Woman Sent by Taft to Panama to Study Canal Worker Homes
Secretary Taft authorizes Gertrude Becks to travel to the Isthmus to observe life in canal zone homes. She will live as a workingman’s wife, sharing housing and meals to assess conditions for the 5 000 American and foreign laborers and their families. Free Sunday excursions are noted as part of government efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
Taft
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Gertrude Becks
State Department
National Vie Federation
Becks
Canal Zone
What Girls Should Read
A guide advising girls to build a reading plan from classic to modern authors. It suggests starting with a few works by prominent writers like Scott and Thackeray, then moving to more accessible modern historical novels. It highlights Ivanhoe Kenilworth Vanity Fair Henry Esmond Copperfield Silas Marner and George Eliot's Silas Marner as womanly reading pathways.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Sott
Thackeray
Dickens
George
Ivanhoe
Javeriey
Marion
Vanity Fair
Times
Henry Esmond
Copperfield
the Gantry
George Eliot
Raveloe
Eppie
Inventive GeniUS and the Lure of Latent Invention
A fragment discusses people with strong imagination as possessors of unusual inventive powers. It notes that quaint ideas may strike them and require hard, patient work to realize, a trait described as the urge to take latent ideas to fruition.
Daintiness and Cleanliness in Daily Rooms
A sermon on female daintiness contrasts mere cleanliness with taste and neatness. It urges women to examine their rooms, dressers, and habits, insisting that true daintiness begins with spotless, orderly surfaces and well cared for spaces rather than superficial appearance.
Newspaper Under Footwear to Protect Skirts in Office
A tip for stenographers and businesswomen to place a newspaper under their chair to shield light colored skirts from dust in dusty office floors. Change the newspaper daily to prevent further dirt transfer and keep desks clean.
Inexpensive floor makeover imitates hardwood floors
If you own an old boor and cannot afford a carpet you can paint the floor. Clean smooth and fill cracks then apply cream paint two coats. When dry apply oak oil stain for a convincing hardwood look.
Old Fashioned Spiced Raisin Nut Roll Recipe
A historic baking note describes cream butter with sugar then adding eggs baking soda dissolved in sour milk and spices. It calls for raisins and nuts folded into dough, rolled thin baked quickly, brushed with egg and sugar glaze before baking.
Cool House Cooling Method from Summer Guide
Early morning airing of a house for two hours followed by closing doors and leaving windows ajar no more than six inches. Keep openings throughout the house with shades drawn to block sun while allowing air flow to maintain a cooler interior.
Youth and Courtship Trends Among Women
The article notes that girls today seldom marry before age twenty five. Many prefer engagement and an ideal life living at home with hobbies and a fiancé who funds their amusement.
Boiling Water Alters Biscuit Milk Mixture
Guidance suggests adding a small amount of boiling water to sweet milk when making biscuits to reduce required shortening. The technique yields a similar final texture and result.
Dr Shoop's Restorative Promises Inner Nerve Treatment
An advertisement offers free samples of Dr Shoop's Restorative and a book on stomach heart and kidney ailments. It argues symptom treatment misses the cause, citing weak inside nerves as the source of organ weakness and promotes the Restorative for bloating biliousness bad breath and complexion. It invites readers to write to Dr Shoop Racine Wisconsin and notes sale by J H Stewart.
England’s Pluck and Enterprise Behind British Spirit
In a festive note from Tatler, the piece extols English pluck and enterprise as the force shaping British identity and pride. It celebrates resilience, wit, and the nation’s enduring character.
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Tatler
Educating William About Hats and Economy
A dialogue between a young woman and an elder woman gives advice on how to educate William to accept her fashion choices. The plan involves shopping tricks to expose his judgment, economy, and influence while selecting a hat at modest prices. Washington reports Representative Fass visits naval yards on the Dolphin voyage to inspect sites along the north Atlantic coast ending in Boston September 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Elise
Washington
Fass, Ofllinois
Neuse Committee On Naval Affairs
Dolphin
Inepeet Navy Yards
North Atlantic
Boston
Doctor Shoop Headache Tablets Offer Free Trial Package
An offer promises a free trial of Dr. Shoop's Headache Tablets claiming they relieve pain by reducing blood congestion. The note directs to mail to Dr. Shoop in Racine Wisconsin and lists J. H. Stewart as a seller.
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Dr. Shoop
Wanted Hot Ice Bag
A hospital ward story describes a patient fearing cold therapy. An elderly patient with a swollen knee resists an ice bag, asking for it to be warmed. The nurse explains the ice bag is the recommended treatment despite the patient’s fear of cold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Side
Nursie
New York Press
Ten Years in Bed Kidney Cure Revival
R A Gray of Oakville Indiana recounts ten years bedridden due to kidney disease. After exhausting medical care he finds relief with Foley's Kidney Cure, which he calls a Godsend. Sold by all druggists.
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R. A. Gray
J. P
Oakville
Ind
Foley
Chichester’s
Druen
Chicheater
Bay of v Druggiat
TER
Hat advice and wardrobe tricks from a Chicago News excerpt
An elderly woman advises a young woman to let her husband select hats and gowns to spare excuses about expense. She suggests praising the husband’s taste to keep his opinion intact while easing the burden of shopping and extravagance. The exchange ends with cautious optimism about trying the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Chicago News
Evangelist Keene Leaves Town While Bondinal Peril Looms
In Terre Haute on August 22 Rev. Charles Keene, the London evangelist denounced by Mayor Loyas, fled town despite a $100 bond to testify against saloonkeepers. Ministers and Y M C A workers who backed him faced humiliation in court as his bond was forfeited. A separate note from Berlin on the same date reports Japan and Russia planning wireless links to Siberia with Vladivostok and Tsuruga, aiming to halve Europe Japan telegraph rates.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Charles Keene
London
Loyas
Keene
Berlin
Japan
Russia
Siberia
Vladivostok
Tsuruga
Hondo
Europe
Grain and livestock market quotes from Chicago and East Buffalo
Chicago board of trade quotes show mixed wheat corn and pork futures with cash grain prices for No 3 hard No 2 yellow and No 3 white. Live stock in Chicago and East Buffalo report varying receipts and bids for cattle hogs sheep lambs and calves with prices for best fat steers and prime lambs noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Vellow
Milee
Iakee
Onats
Timothy
Woo
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dewning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Foley's Honey and Tar Promises Cure for Consumption
The notice proclaims a global effort against consumption, calling it the white plague. It asserts Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs and colds and guarantees safety with the genuine yellow package, sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
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New York
D. al
Bond
Just
Lombardo’s
North Side
THE
Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
Eed Majestic
Gina
Detroit, Mich
Jonn KH. Steen
Madison Street
Iowa
Vrooman
Alty
B. G
Bright
H Hanberlaing
Paice
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