Wages Plus Purpose In Finnish Co operative Bakery Build
A three story Brooklyn bakery built by Finnish Cooperative Trading Association members shows high quality materials and notable worker pride. The ground floor will host shop and restaurant, the second floor houses modern oven equipment, and the third floor provides recreation rooms. Workers from both Finnish and non Finnish backgrounds share investment in a project aimed at more than monetary pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finnish Co-operative ‘Trading Association of
Brooklyn
N. Y
Co-Operative Association
Come Out and Marry Us Surplus Women Emigration Debate
The piece notes a two million female surplus in Britain after World War I and discusses the Society for the Overseas Settlement of British Women. It cites past emigrations to Jamestown and 20th century moves to New Zealand and Australia, urging sanctioned overseas marriage as beneficial though euphemistic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Great Britain
Society For the Overseas Settlement
England
James
Jamestown
New Zealand
Australia
Ten Commandments of Thrift Guide Better Spending
The thrift decalogue from the American Bankers Association outlines ten rules for prudent finance. It emphasizes budgeting intelligent expenditure records bank accounts life insurance wills home ownership prompt bill payment and spending less than earnings while urging investment of savings and sharing with others.
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American Bankers’ Association
Roosevelt Quote Sparks Debate Over Plutocracy and Mob Rule
A Virginia town reports a shooting after a boy resisted a police scuffle linked to a local ordinance forcing church attendance or home confinement. The issue echoes Theodore Roosevelt on defending republican government against plutocracy or mob rule.
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Theodore Roosevelt
W.C.T. US
Virginia
Billy Whiskers Seeks Day’s Escape From Goat Enclosure
Day the goat waits in a yard near dusk while Billy Whiskers overhears Night and Spotty plans a wedding. Button the cat chats from the fence top, recounting mischief with food, fear of threats, and a plan to help Day escape tonight. The scene ends with a cliffhanger about Day’s release.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spotty
Maria
Button
Day
Gee Willikins
Dear Mrs Thompson Advice Column Letters on Family and Style
A set of questions and answers covers social norms in dating in ice cream parlors, a 16 year old girl's money and home life with an abusive father, sibling trust, two couples dating with potential in-law friction, and guidance on making pink crepe pajamas for a blond eighteen year old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Thompson
Jane
Father
Mother
Ellen
Young Women's Christian Association
Hiame
Evstasiad
Daisy
Household Hints Recipes and Techniques for Everyday Cooking
A reader notes practical guidance on leftovers and home dishes. The page lists croquettes from leftover beans, veal and pork patty pies, a thousand bland dressing, a lemon pepper dressing, and a Sunshine Cake with detailed egg and flour steps. It presents techniques and measurements for sauce making and cake preparation.
Chocolate Cake and Sauce Instructions
The directions describe making a stiff batter by adding sugar to the whites then folding in yolks, flavoring, and flour lightly. Bake in a patent pan thirty minutes, invert to cool slowly. Chocolate sauce uses syrup, water, cornstarch, cocoa, then vanilla and cinnamon extract.
How to clean a copper tea kettle for shine
A simple method uses damp cloth dipped in coal or wood ashes to rub the kettle, then wash with warm soap and water. Dry thoroughly with a dry cloth until the kettle shines and reflects like a mirror.
YWCA Industrial Program Spurs Debate at National Convention
The 1920 national convention adopted an industrial program for the YWCA, prompting factional stir as Mrs. Finley J. Shepard resigned after the vote. The plan backs a 44 hour week, no night work for women, abolition of child labor, and collective bargaining, signaling a bold shift for a major women’s group pushing reforms in business and labor.
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Finley J. Shepard
Wwormen
Strawberry shortcake nostalgia and fashion notes raise a stir
A lively column recalls old fashioned strawberry shortcake, contrasts it with modern store versions, and notes attitudes toward the eighteenth amendment era. It also mentions Calis tailors adjusting for fuller hips and a cheeky aside about Fifth Avenue fashion in Chicago.
Missouri Described As Extremes By Corder Journal
The Corder Journal proclaims Missouri as the hottest and coldest, the wettest and driest state in the union, praising its paradoxical climate and curious nature with broad boasting.
