Mrs Sherman on Opportunities of Her Sex in Politics
Mrs. James S. Sherman, wife of the vice presidential nominee, voices views on womanhood, home life, and suffrage. She defends a home-centered role for mothers, notes noble upbringing of sons, and declines universal woman suffrage, citing character and responsibility. She recalls Spanish War relief work and her ancestry as Declaration signers.
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Sherman
James S. Sherman
Iately
Washington
Utica
War Relief Society
Colonial Dames
AL IR
Stuntington
George Reed
Netball Emerges As Popular New Game From England
A Philadelphia North American report describes netball as a fresh pastime rivaling diabolo and tennis. Each player uses a pocketed net stretched between sticks to toss two balls back and forth, scoring when returns miss bounds. Netball began in England and is gaining vogue in France.
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England
France
Philadelphia
Inannge of Pace and Personal Crises in Early Married Life
The page reflects a society column style with anecdotes about new marriages, money worries, and domestic humor. It notes Nell's distress after a discussion of finances, counsels humor and outdoor activity to beat blues, and includes Swiftian humor and musings on presidential era families and bachelor status. It mentions Helen Taft, Grace Bryan, Kern, and Sherman in a light, social context.
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White House
Washington
Helen Taft
Grace Bryan
Kern
Sherman
Amusement: A Play of the West at Bucklen Theatre
Western drama The Cow-Puncher opens Wednesday August 19 at Bucklen Theatre written by Hal Reid and produced by W. F. Mann. Tale follows a eastern girl who inherits a Arizona ranch, romance with ranch foreman Tom Lawton, ranch peril from thieves, a death and marriage resolve amid town drama. Tempest and Sunshine at Bucklen August 12 by Mann, book play about two sisters opposite temperaments promises vivid, truthful stage supones.
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Bucklen Theatre
Hal Reid
W. F. Mann
Arizona
Tom Lawton
Carlos Mendoza
Denver Dan
Rangers
Lawton
Lutchia Cordova
Carlos
Slattery Ann
Tacoma Tim
Mary J. Holmes
Elkhart
Parker
Making Ice Tea From Leftover Brew
The article advises straining tea from leaves before chilling and serving in slender glasses with shaved or lump ice. Do not leave leaves in the pitcher or ice chest as tannin can be harmful. Use fresh tea brewed with boiling water for a quick flavorful result, with lemon slices added to the rim.
Mucilage cures and wartime tattoo tales in one piece
A recipe for homemade mucilage from gum arabic promises cheaper use than patent glues and suggests it can replace antiseptic plasters. The article also quotes a wartime column on gossip versus thoughtful talk, a Vienna rule about married men ballooning, and a sensational New Orleans Times-Democrat recount of Nagasaki tattooing practices and blood handling by tattooists.
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Hation
Woman's Tome Companion
Marlinspike
Uncle Sam
Nagasaki
New Orleans
Times-Democrat
Monster Spider Haunts Mountains of Ceylon and India
A giant six inch spider with gold or scarlet underbelly and slate fur hides in remote forests. Its yellow silk web five feet across can ensnare birds or large insects, with strong threads wrapping victims. The creature sits motionless until prey collides, then coils and suffocates. The Chicago News notes the bones of birds linger in the webs after decay.
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Ceylon
India
Chicago News
Native homes of the rhododendron noted in temperate regions
The rhododendron spans temperate North America and Indian mountains. Dr Hooker and colleagues found varied species in the Himalayas and introduced them to Europe. Korea is described as the size of Kansas at 82,000 square miles.
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North America
India
Himalayas
Dr. Hooker
Europe
Korea
Kansas
FORD
Mullins Steel Boats
Truscott Canoes
Ferro and Goshen Marine Engines
Knevels’ Book and Bicycle Store
Main St. Perse
Science Sifts Through Earths Hidden Facts
The article notes earths weight around 6,049,836,000,000,000 tons and a slowdown from tidal friction making days about half a second longer per century. It mentions an Austrian inventor with a revolving tower idea to disrupt wireless messages in war and a French two chamber gas bag with a propeller between sections for stability.
Medical Air Locks and Pneumonia Theory Update
Tunnels now include medical air locks for bends treatment under pressure. A Royal Army Medical Corps officer reports cold tea destroys typhoid microbe within 24 hours. Dr Manning Fish of Chicago proposes pneumonia originates in the nasal bones, not the lungs as once believed.
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Royal Army Medical Corps
Manning Fish
Chicago
Animal Oddities and Strange Creatures
A brief catalog of oddities notes the elephant has only eight teeth, wild dogs rarely bark, the rhinoceros horn grows from the skin rather than the bone, and the sea parrot is a fish with an eye shaped body, spiny skin, a small beak, and vivid coloration.
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Elephant Bay
D'Annunzio Comedies and Stage News Roundup
Things Theatrical notes D'Annunzio writing comedies Adele Rowland joined for Fluffy Raffles Winston Churchill book Mr Crewe's Career to be dramatized Brandon Tynan backs Mme Nazimova The Stronger Sex stars Annie Russell Oswald Forke plays role Donizetti tale of 123 trombones cited by Sigismondi in Naples score anecdote Donizetti joked about first second third trombones Mrs Chas E Smith of West Franklin Maine endorses King's New Life Pills as laxative in Houseworth Bros ads Daily Review 10 cents a week
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Adele Rowland
Fluffy Raffles
Winston Chutchill
Mr. Crewe
Brandon Tynan
Mme. Nazimova
Annie Russell
Oswald Forke
Donizetti
Rossini
Otello
Ponizetti
Sigismondi
Naples
Chas. E. Smith
West Franklin
Maine
Dr. King
Houseworth Bros
London Hospital Operates on Poisoned Leg
An old woman is rushed to a London hospital with a poisoned leg. The blunt house surgeon orders amputation, saying the whole leg must come off. The patient asks if all of it must go, and receives a grave confirmation before expressing grim relief that it is not her end.
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John Smith
London
Arnica Salve touted for sore feet by Maine man
W Stone of East Poland Maine says Bucklen's Arnica Salve treated sore feet and a range of injuries from burns to cuts. The product is sold with a guarantee at Houseworth Bros drug stores for 25 cents.
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Bucklen
W. Stone
East
Poland
Maine
Houseworth Bros
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Vienna
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D'Annunzio
the Daily Review
Uneeda Biscuit
National Biscuit Company
B. C. Godfrey @ Sons
Franklin
Allendale
D. M. Blst
Lexington Avenue
Buchlen Theatre Presents
Tempest and Sunshine
Gertrude Ritchie
Gertrude Holland
W. H. Theis
South Side
S. Main St
H. A. Knevels
Ford Automobiles
Cry Chem
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