Brilliant Wife of England's Premier Mrs Asquith
The piece lauds Mrs. Asquith as England's most brilliant woman, detailing her social circle with Gladstone Tennyson and Balfour, her influence on Herbert Asquith's premiership, and her skill in shaping the couple's finances. It argues women set the household standard of living and cites a couple's auto purchase as an example of living to scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Asquith
Gladstone
Tennyson
Balfour
Hyde Park
Buckingham Palace
Russia
Margot Tennant
Charles Tennant
Miss Tennant
Lord Rosebery
Arthur Balfour
Herbert Asquith
Mr. Stead
How to Acquire a Beautiful Figure by Deep Breathing Exercises
Mrs. Sarah H. Jackson outlines a program for a graceful figure through deep breathing and varied exercises. She warns against unbalanced training and promotes symmetric development including arm work via ball play, a fan exercise for the waist, and chest development, with routines to be done each morning and for six weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah
Jackson
Living to Scale editorial on life in proportion
A magazine editorial titled Living to Scale argues life is lived in proportion and balance. It addresses women readers with guidance on self care, restraint, and measured ambitions, reflecting period attitudes toward personal conduct and social roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heto Women
The Plain Girl's Golden Age and Its Hidden Power
A study of plain women arguing that beauty fades and brains win. It claims plain girls who stay neat and sharpened in wit attract discriminating men, often achieving happiness after marriage, having gained the upper hand in social pairing.
Weeds or Flowers A Word to Girls
A 19th century exhortation urges girls to stay busy with useful work to keep their minds fresh and wholesome. It stresses cultivation of feeling and conscience, warns that idleness invites foolish fancies, and promotes gardening or housework as best tonic for mental health. It cites Punch for analogy and emphasizes duty to bring one’s sheaves to the last day.
Backhanded compliment to Dr Edward Hale story
A judge recalls a tale of a parish change to soothe a grieving old parishioner. Hale, facing a parish departure, compliments his successor as a fine preacher and splendid fellow. The woman laments repeated changes, promising she will never get used to it as six changes have already occurred.
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Edward Everett Hale
Pear and Orange Preserve Instructions
Peel and cut a dozen pears, layer with a cup of sugar and orange juice and rind, repeat with each dozen. Let stand overnight. In the morning cook without water until the peel is tender. Two and a half dozen Bartletts fill about six pint jars.
Silent plan auctions in Japan described
Japanese auctions use a silent plan where bidders write their name and bid on slips and place them in a box. After bidding ends the auctioneer opens the box and declares the highest bidder the owner of the goods.
Color Blind Self Critique on a Death by Own Action
A New York man named Black committed death by own action and left a note claiming no beauty in life due to hypocrisy deceit and selfishness. The piece argues the lack lies within oneself and urges self reform to see beauty and truth in the world.
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New York
Black
Diogenes
Athens
Human Dynamo of Texas Boy Draws Electric Power
E G Atley a seven year old American born child of Russian parents living in Flous ton Texas is described as a human magnet and living storage battery. A metal filling in a tooth and a connected electric device cause his head to jerk and a fan to spin when the circuit is completed in his mouth. An iron hammer and other metal objects become magnetized in his hands. The boy reports an agreeable sensation and displays red hair freckles and blue eyes.
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E. G. Atley
Flouston, Tex
Pastor's Vacation Dress Proves Welcoming Churches in Chicago
Rev. John Thompson of McCabe M E Church spent August undercover as a workingman visiting nine wealthy Chicago churches. He wore threadbare clothes and sat beside a congregant in a streetcar, finding eight cordial receptions and generally welcoming ministers. One church shockingly crusty, the pastor repulsed him at the end.
