Social events and fundraisers fill December schedule
Betty Brainerd reports a busy calendar of dances, teas, and parties to benefit relief and military training efforts. Hostesses include Miss Whitelaw and Mrs. Latourette, with gatherings at Broadway hall, the Jumble Shop, and private homes. Lectures on war conditions accompany dances and charity drives.
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Broadway Hall
Madison Sts
Jumble
Elsa Michaelis
Mises Lillian Michaelis
Marjorie Whitelaw
Beautify Your Arms of Exercise Second Article
The Star publishes a series by Mies Hyde with photographs illustrating arm beautification tips. This is the second installment in the eighteen part sequence.
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The
Star
Mies Hyde
Motherhood Book Promises Easing of Childbirth
A vintage advert promotes Mother's Friend as a preparatory aid for childbirth. It claims the product relaxes muscles eases nausea and labor pains and leads to fewer dangers during delivery. The copy references the Bradfield Regulator Company and notes mailing a Mothers Friend bottle from Groggins.
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Bradfield
Com
P. Lamar Huilding
Atlanta
Lavoptik Eye Wash Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Lavoptik eye wash with camphor and hydrastis claiming rapid relief for chronic eye inflammation. It states a customer saw improvement in two days and offers a free aluminum eye cup with a bottle and a guarantee to help any weak or inflamed eye.
Local Social Roundup From Santa Barbara to Vancouver
Personal notes report Miss Priscilla Treat returning from Santa Barbara. Miss Elisabeth Curtin comes home from California visit with her father EB Curtis. Lieut Norman Gibbs arrives from France and may return soon. Ensign em Thornton Hamlin discharged and settled on Queen Anne Hill. Mr and Mrs Robert Baxter back from California. Mrs R G Page leaves Sunnyside after two months visit. Mrs Thomas M Green and daughter Hortense return from three weeks in Southern California. Commander Miller Freeman visiting Vancouver. Capt Archibald Gatter heads to Calcutta to lead linotype project. he just returned from England doing Red Cross work. Mr and Mrs Joseph Blethen depart for New York via California for a month. Mrs Bo Sweeney to return from North Yakima later this week. Mrs William Birmingham of Tacoma spent weekend in the city.
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Archibald Gatter
Gater
Mitchell Gilliam
Calcutta
India
Capt. Gatter
Lintoype
England
Red Cross
Plan for Universal Girls Training Advocated
Mrs. Harry Whitney Treat, wife of a Seattle capitalist, leads a nationwide movement to pass women universal training legislation. Her proposal sets 17 to 18 year old girls in a two month government training program to study home keeping and hygiene, aiming to spread democracy and reduce social barriers.
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Harry Whitney Treat
Seattle
Congress
Anna Case Recital Set at Metropolitan Theatre
Public tickets for Anna Case recital at the Metropolitan Theatre on Wednesday March 26 are selling fast. The program features a mix of classical songs ballads folk songs popular tunes and sentimental numbers sung by the renowned soprano for one night only.
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Anna Case
Metropolitan Theatre
Health insurance debate grows in nine states
Nine states are considering health insurance for wage workers. Lawmakers examine coverage options and funding mechanisms as part of broader social welfare discussions. Local officials anticipate potential impacts on employer costs and public programs.
Disguise and Danger in a Private Detective Tale
A narrator, posing as Jane Lorimer, uses disguise and wit to entrap Certeia, a worldly operant. Amid palace halls and a glowing fire, she contemplates justice, allegiance, and a plan to uncover betrayal within three weeks before her husband returns from service. The scene blends flirtation, deception, and intrigue as she teases out proof.
Bayer Cross on Aspirin Warns Safety and Authenticity
The notice urges buyers to demand genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin bearing the Bayer Cross. It warns of fraudulent pills mixed with talcum powder sold by a Brooklyn dealer and emphasizes checking the safety mark on package and each tablet. It also notes proper directions and dosage and identifies Rapirin as a Bayer trademark.
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Bayer
Americana
Brooklyn
Rapirin
Berkshire Apple Muffins and Other Quick Breads
A collection of simple recipes for Berkshire Apple Muffins Green Corn Griddle Cakes and Buckwheat Raisin Bread. Instructions cover mixing ratios eggs milk shortening and baking times plus oven temperatures and resting periods.
How to Exercise Arms For Symmetry
Morning and night routines train the arms without strenuous effort. Stand with feet apart, elbows at side, raise hands to shoulders, extend outward and return, repeat twenty times. Avoid tight finger interlocks, sit with proper posture, and massage arms with cold cream nightly.
Discharged Soldiers Demand Gas Masks in San Francisco
Discharged soldiers insist on the return of their gas masks in San Francisco as word spreads of a local hobby of keeping goats as pets and milk producers.
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San Francisco
Letters on the Garrison Storr case spark public discussion
Ellen C. cites reader correspondence criticizing male ethics and social norms tied to the Garrison Storrs case. The letters argue that flawed marriage law and predatory behavior contribute to tragedy, urging mutuality and psychological rebalancing to avert further violence.
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Cynthia Grey
Garrison-Storr
Says Girl Was Insane at Time Dear Miss Grey
Fragmentary letter discusses alleged insanity and sexual magnetism affecting Dudley Storrs and Ruth Garrison. It argues mental principles behind attraction and hints at blame or innocence, with moral sensational tone and speculative psychology.
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Miss Grey
Dudley Storrs
Ruth Garrison
Peter Nabbit Escapes Buster Bear By Hollow Tree
In Thornton Burgess bedtime tale Peter Nabbit fears Buster Bear and Hooty Owl. He discovers a hollow tree trunk tunnel under a brush pile and slips through to safety toward the briar patch, planning his next visit from there.
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Buster Bear
Peter Nabbit
Peter
Hooty the Owl
Brier
Maude Powell Returns to Masonic Temple Recital
Maude Powell, America's renowned woman violinist, presented a well balanced program at a return engagement Sunday afternoon. A large audience, mainly university high school students, attended the recital.
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Maude Powell
America
Masonic Temple
Personal liberty topic sparks city debate in Kansas City
In Kansas City on March 24, Superintendent Dunn announced plans linked to Swope Park and a policy described as light as day for "spoogers" in a discussion of personal liberty.
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Kansas Cty
Dunn
Swope Park
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