Doctor Houbo Outlines Psychology of a Tramp
Special to The Sun. Dr. Ben J. L. Reitman, tramp physician and hobos’ student, tours capitals and railroads outlining proposed vagrancy reforms. He distinguishes hobos from bums, cites 63,000 yearly vag arrests for car flipping, and urges hard labor with 50 cent daily credit, railroad fines, and state action to aid working hoboes.
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Chicago
Ill
Ben JL. Reltman
Hobo
London
Brotherhood Welfare Association
Windsor-Clifton
Willies
Mikes
Reitman
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
California
Colorado
Nebraska
Iowa
Rebecca Saylor and the Walker brothers at the July picnic
George Walker endures inner pain as Rebecca Saylor favors John. At the Fourth of July picnic Rebecca chooses John’s company in the buggy, leaving George to walk. She bluntly tells George she values people over attire, prompting George to confess his longing and Rebecca to defend genuine connection over status.
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A. Robt. Groh
Walker
John
George
Rebecca Saylor
Rebecca
Working Girl Model for St Gaudens Coins
Miss Mary Cunningham of Cornish New Hampshire posed for the figure on the St Gaudens coins. A 26 year old maid in his house during studies she is described as pretty Irish and modest. The scent piece shows an Indian headdress the $10 coin shares the same head Liberty. The $20 piece depicts Taberty on a rock torch held right olive branch left capitol at Washington in distance.
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St. Gaudens
Mary Cunningham
Cornish
N. H
Liberty
Taberty
Washington
In the Garden of Eden Afam Leia Linen Showes
Afam comments on fading leaves while Be notes someone is giving wee linen shows, signaling a curious garden scene with subtle social intrigue.
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Garden of Eden
Where The Fun Comes In In Screen Door Talk
A humorous dialogue notes people feel unheard through a screen door as a daughter pleads for a mushroom hat and a father cites the cost of steak. The piece quips about a hypothetical fishing tackle trust and comments on women fearing snakes, lampooning common beliefs.
Court Journal Laughs At Sour Mug Jester Joke
In a gloomy court session the jester Sour mug tried a quip about the king’s bank roll and a spinach eating rabbit. The king laughed alone as the realm eyed cane rush news and college openings to follow.
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Sourmug
Princess Clara of Bavaria to Enter Benedictine Convent
Princess Clara of Bavaria, age 32, resigns from court life to join the Benedictine convent at Northwood on the Isle of Wight. She has long been dissatisfied with court gaieties and has served as abbess at the Sisters of St. Anne convent in Wurzburg.
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Munich
Bavaria
Clara
Northwood
Isle of Wight
Sisters of St. Anne
Wurzburg
Hardest Worked Woman At Home Claims Spotlight
A New York paper notes laws limit women in business to eight to ten hours while home duties go unregulated. The article highlights the household head as first up and last to bed, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, sewing, and more, with the sole legal protection being against domestic violence.
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New York
Quote from Mrs Eddy on trial response cited
The message to Mrs Eddy quotes James II and summarizes the lawsuit as a call to continue loving God and neighbor, returning good for evil, reforming the sinner, and healing the sick as the future work. The note frames the legal matter through a religious lens and emphasizes ongoing moral aims.
Advice to Girls on Time, Work, and Self-Respect
The piece urges girls not to be time servers or drudges and to value their time. It argues that finishing a personal letter after hours is acceptable, but if the employer requires many letters, they should pay for overtime, assuming industrious conduct during work hours.
Serve Orange Straws in Summer Tea Dainties
Strips of orange peel boiled in sugar are called orange straws and served as a dainty at summer afternoon teas. The strips should soak in cold water for two hours before boiling in sugar until a syrup forms.
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Rooster
Mouse
I Want to Get Back to the Country Farm Life
The speaker desires rural life over city grind, yearning for green forests, fragrant meadows, barnyard routines, and simple meals. He longs to escape theatres and resorts, preferring stock, bridles, and traditional meals at fixed times, expressing weariness with modern urban haste.
