Married life the second year at sea side
A wife frets over the mounting costs of a weekend visit by her in‑laws. Warren luxuriously spends on dinners, tickets, and a concert while Helen counts the rising totals and worries about the impact on next month’s grocery budget. The overall scene shows strain in a middle‑class family as money and control clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Helen
Mrs. Curtis
Sackendorff
Winifred
Louise Richards
Elma J. Frazer
Mr. Plunkett
Detestation of politics ends in stubborn mayoral resolve
Miss Ella Wilson the mayor of Hunnewell Kansas after months of clashes with a male city council says she is disgusted with politics and wants out but will not quit. She notes that politics is not a woman's game yet vows to fight as long as anyone.
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Ella Wilson
Hunnewell
Kas
Mrs. Wilson
Louise Winterfeldt
New York
Paris
Winterfeldt
Lenox
Mass
Do Not Tire Out Your Hostess Advice on graceful exit practices
The piece urges quick, polite leave taking to spare hosts fatigue and awkwardness. It advises hosts to signal when guests should depart, recommends graceful exits without lingering, and suggests thoughtful alternatives like written thanks after large functions. It contrasts courteous departures with disruptive lingering and calls for refined social rituals.
The Corset Sixteenth Century Busks
The article discusses the brutal corset of Catherine de Medici's era, noting Mary Stuart wearing a wooden or ivory busk with whale bone. It contrasts past torture with modern views, and credits Nell Brinkley for illustrations reproduced from Good Housekeeping Magazine August issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nell Brinkley
Nations
the National News
Good Housekeeping
Catherine de Medici
Miss Brinkley
Mary Stuart
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Brinkley
In-Law Debates and A Nation’s Bowed Legs
A household quarrel over a man saving his mother in law is paralleled by a broader rebuke of in laws and social attitudes. The piece contrasts public praise for heroism with sharp critique of family ties and the costs of large families, noting bow legged children and social pressure.
Bow legs tell a story of urban neglect and race fears
An outspoken figure urges scrutiny of race danger and urges a walk through impoverished city quarters to read the bow legs of neglected children as a sign of overwork and lack of care. The piece links social neglect to broader fears about race and societal decline.
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
A Frances D Garside humorous tale about a women’s club clash over a husband who sits in stocking feet. Mrs Appleton quotes Emerson sparking a debate on self development and gender roles within a supportive sisterhood. The group resolves to pursue higher thought to overcome domestic hindrances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lysander John Appleton
Emerson
Lysander John
Aura Club
Mrs. Appleton
Confederate generals still alive amid Civil War remnants
Twenty five Confederate generals who served in the Civil War are still surviving. Kentucky leads with Lieutenant General Simon Bolivar Buckner of Munfordville and Brigadier General Basil W. Duke from Louisville is noted as another native.
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Kentucky
Simon Bolivar Buckner
Munfordville
Louisville
Basil W. Duke
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Light
Mabel Herbert Urner
Lottie Richards
Lucia
American Evening Journal
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
William Waldorf Astor Jr
Miss Langhorne
John Jacob Astor
Madeline Talmage Force
Dorothy Dix
Yonkers
Mrs. Plunkett
Browning Society
Mr.Plunkett
Bow Legs
Frances B. Garside
Daysey Mayme
Frances D. Garside
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