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Newspaper
The Mobile News Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1919
Page
4
June 5 report profiles Miss Ida Misco a pioneering woman in architecture who rose from assistant to superintendent on major projects. She describes how women architects can command high earnings and lead large scale construction, urging young women with math skill to pursue the field.
An old time home remedy claims Sage Tea and Sulphur darkens hair, restoring natural color and luster. The ad asserts easy application with a brush, promises darker, thicker, glossy hair in a morning, and touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a key ingredient.
Mrs Frances Thorn of San Francisco wears $10,000 worth of Mata Hari jewels to defy a hoodoo linked to the ill fated dancer. The jewels passed from Mata Hari to an Armenian dealer before reaching Thorn.
The article urges women to pursue architecture as a profitable field earning $50 to $75 weekly while avoiding stenography. It emphasizes starting from interior design, partnering with a skilled draftsman, and suggests tracing work for students who cannot attend college. Architecture is praised as well suited for women with strong minds.
The Right Reverend Theodore DuBose Bratton, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese, returns to Jackson after nearly nine months as a YMCA worker in France. He was welcomed by friends and is expected at St. Andrew's Men’s Club in coming days.
Lt Comdr Albert C. Read and crews of the NC-4 seaplane, first to cross the Atlantic, were guests at a luncheon hosted by Major General Seely in the House of Commons. Attending were the Prince of Wales, Birkenhead, Lowther, Read, Churchill, Haig, and other prominent figures discussing Britain's air future.
Prague reports Hungarian Bolshevik forces achieved an unexpected success over Czech troops in Slovakia. The situation is described as serious with rich districts reportedly in Hungarian hands. French troops may be needed to check the advance.
Paris reports a stationary strike situation after a late night meeting of the general labor federation executive committee. The update notes the meeting produced good results and continues to assess the labor stand in the city.
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