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Willis L. Clanahan
George
That Boy Next Door Builds Submarine Boat
A boy unveils a homemade flat boat designed as a submarine after christening it with pop. He launches it at the pond in front of a crowd, it sinks near shore, and friends laugh. The innovator remains unfazed declaring the craft was meant to be a submarine.
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Pond
Inquisitive Edwin Explores Souls and Nonsense
A playful exchange between Edwin and his mother centers on the nature of a human soul. Edwin wonders if babies and alligators have souls, while the mother gently guides the conversation, introducing reading and language in a domestic, humorous vignette.
Miss Stella Alexander Takes Temporary Charge at Cottonwood Church
Miss Stella Alexander, deaconess, is given temporary charge of the Methodist church in Cottonwood Idaho because she is deemed well fitted to lead. She cannot continue after the conference since the church does not ordain women.
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Stella Alexander
Methodist Church
Cottonwood
Idaho
Woman aids education building at University of California
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst donated a mining building to UC, dedicated last week as a memorial to late Senator George Hearst. President Wheeler notes the cost at 500000 dollars with an additional 50000 dollars for maintenance.
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Phoebe Hearst
University of California
George Hearst
Benjamin Ide Wheeler
Parks and Playgrounds Report Praised by Mrs Decker
Mrs Decker hails Texas parks and playgrounds committee report as the best she has heard noting its beautification effort across nearly every town in the state and praising the work of the women involved in improving public spaces.
Baby Doveydove’s antics amuse farming parents
Mrs Doveydove recounts Baby’s latest capers on Saturday at the farm. The child reportedly found a pet lamb and, in a playful scene, used a tennis racket on the lamb while the family misread her cries as lamb bleats.
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F. W. Schaefer
Doveydove
Baby
American Plot Sought by Gabrielle Campbell
London writer Gabrielle Campbell known for gloomy novels plans a U S trip next winter to seek an American plot. The 18 year old author has written romances under the pen name Marjorie Bowen.
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London
Eng
Gabrielle Campbell
England
United States
Miss Campbell
Marjorie Bowen
Terpsichore Aids Cupid Dance Study Sparks Marriage Link
Thousands of circulars were sent to dancing tasters in Paris asking teachers if dancing promotes marriage. About 3,000 replies from teachers representing 1,000,000 agree. Reported figures show 97 percent in Germany, 85 percent in Switzerland, 80 percent in America, 65 percent in England linked to dancing associations.
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Terpsichore
Cupid
Paris Association
Germany
Switzerland
America
England
Geography: Li Hung Chang’s Philly question regarding money
Wu Ting Fang defends Chinese politeness in commenting on Li Hung Chang’s inquiry about a mayor’s wealth. He contrasted it with public stock questions and urged English speakers to think and talk less about health and personal matters.
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Li Hung Chang
United States
Philadelphia
Wu Ting Fang
Woman Factory Inspector Appointed by Connecticut Governor
Connecticut will have a woman factory inspector overseeing working conditions for about 50,000 factory women. The governor will appoint three commissioners for terms of two, four, and six years, and they will appoint the factory woman inspector.
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Connesticut
Miss Louise Fairchild Named Justice of the Peace
Miss Louise Fairchild of Lynn Massachusetts has been appointed a justice of the peace by the governor. At 21 she appears youthful in photographs and is set to graduate next year from Boston University Law School.
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Fairchild
J. P
Louise Fairchild
Lynn
Mass
Boston University Law School
Daily fashion hints from Paris pattern sale
The Sun partners with a leading pattern company to offer ten cent patterns, each day a new design that includes seam allowances. Patterns are mailed prepaid with size and address to the Fashion Department The Sun. Otero the Parisian dancer has ankles insured for 80000 dollars each, totaling 160000, following the example set by Paderewski and Kubelik to protect vital digits.
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Fashion Department of
Paris
Otero
Paderewski
Kubelik
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