• War effort established in May 1915. Its mission is to collect toilet linen to provide it free of charge to soldiers resting from the trenches, so they can dry off after a shower.
    A chief physician of a regiment writes to the President of La Serviette du Soldat on February 12, 1916: "I have the honor to report that my regiment is in possession of the portable shower unit from the Committee of Showers for the Front, but we have no towels to allow our soldiers to dry themselves. I would therefore be very grateful if you would agree to send me a stock of towels."
  • Belgian soap
  • Condiment The initial sketch was made for olive oil (See black and white photo).
  • Tonight, a daily newspaper, was created by the French Communist Party in 1937 to compete with Paris Soir. It established itself as the major newspaper of the Popular Front.
    The poster features a "new crime and love novel" by Pierre Véry.
  • Ce Soir, a daily newspaper, was created by the French Communist Party in 1937 to compete with Paris Soir. It established itself as the major newspaper of the Front Populaire. The poster presents a "new crime and love novel" by Pierre Véry.
  • A condiment similar to mustard, invented in 1899 by the English company Colman's. It was not marketed in France until after the First World War.
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