Uninvited Guest In Betty Srenns tale of blinds and neighbors
In a rambling scene set in a July suburb, Miss Betty Srenns confronts noisy neighbors and a crowded yard. She keeps a wary watch from her parlor, complains about dishes, blinds, and breakfast, and muses on progress and propriety amid daily domestic bustle.
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Betty Sreins
Betty
Betty Fox
Blake
Meliesy
Ellers
Alidive
Worcester
Denaght
Betty Perkins’ Bathrobe Debacle At Mrs Blake’s Tea
A quiet summer tea at Mrs Blake’s old fashioned home breaks into chaos when Miss Betty Perkins climbs through the side door for yeast, slips on the trap, and crashes the table into the cellar. Guests laugh as Betty sits in a tub of soap under Miss Oldish’s barbs, while the minister joins the amused crowd.
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Betty
Miss ‘Betty
Capt Blake
Mrs. Swain
Miss Perkins
Dr. Kennedy
Miss Kennedy
Miss Betty
Mrs. Randall
Mrs. Rendall
Mra
Biske
Betty Perkins
Mrs. Blake
Long Island Donkey Tale Ends With Quiet Settlement
A fisherman named Al Foster owns a comical donkey named Turnips on the South Shore. After selling the beast to a local family, Al tries to reclaim it but is outmaneuvered in a bay chase by Mr A, who buys back ownership for ten dollars. The episode ends with Al confessing and the children securing the donkey’s return.
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Long Island
al Foster
Great South Bay
Jehu
Cate
Mr. A
New York
Chilat
Paps
Little
N. Y. Tribune
Rules for a good complexion and self care
A humane point by a writer urges rational beauty habits for women emphasizing three core rules: healthy diet, judicious bathing and regular exercise, plus peace of mind. It warns against excess midnight eating and drinks, notes cold water for the skin is risky for the weak, recommends tepid baths with salt and borax, and promotes brisk walking over heavy gym routines for everyday vitality and better skin.
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United States
Mme
Nature
Gil Cus
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Sam
Samantha
Sally
Humorous Snippets and Oddities From Early 1900s Papers
A miscellany of jokes and quips on education, carpenters, tourists, and social foibles. Anecdotes include a graduate who already teaches, a boarder accused of not paying, a joke wedding misstep, and a barking truth about a bird in a fence post. Also noted are a fire’s waterless rescue with watermelons and a tale of a 151 year old man, plus light commentary on fashion, health, and a brief piece on deep sea fishing and beam trawls.
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St . Paul Globe
Yonker's Statesman
Smiley
Riley
Saturday Evening Herald
Georgia
Tacoa
Chili
Res Dent
Torrington
Conn
Hartford Courant
Pennsylvania
Ida
Detroit Free Press
California
Reading Railroad
John
Pawdon
Potah
Philadelphia
United States Fish Commission
Atlantic
Virginia
Commission
National Fish Commission
The Scope of Its Work for Defenseless Women and Children
A Woman's Column recounts the Protective Agency's formation in Chicago and its mission to shield poor women from exploiters. It cites 1614 cases in a year, 454 involving wages withheld with $3,599.50 recovered, totaling $8,589.50 across four years, plus 56 chattel mortgage wins. Mary A. West notes plans for a national network to trace villains across cities.
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Chicago
Chicago Woman's Club
Mary A. West
Educated for Matrimony and Women Education Trends
A historical survey contrasts self-improvement through schooling for marriage readiness with Miss Margaret Seekreen in New York and Miss Cavanaugh in upholstery business. It notes Rome benevolent efforts aiding employed young women, and highlights American women's rising athletic and cultural pursuits across cycling, boxing, fencing, and social arts.
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Margaret
New York
Mikesa
Chicago Post
Notes of Interest and Awards in Design Education
Mrs Arcee Tonkers wins the prize for excellence in illustration from the Ivy School of Design for Women. The Legal Educational Society of New York aims to inform women on civic matters. Mims Manr Yearom and Mise Ush Hemphill from South Carolina visit the north to report on industrial methods for women. A California woman markets potpourri jars and fragrances through a New York firm. The New York Woman's Press plans a department house with kept rooms and a women's restaurant to aid cooperative living.
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Arcee Tonkers
Ivy
Phil School of Design
Legal Educational Society
New York City
Mims Manr Yearom
Miseush Hemphill
South Carolina
North
Girl's College
Cal
New York
Woman's Pres
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Mecca
Eebbs
Andreena
A. de Wolfs Bowe
Jun
Edward
Miss Oldish
Philadelphia Times
Sian
Chicago Tribune
Central America
Seth Smith
N. Y
Boston Journal
Signora Virginia Nathan
Rome
Seave
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