Twelve Greatest Living American Women Deliberations Start
A memo notes Senorita Graciela Mandujano’s question to the National League of Women Voters about the twelve greatest living American women. It cites candidates from Carrie Chapman Catt to Edith Wharton and Mary Pickford, with debates over who qualifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman HO
National League of Women Voters
Senorita Graciela Mandujano
Chile
United States
League
Lann
Warren G. Harding
Mary Pickford
Mary Garden
Geraldine Farrar
Mary Roberts Rinehart
Ida M. Tarbell
Edith Wharton
O. H. P. Belmont
Alice Paul
National Woman’s Party
Maud Wood Park
Mary Garrett Hay
Women’s Joint Congressional Committee
Senorita Mandujano
Nasmuch
Carrie Chapman Catt
New York
International Suffrage, Alliance
Jane,Addams
Hull House
Chicago
Anne Tracey Morgan
American Committee For
France
Evangeline Cory Booth
Salvation Army
M. Carey Thomas
Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr College
Thomas G. Winter
Minneapolis
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Harriet Taylor Upton
Warren, O
Republican National Committee
Alice Mary Robertson
Muskogee
National House of Representatives
Oklahoma
Cecilia Beaux
Julia C. Lathrop
Raymond Robins
Helen Keller
Maude Adams
Mme
Louise Homer
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Crocheted Hats Define Late Summer Street Style
The piece describes crocheted hats as a new and distinctly American fashion trend for summer wear. It highlights materials such as wool yarns chenille and silk fibers plus crocheted decorations, noting their elegant yet casual appeal for promenade outfits and street frocks.
Liberian Secret Group Said to Be Nearly Annihilated
Reverend Walter H. Overs reports the Human Leopards a native assassination society once active in Liberia has been practically exterminated by government officials. The bishop, on leave in the United States, describes how members selected victims, wore leopard headpieces, and left scalps or fingers as proof before riding off for cannibal rites.
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Walter H. Overs
Liberia
United States
The
Leopards
Bishop Overs
Africa
Royal Geographical Society of London
Detroit News
Prune Dying Branches for House Plant Health
When branches of a house plant begin to die they should be clipped. This helps preserve the plant’s overall shape and encourages new growth.
Black and Silver Hats Enter Summer Fashion
Fashion notes highlight new hat trends with black and silver as the dominant scheme. White and silver duvetyne models appear, along with flesh colored facings on black and white hats. Beaded satin duchess and fringed trims with vulture feathers and matching quills boost popular priced styles.
Summer Fad in Gingham Handkerchief Styles
A fashion note describes gingham handkerchiefs as a current trend. It highlights whipped edge details and a round center with colored tullet edging for a refined, dainty hankie.
Testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A mother from Wauseon Ohio reports her daughter recovered from chronic backache and leg-ache after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims two years of improved health and ability to work, endorsing the remedy for other mothers and giving permission to publish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wauseon
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
E. Pinkham
A. M. Burke
London Morning Dailies Reach Thirty In City
The Westminster Gazette joins the Morning Star and others to lift London’s morning papers to thirty in total. Evening issues remain about twelve, with some titles overlap in stalls.
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London
Westminster Gazette
A Lady of Distinction With Delicate Perfume Influence
An advertisement touts a refined woman’s scent created by Cuticura Soap and hot water cleansing the pores. It recommends finishing with Cuticura Talcum powder for clear sweet healthy skin.
Becomes Laughing Stock At Lawn Party
A baldheaded society man tells of a moment at a lawn party when a matron remarked to another that his face was pleasant. He lifted his hat briefly and overheard the reply praising his looks with a crude twist about price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Blank
Boston Transcript
Housewife Thanks Red Cross Ball Blue Ad
A housewife smiles at a basket of clear white clothes and thanks Red Cross Ball Blue in an advertisement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Great Public Benefactor Ching-Noung Bread and Wine Claim
The text credits Ching-Noung as the original teacher of bread from wheat and wine from rice. It notes bread making in patriarchal times and a Rome based profession emerging around 170 B C. The claim situates these practices in ancient history with approximate dates.
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Ching-Noung
B. C
Rome
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Enorita Graciela Mandujano
Asia
Geachela
Myanoclavo
Bellans
New York City
Holland
Messig
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