Feminine News Notes and Society Headlines
A collection of brief items on women's roles and society. Smoking by women in London restaurants rises. Katharine Wormeley, Balzac translator, dies in New Hampshire. Western women-led optical firms grow focusing on grasses for fashion. East Indian customs cited as cruel. Hong Kong bazaar on Western lines aids flood victims with female participation. Mrs. Lottie Long found in a Long Island asylum after two months missing. alleged drugging and kidnapping. Churchill engagement to Clementine MonTagu Hozier announced. Mrs. Peter C. Hains Jr. expected to testify in court without saving husband from electric chair. Ida Von Claussen set to wed a Russian or Italian prince. Mrs. Madelon Looker admits bigamous marriage to Rev. Coburn. governor temporarily accepts plea of hypnotism.
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London
Katharine Prescott Wormeley
Balzac
Jackson
N. H
Hong Kong
Lottie Long
Long Island
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade, of London
Clementine
Henry Montagu Hozier
Peter C. Hains, Jr
Frank G. Wild
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ida von Claussen
Madelon Looker
William F. Coburn
New Hampshire
Large North American Sunday School Conventions Held
Over 49 thousand Sunday School conventions have been held in North America in the past three years, attended by an estimated 3 million people across numerous gatherings and churches.
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North America
Growing Sunday Schools Outpace Three Year Growth
North American Sunday school enrollment has risen by about one million since three years ago, signaling strong growth in religious education participation across the region.
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North America
Peritonitis Survivor Credits Grape Nuts and Postum
A New York woman describes years of indigestion and nerve weakness after peritonitis. She credits Grape Nuts and Postum with restoring strength, appetite, and sleep, noting ongoing use with husband. The letter promotes Postum Co. products with the slogan There’s a Reason.
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AN. Y
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Buttoned jackets gain vogue with side basques and chevron backs
New York City reports evolving one piece jackets with colored buttons matching jackets rather than facings. Some backs are separated by side basques. braided jackets pair with fine pleated skirts. The blouse uses one piece with box pleat front and gathered sleeves. pangee fabric gains favor for shirts and formal wear, with gauge yardage listed for various sizes.
Fancy yoke blouse a fashion favorite this season
The blouse features a prettily shaped yoke and medallions of lace with lace banding. Made in fine lawn, it can be embroidered or treated in various ways and suits both gowns and separate waists. Three quarter length sleeves add comfortable, coordinated trimming.
New Mascot Ring Uses Wolf or Badger Tooth
A new mascot ring features a gold bar with a wolf or badger tooth embedded. When polished it resembles ivory or white coral, creating a striking, period-appropriate emblem for the team.
Prominent Figures and Events From a Busy International Scene
Fairfax L Cartwright named ambassador to Vienna. 88 thoroughbreds shipped to South America. Osman Na Nizami Pasha appointed Turkey War Minister. Governor Magoon forecasts Cuba Evacuation peaceful. Bishop McQuaid prostrated at anniversary banquet. Mundelein named doctor by Rome. Count Zeppelin to found aeronautic institute. Magoon to New York for talks with Roosevelt. Grey irritated as Churchill and Lloyd George clash over Foreign Office matters. David Bennett Hill visits Ireland. Croker’s U.S. visit delayed. Roosevelt welcomes New York to Paris race winners.
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Fairfax L. Cartwright
Munich
Vienna
James R. Keene
James B. Haggin
South America
Osman Na Nizami Pasha
Turkey
Redjeb Pasha
Magoon
Cuba
McQuaid
Rochester
N. Y
Mundelein
Brooklyn
Roman College of the Propagation of the Faith
Count Zeppelin
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Aeronautic Institute
J. A. Ryan
Fifteenth Cavalry
Havana
New York
Roosevelt
Edward Grey
Winston Spencer Churchill
David Lloyd-George
Foreign Office
David Bennett Hill
Glencairn
Ireland
Richard Croker
United States
Oyster Bay
Paris
Wasp's Sting Kills Woman in Connecticut
In Winsted Connecticut Mrs Jennie Andrews a widow was stung on the arm by a wasp and died twenty minutes later Doctors suspect a weak heart contributed to the fatal reaction The event occurred in a residential area and details mention her marital status and location in Winsted.
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Winsted, Conn
Jennie Andrews
City School Budget Seeks 33.75 Million Next Year
The public schools face a 33.75 million dollar NYC budget for next year, exceeding this year’s outlay by more than 7 million dollars as officials project funding needs for education.
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New York City
Eczema cured after fifty-five years of torment
Hale Bordwell of Tipton Iowa endured eczema since birth collapsing into red and white boils and constant itching. After eight months using Cutura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills he reports a complete cure. Nelson R. Burnett of Tipton endorses the testimonial as true.
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Hale Bordwell
Tipton
Bordwell
Nelson R. Burnett
Sporting Brevities From The Times Of Various Sports
University of Pennsylvania defeated Oxford in chess 11 to 6. W J Clothier beat R D Little in straight sets at the National lawn tennis tourney in Newport. Nottinghamshire beat the Gentlemen of Philadelphia by 130 runs. Two Harlem Rowing Club crews tied in a dead heat at their annual regatta. Hamburg Belle defeated Spanish Queen in 2 05 2 07 and 2 07 at Poughkeepsie Grand Circuit Trotting meeting. Charles Evans won the Western junior golf title by 10 up 9 to play at Edgewater over Albert Seckel. Tommy Burns knocked out Bill Squires in the 13th round at Sydney. Dixie Jr won the second race for the gold chal lenge cup at Chippewa Bay. Dixie Sr time was 31 mph. M J McGrath threw the sixteen-pound hammer 176 feet at Nenagh Ireland. E W Clark 3d defeated John M Ward 2 up in 36 hole final at Birkwanok. Jake De Rosier rode a motor cycle 13 1 2 seconds for a quarter mile at Clifton Stadium.
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University of Pennsylvania
Oxford
W. J. Clothier
R. D. Little
Newport
Nottinghamshire
Gentlemen of
Philadelphia
Harlem Rowing Club
Hamburg Belle
Poughkeepsie
Charles Evans
Edgewater
Albert Seckel
Riverside
Tommy” Burns
Bill” Squires
Sydney
Chippewa Bay
Dixie Jr
New
Oxygen as aid to runners in London experiments
London athletic circles report published experiments on oxygen inhalation helping runners hold breath longer and run faster with fewer distress symptoms after races.
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London
England
Nature and a Woman's Work in Remedy Promise
An endorsement outlines Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a premier cure for women's ailments. Mrs. Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri credits the remedy and Mrs Pinkham's guidance with restoring her health after twelve years of illness and multiple doctors.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha Muff
N.C. St. Louisiana
Mrs. Pinkham
Japan builds five locomotives at Hyogo works
Japan begins experimental locomotive construction at Hyogo railway works. Five engines are being built to test the process with one already completed and in use, providing satisfaction.
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Japan
Hyogo
N.Y
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Nonna
Linia
Fic Syrup Co
Wasp
Woman
Cuthura
E. W. Clark
Philadelphia Country Club
John M. Ward
Birkwanok
Manchester
Jake de Rosier
Clifton
N. J
de Rosier
Nature
W.l.douglas
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
W.L. Doe
Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Paxtine
Watson
Ae Annes
Industirta Law League, Inc
Broadway
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