As the newspapers reported itThe Army's butcher-coat economy of 1926

1 day of original coverage, September 27, 1926, one clipping a day from the papers of 1926. Newest last, the way readers lived it.

Monday, September 27, 1926

The Army's butcher-coat economy of 1926

As printed: Army Saved $10,000 In Alteration of Coats

Daily Kennebec Journal, Augusta, Maine: Army Saved $10,000 In Alteration of Coats

ContextThe War Department still held great stocks of supplies bought for the World War of 1917-18. Army cooks and bakers were enlisted men who wore white work clothing on duty.

Daily Kennebec Journal · Augusta, Maine · page 1 · View the page at the Library of Congress
Ran in 2 of 25 papers that day.
Every morning, 100 years late

Follow it as it happened

Each morning, the next day of the story, exactly 100 years late.