Helen Robinson Calls Europe’s Women Hope of the World
Mrs Helen King Robinson extols European women leaders Alice Masaryk Margret Bondfield and Lady Nancy Astor. She credits Masaryk with housing health and hospital reforms in Czecho Slovakia and predicts Bondfield will enter Parliament. She also praises Astor as a powerful advocate for Anglo-Saxon women and cross‑border relations.
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New York
Helen King Robinson
Europe
Alice Masaryk
Czecho-Slovakia
Nancy Astor
Margaret Bondfield
Britain
Labor Party
Miss Masaryk
Red Cross
Cuecho-Slovakia
Mrn. Robinson
Mias Masaryk
Mrs. Robinson
Republic
Fther
Plymouth
Lady Astor
Great Britain
United
Social Ability No Handicap in Business Says Real Estate Woman
New York theme highlights Katherine Force sister of Mrs William Dick a Titanic victim in real estate push for female competence. She argues women can balance tennis office work and business with strong social achievements spurring professional success urging dedication and dislike of superficial learning as a path to real estate results.
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New York
Katherine Force
William Dick
John Jacob Astor
Knitting Simple Rag Garments From Recycled Strips
A practical guide describes making rags by knitting ten inch wide strips. It suggests a checkerboard pattern by casting twenty stitches and knitting eleven rows per square, using contrasting colors for each square, then sewing several strips for the final length.
Americans Spend Seven Dollars Weekly on Luxuries
Statistics by Miss Edith Strauss show the average family spends seven dollars weekly on luxuries. She heads the Department of Justice campaign on high cost living. Of the three trillion seven hundred ten billion dollars spent annually on luxuries, tobacco accounts for about two trillion one hundred ten billion, candy one billion, chewing gum fifty million, cosmetics and perfume seven hundred sixty five million, and clothing one and a half billion.
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Edith Strauss
Miss Straus
Department of Justice
U. S
Min Straus
Eyelet Embroidery and Transatlantic Social Quips
The passage notes eyelet embroidery in fashion and quotes remarks comparing America and England. Lady Astor calls America a small boy deserving spanking while England is a fat old man needing a kick. Mrs Rob inson comments on virtues and faults of both, urging exchanges with American women visiting England.
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U.S
Britain
America
Lady Astor
England
Mrs. Robinson
Leap Year and the Brave Maiden in 1920 News
Cleveland readers pondered Leap Year customs and the brave Miss America of 1920. The essay muses on women’s changing roles in war work and suffrage, urging bachelors to act before the year ends, warning that the next proposal could be theirs.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Danner
Toledos Athletic Director Urges Dishes and Floors Work
Miss Amelia Armbruster, Ten Years Public Schools Physical Training Director in Toledo, warns that without practical chores and regular exercise modern high school girls risk becoming weak and inefficient mothers and workers. She cites changes in activity, attire, and fear of masculine changes as factors.
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Toledo
Ohio
Amelia Armbruster
New Woman City Welfare Director Named in Toledo
Mrs. Prentice Rood of Toledo accepts the office of public welfare director after husband approves. Mayor Cordell Schreiber notes the appointment as a civic honor for Ohio women. Rood is described as a capable civic worker with a focus on public service and family life.
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Toledo
Ohio
Prentice Reod
Cordell Schreiber
Gingham Used in Interior Decoration Trend
Gingham patterns are described as popular for interior decoration, likened to trebleton uses with ease of laundering. The text notes color fade, practical care, and potential for fresh room accents.
Foot-Bath Remedy For Various Ailments
A renowned woman physician advises foot baths for colds and related ailments. Use very hot water for at least twenty minutes and drink hops freely. A warm foot bath aides circulation. headaches and fever may be treated similarly.
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Helen Robinson
Minnaber
Sylvia Breamer
Conrad Nagel
Mayflower Photoplay Corporation
Sials
Amelia Armbuster
New Woman City Welfare
Happy Homes
Garin
Mrecti
Tom
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