer girls prepare for France journey amid wartime duty
A letter from a local hostel describes girls receiving inoculations and uniforms, learning basic drill, and marching to the station in good order. Volunteers show fine spirit, aware of hardships, pledging to support the soldiers in France and share in the victory’s honor.
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France
Russian Aviator Flies Over Caucasus Reach Vladikavkaz
Petrograd reports a Russian aviator completed a 10 hour flight from Tiflis to Vladikavkaz. The route crosses the Caucasus through the Yariel pass, the sole overland link between Vindikavkaz and Tiflis, amid rugged terrain and high mountain passes.
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Caucasus
Milk Drivers Strike Hits New York City
New York Oct 19 1400 of 2000 milk drivers inspectors and handlers at Worden’s Farm Products Company struck after demands for higher wages larger sales commissions and union recognition were refused. Normal milk distribution in New York City was cut back by about one third.
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New York
Worden
Farm Products Company
New York City
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Army Auxiliary Corps
W. A. Covell & Son
West Fourth Street
Emergency Food Garden Commission
Bayer
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Bayer Gross
U S
Simmons
Waterloo
RT It
Brussels
Peninsular
United
East Fourth Strede
Grafonola
Columbia
Kazbeck
Lytle Flour & Feed CO
West Park Avenue
Sycamore Street
Louis
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