Surgeons Press Prompt Discharges for Disabled Soldiers
Army surgeons urge the War Department to discharge physically unfit soldiers instead of patching them for duty. The East District chief cites cases where men were kept in observation for months before discharge, totaling 204, 161, and 128 days respectively, costing the government time and manpower. Four months on sick reports should be the maximum before discharge and home.
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Associated Press
Washington
War Department
Department of the East
Notables to Attend Appalachian Exposition in Knoxville
Knoxville notes that the Appalachian exposition opening September 11 runs through September 30. Attendees include Governor Benjamin W. Hooper September 11, Governor Judson Harmon September 16, Speaker Champ Clark September 21, and William J. Bryan September 25. Governors Woodrow Wilson and John Tener will be invited. Press Day is September 15 with the Tennessee State Press association meeting.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Tenn
Benjamin W. Hooper
Tennessee
Judson Harmon
Ohio
Champ Clark
William J. Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
New Jersey
John K. Tener
Pennsylvania
Appalachian
South
Tennessee State Press Association
Bridge Collapse Kills Fifteen Workers in Bruil Gorge
A railroad bridge under construction across a deep gorge at Bruil near St Moritz collapses at night. Thirty laborers fall into the gorge. fifteen are dead and the other fifteen are fatally hurt.
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Associated Press
ST. Moritz
Switzerland
Bruil
Upper
Angadin
Sender line for publication listed
Publication communications must include sender name Katherine M Joseph editor and contact details with old and new phone numbers and home line as provided.
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Katherine M. Joseph
Prospect Hill social events and church meetings
Evening party for Miss Katherine Farmer hosted by the Prospect Hill Pros pectors follows a musical round table with Miss Nellie Paschal at West Cypress street. Missionary society meets at Prospect Hill Methodist church at 5 PM. Dignowity Hill Circle of Travis Park church meets at 3 30 PM at San Pedro springs.
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Katherine Farmer
Prospect Hill
of the Musical Round Table
Nellie Paschal
West Cypress Street
the Missionary Society
Prospect Hill Methodist Church
Travis Park Church
San Pedro Springs
W. C. Farmer
Zarramora Street
San Patricio
Cal
Pacific Coast
Farmer
Miss Farmer
Surprise birthday party for Sadie Haynes at Lexington Ave home
Mrs J C Dupuy hosted a surprise birthday party yesterday for her niece Sadie Haynes. Guests enjoyed pink and white roses and a rose shaped cake. Daffydil contest winners were Margaret Allensworth and Jessica Matthews. A list of attendees includes Irving Hicks and others. Local Jubilee committee meets Friday at Travis Park church. A reception for Rev B D Greer precedes his departure to Princeton seminary. Information on upcoming weddings, club meetings, and travels is noted.
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J. C. Dupuy
Lexington Avenue
Sadie Haynes
Margaret Allensworth
Jessica Matthews
Irving Hicks
James Beatty
B. D. D. Greer
New Jersey
Princeton Seminary
A Good Stenographer’s Plight Among City Papers
A Chicago reader Emma Brown asks what to do after being told a stenographer at age 30 is too old for good office work. The piece surveys stereotypes and defends capable, hard working women, listing faults used to justify bias and pleading for fair opportunity.
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Emma _ Brown
Chicago
Emma Brown
Emma
Pierpont
House of Morgan
Panama Canal
William Jennings Bryan
Gaby Deslys
Whisper
Settlement Plan Nears Final Approval for Peavy Creditors
Creditors of F. H. Peavy and Co meet in Minneapolis to discuss finalizing a plan to exchange three year six percent collateral trust notes for the outstanding heavy paper, signaling likely completion of the exchange proposal.
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Peavy Company
Associated Press
Minneapolis
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup Advertised As Harmless Remedy
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a universal cure for teething pain, wind colic, and diarrhea in children. It claims sixty years of use and millions of mothers endorse it, urging readers to buy the product for twenty five cents.
Card Party Hosted by Miss Eugenia Nordhaus
Miss Eugenia Nordhaus entertained a small gathering at a card party last evening. Neva Donoho won the ladies prize, Jack Burke the gentlemen prize, and Mrs Jack Burke with Mrs Eugene Nordhaus taking the consolation prizes. Attendees included Miss LaCoste Neva Davis and couples Mr Mrs Jack Burke and Mr Mrs Eugene Nordhaus. Refreshments were served.
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Eugenia Nordhaus
Neva Donoho
Jack Burke
Eugene Nordhaus
LaCoste
Neva Davis
Carl Hahn Resumes Piano and Theory Classes
Carl Hahn resumes piano and theory lessons with morning appointments at 9 and 11. Classes begin Saturday, September 2, at the Beethoven Studio.
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Carl Hahn
Beethoven
Elaborate dinner gowns with veiled layers in vogue
The era favors long graceful silhouettes built on satin or silk foundations with net or lace overlays and veiling in black chiffon or voile. Colors range from apricot with green to mauve with blue, pink with blue, gray with cerise, often accented by a black girdle for contrast.
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Harper's | R
Mosquito Net Trial in a Second Year Married Life
In a New York City summer, Warren brings home coarse green mosquito netting to guard bed sleep. Helen sews and pins the net around bed posts, but persistent mosquitoes and a wrangling net lead to a comic night of misadventures as they finally settle for a cautious, camphor-scented slumber.
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Mabel Herbert Urner
Warren
Helen
Third Avenue
George
America's Women Drudges
A Harper's Weekly excerpt contrasts American and English home life, noting American women bear multiple roles due to scarce servants and crowded neighborhoods. It highlights isolation, noise, and the constant, varied labor of the female head of household.
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America
Harper's Weekly
Newman's Theater Presents The Celebrate Case in Daylight Pictures
East Houston street Amusements notes promise of daylight pictures at Newman’s theater Thursday and Friday August 31 and September 1. Campbell’s heart rich story The Celebrate Case or Convicted by His Own Child dramatized with Mrs Newman singing popular songs. Increased comfort features, brighter house, cooler atmosphere, and a promise of a full public turnout.
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Newman
Sig
Hall's Wonder Promoted For Kidney And Bladder Ailments
An advertisement touts Hall's Wonder as a remedy for kidney and bladder disorders claiming it can cure if given a fair trial and urges sending for testimonials from Dr E Hall of St Louis Missouri. A note mentions Mrs Lilla Metzendorf, English suffragist visiting her brother in Philadelphia and cites King George's reliance on handling woman suffrage to win approval.
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Hall
E. Hall
Olive St
St. Louis
Lilla Metzendorf
Hertz Herman
Philadelphia
King George
Elias the Little Dog and a Slanting Tale
A fragment recalls a dog named Elias and a curious misdirection in a northward run turning eastward. The quirky memory hints at a comic misperception within a magazine aside from the main text.
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Elias
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