Editors Note on Christmas Shopping Pressures in Dept Stores
Edith McClure Patterson, Dayton social leader, recounts experiences working in a New York department store during the holiday rush. She portrays the chaotic normalcy behind the customer glare, the exhausted salesgirls, and the strain of last minute shopping on both staff and shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edith McClure-Patterson
Dayton
Ohio
General Federation of Clubs
NBA Service
Indianapolis Times
Burns
America
Midol Pill Claims Quick Relief for Menstrual Pain
A promotional notice touts a tablet named Midol as harmless and fast acting for menstrual pain. It promises relief within five to seven minutes and up to twelve hours, noting it is not a narcotic and has no impact on heart or nervous system. The drug is priced at 40 cents and sold in a slim aluminum box.
Go Slow Mary featured by St Patrick's Players in Prospect Bt.
Miss Mary Forning plays a leading role in the comedy Go Slow, Mary, staged for the second time Tuesday evening in St Patrick's Hall on Prospect Street by the St Patrick's Players. The first performance occurred Sunday night.
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Mary
St. Patrick’s Hall
Edmond Bradley
Margaret Kroeger
Mary Hornung
Regina Parkham
James Ross
Francis Sullivan
Lavonne Swisher
James Watson
Julius Whipple
John
Margaret O'Brien
B. J. Tieman
Prospect
St. Patrick's Players
Mary Forning
Pattern Enrollment List From Indianapolis Time Office
Mapped from a pattern service sheet listing 16 coded patterns with recipient names and cities. Includes names and addresses as readable segments from the Indianapolis Times publication.
Exceedingly Smart Autumn Dress Pattern No 2939
Fashion pattern description from The Times offering Design No. 2939 in six bust sizes 86 to 44 inches with wool crepe fabrics and plaited inset front. Includes pattern diagrams and postage details, price 15 cents, coupon and mail delivery in about a week.
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New York City
Times
Pattern Department of the Times
Marking Up Home Life and Market Woes in Old China
A fragment contrasts home siege with market scenes in China. It recalls a despondent husband and lambent warnings about market conditions. The vivid vignette mentions slime coated stones, eel tubs, green eggs, and deceptive market tricks, ending with a sardonic jab at an old tapestry tag.
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China
A Short History of Woman reviewed with satirical edge
The piece critiques a scholar’s plan to trace women from biology to society and parodies the idea with humor. It contrasts a novelist’s ambition with a playful poking at gender roles and reading expectations. It also notes Alice Tisdale Hobart’s account of oil company life in China and the brass numbered furniture motif.
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China
Alice Tisdale Hobart
Long Land
inGhina
Hobart
YWCA Conference in State Planned Here Feb 11–12
Plans for the State Business Woman's conference of the YWCA to be held here Feb 11 12 are taken up by the local Business Woman's department. Miss Hazel Morris chairs the committee. The Business Woman's Bazaar at the U.W. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday aids world fellowship. Ruth B. Hook chairs the committee with Mary Davidson Frances Guther and Lucile Hickman.
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Business Woman's Department
Hazel Morris
U. W
Ruth B. Hook
Mary Davidson
Frances Guther
Lucile Hickman
Young Business Woman's Club
Hollenbeck Hall
Bethlehem
Evelyn Woolford
Tech” Club
Nellie Coffin
Southport
Southport ‘ Baptist Church
University Heights
Mary Ellen Shambrough
Shortridge
Phyllis Wheatley
Ebenezer Baptist Church
North
California
Gertrude Gamlin
Industrial Department
Opal Boston
South Side
South Side Industrial Girls
Business Girls Club
Magdeline Eberheardt
South Side Business Girl’s Club
Inez Parrish
C. J. Buchanan
Clorinda Conte
World Fellowship Committee
F. W. Wood
House Committee
N. H. Long
Blue Triangle Hall
N. Penn. Sylvania St
Drama League Plans One Act Play for Parents Meeting
Junior Drama League of Short ridge High School will present Upon the Waters and The Child in the Hour at the Parent-Teachers Association meeting in Caleb Mills Hall. Miss Flora Love directs. Other PTA events include Christmas programs, carols, readings, and a candy sale across many schools.
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Shortridge High School
Parent-Teachers Association
Caleb Mills
Flora Love
Drama League
Children of School No. 78
Parent Teacher Association
Association of School 20
H. I. Shinn
Wilbur Eggert
Herald Angels
Walter M. Price
L. D. Murr
Indiana Reformatory
J. H. Collister
P. T. A. Quartette
Beatrice Dussy
Mises Kate Metcalf
Association of School 38
Garten
W. K. Stewart
G. I. Farrow
Victory ‘Memorial Church
Fred Schwartz
Dowery
Paul Whittaker
Lela Pointer
Teachers’ College
Parent-Teacher Association of School 70
Helen Pollock
Parent-Teacher Association of School
Guth
Miss Caldwell
George Washington
E. A. Graff
Mies Oulie Stratton
Charles Reed
Earl Grayson
Charles Willis
John Scott
Calvin Fletcher School
Parent-Teacher Association of School No. 45
Thomas Poggant
Metropolitan School of Music
Michigan Dance Guests Listed for Mural Show Box Party
Box parties for Front Page Stuff showcase the University of Michigan play at the Mural Saturday night with guests including Mr and Mrs Lucius B Swift and Mr and Mrs Perry EB O Neal. The Michigan dance patrons feature many named attendees and performers across multiple households.
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University of Michigan
Lucius B. Swift
Perry Eb, O'Neal
Charlotte Howe
Philip Lewis
Julius C. Travis
Travis
Louise Closser Hale
Wood Levett Wilson
Malcolm E. Mc Gowan
Izabeth Clark
Helen Oom Clark
Sara C
C. Gronin
Wiliam G
Seem
Arthur
New bracelet with alternating green and black sinks
A description notes a stunning slave bracelet featuring alternate sinks of green and black set in gold. An accompanying Paris fashion line mentions an afternoon coat of black velvet with a fringed hem, seen as a new style.
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Paris
Slender Coats of Unicorn Calf In Delicate Tan Tones
A unicorn calf shows a slim elegant hide in delicate tan shades with occasional spots, described as highly attractive and coat suitable for fashion use in society reports.
Sofia Club Alpha chapter meeting notice
The Alpha chapter of the Sofia Club will meet Tuesday with Mrs. Hazel Bugher at 1725 B Sixteenth St. Sigma Phi Sorority will meet Wednesday at 8 p m at the Spink Arms.
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George H. Chapman
Sofia Club
Hazel Bugher
Sixteenth St
Sigma Phi Sorority
Spink Arms
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Chile
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Clara Morrison
Thelma Turner
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Glara Wentz
Lucille Buell
Lucille Burr
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Lucille Haines
Mable Enochs
Mildred Morrison
Zella Hess
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Edith Fancher
Graceland Ave
League of Women Voters
Arnold Bennett Hall
University of Oregon
C. C. Karrer
Lincoln
Alma Sickler
University of Wisconsin
Sahara Buds
Banco
McLean- Arms
Edith Harrison
Alice Emminger
Charlene
Helen Rollison
Ida Keaton
Marion Weimer
Bloyd Wright
Riley Ave
Tau Nu Chi Club
William A. Breeden
Herbert Smith
Mrs. Patterson
Midol
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Dorfman Rug CO
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Holland
Indianapoli Times
Indianapolis
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