County Correspondence on Marriage and Mothers Faithful Club
A county column reflects on marriages among friends Edward and Wally, the rise of public marriage notices, and a call to curb divorce. The writer laments sensational divorce records, praises maternal devotion, and shares club news from the Sour Pickle Club meeting at Mrs. C. D. Price’s home as St. M. Walton and Aunt Mattie Hunter endure the heat.
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Edward
Wally
London
Hunt County
Texas
O. K
C. D. Price
Dad
St. M. Walton
Mattie Hunter
Mary E. Bell
Industry's Advocate Anna Richardson Talks Industry Progress
Mrs Anna Steele Richardson playwright author and associate editor of Woman's Home Companion recently completed a 100000 mile trip across the United States. She spoke to women's groups and conventions about industrial and business research driving product perfection for the American home and health. She noted newspapers and magazines ads reveal how industrial research and mass production have made the country the best to live in.
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Anna Steele Richardson
Woman's Home Companion
United States
Richardson
Duty on American antiques revived amid fake goods concerns
The Treasury urges reimposition of duties on imports of antiques, arguing 7 to 80 percent of items in the past 30 years are fakes. They note small import totals in 2006 and spikes in later years, suggesting heightened inspections and buyer vigilance to curb fraud and protect government and buyers from losses.
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Treasury Department
United
Treasury
England
Jefferson epitaph crowns liberty and education champion
Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration and Virginia religious freedom statutes, is celebrated for his devotion to liberty. The epitaph he wrote for his tomb stresses freedom of government and education as his paramount life goals, noting his transformation from aristocrat to defender of the masses. He is acclaimed as a leading exponent of human liberty worldwide.
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Homas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia
University of Virginia
Congress
France
United States
Open Mind and Closed Mouth Sayings at State College
A fragment from a State College for Women page offers aphorisms on politeness education and wisdom. It includes playful quotes about bragging, experience, and the balance of open mindedness with restraint, reflecting campus wit and moral tidbits.
Flag Code Reverence to the National Emblem
The flag code from the 1923 1924 National Flag Conferences outlines the salute during hoisting lowering or parade or review. It instructs uniform wearers to salute with the right hand and others to remove headgear hold it over the heart. Adams and Jefferson died July 4 1826 marking a fiftieth anniversary and noting they were the only signers to become president.
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Washington
Adams
Jefferson
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Infant Becomes Child At Sixth Birthday Ruling In Washington
A customs ruling in Washington held infants remain children on their sixth birthday for duty classification. Infant clothing subjected to 75 percent duty while children's wear is 50 percent. Two department stores lost a suit claiming an infant becomes a child on the second birthday. In a separate case, Samuel N. White of St. Louis sued his deaf wife for divorce, alleging nagging in sign language.
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Washington
Pur
Samuel N. White
St. Louis
Chubb describes air device charging air with electricity
Westinghouse research director Dr. L. W. Chubb explains a new air-conditioning device that ionizes air and precipitates particles as fine as cigarette smoke. A Chicago wife sues for divorce after years of communic ation only by messages on a tablecloth and alphabet soup letters. Royal press secretary Sir Eric Melville aims to restore king and queen appeal amid Windsor attention. August Schoening of Sebewaing has raised crow families for 25 years and teaches them to speak English and German.
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L. W. Chubb
Westinghouse Research
Eric Melville
Uke
Duchess of Windsor
August Schoening
Sebewaing
Michigan
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