A Modern Girl Anxiously Charts A Richer Future
Chickie, daughter of a devoted family, pursues business college in Brooklyn and rises at work in New York. Janina provokes thoughts on love and money as Chickie jokes about becoming an heiress and contemplates a bold future with Barry Dunnest and Jake Munson. The tale follows love, ambition, and class tension.
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Chickie Bryce
Business
Brooklyn
Mary Blake
Chickie
New York
Janina Knowles
Jake Munson
Jimmy Blake
Mary
Chickle
Barry Dunnest
Munson
Westchester
Barry
Jake
Chickice
Ken
Janina
Janis
Ghickie
Marty
Mr. Red
Kimberly
Prominent West Virginian Praises Indo Vin Medicine
Everett Garten of Putney near Charleston testifies Indo Vin medicine is a godsend curing long illness. He notes improvement from the start, with better bowels kidneys and nervous condition, and says he no longer awakens at night.
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Everett Garten
Putney
W. Va
Charleston
Parental Care and Child Rearing Bulletins Packet
A public notice from The Charleston Gazette advertises a packet of ten bulletins for Mothers covering Parental Care Care of the Baby Infant Care In Summer Child Manners Sex Education of the Child Training the Child Food for Children Calorie Lists of Foods Care of the Truth and related topics. Readers may mail a coupon with payment to receive the packet by return mail.
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Washington
Charleston Gazette
New York Ave
Washington, D. C
U. S
Dng
FNL Ted
Farewell Letter Warns Mothers About Emotional Letters
The piece describes Mrs Jones writing a farewell letter to her children before an operation. The letter unsettled older children, though the mother recovered. It advises against sending such intimate notes to avoid long lasting fear and distress among offspring. Humor and discretion are urged, suggesting the letter be torn up or stored away.
Favorite heroines through history charm and wit
Dorothy Dix muses on a galaxy of remarkable women from Eve to Cleopatra and the Queen of Sheba. She admires Eve for invention and daring, Ruth for cunning in love, Cleopatra as global icon, and others like Nino de Lenclos. The piece playfully weighs each figure’s strengths while noting sympathy for the misfits.
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Cleopatra
Egypt
Sheba
Nino de Lenclos
Old
Women Luminaries Across History Inspire Wardrobe Ideals
The speaker reflects on ninety years of striving to stay girlish while facing constant dating demands. She praises modern heroines from Queen Victoria to Florence Nightingale, Marie Curie, Susan B. Anthony, and Lincoln, noting their courage and impact as leaders in nursing, science, abolition, and the arts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Victoria
Florence Nightingale
Angels of Mercy
Madam Curie
Susan
Anthony
Lincoln
Dorothy Dix’s Admired Woman Heroine in Everyday Courage
The speaker narrows admiration to one ordinary woman who endures daily hardship with quiet resilience. She walks her hard road bravely and uncomplainingly, so unseen that she seems to pass by unnoticed. Dorothy Dix is referenced as the source of this reflection on heroism.
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Story
Jimmy
Chickie
Chicsie
Ruth
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