Many Women Claim Sick Relief at Krupp Works
Vienna July 6 The annual Krupp works Essen report shows 77 of 100 women employed claimed relief from the Sick Fund during the year. The workforce includes 65,949 men and 1,082 women in April, up from earlier totals. Bertha Krupp, the Cannon Queen, is credited with income from the works last year exceeding $38,000,000.
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Krupp Works
Vienna
Krupp
Essen
Kruppe
Bertha Krupp
Women Outnumber Men in France as War Postwar Shift Grows
Paris reports labor department statistics showing a widening postwar gap with women outnumbering men by about 1.76 million as wartime male losses shrink the male workforce. The data cover 39.6 million people and 11 million wage earners with 4.88 million in industrial sectors. by 1913 1.91 million women worked in inspected shops, while drought and wartime declines reshape employment.
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France
Paris
Labor Department
Pero
Gmkcne
Tub Frock To Your Good Taste In Voile Fabrics
A broken polkadot voile in white and old rose is a popular fabric this season. Three tucks trim the skirt with a frill under the middle. The blouse features a surplice cut with white organdie vestee and a taffeta ribbon belt.
Health and Welfare in Rural America Headlines
Public Health Service finds 78 percent of rural homes lack sanitation. Cholera and typhoid spread similarly while scarlet fever claims thousands yearly. A literary note references Roosevelt and health as a treasure in the Bank of Nature. Hogworm invasion noted as a pest topic.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Theofore Roosevelt
Hig
Bank of Nature
Daily Talks on Heart Topics for Young Women
Laura Jean Libby argues for moral guidance in courtship through church socials and supervised gatherings. She suggests widespread programs led by churchwomen to introduce suitable suitors, with lunches, music, and social hours to foster proper acquaintances and reduce risky courting.
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Laura Jean Libby
Scout Dress Patterns Guide for Home Dressmaking 1907
The article explains cutting and sewing patterns for scout uniforms including breeches jacket hat and collar sections. It details fabric choices khaki overalls cloth and braid trim and notes pattern rows for cutting and assembling and that knickerbocker trousers are not included. It emphasizes durable materials for hard wear and lists age ranges and era styling.
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Thera Searite Riavens
Hi&p
Many suitors seek to win you despite hidden perils
A cryptic phrase hints at a tale of caution and misfortune in romance. The narrator warns that schemes and deception may mask true intentions, turning potential blessings into pitfall laden outcomes.
Liking Jolly Crowd of Three
A teen girl writes about being pursued by many youths at early social outings. She declines invites with a smile and notes her friends attend where she does not go. She asks for guidance on whether to pursue companionship alone or with a tiresome boy, hoping three together make a merry crowd.
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B. E
Escore
No Harm in Dancing Says Reader
H. H. H. asks if dancing freely harms a woman who conducts herself as a lady. The reply says ladylike conduct is fine if parents permit. If a young man has his arm on the buggy back, respond with kindly remove arm, please.
Miss Libbey Answers Reader Letters in Brooklyn Notice
Personal letters to Miss Laura Jean Libbey receive replies at 946 President Street Brooklyn New York. Instructions require correct name and address for attention and that letters be written on one side of paper only with ink.
Picturesque Young Ranchman and a Loveless Proposal
A nearly nineteen girl recounts meeting West from a ranch. He arrives in high heeled boots and a broad brimmed hat to propose soon after a summer flirtation. She declines, citing that she cannot wed someone he hardly knows and seeks to avoid an attempt to take her away from her parents. The piece suggests loveless, brief romance among youth.
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D. O
West
His perfidy a sad blessing in disguise
A quoted correspondent recalls a failed romance where a rich fiancé planned marriage to an 18 year old woman, only to pursue a wealthier partner. The heartbreak unfolds as the fiancé shuns the engagement, prompting the author to seek advice on a troubling betrayal.
Submereen Game On Street Backfires In Friendly Skirmish
Sid Hunt Skinny Martin and peers play a rough game dubbed submereen on a lamp post and pavement. The clash ends with laughter as Ed Wernick shoves Sid, prompting the question of cross country tensions and the futility of sport entanglement.
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Sid Hunt
Skinny Martin
Fellows
Skinny
Sid
Ram
Ed Wernick
Tagore to lecture in United States after Japan visit
Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore arrived in Japan to study the people and will likely depart for the United States by the end of July. He plans lectures on literature and art, and may winter there before a possible trip to England in spring if the war ends.
