Improve your figure with in-home chest and waist exercises
An article urges women to enhance symmetry through simple room exercises rather than corsets. It describes waist reduction by chair back twists and seated torso twists, leg lifts, and keeping the spine straight. It links daily practice to lasting physical improvement and a youthful look, citing an older woman who has exercised for decades. It also muses on gallantry and its social value in male-female relationships.
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Margaret Mixter
New York Telegram
Edge
Elizabeth
Mary
Elry
Indianapolis News
Find Your Place and Be Satisfied in Work
Excerpts describe finding one's ideal occupation where work brings joy and purpose. The New Haven Register quotes a speaker urging craftspeople to view their toil as art and avoid drudgery. A New York Press anecdote notes women using oranges and orange juice for weight loss and social tea remarks.
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New Haven Register
New York Press
Bryans Daughter Politics Refusal Highlights Nebraska Debate
Ruth Bryan Leavitt declines a Nebraska clubwomen's bid for Congress, arguing women’s clubs stir political meddling and federal service pays little, while she prefers high earning lecture work. The piece notes a broader female political push and contrasts public service with lecturing fame. Dorando's wedding tale follows, describing his early morning ceremony in Carpi and plans to race in Buenos Aires with Teresina Dondi.
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Ruth Bryan Leavitt
Nebraska
House of Representatives
Woman's Club
Leavitt
Dorando
Carpi
Italy
Teresina Dondi
London
Buenos Ayres
New York Press
Two Brothers on College Baseball Team Described
Charlies Francis Read recalls two brothers who played on the college baseball squad. Their father, a retired Presbyterian minister, stood at the front of the crowd with grave focus, eyes on every play from first out until the game ended, signaling his deep parental involvement.
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Charlies Francis Read
Rooters
Bob
Grain pictures by Mrs Wessels of Spokane artist
Mrs Martin J Wessels of Spokane Washington is noted as one of the few artists devoted entirely to grain pictures. Her works include frescoes for the Spokane Chamber of Commerce and decorations for the Spokane Building at the Alaska Yukon Pacific exposition. Her interest grew from admiring her husband's artwork.
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Martin J. Wessels
Spokane
Washington
Spokane Chamber of Commerce
Germless bread battle reaches city councils
The Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs pushes for bread wrapped in paper to curb microbes from oven to table. Mrs Higbee and others argued before St. Paul’s City Council, but bakers and officials rejected the ordinance, defeating the proposal.
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Minnesota Federation of Women’s Clubs
St. Paul
C. G. Higbee
Russell
R. Dorr
Paul Doty
New York Press
Heart of a Child and the Call for Pure Spirit
A reflection extols the emotional life of children and the healing power of innocence. The speaker desires a child’s trust to reshape a worn soul and seeks access to that intimate, unspoiled perspective for personal reformation.
The Neck Chain Fad Captivates Parisian Inspired Women
Modish women recently returned from Paris display a new fashion fad the neck chain. The accessory features bold links and elegant drape, pairing with tailored dresses and contemporary daytime outfits.
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Paris
Fashion Notes Highlight Generous Lines and Plentiful Stripes
The piece surveys the season with wide waists and generous lines, stripes in French flannels, and smart wraps in black taffeta chiffon. High front girdles reappear, new yachting coats feature open sides, large muffs, rough street fabrics, fur accents, and stitched braiding with cords and buttons. Black dominates day and evening wear as stole and stole edges, sleeves, and silhouettes evolve.
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