Blind girls prove accuracy in Baltimore phone work
The first blind operator, Miss Elsie Sonderman, runs the exchange for the Sheppard Pratt Asylum while the Maryland School for the Blind has trained five more. Managers expect to expand to many others as a new simplified switchboard is planned. The toughest board remains at the Young Women's Christian Association with 200 rooms.
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Baltimore
Elsie Sonderman
Sheppard-Pratt Asylum
Maryland School For the Blind
Young Women's Christian Association
Enfranchised Women Worldwide Reach 4.5 Million
London January 11 4 500 000 women have the ballot according to statistics from a British reform society. Of these 2 700 000 are American.
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London
Flood crest passes Wheeling after million dollar loss
Wheeling West Virginia workers street clogged and homes flooded as the crest of the flood passes. Two lives were lost and property damage is estimated at one million dollars as water receded seven feet from last night. By noon the river fell to 4 1 2 feet.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Dora in Seward Port After Eleven Day Gale
The steam er Dora, driven ashore at Seward last December, is in port buffeted and greatly damaged after 11 days of severe gale activity. The vessel is sheathed in ice and tce while repairs are prepared.
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Dora
Seward
Tce
New Lake Washington Ferry Builders Chosen
BUILD NEW FERRY L B GEARY, A SEATTLE NAVAL ARCHITECT, AND F J BALLIN OF PORTLAND CHOSEN BY PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION TO SUPERVISE THE BUILDING OF THE NEW LAKE WASHINGTON FERRYBOAT. THE FERRY WILL BE 165 FEET LONG AND COST $85,000. THE BUILDERS WILL RECEIVE 5 PERCENT AS COMPENSATION.
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L. B. Geary
Seattle
F. J. Ballin
Portland
Port of Seattle Commission
Lake Washington
Answers to Questions from Cynthia Grey Column
Readers submit inquiries on topics from world fairs to tanning myths and church affiliations. The text notes the U S silk industry leadership since 1905 and summarizes early U S life saving efforts with the MacEachusetta Humane Society at Lovells Island Cohasset.
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U. S
Maceachusetta Humane Society
Lovells Island
Cohasset
United States
Women take lead in church and family say new era dawns
Letter writers argue that economic pressures push women toward leadership roles in church work and family life while men risk becoming outdated. A reader cites Paul and Jesus to urge balance and virtue, noting the banana as a cultural curiosity in Central America.
Beater-Up Policy Favored by Magis Trate Gorman
In Philadelphia the magistrate Gorman advocates a harsh approach described as a beater-up for drunkards. He explains the function of the beater-up as delivering severe punishment to heavy drinkers to deter excessive drinking.
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Philadelphia
Gorman
Dear Miss Grey letters on harassment and self care
A collection of reader questions about handling insulting phone calls and flirtatious messages. One teen advises to hang up and ignore provocation, another girl notes mixed signals with a shy classmate, and an older woman seeks guidance on independence and health while living with strict relatives.
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Eehod
Souvenir warrants for women jurors in Portland
Ten handsomely engraved warrants for $1 each are held at the city auditor's office for the first women jury in Oregon. City officials signed the warrants so they could be framed and hung in Portland homes as souvenirs, available to those to whom they belong.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Sending At Home Cards With Separate Envelopes
The note advises mailing at home announcements in a separate envelope a few days after the main notices to avoid confusion and ensure clear delivery. It emphasizes timing and organized presentation for official communications.
BRAN COOKIES AND VINEGAR COOKIES RECIPE NOTES
Instructions outline BRAN COOKIES using bran graham flour molasses and butter rolled and baked in a moderate oven. VINEGAR COOKIES mix molasses butter eggs vinegar ginger and soda with flour, rolled into rounds and baked quickly. SEED CAKES described as inexpensive simple to make with butter sugar flour saleratus milk and seeds, rolled half an inch.
Morrisville Women Form Hatpin Defense Brigade
In Morrisville Pennsylvania on January 11, women formed a hatpin defense brigade amid rising assaults on girls and women. A committee will obtain specially made extra length hatpins to be carried by each member, with she same plan to patrol streets at night without police or escorts.
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Morrisville
Who Is Head of the Family In 1920s Letters Debate
In a Pacific Northwest lumber camp a reader asks who should lead the home, arguing both partners deserve respect if life is content and finances are managed. A divorced man asks who bears authority as modern roles shift, noting men do essential work and deserve consideration. A Chicago event reports a pastor’s death after an animated Sunday school talk. Meanwhile a Portland mother seeks her missing son Ralph Milner, 27, last seen December 31, described as troubled with hallucinations and with a Portland attorney father who recently died.
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Pacific Northwest
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Bors
Ralph Milner
Portland
Lincoln Hotel
Milner
Recipe for Nut Scented Sponge Cookies
Beat yolks of two eggs until thick and lemon colored. Gradually add brown sugar, then chopped nut meats. Fold in stiff egg whites and mix in flour with salt. Drop spoonfuls on a buttered sheet, spread slightly, and bake in a moderate oven.
Pape's Cold Compound Claims Quick Relief
An old ad touts Pape's Cold Compound as a guaranteed cure for colds and grippe. It promises rapid relief of headache congested nose feverish sensation and body aches with two- to three-dose use every two hours for overall cure. The 26-cent package is marketed as safe easy tasting and quinine free with no substitutes.
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Pape
Actea
Dance Tonight Minuet Hall Weekly Social Dance
Social dance event at Minuet Hall held every Wednesday. Mission 600 offers free admission for ladies. venue rent is on open dates. Contact M. Olsen at Beane Con 1476 or 2413 Jackson Street, between 24th and Ade for details.
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Anchor Suction $10 Never Slip Plates Sale in Seattle
Dentistry advertises painless work and guaranteed satisfaction with hundreds of Seattle patients endorsing it. It promotes Anchor Suction $10 plates for $5 and regular heavy $10 gold crowns for $4, claiming all dentists are licensed graduates with credentials on display at 1405 Third Ave. NW corner of Union. Note advises bringing the act.
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