Enemies of War Hold a Congress in Chicago Peace Assembly
Chicago hosts the second National Peace Congress at Orchestra Hall with thousands of antiwar supporters including eminent economists. Taft and Dickenson absent, but presiding officers and dignitaries from Gov Deneen to Mayor Busse attend. Readings from Taft, petitions to Hague Conferences, and talks on arbitration, universal peace, and the role of labor, women, and law. Notable figures include Jane Addams, Gompers, and Jordan with diplomats from Germany Sweden China and Britain present.
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Chicago
Orchestra Hall
Taft
Congress
Jacob M. Dickenson
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Emil G. Hirsch
Jacob Gould Schurman
Cornell University
Robert Treat Paine
Boston
Dickison
Hamilton Club
Charles S. Deneen
Fred A. Busse
A. Eugene Bartlett
Anna B. Eckstein
Benjamin F. Trueblood
American Peace Society
International Court of Arbitration
W. P. Rogers
Cincinnati Law School
Hirsch
Paul S. Reinsch
University of Wisconsin
H. T. Kealing
Nashville
Tenn
David Starr Jordan
Leland Stanford, Jr
University
Music Hall
Jane Addams
Joseph B. Burtt
Graham Taylor
Chicago Commons
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Organized Labor and Peace
John Spargo
Yonkers
N. Y
Commerce
George E. Roberts
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Women and Peace
Enen M. Henrotin
Belton Gilreath
Birmingham
Ala
W. A. Mahoney
Columbus
James Arbuckle
Spain
Colombia
St. Louis
Marcus M. Marks
National Association of Clothiers
New York City
Philip N. Moore
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Lucia Ames Mead
William J. Calhoun
William I
Swarthmore College
James Brown Scott
State Department
Charles Cheney Hyde
Mandelhall
University of Chicago
Louis P. Lochner
Madison
Wis
Richard Bartholdt
Missouri
Interparliamentary Union
Edwin D. Mead
Hague
Nollen
Lake Forest University
S. P. Brooks
Baylor University
Texas
Federation of the World
Hamilton Holt
The
Independent
Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
Germany
Herman de Lagercrantz
Sweden
Wu Ting Fang
China
Alfred Mitchell Innes
Halydan Kant
University of
Norway
Practical Fashions Misses Nine-Gored Skirt Pattern No. 2872
Pattern No. 2872 illustrates a nine gored skirt for misses aged 13 to 17. Materials include cheviot Panama cloth serge flannel worsted or mohair and linen. naps affect yardage. Sizes vary. send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
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Paris
Rainbow Luncheon and floral centerpiece ideas
Luncheon decorations include a violet themed centerpiece with a cut glass bowl, eight violet bouquets, and ribbon strands resembling a May pole. Buttercups and daisies are arranged in fern wreaths around round pudding dishes. A pansy table decor uses a glass bowl filled with soaked cornmeal and pansy stems. A rainbow luncheon suggests color coordinated menus and multiple tables, while jonquil and narcissus form a water filled floral ball centerpiece.
Paris Pattern No. 2850 for a girl’s coat in tan
Pattern 2850 offers a charming girl’s coat in tan coachman's cloth adaptable to serge mohair flannel Panama cloth and mixed worsteds. Features slim side seams with slit, single-breasted front with fly, square-reverse collar faced in golden brown velvet, turnback cuffs and pockets. Sizes six to twelve. material yardage varies by width with silk trim. BTATE.
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Paris
Brown Sugar Cookies From Historic Recipe
A vintage cookie recipe lists one cup brown sugar and one cup butter or drippings creamed with one egg one tablespoon milk two cups pastry flour and a scant teaspoon baking powder. Chill overnight then roll thin and cut with a doughnut cutter. bake and watch for scorching.
Easy Fumigation Method Cures Household Odor
Dried lemon peel sprinkled over coals will destroy any disagreeable odor about the house, offering a simple home remedy for fresh air.
Rich Rice Loaf Recipe Summary
A compact recipe details rich rice loaf mixing half pound ground rice half pound castor sugar and four eggs. Eggs beaten with sugar and rice then beaten 20 minutes. Bake in a moderate oven for 40 minutes. Sender reports unfailing success.
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Sender
Furniture Shine Method From Simple Wash
To clean furniture mix tepid water with castile soap wash surfaces rinse well then rub with old silk until it shines the piece returns to a near new appearance. This quick home remedy emphasizes gentle cleansing and a lasting polished finish using readily available materials.
Potato Cocoanut Candy Recipe
A vintage recipe details potato candy made by mashing two hot baked potatoes then kneading in a pound of confectioners sugar. Stir in grated coconut to desired stiffness and flavor, then drop spoonfuls onto a plate to harden.
French Beer Boom Prompts Hop Crop Rise
France shows growing beer liking with consumption up from 4,000,000 hectoliters of hops in 1840 to nearly 10,000,000 hectoliters today, reflecting a marked increase in beer production and drinking.
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France
Restoring Soiled Candles For Tables and Occasions
When colored candles at guest tables or festive occasions become soiled, they can be washed with a soft brush white soap and warm water to restore appearance. This simple cleaning method keeps candles usable for later service and decor.
Dollar Wheat Comes to Stay in Canadian Prairies
The article argues dollar wheat is here to stay as Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta become the bread basket for the United States. It notes rising U.S. costs of living, growing U.S. population, and Canadian grain regions expanding with immigration, capital, and new towns. It foresees Canada becoming the U.S. bread basket within a decade.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
United States
Central Canada
James J. Hill
Hill
Walter
John Bull
Aemricans
Winnipeg
Prairies
Playgrounds in Boston First in 1962
Boston women started the citys first playground in 1962. Last year there were eight playgrounds and about $2000 was spent, roughly $1 per child. The Playground league, a society of playground boys, wears buttons and disciplines misbehaving youths, aiding city governance and fostering self government.
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Boston
Playground League
A Rare Good Thing for Tired Feet
Mrs Matilda Hohtwert of Providence reports great relief from using ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE for sore and tired feet. It is sold by all druggists. Ask today.
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Allen
Matilda Hohtwert
Providence
R. 1
Proverbial Advice on Pride and Self-Restraint
If your friends mock you for pride or folly, heed warning and seek humility. The line warns that collective derision should prompt self-examination and restraint rather than defending vanity.
Made Well and Strong By Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Suffered from ulceration and female troubles. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her and made her well and able to work. Other testimonials share relief from displacements fibroid pain ulceration inflammation irregularities backache and nervous prostration. Free expert advice is offered by Mrs. Be-ye yan.
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Bardstown
Lydia E.ham
Joseph Hal
Ivy
Christiana
Tenn
Lydia BE
Eo Beye Yan
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Wohler Grand Restaurant Co
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Loan & Trust
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New Bank of Commerce
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CAL CO
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Anderson
Blackmer & Post Pipe Company
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