Votes for Women by Mrs George A Smith
A humorous survey of women’s suffrage across states and towns. Observations from Clarkson Washington Lewiston Idaho Spokane Washington and Colorado highlight humor and stubborn facts about voting knowledge and literacy among women. The piece notes cross state voting rights and cultural attitudes toward suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Clarkson Clarkson
Snake River
Lewiston
Idaho
Clarkson
Spokane
Congress
Mouse Farm Owner Defies Fear with Granby Farm Venture
Granby Massachusetts July 6 A local woman Misa Abbie E C Lathrop operates a mouse farm raising 8000 to 10000 rats and mice yearly for medical laboratories. She claims women fear mice due to Edenic origins and notes her angora cat Tabisa protects the farm, even rescuing escaped mice rather than harming them.
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Granby
Mase
Misa Abbie E. C. Lathrop
Eve
Miss Lathrop
Tabisa
Lathrop
Tab
Prudence and the Witch Trial Tale from Long Ago
A childhood story recalls Prudence watching for witches on a broom at midnight. She stays up despite warnings and is caught nodding off during a long Sunday sermon, awakened by a tapping stick used to quiet sleepy children. Her sister Priscilla warned her she would be sorry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence
Priscilla
Old Girl Replies To Letters In Star Page
A long readers’ exchange in The Star features Miss Cynthia Grey answering joker letters about topics from bedbugs to rose leaf recipes and a bloodhound of humor on the Boxer war, with readers seeking fashion and book value notes and a suffrage club event noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Cynthia Grey
Miss Grey
Star Reader
Home style oven dishes with Welsh Rarebit Potato Soup and Planked Fish
A vintage cooking note describes Welsh Rarebit baked in layers with buttered bread and cheese, a milk beaten egg mixture, and seasoning. Potato Soup uses milk, onion, celery, parsley, and mashed potatoes thickened with butter and flour. Planked Fish bakes white fish on heated buttered boards, served with mashed potatoes, parsley, lemon slices, and a curry milk sauce.
How To Prepare a Classic Omelet and Pancake Mix
The guide explains making small omelets in a smooth clean pan kept for omelets, with steps: beat eggs lightly, season, add butter and optional milk, cook and roll neatly, and serve with parsley. It also outlines a pancake style mix with sugar, molasses, butter, salt, soda, eggs, buttermilk or sour milk, flour and graham meal, then fold in raisins and bake powder.
Persian style trims and gauze lace in season fashions
The article highlights Persian bow and cravat effects, platted net and lace frills with narrow bands of Persian gauze or silk, cuff and collar seta with lace borders, flat bands on collars, and stock collars with frilled edges. It notes an allover Persian design on white and black net used for overdraperies and loose blouses over gowns.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George A. Smith
Jim
Jake
Ali
Jean Gordon
National Woman Suffrage Association
Louisiana
Miss
Colorado
Mi86 Latrop
Ries
Aecrey
Mrs. Smith
China
Ruth
Mary. A
Xrow
Angela
Richard Burton
Alki Suffrage Club
Fi & P
Wey
London
Ren
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