Taft Family and Mrs Taft as White House Hostess
The article surveys the Taft household and probable White House hostess Mrs. Taft, noting William Howard Taft’s presidency prospects, their children Helen Robert and Charlie, and comparing past first ladies. It credits Mrs Taft as well prepared and a lifelong book lover. It recalls prior first ladies including Mrs Cleveland McKinley and Roosevelt era hostesses.
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Willam
Taft
White House
Womnon
Grover Cleveland
Roosevelt
Tafts
Washington Society
Helen
Bryn Mawr
Robert
Yale
Charlie
Roosevelts
Quentin
Archie
Kermit Roosevelt
Washington
the Kid
Cincinnati
Clevelands
Princeton
Cleveland
Dolly Madison
William McKinley
McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Mrs. Taft Dominates White House Social Circles
The article profiles Mrs. Taft and her circle in Washington society. It notes friendships with Miss Cannon Hallie Rives Wheeler Gen. Corbin Edwards Longworth and others, her cultural tastes in music art and languages, and her active role in civic groups like the National Civic Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Taft
Miss Cannon
Washington
Longworths
White House
Ethel
Roosevelts
Tafts
Inlaw
Army
Taft
Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra
Charles P. Taft
Tower of Babel
America
Mia
Anne Cunningham and Mount Vernon’s Preservation
Anne Pamela Cunningham, a southern woman, conceived the plan to purchase Mount Vernon and keep it as national property. After the last owner offered to sell, she secured a temporary refusal, appealed to Congress for funds, and launched the Southern Matron appeal. She organized an association, obtained a Virginia charter, and mobilized state vice-regents to gather donations that eventually raised the purchase money.
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Mount Vernon
Anne Pamela Cunningham
Congress
America
Virginia
United States
Strength for Women's Backs Promised by Mary Hinson
Mrs. Mary Hinson of Mt Sterling Kentucky credits Dean's Kidney Pills with curing her backache dizziness and nervous headaches after using the product from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York sold for 50 cents a box. She says eyesight improved and she could button shoes and move without severe pain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Hinson
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Munyon Almanac Advertised by Munyon Remedy Co
A Philadelphia company promotes a combined magazine almanac by Professor Munyon. The publication claims lunar data, phrenology, palmistry, birth month meanings, dream interpretation, beauty culture, weights and measures, and antidotes for poison. Free delivery offered to anyone upon request.
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Munyon
Almanac
Munyon Remedy Company
Philadelphia
Irish Mirth Breaks Through Pain at Hospital Bed
A hospital surgeon visits a patient named Jay, an Irish man groaning in pain after being kicked by a mule. The Irishman jokes that enduring fate is like a mule's fate, and the surgeon urges stoicism.
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Pat
Jay
Smitten Young Man Calls Jeanette Radiator
The exchange features a playful young man who compliments Jeanette on radiating happiness beauty and wisdom. Jeanette reacts with gracious disbelief and humor. The dialogue ends with the joke that he must think she is a radiator due to her perceived glow.
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Jeanette
Begging Letters Flood New York as Wealthy Reassess Charity
The article notes that up to 35,000 begging letters reach wealthy New Yorkers daily. It asserts that even generous philanthropists give only after careful study and organized plans, reducing haphazard appeals from strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Prize Food Palatable Economical Nourishing
A Nebr. woman endorses Grape-Nuts and Postum citing seven years use and better health. She quit tea and coffee, improved sleep, and reports her children thrived with three daily servings. She saves doctor bills and calls the food economical. The letter promotes Postum Co Battle Creek Michigan products.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Aii Helen Taet bin
Ward PA
Lodge
Les Willwood
Miss Hagner
May Bingham
War Department
Bryn Mawr College
Civic Federation
Corbins
Edwardses
Gen. Bell
Gen. Garlington
Mrs. Garington
Lafayette Square
Secretary of War
Chariie
MR. Tart
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