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John Thompson
McCabe M. E
Chicago
Hughes on Spirit of Play at Playground Congress
Governor Charlies Evans Hughes of New York spoke at the Playground Association of America congress at the American Museum of Natural History. He urged fostering play to build strong, moral youth, stressing physical strength, wholesome living, and fair play over competitive drills. He called for ample free air playgrounds to reduce crowding and support national health and civic virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies Evans Hughes
New York
Playground Association of America
American Museum of Natural History
New York City
Governor Hughes
Hughes
Congress
Family Yacht Club formed by Robinsons of Long Island
In eastern Suffolk county a unique yacht club limited to the Robinson family has been organized with headquarters at Patchogue. Officers include Commodore Seymour H. Robinson and fleet captain George L. Robinson. Phineas T. Robinson of Sayville, aged eighty five, is the oldest member and predicts the club will become strong in Great South Bay with hopes to race rival clubs next season.
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Robinsons
Suffolk County
Long Island
Robinson Yacht Club
Patchogue
Seymour H. Robinson
Charles T. Robinson
Elsworth P. Robinson
George L. Robinson
Joseph J. Robinson
Robinson
England
Phineas T. Robinson
Sayville
Great South Bay
Fig Leaf Silk Arrives as Paris Modistes Adopt New Material
Paris modistes turn to fig leaf silk, touted as more durable and handsome than standard mulberry silk. The silk’s raw material comes from a Ugandan silkworm that feeds on fig leaves, marking a novel source for fashion fabrics.
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Paris
Paris Modistes
Uganda
Novelty In Wheelbarrows Monorail Barrow Aims Rails
A new monorail wheelbarrow has been invented to travel on railway rails. It is designed for yards with multiple tracks, offering a novel solution for moving materials along rail lines. The device seeks to combine wheelbarrow usefulness with rail mobility for industrial yard work.
Dawson Requests Correction On Fish Story
A letter from Joe A. Dawson asks The Evening Journal to reduce his fish story by ten percent and cut seventeen pounds from the biggest catch so he can attend church with a clear conscience. The Journal explains the source of the initial report and notes uncertainty about exact figures, describing reactions from W Shanafelt and M O Loughlin as they testified about Dawson providing fish.
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Joe A. Dawson
Evening Journal
Sirs
Burlington
W. Shanafelt
Journal
Mr. Dawson
Peaches Abound Around Crawfordsville Area
A Journal representative received abundant peaches from residents north of Crawfordsville at the McCleary home as fifty bushels have already sold this year. The S Ferguson home west of town also shared fruit from an unusually large crop. Additional samples came from several others around Crawfordsville and visitors Mr. and Mrs. Pollock from Denver are visiting Brighton and Briley households during a short vacation from Union Pacific duties.
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R. 5
McCleary
Crawfordsville
H. M. Pollock
Denver
Colo
William Hyde
Brighton
Briley Home
Pollock
Union Pacific
How to Get Strong by P. J. Daly
P. J. Daly of Chicago reports his mother, once feeble, gains in flesh and strength from Electric Bitters. The tonic relieves insomnia and improves stomach liver and kidney complaints. Sold under guarantee at Lemmon's Pharmacy for 50 cents.
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P. J. Daly
Congress St
Chicago
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Two Old Settlers Return to Kalona Visit
W L Rogers of Smith county Kansas near Lebanon visits Kalona area relatives and old friends. He stays at the A A Maas home where his brother Daniel F Rogers lives. The brothers were early settlers arriving in 1839 with their parents. He left Kansas in 1565 and has rarely returned, making this reunion unusually pleasant. He stopped in Oskaloosa on his way and attended the Crocker brigade reunion. He is accompanied by H W McCauiley visiting relatives in Washington area.
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W. L. Rogers
Smith County
Kansas
Lebanon
Kalona
A. A. Maas
Daniel F. Rogers
Oskaloosa
Crocker Brigade
H. W. McCauiley
Washington
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Atlanta, Ga
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An Andy Ong
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J. H. Wagner Company
Fort Madison
Iowa
Matilda Warwick
Kokomo
Ind
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