Chicago Women Push Federal Training for All Voters
Chicago women led by Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen push federal training for all young people before voting. The plan, endorsed by national leaders, aims to strengthen citizenship, health, discipline, and social unity through six months of open-air training funded by the government, with broad support from suffrage and civic groups nationwide.
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Arly
Chicago
Joseph T. Bowen
Woman's Committee
Illinois
National Council of Defense
United States
Bowen
Chicago Woman’s Club
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Hot Springs
Ark
Chicago Woman's Club
Edwin T. Johnson
Juliette Low
Girl Scouts
Philip North Moore
St. Louis
National Council of Women
U.S. A
America
Carrie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
James Lees Laidlaw
New York State Women's Suffrage Party
Frederick Schoff
National Congress of Mothers’ and Parent-Teachers’ Association
Home Education Division
United States Bureau of Education
Washington
Scraps reveal wartime labor shifts in Britain and US
A fragmented note shows Britain expanding disabled soldiers employment at a Brighton diamond factory while over 300000 women work land, 91000 last year. US mints operate in Philadelphia San Francisco and Denver. British railway unions total 425000. War months see 10000000 lost working days to strikes. Hendon policewomen patrols plus private agencies halted. One thousand nurses apply in four days for New York Red Cross drive for 6000.
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Brighton
England
Great Britain
United States
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Cal
Denver
Colo
Hendon
New York
Red Cross
Four O Clock Breakfast
A Birmingham Age-Herald blurb quotes Mr. Cobbles stating he will take any summer boarders only if necessary and that he and his hired man will be extremely busy this summer with breakfast to be served at 4 a.m.
Desertion Defense Emphasized in Courtroom Exchange
A Boston Transcript item reports a courtroom scene where a retired person claims desertion of his wife while a prisoner protests he is a refugee, pointing to head welts and a black eye as evidence. The exchange highlights tensions between judge and detainee, reflecting a xenophobic or inflammatory framing.
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Boston Transcript
Poor Play Owes Bad Houses to the Piece
A stage quarrel captures a joke about audiences waning due to the war or the play itself. The actors blame the audience and, in a witty twist, blame the script for the poor turnout.
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Boston Transcript
Mitchellville Clean-Up Spurs Roadway Drive In Iowa
In Mitchellville Iowa a 900 population town tahun held a general clean up with both men and women volunteering. A local woman proposed broad support and a man urged equal suffrage era cooperation. They all logged ten hours cleaning roads into town proving roads are the towns main asset and creating the six mile Mitchellville speedway as a lasting monument to their effort.
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Mitchellville
Iowa
Added to Nation's Wealth Campaigns Grow Home Gardens
A wartime effort last spring and summer brought home gardens into use with estimates of 350 million dollars in produce and 466 million jars of canned goods. The movement increased wealth, utilized labor and land, and benefited families physically through outdoor work. Plan for next spring now.
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United States
Garden Sprinkling Harmful for Plants and Gardens
The piece warns that surface watering by hose or sprinkling harms plants by encouraging shallow rootlets that fear heat in midsummer. It contrasts with thorough irrigation and urges gardeners to rely on a proper system and careful cultivation. It advises avoiding hose watering except during transplanting.
Corpus Christi Philosophy: Towns Gain Character Through People
Corpus Christi philosophy argues that a town’s greatness comes not from scenery but from its people who stamp it with character and shape its destiny. The piece asserts a soul in towns mirrors that of individuals, stressing civic vitality over natural beauty.
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Corpus Christi
Corgus Chriati
Texas Caller
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N. S
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Raleigh Telephone Co
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Durham
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N.C
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North State Telephone Co
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