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Missouri
Corder Journal
The
Union
Another Poet Is Born at Izzo's Elite Barbershop
A whimsical poem printed on Izzo's Elite Barbershop posters depicts a barber shop scene with a bottle in hand and a crowd of prominent men reading as a barber, an actor, and patrons discuss weather and fashion.
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Zzo
Razor
Bishop Nilan celebrates Hartford consecration anniversary
The article notes John Joseph Nilan marks ten years since his consecration as bishop of Hartford Connecticut. It also mentions auxiliary bishop-elect John A G Murray of Hartford and other contemporaneous events across the country and world including university inaugurations and various sporting and cultural happenings.
Wanted Barrels with Water and Fireplace for Column
A request from the Acress Conductor seeks a large, well upholstered barrel with running water and a good fireplace. Also asks for several commodious barrels for family and guests.
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Acress
You Win Jimmie Dear Boy Bet on Next Publicity Stunt
The note hints at a forthcoming publicity stunt by a film industry figure. It frames a playful wager about what the next promotional gambit will be and who might stage it.
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Jimmie
Inauguration of Dr Harry Woodburn Ghase at North Carolina
The inauguration of Dr Harry Woodburn Ghase as president of the University of North Carolina draws a large gathering to Chapel Hill today. Ghase, at thirty seven, is the youngest president in the university’s 125 year history. He is a New England native who earned his A B from Dartmouth in 1904.
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Ia. Hey
John Joseph Nilan
Hartford
Conn
Astralia
Botany Bay
Captain Cook
Little Rock
Chicago
John AG. Murray
Roman Catholic
Dioces of
Chapel Hill
N. G
Varry W. Chase
University of North Carolina
Washington
Helen Robinson Baxter
Jol
John E. Baxter
Charles McDonald Brown
Joseph M. Brown
Georgia
England
New York
United States
Harry Woodburn Ghase
University of North Garslina
Ghase
New England
Dartmouth
Prominent Educator’s Career at North Carolina UNC Chapel Hill
The text traces a scholar’s progression from aiding Clark University’s clinic for sub normal children to chairing philosophy of education at the University of North Carolina in 1910. He later became professor of psychology and served as acting president of the Chapel Hill institution.
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Clark University
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Notable Deaths and Events from Early 19th Century to 1947
A compact listing of prominent figures and milestones including presidents Monroe and Londerderry, the Earl of Shaftesbury and Queen Wilhelmina, Gen. Witzhugh Lee, Olive Logan, and The One GoRe Women’s Peace Congress. Also notes U S House members urging immediate Irish settlement via cable to Prime Minister Lloyd George.
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James Monroe
Westmoreland County
New York City
Earl of Shaftesbury
England
Lord Londerderry
Ireland
Holland
Wilhelmina
London
Witzhugh Lee
U. S
Havana
Maine
Washington, D. GC
Mairfax County
Olive Logan
Fea
Elmira
House of Representatives
Lloyd George
Cable
America
One Year Ago Today in Yokohama Fire Destroys Buildings
One year ago today two thousand buildings in Yokohama were destroyed by fire. The Revised League of Nations Covenant was adopted by the Peace Conference with no dissenting vote.
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Yokohama
League of Nations
Peace Conference
Birthdays Highlight D'Olier and Chadwick
Lieut. Col. Franklin D'Olier national president of the American Legion is celebrated today for his birthday in New Jersey, now 43. Stephena J. Chadwick, former governor of Washington, is noted as a candidate for United States senator.
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Franklin D’olier
The
American Legion
New Jersey
Stephena J. Chadwick
Washington
United States
Bishop George He-Kinsolyingy Episcopals Dedication
The text notes births in Roseburg Oregon and Bedford County Virginia and mentions Rt Reverend George He-Kinsolyingy Episcopals bishop of Austin Zemany born in Bedford County, Virginia.
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Roseburg
Ore
George
Austin
Zemany
Bedford County
Dinner Stories and Umbrella Tales From a Rainy Day
A doorway shelter tale leads a man to test a stranger’s umbrella and a humor piece recalls a Scots whisky invitation. A jesting courtroom snippet from Tit-Bits in London contrasts serious engagement with playful levity as a plaintiff’s description unfolds.
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London
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