New Worker Bureau Idea for Domestic Labor Explored
A Woman's Voice writer in Sydney advocates a labor bureau classifying work as skilled and unskilled for housework. It would train girls, provide on demand help for brief hours, and offer a home for casual workers and lessons in cooking and cleaning. The plan aims to professionalize domestic tasks, with apprenticeships and certificates, and to free housewives from the burden of perpetual chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ausia
Woman's Voice
Sydney
Nsw
Woman's Labor Bureau
Eve
Minerva
Venus
Awakening of a London Bus Top Ethic
The text recalls a shift in London social behavior as riding on top of buses becomes acceptable. It contrasts earlier restraint and fear of ridicule with a new appreciation for open observation of city life, and notes how slumming and casual public bravado spurred a social trend and a changing sense of individuality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Badway & Co. in New York Offerings Attract Buyers
A fragment mentions the firm Badway & Co in New York with a comment by Bruggiete and terms like Cate a Bettis. The text appears as a stray catalog or advertisement line from a historical page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cate A Bettis
Bruggiete
Badway & CO
New York
Purifying Agent Promises Clear Complexions For Ladies
An advertisement touts a facial treatment claimed to remove freckles sunburn liver spots pimples and sallow complexions. It emphasizes a purifying agent, not a cosmetic, with a bottle priced at 1.00 and available at E M Hetzel's Hair Dressing and Manicure Parlors. Mail orders are filled promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. M. Hetzel
Lacksawanna
Lewia Shoe Advertisement Claims Durable Wear and Coverage
An old style ad touts Lewia footwear with phrases about durability and comfort. It mentions pairs priced around $100 and hints at accident insurance coverage via a dealer network. The text is fragmented and reads like a marketing pitch for shoes and related protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olley
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Éts
Mary A. Ford
Chicago Society For Ethical Culture
New York Sun
Gotham
Wall Street
Central Park
Hfe
Jupiter
Erasmus Wilson
Ieee
Ladies' Home Journal
Bret
Alice
Ter
Dasses
Louise Chandler Moulton
George J. Zolany
By Tam Maw Youm Mywcan Bi
Dame
Lfe
Daye
Rad Way
Eva M. Hetzel
Isu
Globe Shoe Store
Lackarve
Scranton, PA
Evans & Powell
Hedra
A.c
Matthews Bros
Johns
Pennyaovat Pitts Beene
Trapalan
Ais
Atce
Tribune
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