Bertha Hellen Breaks Glass Ceiling on Raleigh Banking
A North Carolina profile highlights Bertha Hellen, the first woman assistant cashier in Raleigh, recounting her rise from a small town bank to a larger Raleigh institution. She discusses overcoming male resistance, the value of home life, and the fuller social role for working women in the South.
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North Carolina
Cartaret County
Bertha
Hellen
Raleigh Banking and’ Trust
Raleigh
Main Street
Wilson
Bertha Hellen
Engineering Both Babies and Business
A profile of Nina S. Gould an Oklahoma City geologist and business leader. The piece highlights her role at Gould & Gould, her community work with the YWCA and Chamber of Commerce, and her view that smaller cities better suit women starting in business for family and community growth.
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Oklahoma City
Mottled Advice On Speech And Behavior Dated Reflections
A playful jumble of aphorisms on language habits self control and social conduct. It comments on speaking softly avoiding gossip choosing calm warmth preferring home over bustle and the impracticality of lecturing ego and the value of individuality.
Traveling Duds for Women's Wear
A fashion piece notes Parisian tastes shifting toward travel wear as French couturiers showcase motoring and steamer outfits. It lists wardrobe essentials for transatlantic trips and road journeys, including dresses, hats, gloves, underwear, trunks, and new luggage finishes. It highlights wraps, steamer coats, and travel accessories like Baedeker maps and Kodak cameras as integral for the era.
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New- York Herald-Tribune
Lenglen
Carpentier
le Boxe
Parisienne
Mademaiselle
Demoiselle
Paris Couturier
Baedeker
Kodak
Paris Dress Wraps Delight In Gay Fantastic Style
Paris houses showcase extravagant wraps for dress occasions in bold colors and luxe fabrics. A smaller firm presents an afternoon or evening wrap in banana kasha with orange fox trim, gold tones, and a deep yoke over the shoulders.
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Paris
An-gome
Vanity cases show refined enamel and gemstone detailing
A compact description notes convenient Np stick and powder box carriers suspended from a small ring worn on a finger or bracelet. Cream colored enamel cases feature red accents and Mamonds tracery at center. others are flu enamel with platinum and tiny diamonds.
Red Hat Fashion Returns With Limited Parade of Styles
A garbled note hints at a fashion moment featuring larger and redder hats, with restricted options this year including cloche styles and a focus on bold color. The snippet suggests a social trend or parade of headwear, emphasizing color and restraint.
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Ania
Talk Is Expensive in Huckleville Counterfeit Caper
A Secret Service man warns merchants about counterfeiters in Huckleville as he shows a sample ten dollar bill. The store proprietor refuses to accept the bill and recounts previous trouble buying suspect notes last week from another seller.
The Collector Spirit Tova Declares Dominance Over Youth
A fragmentary dialogue introduces a figure named Tova claiming lordship among spirits. The exchange hints at a hierarchy where Tova rules all other spirits as youthful strength vies for prominence. The text opens with a domestic setting about finishing furnishing and shifts to supernatural authority.
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Tova
A Burly Trusty Opens Doors for Visitors in Jail
A county jail tour includes a burly African American trusty who opens doors for a group of visitors. One woman asks how the man ends up there, and he replies with a defiant quip about staying far away if ever released, implying a lengthy sentence and a possible boast.
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Evnah
Improvement at the Party Sparks Polite Revelry
Miss Cayenne reflects on a party where many people who disagree with each other remained perfectly cordial and polite, suggesting an improving humanity as observed by the Washington Star.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington
Star
Not Easily Forgotten You and Him in a Parting Scene
A terse exchange centers on memory and sacrifice as two lovers confront a decisive rift. One recalls spending everything for the other while the partner urges oblivion. The dialogue hints at power dynamics and emotional cost within a strained relationship.
No one cares to miss this freeting show
A playful line contrasts the optimistic applause with the cynic hiss, capturing a theater or public performance mood without specifics.
Yes We Have No Bananas Joke In Music Store
A young woman asks a music store clerk if they have Yes We Have No Bananas. The clerk humorously replies that they indeed have no Yes We Have No Bananas.
Lonesome We’s as Dim as Fin Oyster Joke
A humorous line from a period piece features a quip about an oyster being dim because it would kick if not for lacking company to a stew. The pun centers on loneliness and appetite in a playful exchange.
