Childless Wife Defends Choice Against Motherhood
In a provocative Independent foreword a childless wife and her husband explain their decision to remain without children. They value social usefulness, face career and income tradeoffs, and fear compromising independence and health. The piece links to President Roosevelt’s recent motherhood talk and illustrates deliberate life choices.
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Independent
Pres. Roosevelt
America
Chicago
Ike Tolstoi
Herald
Wives dynamite saves husband at Kilkenny well
On a Kilkenny Township farm a $50 well digging job nearly ends in disaster when the rope slips and the bucket falls. Mrs Tingley uses dynamite to blast the well, saving Lawrence Tingley from certain death as the hired man suffers a broken tooth but the blast restores water and funds for new molars.
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Lawrence Tingley
Timothy O'Rouke
O'Rouke
Tingley
Cure for deadly cancer praised by Lancet report
Physician William Gordon in Exeter notes a self-treated tongue cancer case with violet leaf infusion and neck fermentations showing marked healing. The patient, 53, refused operation. five doctors diagnosed cancer but no microscopic confirmation was made, drawing criticism.
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William Gordon
Devon-Exeter
Colonel Fuller Credits Electric Bitters Cure
A Honey Grove Texas colonel nearly died from liver and kidney trouble but reports a 50 cent bottle of Electric Bitters cured him. He praises the medicine as the best on earth and thanks the makers. Sold and guaranteed to cure dyspepsia biliousness and kidney disease by W J Smith and Bro and H J Palmer and Sons at 50c a bottle.
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Waterloo
John M. Fuller
Honey Grove
Texas
W. J. Smith & Bro
H. J. Palmer & Sons
Mukden Sacred City of the Chinese and Manchu Legacy
The piece surveys Mukden in Manchuria as China’s sacred city cradle of the Manchu dynasty. It covers its central wartime role, ancient fortifications, Nurhachu era conquests, the palace relics, legends, and the vast annual 6,000,000 taels stored there, with references to Nurhachu’s tombs near the city and the sacred enclosure guarding them.
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Mukden
China
Liaotung
Manchuria
Han
Peking
Russia
Japan
Long White Mountains
Christ
Nurhachu
Muk[den
Nurbachu
Nasbachu
Tei Tsung
Chicago
Record-Herald
Morris Will Have to Wait for Cobb County Office
In Atlanta on March 25 J Gid Morris of Marietta won a court contest for Cobb County treasurer but remains barred from taking the office while further Supreme Court action unfolds. A bill of exceptions challenges a February 25 order consolidating ballots and lists, with hearings set for April 17 and possible final decision not until late May.
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Atlanta
J. Gid Morris
Marietta
Cobb County
J. . Glover
Supreme Court
Superior Court
J. H. Lumpkin
J. Z. Foster
J. B. Glover
Lumpkin
Morris
Fulton Superior Court
Cobb Superior Court
Tudge Lumpkin
Tangier Island A Virginia Isle Off Chesapeake Bay Described
A vivid portrait of Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay, 125 miles south of Baltimore, a five mile long, historic community of about 1500 in Virginia. The piece highlights its remote life, Calico dres s, barefoot women, Sunday religious discipline, absence of alcohol, lack of jails, front yard graves, and a single physician and minister among its sparse professions.
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Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
Tangier
Virginia
Imagne
New Shipment of Linen Suiting and Queen Quality Shoes
Advertisement listing 1,000 yards Bleached Linen Suiting at 25 cents a yard and 1,000 yards Linen Suiting at 19 cents, with value 25 cents, plus 1,000 yards Linen Hop Sacking at 15 cents and value 25 cents. Also introduces New Shipment Queen Quality Shoes in low cut styles Black Tan and Russet priced $2.00 and $2.50.
White Goods Spring Fashion Showing
Advanced ideas for spring wear with a display of Persian lawn at 5 to 40 cents per yard. French organdies Swiss mercerized novelties for suits and waists, 25 pieces linen fancy pique for waists suits and children's dresses 10 to 15 cents. Yard wide pique cords 8 1/2 to 12 1/2 cents. White corded checks yard wide 10 cents, value 15 cents.
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India
See Our Line of Fashion Stockings and Accessories
The notice lists stock items including laces embroideries ribbons belts neck wear hair ornaments handkerchiefs and spring weight stockings. It details school stockings priced 10 15 and 25 cents and ladies stockings 10 15 25 35 50 and 75 cents. Men’s socks are offered at 10 15 and 25 cents.
Linens on Shirt Waists and Suits For Sale
Linen selections show shirt waist and suit fabrics priced from 25 cents to 1.50 per yard Embroidered shirt waist patterns listed at 1.25 1.95 and 3.50 See them for choice and detail.
Table Linens Special for Mill Ends on sale this week
Table linens on sale this week at One Third off the value. Damask yard lengths from 2 to 312 yards priced 39 cents for lower grade 50 cent worth, 59 cents for 75 cent worth, 69 cents for 85 cent worth. Newstech White and Cream Damask 50 cents to $1.50 per yard.
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Newstech
New Towel Shipment Arrives in Huck Damask and Turkish Styles
A fresh stock of towels arrives featuring Huck, Damask and Turkish varieties priced from 10 to 75 cents each. The offer highlights affordable goods in a compact range, inviting shoppers to browse the new supply.
Wash Goods Novelties Line For Summer Weaves
A great line of novelties in new weaves includes Veils Etamines Zephyr cloth Cheviott Madras cloth Percales and Ginghams with Mercerized Summer Silk effects. They are as pretty as silk and will wash.
Fifty pieces 37-Inch Batistes in light and dark colors
Fifty pieces of 37 inch batistes in light and dark shades mark the latest waists and suits at 15 cents, rid of usual 25 cent value. Also advertised are Shirting and Waistings in Madras and Percales with a thousand yards of extra fine Percales at 10 cents, plus one hundred pieces of Ginghama new spring styles offered at 10 cents.
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Batiste
New Shipment of Mats Rugs and Shades
New stock arrives including Mattings Rugs Window Shades and Lace Curtains. SPECIAL One Hundred Japanese fancy Rugs priced at 1.25 and One thousand yards fancy Japanese Jute Matting at 19 cents, valued at 25 cents.
Bargain Counter Sales Detail Wide Embroidery Goods
One thousand yards of short lengths and wide Embroidery offered at cents below wholesale. Ladies Embroidered collars ten cents, Baby Caps priced from ten to fifty cents, Shopping Bags offered in multiple quantities and prices. Men and Boys Linen Collars, Fruit of Loom Bleaching, Shirting and Cambric items listed with reduced values. Covert Cloths to Suiting and related fabrics included with marked discounts.
Wool Dress Goods Novelties Displayed in Various Fabrics
A shown assortment highlights Mohairs Bollons Sicillians Batiste Cheviott and Serge Suitings with a broad line of dress goods on display.
Silk and Linen Silks Offered At Bargain Prices
Local shop promotes a wide selection of shirt waist silks and taffeta priced from 35 to 1.00, highlighting a great silk and linen season. Marketing emphasizes best 1.00 and 1.50 yard wide guaranteed taffeta options in stock.
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Wersell
Silk and Linen Gutt ing Sale At Discount
One thousand yards Silk and Linen Gutting offered at 19 cents per yard versus 40 cent value. Also one thousand yards French Organdies in White and Colored priced at 25 cents, normally 40 cents, with savings emphasized.
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Roosevelt
Judge Delehans
Kilkenny
Mukder
Cheviott
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