Odds and Ends From Everywhere
A collage of brief items from American and world locales. Notable notes include political quips in Des Moines and Topeka, a 21st Northwestern Lumber men's association convention win for W R Wood, St Paul, a $10 000 fire at St Joseph’s church in North Yakima, and a saloon opening in Fiat City raising $1 400 for miners. Also reports of a 45 year old millwright found dead in Tacoma, a senate income tax vote, bears in Alaska proving they sleep poorly, and dynamite in a Chihuahua church during a rebel clash.
Harriet Stanton Blatch Birthday Tribute
Harriet Stanton Blatch, president of the Equality League, is celebrated on her 55th birthday. The essay notes her as a sociologist, suffragist, lecturer, and reformer, an authority on child labor, and an advocate for shorter hours for women, though she remains tirelessly active herself. She is the daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a Vassar alumna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Stanton Blatch
Equality League of Self Supporting Women
Blatch
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Vassar
Morgan Puts U. K. on Aldrich Scheme
The article reports that Morgan & Co. has endorsed Senator Aldrich's banking and currency plan, with John Pierpont Morgan himself favoring it after viewing an undeveloped version in Washington. The piece notes the House’s official approval in a U. S. context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan
U. K
Aldrich
New York
Congress
O. K
House of
J. P. Morgan & Co
Washington
T P Revelle Advocates City Owned Utilities
T P Revelle argues city should own and operate sewer water garbage and lighting systems to protect health and security. He calls for competent, low cost service and for utilities to be run for public benefit rather than profit, expanding city ownership and safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ple
England Recognizes United States as Nation in 1783
The piece notes England's acceptance of the United States as a nation among nations on January 20 1783. It contrasts this with President Taft’s struggles to recognize Portugal and likens it to England admitting the American patriots from Augusta Maine and Augusta Georgia had earned a place among world monarchs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States of America
Taft
Republic of
Portugal
Patriorea
Augusta
Pre-Inventory Clearance of Scarfs 75 Cents
Large assortment of scarfs for shoulder or head, heavy cloth with hemstitched ends. Includes solid color scarfs with embroidered ends, woven dot and Persian styles, plain with border and gilt allover pattern. Exceptional values at 75 cents.
January Sale Undermuslins Offer Broad Range of Items
The sale adds items as shoppers choose from drawers gowns corset covers and chemises at 25 to 95 cents with many styles including nainsook muslin and lace trimming. Two-piece combinations long skirts under-petticoats and chemises are priced up to 1.45 with edgings in eyelet patterns and Valenciennes lace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Batiste
Semi-Annual Sale Catalog of Grooming Goods
An itemized listing features Williams shaving soap barbers bar priced 8¢ Colgate shaving stick 20¢ Bourjois Java Rice Powder 20¢ La Blache powder in four shades Oriental Cream Pears glycerine soap 15¢ Pears unscented soap 12¢ Piver talcum powder 19¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams
Colgate
Piver
Blanket Specials Hit Low Prices in Bedding Section
In the Bedding Section several blankets go on special. Heavy gray cotton blankets priced at 1.85 per pair with pink or blue borders. Double bed plaid cotton blankets 2.35 per pair. Double bed mix wool and cotton 3.95 per pair. Wool plaid blankets 5.00 per pair.
Stationery Card Index and Pen Supplies Advertised
A catalog of social correspondence items includes Kara Linen Paper in pound packages for letters, envelopes at 15¢ per package, Conklin self filling fountain pens priced from $3.00 to $9.00, and Eaton Crane and Pike paper boxes from 75¢ to $1.50. Also listed are calling cards and a new script plate for $2.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kara
Conklin
Eaton, Crane and Pike
Iret Filox
Also Mentioned on This Page
St. Petersburg
Neva
Des Moines
Towa
North Yakima
St. Joseph's Episcopal Church
Juneau
Fiat City
Iditarod
Tacoma
Andrew Berg
West End
Ponniless
Topeka
Senate
Mexico City
Chihuahua
Seattle
Alaska
Abbright
Chicago
Fort Smith
Ark
Hartford
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Aden
Arabia
Sarah A. Heiple
Ed Hensen
West 58Th St
Ballard
United Presse
T. P. Revelle
P, Reveille
Frederick & Nelson, Inc
Nainsock
Nottingham
Royal Society
Mount Carmel
Castile
Squibb
Hind
Lyon
Dr. Graves
Lambert
Journal Patterns
Frederick & Nelson
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