Dames and Daughters in News and Notes
Miss Frances Greeley Curtis is elected to Bowdon school board. Elizabeth Goucher plans five years in China missions under the Women's Foreign Missionary Society. Mrs James A. Hensley of Knoxville boasts a private pitcher collection nearing two thousand items, including centuries-old pieces in gold, silver, ivory, glass, china, wood and pottery. Materials span multiple continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Greeley Curtis
Bowton
Aaid Killen Terry
Elizabeth Goucher
John S. Goucher
Goucher College
China
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
Neoking
James A. Hensley
Knoxville
Tenn
Cost of Living: Food Prices Jump Thirteen Years
A collage of quotes notes food price increases by about 60 percent over thirteen years, with references from Philadelphia Ledger Indianapolis News Detroit Free Press. The Washington Chamber of Commerce suggests restricting use of certain foods to reduce beef costs, prompting broader debate on food policy and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philidelpha Lecar
Indianapolis News
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Detroit
Town Topics and City Health Notes from Early Boston
A fragmented recap citing municipal concerns and regional health chatter. Mentions New Yorkers seeking country health benefits and returning to the city as phony echoes of typhoid worry surface. References Chicago and Chinese population estimates in a curio of urban discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston ‘Transcript
New York World
Chicago
Big Yacht Race Promises Drama and National Rivalries
Announceutas reports Sir Thomas Lipton confident to lift the cup as Rhode Island built defender and Boston management share glory and responsibility. The Washington Star notes tension and a confident stance amid a sprawling New York led coverage of the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Washington
Rhode
Boston
New York
Thomas West
Moston Herald
Thomas Lipton
Bir
Washington Star
Flippant Flings and Odd Prisoner Claims In Philadelphia
A prisoner who calls himself an actor Lat S00 wkeleton Kaye may be the man who released the ghost. New York Telegram reports on odd social chatter while New York World notes King George reviving the Order of the Bath and imagined court theatrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Kaye
New York Telegram
King George
Order of the Bath
Bt Jammer
Plumbers’ Trust
Loule Republic
Davlots
Footalie
New York
German Gleanings: Prussian police curb defacement signs
Prussian authorities empower police to prohibit defacement of landscapes by hoard signs and plot sound proof home in borin han attorney rooms. A musician may practice in any one of these without disturbing neighbors. By spring 1915 Kiel canal will be widened by forty feet and two double locks larger than those on the Pewame canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Kiel
Golf Links Battle Shifts in English Golf Scene
A garbled 1920s- era wire mentions golf contests and players Travers and Travia with confusion over identities. The fragment hints at establishing dominance by Celmet against rivals in a street contest context, referencing New York World and Chicago News sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celmet
New York World
Hoston Herek
Eme Neous
Travers
Travia
Chicago News
Woman and Politics in the Press Debate
A fragmented reader note contrasts opinions from Baltimore American and Philadelphia Ledger on women voting. The snippets imply political leverage, wives voting, and the broader suffrage question debated across papers without a clear conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Cnw
Phliladelhia Ledger
Draperies For Evening Wraps Inspire Velvet And Satin
Fashion notes describe evening wraps using duchess satin brocades velours de tale and velvets. Applique and fur trimmings enhance bold designs on camela hair cloth and duvetyn, with Oriental ornaments and dyed or natural mole accents. Three and a half yards of 42 inch material are listed for copying patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almont
Novelty coat and skirt banding in vintage fashion patterns
A vintage pattern description details clever banding of a coat and skirt for a novelty look. It notes vest shaping, pointed toe bottoms, peg top skirts, and an effective collar. Instructions mention pattern on size 16 yards of 42 inch fabric and material yardages for different sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ula
Hue
Peninsula Title and Abstract Co Ad Change Notice
The Peninsula Title Abstract and Realty Co announces advertising changes must reach the printer by Wednesday at 3 p.m. to ensure inclusion. H Henderson, manager, 311 North Jersey Street, urges prompt submission and accurate, reasonably priced service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peninsula Tithe, Abstract and Realty Co
H. Henderson
North
Jersey Street
North Jersey Street
Columbia
St. Johns Express, Transfer and Storage Co
Portland
Richmond
Porland
Gils
Sager
Columbia Furniture and Fixture Manufacturing Co Ad
Columbia Furniture and Fixture Manufacturing Co offers fixtures and job work. Products are handcrafted and sold by H. F. Clark and Ormandy Bros. Wurniture dealers claim they do not retail and invite customers to inspect waon Street location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Furniture and Fixture, Manufacturing Co
H. F. Clark and
Ormandy Bros
Local Legal Blanks Offered at Uniform Price
A list of blanks kept in this office includes Warranty Deeds Quitclaim Deeds Mortgages Satisfaction of Mortgages Contracts for Sale of Realty Bills of Sale Leases. Additional blanks will be added as demand rises at the uniform price per dose.
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Cost of
Woman and Politics
St. Johns Furniture Company New and Second Hand Furniture
Torr
Waon Street
St. Johns
Bonham & Currier
Portland Railway, Light & Power Company
Slabwood Dry
ST. Johns Lumber CO
S. Jersey
Mind Family Trade
T. P. Ward
Proprieter
R. A. Jayne, M. D
First National Bank
C. J. Gatzmyer
AT Law
McDonald Building
Oregon
Perry C. Stroud Lawyer
Thad, T. Parker
Holbrook Building
Rambo
First National Hank Building
ST. Joiis
Vinton Scott
Holmes Lodge
Rinkay
Hall
BK. R
Maxfield
C. G D
Morsman
Dork Dodge NO. 132
A.M. Hall
Chas. A. Pry
W. M. A. W. Davia
Joseph McChesney
McChesney Kikbebe
Boyer
ST. Johns Sanitarium
Chicago Street
Smith Avenue
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Romine
Ronsiva
Amaia
ORDER
Eastern Star Minerva
Mekrer
Hallella
McKinney & Avis Real Estate
Jersey St
J. R. Weimer
Vancouver
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