First Woman Superintendent Heads Chicago Schools
Mrs Mila Flaggs Young, a veteran educator, is described as the first woman to lead Chicago’s school system. The piece covers her long career from schoolteacher to professor of pedagogy and head of the Chicago Normal, highlighting her reforms, teaching philosophy, and supported reforms for teacher training and education, with emphasis on women's leadership in education.
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Huystead
Educa Echt
Aeaghore
Mra
Mila Flagg
Chicago
Gwalt
Board of Education
Young
Velvetion
Bern
Buffalo
You
Harper
Chi Iy
Ella Flagg Young
Chiemgo'e Great School
Mra Pankherat
Tarian
Theanor
Mid-Summer Fashion: Tight Ank Glove and Embroidered Stockings
The piece describes tight wristed long gloves tucked to the elbow, embroidered stockings, and black buckram buttons. It notes white lace veils concealing faces, a new girdle from a windsortle, and Shetland wool scarf. The empire dress remains popular for slender figures.
Notable Women Highlighted In 19th Century Figures
The piece profiles Alma V. Lafferty as Colorado's sole female legislator praised for her record as a wife and mother. It notes Grace Boutelle’s English suffrage fame, Ella Flagg Young’s Chicago school leadership, and Mrs Pankhurst’s prominence as a British suffragist. Descriptions of Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria in hats complete the social portrait.
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Alma V. Lafferty
Colorado Weislature
Fisd Omelet Recipe From Old Kitchen Notes
A recipe describes making a codfish omelet with butter milk, pepper, soaked codfish, and potato, cooked into a thick brown crust and folded. It suggests garnishing with fried bacon curls and parsley, noting it is nice but possibly hard to make.
Wide Range of Undermuslins at Low Prices
Bargain undergarments offered in a basement sale room feature corset covers in nainsook and batiste with lace, beading, and Torchon inserts. Slip-over gowns, Hubbard gowns, short skirts, drawers, and two-piece combinations are priced from 25c to $1.25 with multiple styles and finishes.
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Batiste
Valenciennes
Hubbard
Black Wings and Natural Wings in Multiple Colors
The listing offers Large Black Wings at 75c and Natural Wings in black navy emerald and black or maize and brown at 50c.
Silk Hair-stripe Fabric Colors and Width
A fabric listing notes 19 inch hair stripe silk in black gray old rose navy Copenhagen and cardinal with white stripe, price 48 cents per yard.
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Casement Rulesroom
Copenhagen
Cardinal
Women’s Extra Size Vests and Drawers Sold at 35c Each
Classified ad notes women’s extra size vests and drawers in sizes 7 8 and 9. Describes white sisle sleeveless vests with crochet edging silk tape and mercerized tape finish and white ribbed cotton drawers with lace trim knee length. Basement ga-
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Poment Salesroom
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Ipawoman
Amert
Grace Boutelle
Bangor
England
Congressman Boutelle
Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Lesday
Airptsgtam
Pear Ans
Rem Te
Seattle
Hae
Madison Or
Spring Street
Second Ave
Plrederick & Nelson, Inc
Dori Auly
Aba i
Linette
Percale
Mull
Star Sample Shoe Store
Pongee
HutesonQericatt
corCnien
India
Dapemort
Russia
Axminster
Royal Smyrna
Ladies’ Home Journal
Frederick & Nelson
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