Ruth Browning Struggles With Shame and Money Pressures
Ruth endures humiliation from Mr Turnbull over her appearance and vows to hold her lucrative position. She helps family with scarce funds while Susan and Betty navigate school tensions and looming hardship. Sam stays by Ruth as Betty faces possible exit to work and Ruth contemplates renewed clothing needs and debt.
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Mr. Turnbull
Ruth
Mr. Lumbull
Ruthie
Susan
Miss Ruth Browning
Susan Browning
Betty
Sam
Sue
Sammie
Pointed Paragraphs On Disagreeing Doctors And Marriage
A fragment notes humorous maxims about religion, money, love, and marriage. It touches on doctors disagreements, undertaker irony, hair loss, male pride, women crying, and post marriage observations about attention and growth. The tone is satirical and era-specific with several pointed quips.
Out of the Mouths of Babes In a child’s bedtime chat a mother asks why the child needs five lights.
A mother questions her child about fear and sleep, while the girl recalls meeting a little girl who never saw a cow and mentions a papa who was cantones, hinting at memory or mishearing.
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Uitte Lelu
Lele
Tom
Elizabeth
Adora
Bingley
Heepworth Hlei Flume
Dudley Pilbrek
Bingle Penn
Bingley Hooper
Frest
Brocade and Velvet Evening Gown Trends on Parade
The article highlights two fabric combinations in evening gowns featuring black velvet and brocade. It notes draped styling with a long fringe-tipped sash, a metal cloth headband across the forehead, and coordinated accessories. Feather fan bags, gauze and lace fans, and ostrich trim parasols complete the season’s southern wear ensembles.
Adora and Bingley Hooper Spark a Family Debate
Adora faces pressure from her parents and relatives as they argue over her romance with Bingley Hooper. Her father derides him while her mother defends the match, noting Bingley’s wealth, schooling, and quiet demeanor, and debating suitable marriage prospects for Adora.
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Bingley
Adora
C. B. Hooper
Adera
Shane
A Bedtime Story In The Woodsfolk Rescue
The widow of Chatter Squirrel seeks help from the Woodsfolk to locate her missing mate Chatter. Dr. Muskrat and others propose using the old sleeping-hole and nearby clues as they plan a search while the widow rests. The tale unfolds with trust among woodland neighbors and hints of a dangerous pursuit.
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Woodsfolk
Multy Kitten
Yeu
Tad Coon
Dr. Markrat
Chewee the Chicader
Jay
Chatter
Chalk
Sve
Chat
Ter
Dr. Muskrat
Nenat
Rabbit
Veant Rionie Boaver
Rovennporn
Route to Happier Table Gatherings Is Home Vegetables
The Housewives' League meeting in San Antonio highlighted home grown produce and nutrition. Mrs. Frank Fogelson noted Valley varieties, while A H Rife explained regional cabbage adaptations. Emma Pirie stressed vitamins and quick cooking to preserve nutrition, urging local produce. The group plans a follow up tour to irrigated Collins Gardens and a Chamber of Commerce meeting next Tuesday at 9:30 AM.
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Housewives’ League
Army
AL. C. A
Frank Fogelson
A. H. Rife
San Antonio
California
Emma Pirie
Miss Pirie
Mr. Rife
Chamber of Commerce
Or. Rollins
Collins Gardens
Corner
Hubby
New Produce Offerings and Steady Prices Report
Market notes few new produce items and steady prices with heavier Rio Grande Valley arrivals. Lettuce drops to 2.50 3.00 while grapes rise to 3.50 4.00 per box. oranges fall to 6.50 7.00 per box. carloads of sweet corn bring 40 50 cents per dozen. turkeys wholesale 40 cents lb. fresh eggs 14 per crate. butter prices vary by type.
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Rio Grande Valley
California
Colorado
Beware Pneumonia by Hr Addington Bruce
An early 20th century appeal stresses pneumonia as a leading preventable killer. It highlights high US mortality, urges general hygiene, adequate rest, ventilation, and avoiding crowding to protect vulnerable individuals from infection.
