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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
2
The piece discusses the dispute over how unmarried women should be titled as Miss or Mrs and proposals to use Mrs after age 40. It also notes a U S Agriculture Dept summer work program for high school youths and a Vatican coin gift story, plus Mr William Waldorf Astor buying the Chesapeake flag for a museum and sparking debate over rightful ownership and patriotism.
Edward B. Clark reports on laws protecting native American songbirds, the Lacy act, and enforcement against bird trappers. It details historic shifts, court cases, and the Audubon society efforts, citing goldfinches, bobolinks, Indigo buntings, and widespread trafficking risks and penalties.
There is discussion in England about whether women should study to be architects. It is claimed there is not enough work for male architects and that many English men would doubt women could supervise and perform the work. Yet women as consulting architects are in high demand in England and the United States.
A physician states that habit of using only one hand to handle a handkerchief, usually the right, causes nasal crookedness. He recommends using the left hand and claims several young patients saw straightening of the nose after adopting the practice.
The passage notes growing abundance in modern markets reaching $300 million yearly and describes how larger bowls and individual servings changed eating habits. It highlights increased consumption of candy jellies and preserves and contrasts current cookbook guidance with past instructions calling for one cup molasses, reflecting shifting sugar use.
In a testimonial from Mrs. Will Young of Rockland Maine and Mrs. Lyon of East Earl others claim relief from backaches, headaches and menstrual pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes cures for female ailments including fibroid tumors and fatigue.
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