Our Flappers May Smoke Not Start the Fact Is the Defense
The Louisville Courier Journal defends American women against the stereotype of cigarette smoking and indecency. It notes historical smoking habits among English and French women and recalls reports that British debutantes began smoking openly at Ascot races, challenging claims of a uniquely American trend.
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Salome
Herod
Thais
Alexander the Great
Louisville Courier-Journal
America
England
France
London
Ascot
Airplane basics and Tarbes notes in a Geographer’s corner
The piece explains basic airplane terms and handling such as pilot, crank start, propeller, skidding and slipping, and monoplane versus biplane. It also visits Tarbes noting its lack of architectural treasures, a medieval tower prison, and historical scenes from Wellington’s 1814 victory. It ends with a humorous anecdote about a New England eggs clerk and a flower bouquet joke.
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Christian Science Monitor
Tarbes
Marshal Foch
France
Wellington
National Geographic Society Bulletin
Press Agent Tales From Barnum and Mansfield Schools
The essay recalls Edgar Saltus lamenting modern press agents and the Barnum style tale of Alpha the elephant with a boy named Rufe rescuing her with aid from a rope and a rubber tube. It also notes Mansfield Ohio schools using phonographs for music appreciation with 37 machines and a $5,000+ investment.
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Edgar Saltus
New York
Barnum
Alpha
Little Rufe
Mr. Barnum
Sar
Rufe
Coniayer
Mansfield
Ohio
Christian Science Sunday Services and Reading Room Times
Sunday morning service at 11. sermon Life. Sunday school at 10 A M. Testimonial meeting Wednesday evening at o'clock. Reading room at mma Theater building open daily from 2 to 4 except Sunday. Public invited to attend services and visit the Reading room.
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Christian Science
Mma Theater
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Stetson
Radmoor Hose
E. C. Keith & Son
New England
Morist
P. T. Barnum
California
Los Angeles
Union Pacific System
Payette
Prunes
Anson-Hart Grocery Company
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