Letters to Cynthia Grey on safety and war era life
Readers ask about eye wrinkle massage, legal fees to dodge service, women in safety work, secret service careers for teens, marriage timing, rest periods and fatigue, and tobacco fund donor cards. Cynthia Grey provides practical guidance, safety tips, and moral views.
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Women Teachers to Keep Up Wage Fight
High School Teachers' league vows to continue its salary committee to fight gender discrimination in salaries. At a Central school meeting the board extended the bonus system to department heads and head instructors in high schools, with nurses set to receive increases alongside grade teachers.
American Navy Guns Reach Western Front On Rail
America's largest artillery now in action on the Western front mounted on railway cars and operated by marines. Each unit includes gun car, ammunition, repair, kitchen and officer quarters with locomotive. The 1,600 pound shells reach behind German lines and breach reinforced trenches.
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Vauclain
Daniela
Geta-It Corn Remover Ad Promises Fast Relief
An old newspaper ad touts Geta-It corn remover as a painless quick fix. It claims two drops can free a corn within seconds, avoiding cuts and fuss and condemning greasy salves and bandages. Also advertises Chete-It with a money back guarantee from BE. Laurence & Co. Chicago. Sold at Owl Drug Co. in Seattle.
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Confessions of a Wife in the Public Discourse
A serialized essay excerpt discusses marital dynamics, women’s complicity in deceit, and expectations of male generosity. It features dialogue among Margie and Donna on how wives are bought through gifts, and how women historically enabled male infidelity while seeking equality. The piece ends with a candid call for women to assert humanity beyond mere chivalry.
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Jim Edie
Donna Tenny
Donna
Margie
Handa
South
Sage and Sulphur Compound for Dark Hair
Old wives recipe for dark hair uses Sage Tea and Sulphur now offered as Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound. Readily applied with a comb or brush, it darkens gray hair by morning and adds a natural lustre without obvious evidence of use. Not a disease treatment.
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Wyeth
U S Seizes Da Roza Winery in California
United States internal revenue officers seized the Da Roza winery near Wic Cirove in Sacramento county, one of the state’s largest, for alleged violations of internal revenue laws reported in San Francisco.
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da Roza
Wic Cirove
Sacramento County
United States Internal Revenue Officers
Internal Revenue
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