First Woman in Congress Jeanette Rankin Shatters Glass Ceiling
Montana elected Jeanette Rankin the first woman in Congress as a Democrat. The Missoula native, about 34, campaigned on horseback, backed suffrage, and vows to represent women and children, pushing national woman suffrage and mothers pensions while planning a suffrage bill.
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Hughes
Jeanette Rankin
Congress
Missoula
Big
University of Montana
Seattle
New York City
School of Philanthropy
Miss Rankin
West
Washington
California
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Florida
Mont
Jeanette
Jane
Reading finds ten million German on a single dollar bill
A Somerset Club member recounted a zany anecdote about a scientist who supposedly found over ten million German marks or equivalents on a single dollar bill. The remark sparked laughter over imagined wealth hidden in currency.
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Somerset Club
Fireless Cooker Delivers Meals With Little Supervision
A homemaker recounts cooking a Sunday dinner entirely in a fireless cooker using peas potatoes and corn with a steamed pudding. The cooker heated by radiators proved versatile baking bread roasting poultry and beans while saving fuel and requiring no constant attention.
Good Advice On Caring For Plants In Winter
Specialists outline season specific steps for preparing gardens and houseplants for winter. Perennials require deep mulch. cannas, dahlias, gladiolas, and Caladiums need root storage in a stable cellar. geraniums indoors or dormant storage. pansies planted in fall south of New York to Illinois line. shrubs such as snowball and lilacs vary, with hydrangeas needing frost proofing or indoor storage.
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United States
New York City
Springfield
Philadelphia
The Ruling Passion Auction Sketch
An ailing auctioneer recovers as his wife and doctor monitor him at his bedside. The doctor notes a pulse of 104, sparking the patient to rise and bid to 105, boasting a pulse that has run for forty seven years without a stop.
Wife Complains About Tough Four in Market Row
A bride confronts a grocer over a four she bought described as tough. The grocer defends the cut as fair and says his husband could barely slice it. The exchange highlights a domestic dispute over meat quality.
What Women Are Doing Across Nations and Sects
The article surveys women's roles from Capri porters to Canadian suffrage efforts. It notes Mrs. Lauverte's marriage to her adopted son in Detroit, a US naturalization petition by Mrs. Mohr, and Elizabeth Daingerfield running a Lexington farm. It mentions Fordham allowing women in some classes and a Japanese Bay of Shima colony where women lead.
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Canada
George M. Lauverte
Detroit
Mich
Emilie Mohr
St. Paul
Minn
United States
Germany
Elizabeth Daingerfield
Kingston
Lexington
Fordham University
Japan
Bay of Shima
Cheerful Surroundings and Wit in Uncle Josh Exchange
A playful exchange references a letter from Nephew Harry now in Africa describing a house with a family of laughing hyenas nearby. Hila Wile responds with amused approval noting cheerful neighbors as a positive detail amid the lighthearted dialogue.
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Josh
Harry
Africa
Hitting Back Uncle Silas over kitchen dining debate
A visiting relative mocks family for eating at the kitchen table. The reply defends dining choices and asserts little difference between kitchen and dining room meals. The exchange captures domestic humor and social norms.
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Silas
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