Feminine Horse Driving Gains Ground in Sport of Queens
In a historical note on women in horse racing, Helen Welshimer highlights women driving and training horses as a growing force. Mrs William H Cane, a prominent figure in the Good Time Stable, trains two year olds and often partners with her husband. the Cane stable supports Goshen Hospital through the Hambletonian stakes.
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Helen Welshimer
Dorset
Bonners
Rockefellers
Grey Park
Willian H. Cane
Wiliam H. Caue
Goshen Track
Goshen Hospital
Harness Horse Events Find Many Women in Sulkies
Report highlights a surge of women in trotting races, with Goshen and Lexington examples. Women drivers like Mrs Harriman push to beat records as harness racing diversifies, reflecting a shift from traditional male dominance in the sport.
Rough Silks in Red and Black Fashion Ensemble
JOAN SAVOY reports on an autumn fashion ensemble by Bartara Sehwinn in rough silk, red with black, suited for teas or cocktails. The dress features full sleeves with tight cuffs, a bow on the right shoulder, circular skirt, and a black velvet turban. accessories are minimal to keep the deco style.
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Joan Savoy
Bartara’ Sehwinn
Country Doctor Shelly Marks 4500 Births In Career
Fifty years in Mulvene Kansas family medicine. Dr S Z Shelly, age 76, shows up at a reunion in an old stovepipe hat, mounted on a horse to reenact his stork deliveries. About a thousand former patients attend, celebrating his long career and nickname.
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Mulvene
Kan
Sa Whise Queen Recalls Days When May I Lead
Miss Kate Wheelock the whist queen recalls old whist days and the shift from whist to bridge and contract. A pioneer teacher who began in 1865, she reflects on changes in the game, the rise of auction and contract, and the social world of Manhattan bridge clubs.
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Paul Harrison
New York
Kate Incin Wheelock
Edmond Hoyle
Alza J
Miss Wheelock
Manhattan
Cal
Green Bay
Wis
Milwaukee
Society
Polite Play and The Hallmark Of Bridge Etiquette
A brisk anecdotal piece on 19th century bridge culture discusses politeness at the card table. It notes genders’ different styles, praises women’s careful play, and argues that rare perfect hands come from the room’s dynamics more than the deck. The author observes women often outperform in technique while men focus on calculation. It mentions Mina Wheelock doubting many legendary stories and suggests card rooms create the luck and misdirection.
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Han
Fatty Arbuckle Ends 12-Year Comeback Come to Film
In New York on September 3, Roscos Fatty Arbuckle returns to the screen after a 12 year absence. Now 45, he resumes his clown role with Alf Goulding directing. He worries over talkies but believes pantomime will still work and aims to produce new laughs while staying in Coney Island.
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Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Emil Jannings
Fatty
Aathy
Alf Goulding
Hollywood
Qjon
Sam Sax
Mack Sennett
Panny
Jim
Hollyswood
Coney Taland
Cohan Finds Famed Theater of Boyhood on Coast
George M Cohan, in Hollywood for Paramount's The Phantom President, located the first Pacific Coast theater where he ever appeared. One of the original Orpheum theaters from about thirty years ago, it shows as a dingy timeworn house on Los Angeles Main Street though its outline remains.
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George 3. Cohan
Hollywood
Paramount
Pheum
Los Angeles
Main Street
Des Eadex
Cohan
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