How Nice Girls Meet Desirable Men in Jazz Era Times
A reader letters column recalls a late 19th or early 20th century view of women seeking a suitable life mate. The writer, Donna, describes growing up in a clerical family, education, and a career in business, then notes her marriage to a man she met through chance and sociable routines. She argues for open, respectable social introduction and the value of well dressed, capable women in attracting good partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Grey
Miss Grey
Altho
Donna
Mise
Horatio
Benedict
EK. c. G
Sunflower Seeds Suggested for Livestock Feed and Fuel
A historical note praises sunflower as livestock feed, claims its oil rivals the finest tinseed oil, and asserts its stalks burn like coal for heat. It highlights multi use value of the plant for farm economy.
Ladies urged to call for Orpheum tickets at The Star
The notice invites the pictured lady to visit The Star’s rooms to receive two tickets to the Orpheum vaudeville show. The offer references Helen Cress at 316 Crazy Balding and Mrs Nell Morrison at 409 Codast as contacts.
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Star
Orpheum
Moore Momisy
Helen Cress
Crazy ‘Balding
Nell Morrison
Confessions of a Bride A Dream of Childhood Come True
The narrator recalls starting each day with a mental map of adventures tied to a magical globe toy and childhood geography, linking dreams to real events as Chrys arrives in Honolulu. Letters from the Lorimer family deepen the intrigue about looming danger and a hidden conspiracy.
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Chrys’ Adventure
Honolulu
The
Horn
San Francisco
Egypt
Greece
North Pole
America
China
Seven Seas
Chrys
Daddy Lorimer
Blue Bird
Chiya
Katherina
Siberian
House of Lorimer
Daddy
Lompert
Bob
Bure
No Price Problem for Cherry Patrons
Cherry's Style Shop advertises affordable fashion with high quality and monthly terms. The Ames store, located at 207 Rialto Building, Second Avenue, Over Pig'n Whistle, between Madison and Spring, promotes credit options used by many customers including the wealthy.
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Cherry
Biles
Ames
Cherry’s Style Shop
Rialto Building
Second Avenue
Madison
Spring
Raspberry growing tips for home gardeners
If you have a spare corner in the garden plant raspberries as they are delicate in markets. Consult local sources for best varieties and avoid grower bias. Begin or overhearing raspberry starts bearing early and yields a second crop in fall. Grow on hills and keep canes to five or six feet.
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the &T
Clean Dish Towels Guard Health At Table
The article urges washing and boiling Maho cloths and towels to keep table linens clean. It notes dish towels contact the same area as food and that hot suds, rinsing, boiling, and sun drying yield easily wiped dishes and healthier families.
States With Most Women Voters
Estimates based on the 1916 census project 26.9 million new female voters after ratification, not counting aliens. New York tops with 3,033,273 women 21 and over, followed by Pennsylvania 1,326,408, Milneis 1,724,340, Ohio 1,628,175, and Massachusetts 1,181,033.
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New York State
Pennsylvania
Milneis
Ohio
Massachusetts
Fried oix on buttered toast with Creole sauce
A luncheon dish that features fried oix on buttered toast topped with Creole sauce. Sauté two green peppers and one small onion, add one cup tomato pulp and a bay leaf, cooking until tender. Finish with butter, salt, and pepper, then pour over the egg on toast.
Duvetyn Taffeta Promises Soft Street and Home Fashions
A new duvetyn taffeta fabric is described as exceptionally soft like chiffon, slated for street frocks and indoor gowns with a satin finish and luxurious drape.
Glorious New York Gowns Dazzle Society Events
A glimpse of New York fashion shows gleams with gowns worn morning to night. A center gown imported for a leading society girl features olive cloth a paniery tunic and a silk net yoke embroidered with sequins that sparkle like water drops and prisms of light.
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New York #0
New York
Oliver
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Vickers
Seattle
Natatorium Co
Lenora Elliott
Daisy Henry
Cress-Dale
Confessions of A Bride
Ent
Iberty Market
Pike and Liberty Theatre
Cora Moore
Fashion Authority
Florence Shirley
Thi
Slipper
Lux
Lever Bros. Co
Cambridge
Mass
Lever Brox. Ca
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