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Tokio
Bsir Rabindranath Tagore
Japan
United States
England
Apparel description of a young coat and bonnet set
The passage describes a small person traveling in a blue poplin coat with organdie collar and cuffs, white pearl buttons and buckle, and a full flare. A soft belt and a blue taf feta bonnet feature a French rose accent to complete the outfit.
Labor Interests At Stake In Presidential Campaign
The Denver Labor Bulletin urges workers to wake to this fall's general election. It argues predatory interests seek White House and Congress control, risking wage gains, shorter hours, and labor representation. It lauds Wilson era gains and criticizes Justice Hughes for pro money powers bias.
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Denver Labor Bulletin
White House
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Wall Street
Wilson
William Howard Taft
Justice Hughes
Supreme Court
Aitle
New York
New York City
Woodrow Wilson
The Boy and the Hayfield in Rural Uproar
A nostalgic portrait of haying days contrasting hard labor under July heat with modern machinery. The piece recalls boyhood toil, dust and furnace like barns, iced water with molasses, and a swimming hole relief, ending with a jab at a Roosevelt Hughes dinner and missing crow pie.
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Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego
New Orleans
Roosevelt- Hughes
O Sleep O Gentle Sleep An Ode From Shakespeare
Fragmented verse from a coronation era lament about sleep and royal burdens. The speaker questions sleep’s mercy for a sea boy and a king, contrasting smoky cribs and costly state beds with a ship’s mast and perilous seas. The piece ends with a kingly benediction to rest.
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Luc Sipas
Apple Butter and Spanish Omelet Recipes From Two Home Cooks
Two old fashioned kitchen notes offer apple butter methods using either sweet cider and apples with sugar or apples simmered and strained with equal sugar. A Spanish omelet recipe blends onion, butter, flour, tomatoes, peppers, mushrooms and eggs finished with a buttered pan. Also included is a vanilla extract formula using vanilla bean tonquin beans alcohol sugar and water.
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Maddie
Fire damages market in Winsted and legal notices
A July Fourth caused fire at James A Warner market in Winsted damages about 5000 with an explosion in the store. Four families displaced as flames reach the roof and plate glass. Insurance partly covers loss. A series of court actions follow including fines, divorces, custody rulings, and receiver accounts in local cases. Funeral bouquets and designs listed for John Reck & Son.
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James A. Warner's
Winsted
Horace McFarland
H. A. McFarland
Local Folks and Visitors Highlight Weekend Events
Stepney residents and guests gather for family visits and social occasions. Birth announced for a boy to Mr. and Mrs. William J. Nichols of Bridgeport with Jerome Nichols as grandparent. Several Bridgeport and Danbury visitors, summer stays in Town, illness of Nan Huntley under care of Dr. F J Wales. Elizabeth Mrosko and John Cannon announce their marriage. Mrosko once a stenographer at B Hawley & Casstore.
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Robert Bevans
John Roberts
Hattertown
William J. Nichols
Bridgeport
Jerome Nichols
Charles Sherman
New Haven
Bra Edson Hayes
Linda Thorpe
Turney Northrop
Nan Huntley
F. J. Wales
J. Carleton Joyce
James Glover
Shelton
B. Hayes
Charles Nichols
Danbury
Oscar Plumb
Beatrice Plumb
Nichols
Harry Morgan
Boy Scouts
Camp
William Kruger
Letitia Fowler
George Clingan
Eugene Northrop
Firness Northrop
Marjorie Northrop
Stamford
Charles Schaffer
Clarence Schaffer
Edgar Northrop
Laura French
Alfred Edwards
Eligabeth Mrosko
John Cannon
Mrosko
B. Hawley & Cas Store
Chamber of Deputies of France now has 566 members
Paris July 6 two more deaths raise vacancies in the Chamber of Deputies to thirty four leaving the chamber with 566 of 600 seats. Since no elections will occur during the war, Hautes Alpes will lack representation in the senate until peace.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Senate
Hautes Alpes
Emile Reymond
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Doherty
George H. Simons
Violet Simons
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Greene
Martha S. Lyman
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Connecticut Mill Supply Company
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F. W. Jones
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