Green Corn Manners and 1920 Woman Athletes Debate
A column discusses eating green corn with relaxed manners and argues rules for table use are obsolete. It then surveys 1920s women in sports, asking if women will compete against men in traps, swimming, golf, and tennis, noting rising female athletic participation. It ends with a reader question about breath and exertion in quick running.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth McCabe
Tacoma
Harold Almert
Chicago
Tulane University
New Orleans
Louisiana
Jacquline Thompson
Evanston
What Turkey and Others Would Reply
A satirical quip asks how Turkey would respond if the U S were at war with Japan and asked for Turkey to halt munitions shipments to Japan amid naval blockades. The piece then pivots to a proverb about shrewd wits and a gunter saying “Peace to you. Go to the devil!” followed by a remark on rooster-pecked women versus hen-pecked men.
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Japan
Turkey
Land of the Free
New York City
Maria
A Little Bit of Most Anything For President Thaw
A satirical note extols Harry K. Thaw and Vernon Castle as unlikely ticket choices praising Thaw as a legal authority and Castle as Arbiter Elegantiarum. The piece pokes fun at public adulation and the burdens of nominating a busy social figure for office. A light trio of humorous items follows including the watery duet and a York farmer’s misread exchange.
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Mr. Thaw
Paris
Vernon Castle
Castle
Elegantiarum
Terpsichorean
Sartogial
Crothers Delivers Dedication Address at Cambridge Church
Dr Samuel McChord Crothers of Cambridge Mass gave the dedicatory address for a new church with short talks by Eastern pastors. He will preach at Boylston Ave church Sunday morning. The item also notes a domestic quip about a mother’s critique of a daughter and Jack at the gate.
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Samuel McChord Crothers
Cambridge
Mass
Crothers
Boylston Ave
No captioned context found in dialogue exchange
A dialogue snippet shows Gertrude asking a ship captain about spaghetti and a reply of dislike for mobilizing. Other lines joke about a phonograph and bees swarming, with Croskedbill and Sharpbill referencing neighbors.
Digestive disorders ease with timely proper care
Indigestion and biliousness cause pain and weakness and can lead to worse sickness. The right help is the best corrective for disordered conditions of the stomach liver kidneys or bowels and is now known to be effective.
Beecham Pills Admit Quick Relief for Troubled Health
Beecham Pills promise rapid benefit at the first sign of trouble by cleansing the system and purifying the blood, with users noting visible improvement after a few doses. The ad emphasizes timely use as a famous family remedy.
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Beecham
When You're Well Keep Well Ventilation Tips in Health Campaign
The Star notes proper bedroom ventilation as part of a health campaign with the American Medical Association. It urges opening lower windows to admit fresh air, using transoms or open doors to create a current, and enjoying city breathing spots to ensure the body expels impurities through sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Star
American Medical Association
Dame Nature
Unitarians Tour Seattle En Route to San Francisco Conference
Three hundred Unitarians visiting Seattle for the dedication of the University Unitarian church site at 16th Ave N and 47th St toured the city’s boulevards. They lunch with Dr and Mrs Perkins at 1418 B 65rd St then held dedication services at 2:30 PM before continuing to San Francisco for the general conference on August 24. A Plymouth Rock fragment linked to the Mayflower voyage was also shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New University Unitarian Church
16Th Ave
N. B
47Th St
New England
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Everett True
Achduke Karl Stephan
Poland
Europe
Hapsburg
Henry James
Star
Harry K. Thaw
New York
Hannah
Montana
Penn State
Fourth Avenue
By Allman
Tom
Pansy
Wim
Thay
Nout
Henry
Janesville
Wisconsin
Mamma
Daughter
Jack
Ploe
Yee Aa
Blosser
Asf
Stella and
Gertie
Bert
Gertrude
Beecham Pills
Seattle
Frisco
Seattle Lighting Company
Stuart Bldg
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