Come by Chance the little brown horse’s adventures
A narrator recalls purchasing a small brown hack named Come by Chance after a Hampstead cab ride. He trains him for steeplechases, plans Sandown glory, but at Sandown the horse is exposed as stolen from Barnet as Barnacles, forcing a cheeky, costly buyback. The horse later proves successful in various races.
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Navy
Military
Ceat
Bury Street
Buckinghamshire
Long
Sandown
Waterloo Station
Chappie
Coper
England
Oss
Barnet
Barnacles
Red-Face
Tommy Coper
Liverpool
The Girl Bachelor and Modern Independence
The article argues for independence among unmarried women who earn their own living. It notes most face stigma yet highlights wartime economic shifts that widened roles. It praises working women as breadwinners, self reliant, and charitable contributors while denying charges of selfishness. It contrasts past era dispossessed single women with today’s self supporting class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chela
EC Allen & CO
Augusta
Independent Women and the Struggle for Bread
Sharlot M Hall argues in the Detroit Free Press that independence shapes women who lack homes yet work for livelihood. She cites Louisa May Alcott Clara Barton Florence Nightingale and Susan B Anthony as evidence that independence does not imply selfishness for single women supporting families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aving
Louisa M. Alcott
Clara Barton
Florence Nightingale
Susan B. Anthony
A Woman of the World in Gospel Tone and Courage
A long reflection on what constitutes a true woman of the world a type marked by courtesy unselfishness and quiet strength. It recalls Florence Wilson and Eva Lovering Shorey as examples and notes a mob scene where women stood firm.
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Christ
Florence Wilson
Ladies’ Home Journal
Arkansas
Eva Lovering Shorey
Ladies’ Aid Societies of
Maine
Bridgton
Bridgton News
N. Y
Women in Industry and Public Roles in the United Kingdom and America
A discussion of women’s work and influence spans ship ping offices, factory inspections in Pennsylvania, and vacancies in the Indian bureau. It notes female inspectors earning 1200 pounds yearly, seventeen vacancies for women in the Indian service, and women’s advances in textiles, electrical and railway fields, plus opinions by Abby Morton Diaz on women engaging in world affairs.
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Mary Rayceur
Pennsylvania
Torre
Indian Bureau
Prinncess Louisa
Kensington
Henrietta Montalba
Prang
Arctic
Rommain
Noling
Trousseaux
Paris
England
Abby Morton Diaz
Reticules Rise in Chic Yet Practical Style
Dorothy Maddox describes the era of decorative reticules as essential accessories for gowns. From hop sack bags trimmed with violets to elaborate gauze and satin designs, these pockets hold kerchiefs, cards, fans, and even flowers. Creative owners repurpose components like cherries and sweet peas, while a clever user preserves flowers with a potato technique for lasting fragrance. Also noted is unusually long seaweed reaching up to 500 yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Dorothy Maddox
Chicago
Castoria Endorsement From Dr Parves in New York City
For several years I have recommended Castoria and shall continue to do so as it has invariably produced beneficial results. Dr Eowrn F Parves, M D, The Winthrop, 125th Street and 7th Ave, New York City.
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HH. A. Ancien, M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
Castoria
Eowrn F. Parves
Winthrop
125Th Street
7Th Ave
New York City
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Woman OF
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Aaa
Tue Centaur Company
Mornay Street
New Yor
Higest
Mpans Chemical CO
New Yori
Jaya
Omni Lane
All Druggista
Rey Ty v
New Yorks
W. L. Douglas
Adies
L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
John Smith
Birkbeck Brick
the Tribune
Scientific American Agency For
Munn & CO
Broadway
New York
Lar Womai
Norte Nh
New
Ont
Actoautn
Athlis
U.S
Washington
C.a.snow &Co
Patent Office
Washington, D.C
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Aes
Tales From
North America
Wits
West 23d St
Town ‘Tories
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DEEN
Aloe
Tora Deples
Pear
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