Delia Thorne Joins War Service By Transforming Home
In 1915 Delia Thorne, idle rich and untrained in work, answers a suffragette Diana Mershon’s call. She becomes head of the Mershon household for Jack and Diana, proving she can manage a home and contribute to the war effort, then earns a marriage proposal from Jack.
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Delia
England
London
Delia Thorne
Woman’s Emergency Corps
Diana Mershon
Jack Mershon
Jack
Diana
Trifle
War Service
House
Diane
Jove
Corps
Miss Mershon
Aliss Mershon
Mershon House
McClure Newespaper Syndicate
What Love Does. Patience
It is noted that only about one in fifteen has perfect eyesight and yet even that person is fooled when she comes to get married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrice
Wesley Club Opens In London At Wesleyan Central Hall
A new Wesley club has opened at Wesleyan Central Hall near Parliament in London. It welcomes all Methodist branches and sexes from England and abroad and bans politics to promote brotherly social intercourse among members of the Methodist family. The hall attracts visitors from New York Philadelphia and other cities, as well as Australia, Africa and Asia.
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London
Wesley Club
Houses of Parliament
Christian Herald
Robert Perkes
England
New York
Philadelphia
Australia
Africa
Asia
Many Read Advertisements Yet Misread The Job Call
A Phoenix Republic note recalls a man seeking a car carrier to the coast misinterpreting an ad for a cow delivery to Los Angeles. The incident drew many applicants while underscoring how readers misread ads and the public’s appetite for quick work.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Republican
Los Angeles
California
Linotype
Congressman Bakner Relates Hotel Songster Banter
In a hotel lobby, Congressman John E. Bakner recalls a lively anecdote from a reception about a singer named Brown and his brother. The exchange centers on Brown denying being a plucker and joking about a riot call and a heavy bass voice that keeps him bowlegged.
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John E. Bakner
California
Brown
Philadelphia Telegram
Eugenic Legislation Opposed Critique by Dr Rucker
In the Journal of Heredity Dr W C Rucker assistant surgeon general denounces current and proposed sterilization measures for defectives and marriage medical certificates as unnecessary or harmful.
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Journal of Heredity
W. C. Rucker
United States Health Service
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Owego Jersey Farm
Pittsburg
Fairbanks
Oliver Lime
Martin and Koehler
Imperial and Stag
Thomas Peppler
London Institution
Women and Law
Margaret Deland
Stevenson
Steinbach
Strindard Asbury Park
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Farmers’ Supply House
Little Giant
Aspinwall
Reather
Oliver
LeRoy
Syracuse
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Cranbury Press Office
O’neil’s Store
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