Suffrage talk and First Lady markets her way through duties
Indianapolis News recounts Mrs Belle de Hivera of the Hallal Suffrage league and Mrs Roosevelt performing domestic tasks with pride. It notes de Hivera’s critique of men’s unfairness to working women and highlights Mrs Roosevelt’s market runs aboard the Mayflower, delivering breakfast and provisioning the ship, celebrated as commendable patriotism and service.
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Belle de Hivera
Hallal Suffrage League of New York
Hiram Doolittle
State Department
Abbess Hildegarde and the healing art in the twelfth century
The passage notes Abbess Hildegarde of Rüpersburg near Bingen on the Rhine founded a nurse school and wrote the Jardin de Sante a medica for medieval medicine. It praises her learning and canonization and describes the impact of good will on character and social harmony with a focus on friendly conduct.
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Hildegarde
Rupertsburg
Bingen-on-the-Rhine
Jardin de Sante
London Chronicle
Duty of Women in National Life Says Roosevelt
In Leslie's Weekly Roosevelt extols the average woman as the nation’s supreme asset, arguing that she must be a good wife and mother bearing enough children to uphold the race. Those who shirk this duty are condemned, as is the man who shirks military duty.
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Roosevelt
Leslie’s _Weekly
Oticoldier
No Place for the Untrained Young Woman
A Times memorial essay argues New York is no place for idle or untrained young women though it offers vast opportunities for those with integrity and industry. It notes the trend of daughters seeking livelihoods abroad, concerns of anxious mothers, and references to David Jayne Hill and Charlemagne Tower in diplomatic appointments.
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New ‘York
Dick ‘Whittington
London
New York
Navy
James B. Hord
Greenland
David Jayne Hill
Berlin
Charlemagne Tower
An Original Suffragette of Sixties San Francisco
The San Francisco Call recalls Mrs. de Wolfe an early suffragette, officer in the movement, who wore a trouser style outfit to signify independence. Her husband Dr. Wolfe defended her in street jeers, and neighbors remember a modest, well bred demeanor with a distinctive short haircut and ankle grazing trousers.
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de Wolte
Association
Lucy Stone Blackwell
Susan B. Anthony
de Wolfe
Dr. Wolfe
Eton
Fashion Notes From The Season On French Styles And Trends
A short woman with extended sleeves appears shorter, buckles on low shoes are mostly round metal, and skirts require draped bodices. Fringe touches mark French models this season, with wide filet bands between narrow cloth or silk. Jumper dresses rise for the young, guimpe less common. tailored linen waists with yokes appear for sports. Colorful touches show in shoes, with gray and white stripes and red details. Lace sleeves on pongee dresses blend with matching fabrics and braids edge finishes. Black patent slippers with red heels and accents are noted, while heavily embroidered tunics remain unappealing to many.
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Afoes
Spirit of the Holy Ghost at Irving Square Church
Brooklyn readers hear Rev. Ira W. Henderson preach on receiving the Holy Spirit as the entry to God’s kingdom. He describes Spirit dwelling in the heart as the essence of citizenship, guiding and comforting believers, renewing strength, hope, and truth. The sermon stresses humility, receptivity, and constant divine presence.
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Brooklyn
Irving Square Presbyterian Church
Ira W. Henderson
Lfe
God- Akeness
Jesus Christ
Christ
God
Dante
Hell
Heaven
Judah
Conscience as guide versus sacred source of instruction
Sunday School Times argues conscience acts as a monitor urging right action but fails as a full guide to right and wrong. It insists instruction comes from God through the Bible and upbringing, urging learning from external sources to fulfill our duty.
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Conscience
Information Bureau
Bureau of Information
Sunday School Times
Nature’s promise ripens into fruit this season
Nature presses toward fruit as God’s immutable promise and purpose. After a patient pause, spring returns with new breath and birth, stirring a universal excitement. The earth, like a bride, blooms and sings, yet this beauty signals the final end: ripe fruit as the crown of the year.
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John Pulsford
The Reason is Christ in Massachusetts Public Life
A quotable line from Rev. Frank Crane contrasts Massachusetts to Turkey, stating that the reason is Christ with asylum, public schools, and religious influence in the state, while Turkey lacked such sentiment yesterday. The remark frames religion as shaping civic institutions.
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Christ
Massachusetts
Turkey
Rev
Frank Crane
He Opens the Path God Never Fails to Open a Way
A concise religious meditation notes that God will provide a path even when human philosophy seems blocked, stressing faith over intellectual argument and divine guidance in seeking direction.
New York Americans Show Promising Talent Amid Uneven Fielding
Baseball notes highlight Joe Lake as a handy new pitcher for the New York Americans and Sweitzer as a capable substitute with St Louis. Joss of Cleveland is praised for control. Oldring may miss the season, Seybold out another month, and Philadelphias seen as pennant contenders. Hal Chase shines with frequent memorable plays while Neal Ball debuts as a hopeful shortstop despite recent errors.
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New York Americans
Joe Lake
St. Louis Americans
Sweitzer
Joss
Cleveland
New York American
Oldring
Philadelphia Americans
Seybold
George Dovey
Chicago Nationals
Philadelphias
Roy Hartzell
Wallace
Hal Chase
Neal Ball
The Merry Widow Hat in Baltimore Sun prose
A vivid verse-like critique from the Baltimore Sun describes a towering hat dominating streets and stages. The playful piece uses imagery of shadow, bloom, birds, and wings to portray the hat as a looming presence that unsettles crowds and matinees.
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Baltimore Sun
Dr Simon Flexner on lung bacilli presence in most people
Dr Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research told a Montclair New Jersey audience that bacilli causing consumption and pneumonia are found in the bodies of at least 90 percent of humans. He said they cause harm only when a cold or other lung weakness allows them to invade the air passages.
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Simon Flexner
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
Montclair
N. J
Better Quarter in Wedley’s Life Sparks Laughs
A Chicago News snippet reveals a banter about Wedley’s wife count. Myer questions Wedley’s companion, and Gyer clarifies she is his fourth wife, calling her his “better quarter.”
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Myer
Wedley
Gyer
Chicago News
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