Woman suffrage and fashion notes from early 1900s papers
The excerpt surveys topics from recent periodicals including advocacy for making women eligible to Parliament via proportional representation and municipal suffrage in Io Holland, a Swiss engaged couples paper, and police notes on bathing and breathing for opera singers. It also describes a bride shower raffle, conjugal harmony tips, a new pompadour stuffing method, and wedding fashion trends in cream batiste with odelweiss embroidery.
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Io Holland
New York Press
Robert Treat Paine
Boston
St. John’s
Afternoon Wedding Gowns and Attire Notes
A period piece describes wedding attire for an afternoon ceremony, noting the distinctive noon fashion and a five o'clock wedding. Mrs Taft attended the Lester Williams nuptials in pale blue dimity with white floral sprigs and yellow lace. Her white chip hat featured robins and baby blue velvet trim.
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Taft
Lester- Willams
Miss Win Mattingly
Parter
Telepathy as local option crusade sparks debate
A group of Aurora women proposed using telepathy to influence a four thousand strong crowd against local option liquor. Separately at the Boston federation convention, Mrs. Abel urged cleaner markets and domestic reform, while Mrs. Richards warned most illness stems from unclean foods. Miss Boswell described canal zone club federation work and Mr. Parker argued play grounds are essential.
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Aurora
Aurora Local Option
Local Option
United
New York Press
Elibh
America
Mary H. Abel
Baltimore
Federation
Boston
E. R. Richards
Helen Boswell
New York
Canal Zone
Alice Parker
Fashion Notes on Accessories and Neck Dressing Styles
The piece surveys ruff ends, bow accents, elbow gloves in pale ocher tones, cloth coats lined with foulard, feather bows in various tips, and new chamois gloves. It notes neck dressing as pivotal, scarves threaded through hats, and a range of collars, laces, and ties from Windsor to mohair ensembles. It mentions color tones from cream to ocher and combinations with linen collars and muslin trims.
Man's Part in God's Plan Sermon at Rosa Street Church
The Brooklyn sermon argues Paul saw life as a partnership with God not fatalistic fate. It cites Pauls shipwreck rescue, human effort with divine promise, and the example of apostles and leaders who trusted God while acting boldly. It links nature history and Napoleon to the same divine orchestration for good.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
Rosa Street Presbyterian Church
Wilson Street
John Drakine Adama
Adams
Paul
Christ
God
Rome
Caesar
Jesus
David
Savonarola
John Knox
Lincoln
Washington
Plutarch
Julius Caesar
Nature
Napoleon
Danube
Archduke Charles
Italy
Spain
France
Portugal
Joseph
Advanced Thought and Faith in Modern Times
The Ex aminer cautions against abandoning Christian faith for vague “advanced thought” proposals. It likens faith to a real, joyous possession offering comfort, hope, and guidance, arguing that science and philosophy cannot replace its value or promise.
How Character is Made by Maltbie D. Babcock
The piece argues character forms in daily life through routine and habits, not grand moments. It asserts enduring traits emerge from ordinary days, wearisome paths, and practical discipline rather than birthdays or new year visions.
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Babcock
His Eternal Know Verse Cited From Home Herald
Quoted line asserts Christ built His Gospel on an eternal know rather than a grand perhaps. The Home Herald frames the remark as a theological prompt about certainty in gospel foundation.
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Christ
Home Herald
Old Fashioned Home Cooked Desserts and Fish Dish
A collection of era recipes including Citron Cake Apple Sauce Cake and Lemon Pie with orange frosting, Frozen Fruits prepared with rich cream and peaches or strawberries, and Baked Bluefish with a cracker dressing. The instructions combine ingredients and steps for baking and flavoring in a compact early 20th century style.
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Maida
Market Signals Pressure Beef Prices This Summer
The Buffalo Commercial notes market conditions and seasonal factors push against maintaining higher beef prices. With food variety expanding and households able to cut beef consumption in summer, demand is set to fall, likely causing prices to rise despite a reduced supply.
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Buffalo
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Switzerland
Philadelphia Ledger
Panama
J. E. Adams
Indiana
Democrat
Franklin Sansom
the Democrat’s Clubbing List
National Stockman and Farmer and Democrat
The
Commoner and Democrat
New York Daily World
New York Sunday World
World
Pittsburg Daily Post
Philadelphia Daily North American
Pittsburg Evening Sun and Democrat
Pittsburg
Dvening Telegraph
Mail
the Democrat
Church Street
W. S. Daugherty
Philadelphia St
J. Wood Clark
Marshall Building
David Blair
Philadelphia Street
John N. Banks
Banka Building
Philadelphia
Atreek
John H. Pierge
Omies Im Quaningham
John H. Hill
Hoom No. 1
Farmer's Dank
Court Place
Harry W. Fer
George J. Feit
AR Geal Puelaege
M. C. Watson
Ones
Ba Depot Bank
Ome
T, Indiang
D. H. Tomb
Fermor's Bank
Topolobampo
Mr. Owen
United States
Doling
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