Washington Sidelights on Women in Public Office Selections
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton cites Republican primary returns as evidence few women seek or win high office. National executive committee members report only three Republican women nominated to Congress and limited numbers for state legislatures and county posts.
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Upton
Congress
Alice Robertson
Oklahoma
Winnifred Mason Huck
Chicago
William E. Mason
Lindsay Patterson
Winston-Salem
N. C
Charles M. Stedman
Lydia Adams-Williams
Nevada
Francis C. Axtell
Washington
United States
Nina Oter-Warren
New Mexico
Arlington protest warns Ku Klux Klan ride near cemetery
Arlington County officials face a drive by masked Klan members amid reports of nocturnal disturbances near Arlington National Cemetery. Letters allegedly threaten fines for alleged immoral conduct as residents report car gatherings along the Rosslyn–Fort Myer road, litter, and loud behavior late at night. The federal cemetery limits county enforcement and guards are stretched.
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Eneath
Knights of
Ku Klux Klan
Arlington County
Virginia
Arlington National Cemetery
Klinsmen
Rosslyn
Fort
Myer
Old bell from Washington builds a lasting record of duty
A three foot diameter bell once hung at a small schoolhouse and later served in the State War and Navy building, the Washington monument, and the Library of Congress. Colonel Casey installed it, and Superintendent Byrnes helped preserve it in the Propagating Gardens before moving to the Department of Agriculture.
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Frese
Uncle Joe
Cannon
Washington
State, War and Navy
Washington Monument
Congress
State Department
Casey
Uncle Sam
Byrnes
Department of Agriculture
Night Air Mail to Cut Coast-to-Coast Time
Second Assistant Postmaster General Paul Henderson outlined plans for a coast to coast twenty eight hour air mail service within a year. Night flights, starting with Detroit to Chicago in October, would use Chicago’s illuminated field to guide landings. An overnight Chicago to Cheyenne leg would enable 800 pound mail payloads to reach San Francisco the next day.
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United States
New York
Sann Francisco
Alaska
Paul Henderson
Aeronautical Chamber of Commerce
Aeronautical
Automobile Club of America
Detroit
Chicago
Michigan
Henderson
Cheyenne
San Francisco
Anderson Trust receiver for Wiley Co. assets in Elwood
In Madison County Superior Court Mrs. Ethel Wilton of Elwood wins a receiver for Charles IK Wiley & Co. The court orders the receiver to manage all property, including the Elwood department store, amid allegations of insolvency and Wilton’s claim for $1,000 preferred stock purchased in 1920 she seeks to recover after the company refused her offer to return the stock.
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Gary
Dan Melloy
Herman Nyhof
A. B. Anderson
Indianapolis
Leavenworth Federal
J. Glenn Harrig
Valparaiso
Porter County
Lake County
Kouts
Heb ‘1
Chesterton
Wheeler
Hobart
Board of Public Safety
Chamber of Commerce Fire Prevention Committee
Anderson
George Keplinger
C. J. Weschler
Kep Hnger
Indiana
State Department of Public Instruction
Chicago
Indiana Society of Chicago
Paul Dresser
Knights of Pythias
Pythians
State Board
Remarkable Recovery Story Prompts Local Remark
A 1922 testimonial from A W Smyth of Salop County declares the remarkable cure of gall stones and rheumatism after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The writer credits doctors and X rays with diagnosing gall stones but notes no recurrence after seven years of taking the remedy.
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Thia
George “Roberts
Church Street
Malpas
Cheshire
Singland
Royal Infirmary
Chester
Dodd
White Church
Salop
A. W. Smyth
Catha
Nama
Dodd's Medicine Company
Buffalo
N. Y
Young Manchester walker wins toe and heel title
English child pedestrian Master G Q Edwards aged ten of Moss Side Manchester stunned spectators by walking from London to Brighton a 50 mile route to showcase his toe and heel walking prowess.
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England
G. QO. Edwards
Moss Side
Manchester
London
Brighton
Diamond Dyes promise easy home dyeing for all fabrics
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple directions for dyeing skirts, dresses, sweaters, and draperies at home. It claims no spotting fading or running and advises telling the druggist fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
Irate Wife Scolds Husband Over Fifth Sunday Outing
The wife snaps at her husband for asking him to accompany her to church for the fifth Sunday. She warns the neighbors will talk, recalling the time the gas stove exploded when Mr and Mrs Jones went out together.
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Mr. Jones
Dead Shots by Dr Peery Remove Worms in One Dose
An advertisement for Dr Peery's Dead Shot claims a single dose removes worms and tapeworms along with their mucous habitat without castor oil. One cost, one dose, one effect. 372 Pearl St New York City.
Everest Film Record Shot From Sky High Heights
The Mount Everest expedition set a record for high altitude movie making. Captain Noel of the Royal Geographic Society filmed the ascent with a telephoto lens as Captains Finch and Geoffrey Bruce climbed at 27,000 feet.
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Noel
Royal Geographic Society
Finch
Geoffrey Bruce
Everest
Cuticura Comforts Baby Skin with Soap Ointment and Talcum
Advertises Cuticura products for soothing red rough itching skin in babies. Recommends hot baths with Cuticura Soap, application of Cuticura Ointment, and occasional use of Cuticura Talcum powder as part of a toilet trio.
Rockefeller Jr Urges Seizing Brilliance Through Action
John D Rockefeller Jr. told a New York YMCA audience that brilliance without energy is useless and ability without action fails. He emphasized that knowing a good idea is not enough and urged people to seize opportunities with decisive effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York
Red Cross Ball-Bine Ad Brings Clean Clothes Imagery
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white clothes and thanks Red Cross Ball-Bine in an advertisement seen at all grocers.
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Red Cross
Memory Gaffe Amid Local Quips on Rumpus Ridge
A Kansas City Star quote features Mrs. Johnson accusing Gabe Gunshun of losing memory about his marriage year. Gap Johnson responds that the man even forgets when he swapped for his best dog, highlighting a humorous exchange from Rumpus Ridge.
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Gabe Gunshun
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Hammond
Columbus
Hawcreek Township
Parent-Teacher Association
Hope
W. D. Wooden
Richard Jewell
Lafayette
William M. Louden
Bloomington
Gilbert R. Stormont
Princeton
Stormont
United Spanish War Veterans
Madison
Lucy Gray
Benjamin Gray
Kentucky
A. I. Heinman
Big City
Lincoln Way
Sievers Drug Company
Sievers Company
Logansport
Shady Nook
Putnamville
McCray
Indiana State Farm Board
Board of State Charities
State Farm
Shelbyville
Irrank Hatfield
Evansville
Rotary Clubs
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Rotary Club
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United Brethren
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