Two for one Palmolive coupon and suffrage meeting report
An advertisement offers two Palmolive soap bars for 10 cents with a coupon. A Glenwood news note covers a rain disrupted suffrage meeting in the court room with Mayor Donelan as chair and Miss Mary Rathke as vice chair. Speaker Miss Clay urged women’s vote to influence war decisions and Mr. Akers promoted suffrage efforts for Iowa, linking to Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Court House
Mayor Donelan
Mary Rathke
Clay
Kentucky
Akers
New York
Iowa
Kansas
Kansas Suffrage Rivalry Quips and Political Nods
A satirical yarn contrasts Kansas and Iowa on wealth depots and crops. It jokes that even a colossal Kansas hog could not rescue Kansas from Iowa’s superiority, then notes Iowa may adopt equal suffrage on June 5 and hint at reelecting Kansas treasurer Mr Akers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Europe
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Panama Canal
Iowa
Special Service by W B M S at Glenwood Baptist Church
A Sunday morning service at Glenwood’s Baptist church was led by Mrs. Springer of Lincoln, Neb., president of the W B M S. Although lacking public speaking experience she delivered a clear, engaging message on greater service, with musical accompaniments and ushers assisting. The piece includes humorous anecdotes and notes on attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Sneath
Northern Baptist Convention
Baptist Church
Glenwood
W. B
Moses
Israel
Seth Dean
Our Home Society
Springer
June Fickel
Miss Forsman
W. S. Brown
T. J. Jones
Carrie Rist
White Feather on the London Tube Sparks Public Uproar
In a London tube car Geoffrey, a newcomer to England, watches a stylish girl return a white feather to a young man claiming he tried to enlist. An Englishman stalks her, a tense scene unfolds, and Geoffrey is challenged to sue for insult before his American uncle defuses the moment. The pair later duel with wit, the woman revealing she is a suffragette and vowing to stand her ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey
London “Tube
Forry
Newinaner
William
Tilly
New York
W. G Chapman
England
Epitaphs and Alaska Wealth Echo Early American Tales
A Badminton Magazine note recalls a grim tombstone in Devonshire naming a wrestler and his family as a cautionary tale of pastimes. The piece shifts to Alkali Ike in Nevada and a joke funeral scene, then to a Kansas City Star quip. It ends with a bold forecast of Alaska’s future fish wealth and national wealth from Arctic shores and pioneering foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Badminton Magazine
Devonshire
Marytavy
Tavistock
John Hawking
Thomas
Alkali Ike
Nevada
Ike
Metropolitan
Kansas City Star
Alaska
Jayme
Aeme
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Johnson Soap Company, Inc
Milwaukee
Wixcomin
W. B. M.S. Special Service
Mr. Clarke
Mr. Simmons
Plain Citizen
Svat
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