General Federation surveys home life beyond census questions
The General Federation plans a home life survey beyond census data focusing on water and drainage, heating, lighting, and household labor. President Coolidge and Secretary Hoover approve, with support from the National Electric Light association and the Woman's Home Companion funding the campaign. The project will map equipment in homes and is tied to the 8,000,000 member federation born from Sorosis in 1889.
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General Federation
Census Bureau
Sherman
Coolidge
Advisory Council of Better Homes In America
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Department of Commerce
National Electric Light Association
Franklin T. Griffith
San Francisco
Agriculture Jardine
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Sorosis
New York City
Jennie Qa, Croly
Jennie June
Julia Ward Howe
Chicago
Iowa
Federation
Congress
Campaign to Raise American Home Standards Surges Nationwide
G F W C survey to map home life under President Sherman with aim to elevate the American home. Findings will be tabulated in Washington and presented to congress for possible use by the census bureau. Emphasis on homemaking, education, religion, and family life amid calls for improved domestic efficiency.
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Federation of Women's Clubs
Fedr Census Bureau
Publi
General Federation
Federation
John D. Sherman
Washington
Congress
Census Bureau
Coolidge Letter Supports Nation wide Home Making Survey
Calvin Coolidge writes in Washington on April 7, 1925 to Mrs. John D Sherman president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. He praises plans for a nation wide survey of home making methods and facilities and expects government agency support for practical, useful results aiding American homes and their management.
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Coolidge
General Federation
Robert J. Burdette
Federated Club Worman
Sherman
Los Angeles
Department of the American Home
Maggie W. Barry
Texas
Home
Washington
Calvin Coolidge
John D. Sherman
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
N Street
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Washington, D. C
Hoover endorses national survey of home equipment
In a May 1925 Washington letter to Mrs Sherman Herbert Hoover praises a proposed national survey of home equipment. He says the home is the family workshop and efficient equipment reduces wasted energy, boosting time for women to pursue family life and civic improvement. The letter commends the project as highly useful and far-reaching.
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Washington
May
Mra, Sherman
National Survey of Home
Herbert Hoover
Sour grapes remark mockingly targets Muscle Shoals line
A Detroit Free Press item quotes Senator Kenneth McKellar of Tennessee disparaging Muscle Shoals as trusts turn up their noses at the project. The piece then parodies a Palm Beach flirtation scene about marriage suitors Mae Winter bottom and others, with Featherstonhaugh reacting in scorn to the imagined refusals.
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Fox
Kenneth McKellar
Tennnessee
Muscle Shoals
Mke
Palm Beach
Mr. Featherstonhaugh
Mae Winterbottom
Temple Montmorency
Eleanor McGillicuddy
E. Mayme Mannering
L. C
Bruce Featherstonhaugh
Detroit Free Press
Lady of Distinction Promoted by Fragrance and Bath
An advertisement touts a lady’s refined image from delicate perfume and a routine of a Cuticura Soap bath with hot water to cleanse pores, followed by Cuticura Talcum powder for clear sweet healthy skin.
Diathermic Rejuvenation Talk Sparks NYC Gossip
Sir Philip Burne-Jones discusses a new diathermic rejuvenation treatment for women in New York, claiming it rivals Voronoff for men. A Florida college dance anecdote follows, revealing a joke about a "lovely girl" who turns out to be a grandmother recently returned from a Vienna clinic.
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Philip Burne-Jones
New York
Florida
George
Vienna
Telegraph Wires In United States and World Rank
Telegraph wires to carry the system in the United States require 1,700,000 miles of wire. Australia ranks next with about 1,150,000 miles, Germany third, and Prince Cornu fourth with 230,000 miles. Britain, India, and others show varying lengths while U Kineology is comparatively poor with 265,000 miles.
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United States
Aussie
Germany
Prince
Cornu
Unites
British India
Nutinn
Joke at hotel over noted placard about leaving items
A joke from the Kansas City Star describes a wife laughing at a hotel placard inside the door that asks Stop Have You Left Anything. She notes packing soap towels stationery pillow slips and sheets and jokes about leaving mattresses behind hal ha.
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Kansaos City
What ever made you give your girl diamond engagement ring
A terse exchange suggests a woman initiated or accepted an engagement ring after a prompt about gifting a diamond. The line highlights a personal decision around marriage prospects and the social custom of presenting a ring. No additional context or names are provided.
Canards John Sumner Denies Bible Expurgation Plot
New York anti vice leader Sumner dismissed rumors that he sought to purge the Bible and quipped about false stories of a world movement to abolish vice presidents. He joked planners will soon accuse him of trying to ban boats from hugging the shore.
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John
Sumner
New York
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