What Would Great Grandmother Have Thought
A reflection on labor-saving devices from kerosene stoves to matches and egg beaters. The author muses how everyday implements ease work for households, noting the match as a tiny yet powerful time saver and urging recognition of small, common labor-saving tools both inside and outside the home.
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This Date In History Highlights Notable Figures
A compact list notes historical births and deaths including John T. Kirkland born in Herkimer and died in Boston in 1840, Jose de San Martin's death in France, Blondin’s Niagara crossing, Mary Abigail Dodge Gail Hamilton’s death, and I W W members’ Chicago conviction in 1918.
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John T. Kirkland
Harvard College
Herkimer
N. Y
Boston
Commodore Stockton
California
Jose de San Martin
Washington
South America
France
Blondin
Niagara Falls
Mary Abigail Dodge
Gail Hamilton
Hamilton
Mass
Edward VII
Botha
de Wet
Delarey
Cowes
Myrtle Reed
Chicago
Dr Paul Reinsch Named Democratic Senate Candidate
Dr Paul S Reinech formerly United States Minister to China and a University of Wisconsin professor of political science has accepted the Democratic nomination for United States senator from Wisconsin He was born in Milwaukee in 1849 and studied in Berlin Rome and Paris with Roosevelt Professorships in Berlin and Leipzig in 1912 12 He participated in the Pan American Conferences at Rio de Janeiro 1906 and Buenos Aires 1910 and has written extensively on colonial government and administration.
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Paul S. Reinech
United States
Wisconsin
China
Pekin Post
University of Wisconsin
Dr. Reinsch
Milwaukee
State University At
Madison
Berlin
Rome
Paris
Roosevelt
Leipzig
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
One Year Ago Today Wins and Retreats Across Europe
Former Emperor William bought the Doorn estate near Utrecht. Bolsheviki were driven from Odessa and evacuated the entire Ukraine.
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William
Doorn
Utrecht
Odessa
Ukraine
Two Great Wonders of Time Saved by Machinery
An efficiency expert claims machines cut half a housekeeper’s time by delivering products and providing home equipment. The speaker contrasts today with great grandmother’s day, marveling at how grandmothers managed so much and what women do with the saved time.
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