Pennsylvania Mothers Urge New Laws at Harrisburg
The 15th annual convention of the Pennsylvania Congress of Mothers and PTA in Lancaster heard plans for new legislation. Proposals include custodial homes for feeble minded women, child labor standards, probation standardization, and kindergarten expansion. Founders Day observance and rural road improvements were urged, with reports on baby-saving work and mothers pensions amid rising aid applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Association
Lancaster
Mary S. Garrett
Philadelphia
Congress
Herman H. Birney
Committee On Organization
William Yarnall
Swarth‘more
Committee On Rural Improvement
National Office of Public Roads
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Yarnall
George K. Johnson
California
Theodore W. Birney
Washington, D. C
National
Mothers’ Congress
Mercer
Charles Gilpin, Jr
Selected Recipes for Cider Apple Sauce and Sides
Instructions for making cider apple sauce by boiling cider and apples, plus liver and bacon entree bake with cheese, molasses cocoanut wafers, simple pineapple dessert with marshmallows, and a boiled cabbage side dish with butter. Contains detailed steps, quantities, and serving notes.
Black Velvet Rules Autumn Millinery Styles in Town
Black velvet dominates fall headwear with white and brown veils as smart alternatives. White veils require careful matching to skin tone, while black veils suit all-black hats. brown velvet and ostrich feathers offer tasteful contrasts for golden hair and russet tones, with blue and purple shades appearing for those with multiple hats.
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Gainsborough
Avery
White Feather Tactics Stir Windsor Young Men
Windsor Ont society women demand enlistment by timid young men who have not volunteered for England in the war. The so called white feather campaign targets workers in stores, factories, and offices decorating each man under 30 with the emblem as pressure to join it. The men insist they will not go to war without additional troops being raised, but the women press on with the intimidation.
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Windsor
Ont
Hfe
England
Snale
Norya
Quetzacoate
Eden
Spain
France
America
Hershey
Dangers in Face Powder Warned By Science
A science writer notes dangers from rice face powder causing eye irritation and blurred vision in women. Crystalline particles from the powder lodge on the moist eye, trigger itching, swelling, and redness, with relief from boric acid eye wash and regular cleansing.
Suffragists Plan Cotton Wardrobe for Nashville Convention
Five hundred women are expected to attend the National American Woman Suffrage Association gathering in Nashville Tennessee from November 12 to 17 wearing cotton suits coats and dresses. More than 1000 leagues in 43 states pledge to support the Buy a Bale of Cotton movement during convention week. The Tennessee House of Representatives will host the meeting.
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National American Woman Suffrage Association
Nashville
Tenn
Equal Suffrage League
Suffrage Leagues
Tennessee House of Representatives
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Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Hershey Laundry
Hershey,penna
Earth
Hershey Chocolate Company
Hershey, Penna
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