Waterloo Women Prepare for National Convention in St Paul
Mrs. W. D. Ives leads seven Waterloo delegates to the second annual national convention in St Paul July 26. Others from Waterloo and Iowa clubs plan tea rooms, sewing rooms, and social spaces to aid business and professional women while addressing eight hour and minimum wage issues. Meanwhile auxiliary groups join Independence Sons of Veterans events and local quilting gatherings as weddings and club picnics mark a busy society scene.
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W. D. Ives
Iowa Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
Waterloo
St. Paul
Mary Horner
Waterloo ‘Club
Ethel Resor
Alice Wykoff
Marian Scoggin
Mabel Haas
Tina Mazareisky
Iowa
Cedar
Rapids
Mason City
Boone
Clinton
Des Moines
Sioux City
Ives
Waterloo Club
Independence Sons of Veterans and Auxiliary
Independence
Sons of Veterans Auxiliary
May Tunis
Picnis
Professional Women's Club
Willard Hell
The Poor Rich Woman Affects Self View With Prosperity
A writer notes material prosperity can foster smug self satisfaction in people. He cites a formerly modest woman whose wealth changed her tastes in decor and arts, producing a smug, caustic attitude that troubles him and prompts readers to judge if such a shift is common.
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Ger
Moemirac
Van
Noted Violinist Visits Miss Mack at Sans Souci
A celebrated violinist visiting Miss Marybeth Mack at the W. I. Mack cottage Sans Souci, will stay till midnight before continuing to Estes Park Conn for a vacation. He records for a known automatic player company and has ties to the Damrasch Institute of Musical Art in New York City.
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Mack
Sans Souci
Estes Park
Conn
Auotomatic
Gardner
Damrasch Insitute of Musical Art
New York City
Marybeth Mack
Mr. Gardner
Russia
America
New York
Tschaikowsky
New York Symphony Orchestra
United States
Woman’s discipline contrasted with men’s work ethic
The passage argues women experience less discipline than men, gaining social power as men earn more through work. It describes how servants and service workers feed a woman’s sense of superiority, enabling a shift toward condescension and reliance on others. It ends noting the rich woman’s challenge remains sympathy and selflessness despite wealth.
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Servanta Be
Beauty Chats By Edna Kent Forbes Shrewd Type
The profile describes a photograph subject as a shrewd type, always intelligent despite limited schooling, and engaging to others because of her interest in people. It warns she has pitfalls to beware, highlighting caution about her greatest danger being herself.
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Edna Kent Forbes
Waterloom patterns and order coupon details
The Waterloo Evening Courier advertises up-to-date pattern designs from the Fashion Department. It outlines a 15 cent pattern price, 6 sizes from 10 to 16, sample fabrics, and mailing instructions to obtain patterns by mail, with delivery estimated ten days after order.
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Fashion Department
Evening Courier
Waterloo
Gambling habits among office workers and women on stage
Quotations illustrate office girls and stage actresses betting on everyday events. A businessman notes chatter about wagers distracts workers and even a wife joins the betting, with wagers ranging from a few pence to wild bets on conversations and tennis outcomes.
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Marty
Sha
Betting Madness Among English Women Reported
London newspapers claim English women and girls have become betting mad with betting common in offices and among young women.
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Endon
London
Lanant
Iron Shutters Trigger Riots Across Constantinople
Reports from Constantinople note iron shutters incite riots and panic across the Levant. Merchants lower shutters during trouble rumors, sparking crowd rushes and enabling pickpockets, street orators, and fakers to attract crowds and inflame sectarian tensions.
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Constantinople
Levant
Near East
Berlin Accepts Confederate Money in Germany
Reports from Berlin on July 21 note large quantities of Confederate currency found in Berlin and other German areas. Outlawed notes are exchanged for marks at current rates with buyers offering high sums, one merchant reportedly trading £8000 marks for Confederate bills. The American Chamber of Commerce issued a warning to have American money checked by banks before acceptance.
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Berlin
Germany
American Chamber of Commerce Nere
Italian Battleships Bombarding Aviona
Italian warships and coast artillery bombard Aviona in Albania as Albanian positions reply with rifle fire, according to a London Times dispatch from Milan dated July 24.
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London
Aviona
Albania
London Times
Milan
Lichty’s Store Showcases Fresh Decor and Paint
For two weeks the store has been in the hands of decorators and painters. The Gold Dust twins have also been busy, lending a lively touch to the overhaul and display changes.
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Arthur Lincoln
Dysart
Frank Willard Court
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Peter Wilson
O.A. Morris
Yellowstone Park
Hustie
Rus
St. Luke's
Lethera Church
John Hamilton
Boninn Harbor
Mich
W. 5. Small
Pred J. Clark
First Congregational Church
Silverleaf Club
William Wagner
Friendship Club
BL. Decker
Ruth Cameron
Miss Mack
Eee E Weeny
Gov. Cox
Helen Cox Mahoney
Ohio
Mahoney
T & M Bootery
Lichty’s
Sanitas
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