Woman reformer Davis aids Messina relief in Syracuse
Katherine Bement Davis, resting in Bedford New York, joined mercy work in Syracuse after the Messina earthquake. She sorted supplies, dressed wounds, fed the injured, then helped in street relief as German and Italian Red Crosses took over hospitals. Both nations approved her hands on approach.
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Katherine Bement Davis
Bedford
N. Y
Miss Davis
Italy
Syracuse
Messina
Tefis ‘Pees
Catslaves
Red Cross
Berlin
Breccia
America
Whitney prepares motion pictures on sealing voyage with Roosevelt
Harry Whitney sails for a northern sealing trip aboard the Roosevelt with Captain Hubert Bartlett to film scenes of hunting and ship life. He carries 20,000 feet of film hoping to capture ice scenes and encounters with the musk ox region as Commodore Peary returns from the pole expedition.
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Harry Whitney
Esquimaux
Roosevelt
Commodore Peary
Hubert A. T Bartlett
Whitney
Captain Bartlett
Mr. Whitney
Neptune
Russian agent highlights immigrant girl loss on U S routes
Anna Maria Krapidinski, a Russian government special agent, says 1800 immigrant girls yearly are routed from New York to Chicago and never reach destinations. She urges government cooperation to combat white slave traffic and protect girls entering Ellis Island.
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Anna Maria Krapidinski
Warsaw
Poland
Chicago
Immigrants’ Protective League
Juvenile Protective Association
United States
Ellis Island
New York
Mme. Krapidinski
Government of
Russia
Queen Mary Sparks Widespread Needlework Craze
A fashionably observed rise in stitchery devotion follows Queen Mary’s return from India and the Durbar. Lady Glenconner creates bold satin and crewel designs, with bedspreads in William Morris motifs displayed at Wilsford Manor, Salisbury, illustrating a national fever for needlework.
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Queen Mary
India
Durbar
Glenconner
Asquith
William Morris
Wilsford Manor
Salisbury
Tyne
Emerson Quote Remains Guiding Light for GNET Take
The GNET team mirrors Emerson's belief that beauty accompanies action. They pursue projects that honor beauty within practical efforts, seeking to keep artful standards alive in daily work and community outreach.
Helpful Hints for Serving the Sick
Useful guidance on tray presentation and portion control for ill patients. Emphasizes attractive plating, keeping foods hot, using covered dishes, and serving tea in a pot if possible. Advises removing all food and water promptly, adding a flower or small vase for appeal, and avoiding liquor without physician advice.
Vegetarian Dishes From Fruits Grains And Vegetables
A vintage guide offers meatless breakfasts and soups. It suggests wheat with cream and sugar, hominy, rice, farina, cornmeal mush, and various nut and vegetable soups. Recipes include Navy Bean Soup Tomato Bisque Creole Soup and a fruit salad with a bean and bread stuffing centerpiece.
Automo bile headwear styles in taupe and straw hats
The article discusses fashionable car headwear noting taupe bonnets and matches, small straw bonnets, sailors, and light felts as popular choices. It highlights how color accents like bright pink roses and cherry motifs brighten taupe, with elegance from veils in washable chiffon and color combinations.
Quaint Conceit Returns in Bright Summer Millinery Styles
Fashion writers note a revival of bright street hats and bonnets in rose pink light green blue purple and lavender alongside regulation whites. Large choux ribbons silk velvets and mauve accents appear on waists and fronts, with veils and lace details enhancing white muslin and batiste frocks as colored silks enter lingerie ensembles.
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Millnery
Wardrobe Hints for Spring Styles Rise in Belts and Blues
Green dominates the coming season with springlike tones and mixed serges. Belts of all kinds return and the belted Russian blouse for outdoor wear will be common in the warmer months.
White ratine lining praised for smart coats
White ratine used as a lining for black or colored gowns and coats. The article notes white cloth appearing in collars and cuffs with silk covered buttons. Black gowns of the style are worn in hall mourning.
Millinery Models Parade Novel Hat Styles
A morning helmet crown hat in sapphire blue straw features lime green feathers and minimal trim. A steel gray beret shaped hat shows pressed roses and leaves. Green pink orange buds decorate cinnamon straw with cerise plumage. Milliners feign wings of straw and flowers as a common novelty.
Fragmented Dialogue Reflects Timeless War Talk
A terse exchange questions whether Italy and Turkey remain at war, followed by a wary acknowledgment that events move slowly and quietly, like slippers along time’s corridors. The snippet evokes wartime pacing and calm rhetoric amid conflict.
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Italy
Turkey
Would See Things Differently. Socrates on shared misfortune
Quoted reflection from Plutarch notes Socrates favored pooling all adversities and misfortunes and each person taking an equal portion to bear, believing most would be willing to reclaim their own share.
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Socrates
Plutarch
Breeze Baskets Bring Lavender Scent to Home Decor
A Victorian style piece describes breeze baskets in red lavender scent for bedroom spaces. Hanging on ribbons by mirrors or escritoires, they release fragrance with every breeze, adding refreshment and calm to intimate rooms.
Wisp of Lace and Chiffon Corsage Description
A Parisian styled corsage described as a wisp of lace and chiffon, worn over the shoulder with a thread of brilliants or beads, becoming smaller and more elegant as the evening progresses.
Indian School at Shiprock Emphasizes Practical Outdoor Work
W T Shelton operates the Shiprock Navajo Reservation school and agency eight years, promoting outdoor labor and farm life. Students farm, care for livestock, sew, garden, and preserve produce while Navajo rugs prize at annual fair. Old prejudices fade as Indians seek education here.
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Shiprock
N. M
Carlisle
W. T.shelton
N.M
Shelton
Mr. Shelton
Teeth Worth 1500 Each in Brooklyn Rail Crash Suit
A Long Island City jury awarded Axel Homestead of Brooklyn $12,000 after he was knocked down by a trolley car. The verdict holds each of his eight teeth at $1,500, asserting a costly injury from the 1910 incident aboard a trolley in October.
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New_YYork
Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
Long Island City
Axel Homestead
Brooklyn
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RUSS
Eemerson
Southwest
W. T. Shelton
Shiprock, N. M
Navajo Reservation
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