College for Chorus Girls Opens in Detroit
Detroit reports B F Keith says the Keith vaudeville network sees strong returns from a new chorus girls college. The program trains performers through grueling drill on bare stages, with low pay and long odds of stardom, and many fail to graduate to real stardom as chorus ladies.
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Detroit
B F. Keith
Keith Vaudeville Enterprises
Keith
Ty Aleo
Keith Chorus Factory
Ria
Ory
Chorus Girl Factory
Omelet Mishap Spawns Cooking Lesson for Married Man
A story about a man identified as Married-Six-Months who seeks an omelet at a lunch counter. His wife, armed with a cooking book, allegedly influenced the meal. The plate disappoints with watery consistency, prompting the man to consult the cook and eventually return home with the tip and a lesson on proper omelet making.
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Eld
Hart Order
The Japs Parasol Styles and Pricing Details
Readers learn about fashionable Japanese parasols with gilded frames and chiffon coverings. Parasol handles vary in length and are decorated with owls and monkeys. Prices range with materials from linen to silk, while modern coverings mix plastic and natural hues. Brown Plumbing Co at 228 Pine St advertises services.
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U. Brown Plumbing Co
MADEOVER LACE CURTAINS BY PRISCILLA PRIM
Made over curtains can be transformed into up to date draperies at low cost. Use Arab net with dyed coffee to create new designs, apply narrow cotton braid or tape, and finish edges with flat lace or tape. Replace worn borders entirely for a fresh look.
Specially Ground Glasses Promised By Optical Co
Beattie eye specialists Schuchard Optical Co offers relief for irritable temper and discomfort through their specially ground glasses. Located at 1207 Second Ave.
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Schuchard Optical Co
Beattie
Home Kitchen Tips and Simple Cake and Sandwich Ideas
A collage of vintage kitchen guidance covers baking chocolate cake with cocoa frosting, nutless cake, dainty sandwiches with cream cheese filling, and apple pie tips. It also notes plant care via iron water, egg storage hints, and a celery almond sandwich spread for brown bread slices.
Washing with Alum for Cretan Curtains and Drapes
Quick wash method for curtains and box coverings uses one ounce of alum per gallon of warm water. Wash rapidly, rinse thoroughly to remove all alum. Alum sets dirt and color, but fast washing avoids damage.
Bride-to-be Receives Recipe Book at Kitchen Shower
At a novel kitchen shower guests were asked to bring a red for four dish to be made in or with the utensil contributed. The hostess presented the bride with an attractive book to keep the recipes in.
Women and Cakes and a London Convention
Nashville baker Mrs. Wilson sells cakes at 60 cents each and was asked to bake 300 cakes for a luncheon. The International Woman Suffrage Alliance plans its London convention from April 34 to May 4 with Mrs. Carrie Catt of New York and delegates from many nations. Missionaries returning from India note Indian mothers starving babies to feed cobras, tied to reincarnation beliefs. Mrs. Brown Potter discusses a South African tour to buy a stained glass window by New York artist Miss Mary Tillinghast.
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Mre
B&b
Wilson
Nashville
Tennis
International Woman Suffrags Alliance
London
Carrie Cha Catt
New York
William Tell and the Apple Seeded Folklore
A tale recounts how the Swiss hero William Tell defies the Austrian tyrant Gessler who orders all citizens to bow to his hat in a market. Tell refuses and, after a test with an apple on his son’s head, shoots the apple with a bow and arrow, kills Gessler, and escapes with his son into the mountains.
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Switzerland
Austria
Switserland
Gensler
Ho Geesler
Aitorf
William Toefl
William Tell
Ltre
Gessler
Tell
Geasier
Gesaler
Letter on Eye Health and Doctor Dickey in Seattle
A testimonial from Henry Moses praising Dr. Dickey an eye specialist in Seattle. Moses describes headaches nerves stomach troubles and long health burdens. The note claims Dr Dickey treated many chronic cases with advanced ophthalmology methods. He lists the Seattle office at 364 305 People's Bank Building with hours and by appointment.
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Aing
Goodlan
Emre
Germany
America
Jekt
Fe Wade
Seattle
Dickey
Oes Bank Boudin Oe
Hedt
Tetae
Home Hints by Mlle Domino
Woman can learn about flour brands auger and canned goods by asking grocers or informed acquaintances for guidance. To clean a white plume apply a gasoline and flour paste, dip, rub, and rinse with exposure outdoors until the solvent evaporates.
Kidney trouble tale and remedy approval
A health ad explains urinary waste poisoning from uric acid and weak kidneys. It cites back pain headaches and nervous symptoms then presents Mrs. F H Morell of Seattle praising Dean's Kidney Pills after relief from a long battle with kidney complaints and recurring pains.
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F. H. Morell
Eighth Ave
Seattle
Wash
Dean
Kennedy Drug Store
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Commerce
Ves Jon i
Priscilla Prim
India
Henry Moses
Twelfth Ave
Seattle, Wash
Hotel Kennedy
St. Francie
P. Kennedy
Kennedy Hotel CO
H. &. Kennedy
Mlle
Domino
Ballard
Jonbon
Scandinavian American Bank
Ballard Station
Dixie Cafe
SIATH
Pike
Fourth and Pike
R. Thompson
Morrison's Cafe
Dyversity Street
B&m
Newport Cafe & Grill
Madison
Albert Hansen, Jeweler
Firet
Spelger & Hurlbet
New Haven
Asto
Doan
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