Newspapermen and the Life of Women Journalists Explored
A broad survey, with portraits and anecdotes, examines women in journalism across roles from fashion writers to specials. It discusses editors’ views on aspirants, the economic realities of salaries, and the independence and bohemian life common to newsroom women. It also notes a Cambridge memorial opposing women’s university membership, with thousands signed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Paris
University of Cambridge
Senate
Loudon Times
Wise luncheon with green and white asparagus fern detail
A Chicago Tribune tip describes a luncheon using real asparagus fern as decoration on white linen with doilies and a fern border. The piece notes artistry of table setting and glass bowls, and mentions later snippets about Lord Russell, canning jelly from excess juice, and other domestic items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Devany Sisters of San Francisco Youngest Tandem Racers
San Francisco Examiner notes the Devany sisters Clotilde and Laurine, ages about 11 and 5, as the world’s youngest tandem riders on a 24 inch wheeled two seater. Their father restricts tests, but they display remarkable speed during daily spins with their older brother aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devany Sisters
San Francisco
Little Benner Brothers
Philadelphia
Clotilde
Laurine Devany
Thei
Laurine
Miss Clotilde
Port
Rosy Laurine
San Francisco Examiner
Child asks if mother is cleaning its teeth
Edward watches his mother brush her typewriter letters with a dedicated brush and asks if she is cleaning its teeth, a quirky moment captured in Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Mamma
The Dry Shampoo and Light Housekeeping Era Reflected
A discussion on luxury dry shampoo exchanged between sisters and the weekly ritual of washing and grooming. The text then notes a shift from boarding houses to light housekeeping as science influences home methods and labor-saving appliances gain ground in domestic life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Fashion advice and vanity in a Vogue influenced gaze
The piece critiques the hat trend and beauty ideals urging women to study their reflection with hand mirrors. It warns that passé looks and hollow cheeks arise from millinery choices, and praises careful observation of coiffure. It also notes coral flowers are animals and compares coral reefs to a bed of wemones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vogue
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lord Russell
Lord Russell of
Killowen
England
Digby Seymour
Q. C
Russell
Saymore
Seymour
San Francisco Argonaut
The
Ladies’ International Club
London
United States
Richard Kitson
Kirk Street Congregational Church
Lowell
Mass
Chicago
Joe
Joe Crewdye
Maine
Tryon Edwards
Moluccas
Darwin
Victoria Nyanza
Central
Africa
Texas
New York
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Washington Star
Eddie
Puritana
Doxi Crosby
MDL
Eugene M. Hinds
North Spring Street
Concord
N. H
Puritana Compound Co
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Supreme Judicial Court
Lorenzo Eaton
Concordia
Respectfelly
John Garrison
Boston
Massachusetts
Elizabeth Garrison
Caroline O. Richardson
Monument Street
Brancis R. Gourgas
Johny Garrison
Prescott Kava
Iremount Street
Petitioner
Cambridge
Concord Enterprise
Theo
C. Hurd
Theo. C. Hurd Clerk
William F.litchfield
Maynard, Mass
Maynard Sr
WM. °. Hale
Acton
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
Columbias
Columbia
Hartford
Tuttles
Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
Acton, Maynard
Stow and
Littleton
Summer Coods
H.p.n.dahl
Riverside Block
Maynard
A. 4. Rose
U.S
Acton, Mass
NAGLE
Marrs
P.O
N. S. Daniels
Main Street
Barrett’s Mill Road
Concord Junction
Daniel H. Walcott
Joseph E. Walcott
New Hampshire
Cambriepe
Maynard Enterprise
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