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Hr. Addington Bruce
United States
Avoiding Pneumonia by Curbing Colds and Coughs
A column urges resting during cold symptoms and staying home to prevent pneumonia. It cites Dr. J. G. Stillman on links between mild respiratory infections and lobar pneumonia, and emphasizes not coughing or sneezing in public to protect others. Universal adherence could reduce pneumonia risk significantly.
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J. G. Stillman
Rockefeller Institute
Associated Newspapers
Clothing prices steady despite Chicago garment strike
Chicago reports prices for women cloaks and suits will stay steady this winter as factory work for the season nears completion. Union leader Morris Sigman said settlement likely after the new year due to slack season, while M. Tobias of the Chicago Cloak and Suit Manufacturers’ Association suggested a quicker resolution may be possible. The strike began when a salary contract expired and employers proposed a switch to piecework.
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Chicago
Morris Sigman
New York
International Ladies' Garment Workers Union
Wriday
M. Tobias
Chicago Cloak and Sait Manufacturers’ Association
Woodrow Wilson Foundation names five permanent trustees
New York December 3 Franklin D Roosevelt and Cleveland H B Dodge E A Alderman president of the University of Virginia William Allen White Carrie Chapman Catt Iowa were named as five of fifteen permanent trustees. The executive committee may name the rest. The endowment fund of 1,000,000 is to be invested in US government securities. The awards of 25 members will honor meritorious service to democracy public welfare liberal thought or peace through justice. The committee accepted the permanent organization plan with one amendment to further define liberal thought services.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cleveland BH. Dodge
E. A. Alderman
University of Virginia
William Allen White
Kansas
Carrie Chapman Catt
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
United States
Just Between Ourselves by Della E Stewart
A reflective essay argues women burden themselves with housekeeping and moral guilt. It critiques harsh self-critique, urging use of reason and intelligence to ease domestic strain and reduce needless nagging over small mishaps.
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Della E. Stewart
Misloid
Anyon
Rhodes Scholarship Candidates Compete for Appointments
Forty one candidates from Ohio and eleven other states converge as 32 Rhodes Scholarships are awarded for Oxford. selection hinges on intellect, character, and athletics with winners to begin at Oxford in October 1022 under Swarthmore College President Frank Aydelotte.
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Philadelphia
Oxford
Frank Aydelotte
Swarthmore College
Rhodes
Olio
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Ohio
Oregon
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Aydelotte Said
Rioting Halts Vienna Business Around City Thursday
Virtually all business suspended in Vienna as rioting raged Thursday. Daylight reports show extensive damage with losses running into billions of crowns, including plate glass losses estimated over six hundred billion crowns. Streets presented a desolate scene as commerce stalled across the capital.
Change of Life Testimonial From Mrs Brock
Mrs Rosert Brock of Hopkins Minnesota shares a testimonial endorsing Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for menopausal symptoms including hot flashes dizziness and nervousness. She states relief after use and invites others to write to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts for confidential health guidance.
Widespread Looting After Attacks Hit Hotels And Shops
Accounts describe shattered storefronts with broken glass and looted interiors. Attacks on fashionable hotels and shops extended to draggings from showy automobiles and beatings, with many injured or harmed.
Postal Service to relay foreign exchange changes quickly
The Postoffice Department will advise patrons at foreign money order offices daily of exchange fluctuations. Changes in conversion rates can be made within two days of the first market announcement, a faster process than the previous two weeks. Zone offices will relay telegraph updates to post offices within their jurisdictions.
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Washington, D. C
Des
Postoffice Department
Berlin Panic Over Market Slump Traced to Speculators
Berlin reports a sharp stock and foreign exchange drop on Thursday driven by amateur speculators and a stage manage scare, with Friday partial recovery as analysts seek causes. Officials plan to resume trading Monday while bankers deem the fall exaggerated against intrinsic values.
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Preen
Berlin
Industrias
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