Women Club Elect Bailey Leader At Iowa Convention
Mrs. Alice A. C. Bailey of Des Moines is chosen by Iowa federation of Women’s Clubs as president elect at Council Bluffs biennial. she expects to resign Des Moines club presidency to assume statewide duties. The article notes her long association with the federation, university ties, and rural club development goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iown Club
Alice A. C. Batley
Des Moines
Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs
Council Bluffs
Bailey
Des Moines Woman's Club
Alice A. C. Bailey
Woman's Club
D. A
University of Wisconsin
Ingenious Cord Tightening Instrument for Homekeepers
An inventor introduces a device to tighten and hold ropes or cords easily. It features an iron rod with perpendicular sliders and a crank handle that winds the rope around the rods, tightening to the desired tension and securing the end with a prop. The piece also praises Lady Henry Bentick as virtuous and accomplished.
Queen Vicuras blond subject admired at royal drawing room
The article recalls a 19th century drawing room scene with Queen Victoria impressed by a young blonde, Lady Henry Bentick, and notes talk of women peers in their own right. It contemplates potential future female peers entering the House of Lords and the upheaval such changes could bring.
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Queen Victoria
North Countrie
Henry
Princess of Wales
Mary II
Kueller
Henry Bentick
Bentick
Portland
Clement Scott
The
Free Lance
House of Lords
Countess of Cromartle
Baroness Conyers
Baroness Burdett-Coutts
The Timeliness of Women and Trains in Social Habits
The author argues women delay meetings and squander waiting time while on trains or boats. Statistics claim one woman misses a train to about ten men. Yet madams leaving town arrive early with minutes to spare, prompting questions about selfishness versus the era's defining trait of ‘long head.’
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Chicago
Chicago Woman's Athletic Club
Stella Amick
Terra Firma
Stand Against Cheap Confectionery’s Demoralizing Youth
Mrs Creighton has urged restricting wholesale consumption of sweets by poor children. Doctors in poor neighborhoods link lollipops to digestive troubles and enfeebled stamina of the future generation. The public house is to the father what the sweet shop is to the child.
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Creighton
London
Pan Nananal Hero of Tien Tsin Siege
Narrative honors Pan-Nananal a Chinese woman who shielded her English mistress during a siege while others were massacred. The passage notes her bravery and that all her people except sister and children were killed. Includes unrelated domestic tips about mending wool and a brief social note on dancing and parasols.
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Pan-Nanal
Tien Tsin
Pan-Nanat
Summer events at Highland and local venues
A list of community activities including a June 15 Highland Social Club picnic at Highland ballpark a June 17 boxing match John Boner versus Scaldy Bill Quinn at the Grand Opera House with prices 50 75 and 1 a June 18 and 20 Pupils of St Ann's Parochial School performances at the Grand Opera House with tickets 35 25 and 15 cents a June 22 Crescent Athletic Club picnic at Public Park and a July 3 Local Union No 652 picnic Gh M W of Highland to speak at Public Park.
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Highland Social Club
Highland Ballpark
John Boner
Scaldy Bill’ Quinn
Philadelphia
Grand Opera House
St. Ann’s
Crescent Athletic Club
Union No
Gh. M. W
Highland
Pan-American Exposition Low Fares via Lehigh Valley Rail Road
Five day tickets good only in day coaches will be sold on Tuesdays and Saturdays May 1 to October 31 from Freeland at $7 round trip. Ten day tickets sold from Free Mr. James Brown of Portsmouth Va over 90 years old with a long standing facial sore cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve at Grover's City drug store.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Freeland
Lehigh Valley
James Brown
Putsmouth
DeWitt
Grover
City
Reduced Rates to Kansas City and Detroit by Lehigh Valley Railroad
Ac count of meetings of the Imperial Council Nobles Mystic Shrine and the National Educational Association. Tickets on sale dates are listed. Also promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for bowel regulation and skin cures. Grover's City drug store advertises and warns against counterfeits.
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DeWitt
Grover
City
Kansas City
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Imperial Council
Mystic Shrine
Detroit
National Educational Association
Society Notes On Wealthy Fashions And Local Visits
The avenue appeared gay as Mr. and Mrs. Corydon Wadburner spoke in front of the Ash de Cash club. Mrs. Wadburner wore pearl gray. Miss de Munn and Miss Beryl de Munn visited commercial agencies to investigate debts of the Duke of Chesplaster. The Misses de Mann displayed diamonds while Mrs. Lovelace-Lovelace walked her dog. both couples wore half mourning for Mr. Lovelace-Lovelace.
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Corydon Wadburner
Ash de Cash Club
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Montreal Star
Children and Sweet Staffs
Fraulein
Greta Baldauf
Baden Baden
Norris Silver
North Stratford
N. H
Grover’s City Drug Store
DeWitt’s
DeVlt
Grover's City Drug Store
Asotick
A. Oswald
McMenamin’s
South Centre Street
Elia
W.k.gresh & Sons, Makers
New York Evening Journal
Boyle
HK Centre Street
Trbune
Otto
Wilkes-Barre
Pennsylvania
Wilkes-Barne
Jehigh Valley Railroad
Weatherly
Maneh Chunk
Allentown
Bethlehem
Easton
New York
Sandy Run
White Haven
Pittston
Scranton
Hazleton
Mauch Chunk
Delano
Pottsville
Mahanoy City
Shenandoah
J. Carmel
Philelphia
BoaOy
Mt. Carmel
West
al- Tentown
Kethlehem
Hasleton
Dhaiing City
Pottville
Sandytun
All Points West
York
Rasten
Ruston
Kite Haven
Aston
Mt. Carnhenwadoaah
Hagleton
Rollin H.wilburk
Cortlandt Street
New York City
Lee
G. J. Gildroy
Deawater
Susquehanna and
Sonuyikita
Drifton
Jeddo
Kekley
Hasle Brook
Stockton
Beaver Meadow Road
Roan
Hazieton Junction
Harwood
Cran Wombicken
Deringer
Sundy
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Cheppton
Hazleton Junction
Cranberry
Tombicken
Baily
Sheppton
Hazle Brook
Eckley
Jeanesville
Audenried
Traction Company
Wilkesbarre
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Luther C, Smith
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