Steam Laundry Saga In Bibberry Heights
In Bibberry Heights the steam laundry opens provoking Mrs Macroo and friends who fear loss of manual work. The rival operation promises careful handling of fabrics at low prices, sparking social club debates and a chain of complaints as items go missing. The new venture fails after three weeks, leaving Macro involved in the fallout and street chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bibberly Heights
Womsnob's Club
Hridge Whist Club
Shakespearean Society
Macroo
Macreo
Mrs. Cole
Yomrod
Draper
Tannicker
Sprout
Cole
Patsay
Macron
Mac
Honesty the Worst Policy in a Penny Tale
A distressed couple, Mr Workbard and Mrs W, discuss their dire need after losing a job and lacking funds. They contemplate seeking help at the workhouse but fear loss of credit, revealing their past habit of paying cash and the erosion of trust with tradespeople.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Workbard
Diaries of Great Men as Tradition Would Have Them Written
Humorous sketches imagine famous figures like Noah Jonah and Newton keeping diary entries on shipboard, vandalism, or apple trees. The piece riffs on public personas by placing them in playful, anachronistic daily logs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noah
Hornaday
Jonah
Tarehish
Dimeunt
Purser
Jone
Wellman
Tarshish
Walter Raleigh
Theater-Loving Girl Tests Engaged Man's Patience
A theater loving fiancée causes strain for a man about to marry. He saves, plans a home, and worries over his fiancée who prefers the theater and a weekly outing with another man. The piece questions devotion and whether true love requires sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tbheemian
Honey
Jen
Letters to a Business Girl by Dorothy Dix
Dorothy Dix counsels Sadie on beginning work at Blank & Coy as a stenographer, praising honest industry and independence. She argues that employment grants self-respect, financial security, and power to choose a life partner, contrasting working women with idle society women and urging pride in earning one’s living.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy DIX
Sadie
Blank & Coy
Gladys de Vere Goldbags
Papa
Taam
The Kittenish Old Lady A Lament on Youthful Illusions
MABEL HERBERT URNER observes an older woman at tea clinging to youth with blue velvet dress and heavy makeup. The piece argues aging gracefully preserves dignity, noting makeup wilts self-image and invites ridicule rather than admiration.
Women as Judges Eyes Open to Equal Brains and Opportunity
Rev Thomas B Gregory argues women should be allowed to sit on the bench as well as practice at the bar. He cites Hypatia Sappho Madame De Stael and Mary Somerville among capable women and questions the sex-based brain difference. He notes many men lack judgment and suggests women in law could preside over cases and improve courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legislative Committee
The
City Federation of Women’s Clubs
Harriet Johnston Wood
Hypatia
Sappho
Madame de Stael
George Sands
George Eliot
Mary
C.C. Gokey
Northfield
Pimples Clear With Poslam Skin Remedy Claim
A 1900s styled ad proclaims Poslam clears pimples blemishes and redness overnight. Customer Mrs Helen Christhin from Jersey City reports clear skin, while the ad notes Poslam heals acne tetter scabies and other skin diseases. Sample requests mailed free from Emergency Laboratories in New York City. products sold in trial 50 cents and regular jars $2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Christhin
Jersey City
N. J
Emergency Laboratories
West Twenty-ffth Street
New York City
H. J. Huder
Weber Drug Company
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Kennett Warkis
Bibberry Heights
Newton
G. Washington
Delaware
Winifred Black
Nell Brinkley
Def France
Bertile
Mabel Herbert Urner
Thomas B. Gregory
Sommerville
Rosa Bonheur
Empire
West Washington St
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