Those Were Happy Days Once We Could Meet
A compact reminiscence recalling crowded gatherings and a woman with long hair and skirts joining in a communal moment. The lines evoke nostalgia for social meetings and shared youth.
Wife Tricks Husband With Four Grocery Accounts
A husband finds his wife keeping four separate grocery accounts. She explains the tactic makes the bills appear smaller. The exchange shows a quirky household budgeting ruse.
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Siti
Ancestry bragging and naming in family talk
A dialogue contrasts junior and senior naming, asking why people boast about ancestors and whether titles carry meaning beyond family tradition. The exchange hints at social status attached to lineage and generational labels.
Tempering the Curse in a Humorous Dialect Exchange
A fragmentary dialogue depicts a humorous exchange about curses and rum. The speaker asserts rum is a curse and references family commentary as a mild form of curse. The tone blends mock severity with colloquial speech.
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Nfl
Fragmentary Note on Scott-T Incident
A brief, unclear fragment references Scott-T and a person described as “omy girl” with an implication of wrongdoing. The text moves to a գsuggestion of repeating behavior and another person beginning to raise someone else, but details are severely obscured and names are uncertain.
Quarrel Sparks Lively Wordplay Between Friends
A short dialogue features Tubby and another speaker trading playful misheard phrases about being men to each other. The exchange skews toward light teasing and comic miscommunication.
Automobile boom reshapes business and graveyards
An early 20th century remark notes that cars have enlarged many businesses, while also necessitating larger graveyards. The dialogue highlights the dual impact of the automobile on commerce and mortality infrastructure.
Cuticura Soothes Baby Rashes Ad
Advertisement praises Cuticura products to soothe itchy rashes. It claims hot baths with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment offer relief and mentions a fragrant talcum dusting at the finish. Promotional language emphasizes purity and sweetness.
Why Druggists Recommend Swamp-Root Advertisement
For years druggists note Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician s prescription and strengthening. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and mention this paper.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Penalty of Success and Quirky Season Talk
Ex Governor Preuss muses on what constitutes a successful season at the shore. He jokes that true success means all at Wahyo villa are gathered, even down to the smallest hostelries, as a fish market scene and a coal bin rent prompt a husband to sleep in a chicken house.
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Preuss
Wahyo Villa
Tve
George
Minnepolis Tribune
Parasite Mermi Thid Destroys Grasshoppers Rapidly
An agricultural technologist reports a parasite called merinthid as a deadly enemy of grasshoppers. Artificially infested grasshoppers carrying six to eight merinthids die in about eight days as the parasites multiply swiftly.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
Stomach trouble corrected quickly and easily
An upset stomach can derail health and strength as the digestive system falters. The article emphasizes rapid, simple corrections to restore well being and notes that many complications stem from digestive upset.
Tanlac Promoted as World's Best Tonic for Stomach Trouble
This advertisement claims Tanlac will tone the system soothe an inflamed stomach remove accumulated poison and start the digestive organs functioning properly allowing the system to assimilate the food one eats. All good druggists sell Tanlac.
What is the proper length for a girl's skirt
A playful exchange between Clara and Ethel centers on fashion norms. Clara opines that skirt length should depend on a girl’s legs, framing a lighthearted discussion of style standards.
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Ethel
Clara
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Lincoln Nebraska and Volga City Iowa women report relief from back pain fatigue and heaviness after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Testimonials state improved appetite stamina and ability to handle housework and family duties. Over 100000 responses show 98 percent benefiting from this medicine sold by druggists nationwide.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Lydia E. Pinkham
Charles IF. Dolezal
Garber Ave
Lincoln, Nebraska
Lydia FE. Pinkham
Old bachelor claims women favor stony talk in quan tities
An aging bachelor remarks that women are inclined to give stony talk in large quantities. The quote reflects a blunt generalization about female speech patterns within the context of a past society.
Eye on a new path for humanity amid guiding views
The remark notes that it is beneficial for humanity not to be forced to follow a particular view. It suggests openness to multiple perspectives and resistance to rigid hegemony in thought. The tone urges thoughtful balance between belief and freedom of inquiry.
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Patou
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