Women in the News: Trials and Tales From Public Life
A collage of anecdotes features a Brooklyn driver mistaken for addressing a horse named Sweetheart, a Rochester woman dying after a comb injury, Ohio corn husker Mrs Misamore boasting a 40 bushel day, and a Cincinnati lunacy case sparked by a spirit question. Also recounted are a wife-seeking ad theft-behavior tale, and Gladys Ward who roped a bull to save her husband at a San Jose wedding tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Bowen
Cherry At
Deaney At
Ohio
Michael Misamore
Vanive
Gladys Ward
San Jose
Cal
Santose. Burnal
Irvington
Hernal
Little Puppies Help Foster Mother Cat Care Kittens
A St Louis boy shares two puppies with a grieving mother cat after a storm drowned her six kittens. The cat accepts the puppies, caring for them like her own, until the puppies start to bark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Louis
If He Cares A Woman’s Trial In Love Advice
A reader seeks guidance on a man who dated two girls, kept one engagement but ignored the other. The columnist dismisses petty blame, notes that a man will seek a woman if he cares, and urges the reader to judge his interest by his actions rather than excuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Grey
Ace
Ooe
Ince
Socrates
Beres
Inquirer. A
Cottage Pudding and Chocolate Pudding Recipes
Recipes describe Star Readers Cottage Pudding and Mother's Chocolate Pudding with amounts for sugar milk flour and fats. Instructions cover mixing, boiling, steaming, baking, and serving with hard sauce or whipped cream, plus optional vanilla and walnut garnishes.
Apple Chutney Recipe Note
A fragmented recipe describes chopping apples onions peppers and green tomatoes with raisins. It instructs adding vinegar brown sugar salt and mustard seed then cooking until thickened, yielding a spiced chutney mix.
Two Real Daughters of the Revolution Honored
Des Moines residents Mrs. L. F Andrews and Mrs. Catherine Cox are profiled as living real daughters of Revolution. Andrews is daughter of Minute Man John Van Delson who fought with Washington at Trenton and in Saratoga and Yorktown. Cox descends from revolutionary captain Andrew Beattie and from King Carter of Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. Fndrewe
Catherine Atte Cox
Des Moines
Andrews
John van Delson
Washington
Trenton
Saratoga
Yorktown
Burgoyne
Selil
Mra. Andrews
Mra. Cox
Andrew Beattie
Robert Carter
King's Council
Virginia
King Carter
Breach of Promise Suit Questioned Over Love and Money
A reader asks if suing for breach of promise is appropriate after engagement to a girl with wealthy parents. The reply warns such action may confirm suspicions and be poor form, suggesting the motive was romance, not money, and could reflect poorly on the suitor.
Complexion and Love in Cynthia Grey’s Letters
In Cynthia Grey’s column readers debate whether complexion affects compatibility. A 17 year old writes about a girl asking for money. Grey advises on manipulation risks and emphasizes non physical factors in choosing a partner. The piece ends with home hair care advice to prevent baldness.
Miss Grey Advice Column Delivers Dating Dilemmas
Readers seek guidance on friendships turning serious romantic tension, age gaps, and etiquette. A columnist counsels patience, honesty, and preserving friendship while offering practical tips on gifts, boundaries, and social norms.
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Women In the News
Emma Charlesworth
Rochester
Lucretia W. Huntsmann
Cincinnati
Lucretia
Mabel
Baker
William Bailey
Wabagh
Ind
Hatley
Bailey
Texas
Thut
Catherine B. Cox
L. F. Andrews
NAVY
Cynthia Grey
Mise Grey
BR. M
Neediecraft Club
Mixa Grey
Lennon
Star
Phoenix
Seattle
Cavilotl S
Wosmay Umbrellas
Baillargeon Building
the Wonder Millinery Co
East
Madison
OES Dow
THE
Economy Tailoring CO
Long Street
Lweene
Alaska Fur Co
Iceland
Martin
Fox
Hoffman Cloak and Suit Co
Saene Kees
Millinery Emporium
Second Ave
Bon Marche
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