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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1920
Page
8
The Swedish Parliament passed a new marriage law promoting equal rights and duties for spouses. It abolishes the husband’s guardianship, lets wives work and contract freely, and requires joint parental guardianship. Divorce rules allow separation with a year’s wait, or immediate divorce on motive, with property and child custody decided by the court.
A 1910s style blurb explains using hooks and eyes to secure car robes against drafts in fall and winter. It describes tacking hooks around the driver's footboard and seat edges, with rope tied to hold the robe at various positions. The article notes drivers must still steer while robes are managed by others or by simple fastenings.
A London printer T WM Rhodes Disher proposes a Crusoe expedition to buy a tropical island in the Samoan or Marquesas to live there away from imperial taxes and London labor troubles. The venture seeks 41000 cash and two hours of daily work from willing participants.
Several Japanese and Chinese girls join the National Training School of the YWCA in New York City as they study organization methods for work with women. The class includes Europeans from Russia Bulgaria Norway and Czechoslovakia along with American college graduates and features practical training through visiting associations and forthcoming conferences.
A former Vanderlip summer estate at Plano Illinois near Chicago became a camp for Chicago youths last summer run by the YWCA. The old Fox River mill site housed activities in the mill building with plans for future buildings to reflect the era. Mr Vanderlip sold the property many years ago.
The Antwerp YWCA Hostess House housed American Olympic team members during their stay, providing meals and welfare support for war brides, soldiers’ wives, and other travelers. The center opened in 1920 to assist women connected with the U S Army and wartime movements in Europe.
A garbled OCR passage describes a court appearance for Arthur Bellinger in a London court. The chaotic text mentions a charge related to an assault, a resulting order, and unclear proceedings as a judge addresses the case.
A chaotic courtroom scene unfolds as a prisoner is urged to walk, amid a {\n} New Orleans convention where a physician argues about ethics and mortality. The dialogue touches on professional duty, with a lawyer countering that doctors cannot make angels out of men. A Detroit Free Press fragment notes a thief seeking a wristwatch amid a strange jumble of names and prices.
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