New York Women Accused of Lowering Morals in Public Life
A series of statements by Rev Dr Oscar Haywood and responses from New York women argue that modern New York women, through habits like smoking and public drinking, are dragging down moral standards. The discussions blame homes, mothers, and societal fashion for permissive behavior and declining virtue in the city.
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New York
Oscar Haywood
Collegiate Baptist Church of the Covenant
West Thirty-third Street
New York City
New York World
Sunday World
Maywood
Manhattan Island
Pabytow Ft
New Yorker
America
Leonora Macadam
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
New York Woman’s Habits Traced to Husband’s Demands
Mrs Harriet Johnston Wood argues in the Woman’s Equal Suffrage League that men in New York influence women’s behavior. She contends husbands push wives to smoke drink and dress provocatively, shaping daily choices from cocktails to clothing. The speech highlights male control as a social issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriet Johnston Wood
Woman's Equal Suffrags League
New York
New York Woman and Smoking Custom Debate Morals
Mrs Belle de Rivera argues there is a fine line between bad taste and immorality in women smoking publicly. She condemns drinking but notes customs drive behavior, saying older women influence younger ones and that independence may shift social norms in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle de Riverasident
City Federation of Women
New York
Oider
Merchant-What? You Were Robbed On The Way Receipt Given
A messenger recounts being robbed but receiving a receipt as proof, while the merchant questions what was taken. The brief exchange centers on partial loss and documentation of the event. The source preserves a terse, dialogic moment without graphic detail.
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Messenger
Cure for Eczema Proved By Simple Ointment
A Mississippi patient describes a year of extreme itch and rash on ankles feet arms and scalp with red pimples and relentless scratching. After trying many remedies Cuticura Ointment Soap and Pills relieved itching in two to three applications and cured the condition completely. Patient Henry Searle Little Rock Arkansas October 10 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Searle
Little Rock
Aric
Power Drug & Chem, Corp
Bole Props
Boston
Coughing Burst Blood Vessel Warns of Dangers and Cure Method
A fragment discusses coughing and bursting blood vessels as signs of poison buildup, warns against alcohol and common cough syrups, and promotes a claimed quick remedy. It includes a recipe using wild cherry bark, cardiol essence, and white pine compound with dosing guidance. The scene shifts to a lecturer claiming forest destruction risks, interrupted by a man boasting about shooting woodpeckers.
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DR. Haywood
RSS
Tess Appaliing
E. L. Fernandez
Professional Woman's League
Aquor
Haywood
Cutiura
Stella
Mabel
Bella
Hh Hamline
Western Canada
Deneen
Illinois
Ho Hes Tam
Fait
Asan
Bestern Canada
Gos Als
Sieotient Railway
Swift's Premium
Posten Toot
Home
Sweet Home
Swift
Pride Washington Swit
Swift & Company
Packers
Chigago, Ill
East Ani
Ae Gashe
Ational Dairy Machine CO
Noli
Perfection
Hester
Japan
Sarrasssarrareees
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