Ambassador Wu Tig Fang to Washington a Welcomed Figure
Washington welcomes Doctor Wu Tig Fang as minister to the United States from China with expectations the post will become an embassy. He is a familiar figure in the capital, having previously represented China and promoted vegetarianism through Mrs. Henderson. His aging appearance contrasts with Washington’s eagerness for his influence on Korean affairs.
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Washington
Wu Tig Fang
United States
Republic of China
Doctor Wu
Chang Yin Tang
Praise for Modern Woman in Kansas City Speech
Mrs. Francis Squire Potter of Chicago told the Woman's Trade Union League in Kansas City that modern women face oppression from overpraise of virtuous grandmothers. She argued women earning seven dollars weekly must balance home duties with wage labor, and that today’s housewives’ tasks remain essential even as many work outside.
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F. S. Potter
Chicago
League
Kansas City
Francis Squire Potter
Woman's Trade Union League
Historic Jewels Found After Long Island
Ulysses Garnier, visiting America last year, will receive a cable from William K. Vander Bilt in Paris announcing the recovery of a diamond pin lost on a Long Island motor trip last spring. The gem, once owned by Queen Marie Antoinette, fetched several thousand dollars. Vander Bilt hired detectives to trace the mobile party route. a hotel employee in Lake Ronkonkoma found the pin in a cloakroom floor.
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New York
Ulysses Garnier
America
William K. Vander Bilt
Paris
Long Island
Marie Antoinette
Vanderbilt
Pitt
Lake Ronkonkoma
Embroideries Offered Per Yard at 15 Cents Tease
A single line item notes embroideries priced by the yard at 15 cents. The terse listing emphasizes low cost fabric trim for display or sale. No additional details provided about type, color, or quantity.
Yardage Sale Ad for New Patterns 19c to 2c Values
An old newspaper item advertises a fabric sale offering 700 yards in one lot with all new patterns. Assorted fabrics priced at 19 cents to 2 cents per yard, sale price around 124 cents.
Embroideries Lot Offered in Assorted Edges and Inserts
Assorted embroideries of all widths with edgings and insertions offered in a single lot. About 1,000 yards in total. Sale describes material as a special yard lot.
Assorted Laces and Embroideries on Yard Sale Sale
An assortment of Venice Galcon Cluny and Oriental Laces offered at 25 cents to yard 10 cents for high priced pieces. A lot of Val Lace from broken sets mostly new Edging and Insertion valued by yard 2 1/2 cents. Embroideries and baby patterns priced 15 to 25 cents with special yard sales 10 and 12 3/4 cents.
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Venice
Ayard
20 Dozen Ladies Life Thread Vests at 25 Cents Each
Bargain item listing offers twenty dozen ladies life thread vests priced at 25 cents each. Readable text emphasizes bulk quantity and low unit price, aiming to attract shoppers seeking affordable undergarments.
Lace and Embroidery Sale Notice
A shorthand newspaper item lists lace allovers at 39 to 50 cents per yard and embroidery flouncing 45 inches wide at 43 cents per yard. Also mentions embroidered flouncing 2 1/2 inches at 45 cents per yard.
Remarkable case ends after long illness in Frederick
Effie Peart Six, blind and speechless for years, regained sight and speech briefly during a paroxysm of pain, then died. Doctors reported small bone fragments freed from her body over years, totaling about a pound, puzzling physicians in the case.
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Frederick
Effie Peart
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