Woman of tact and charm noted as future First Lady
A portrait of Mrs. Taft as poised, educated, and musically inclined, ready to meet White House demands. She values books, art, woodcarving, and language skill, and she shares political curiosity with her husband. Also anecdotes on manners, tact, and practical tips like dioxygen mouthwash and choking relief.
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Washington
Mrs. Roosevelt
Charles Taft
Taft
Helen Herron
Thackeray
Dickens
Mr. Taft
Children’s candid voices teach parents the value of listening
The piece urges treating children with courtesy and inviting them to speak openly. It argues adults lose their quickest sense of truth as years pass, and a child’s pure vision feels like a message from God guiding respectful dialogue.
Miss Evelyn Longman Wins $14,000 Commission
Miss Evelyn Longman wins a $14,000 commission to design the bronze door for the chapel at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis. Her Winged Victory design for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition earned her fame.
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Evelyn Longman
United States
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Winter wardrobe care and Paris card issued
A housewife is advised to wash out all starch before storing winter clothes and to rough dry them, ideally protected by dark blue sheets. A Paris firm is issuing cards for wear in the buttonhole reading I am very well thank you I am fully aware of the state of the weather and have heard all the latest news.
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Paris S
Ethel Dickens Heads Busy Typewriting Bureau in London
Miss Ethel Dickens of London, granddaughter of novelist Dick ens, runs a thriving typewriting bureau in the English capital. Her work supports a growing business and showcases skilled transcription in late 19th century commerce.
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Dickens
Ethel Dickens
London
The New Neckwear Sparks Popular Demand
The article describes fashionable neckwear trends with high choked stocks and new separate stocks featuring wide ruchings, satin bows, and long streamers. It notes satin and net models, crinoline backing, plaited frills, and jabots with ribbons, highlighting Irish crochet and imitation versions as stylish options.
Cultivate Gladness The Brand Improves With Practice
A youth era editorial urges readers to choose gladness despite hardships. It argues cheerfulness grows with effort, not fake smiles, and encourages finding joy in simple things, health, outdoors, and love even with limited means.
Health and Beauty Tips From Daily Observations
Advice on outdoor exercise and posture to prevent poor health. Recommends unbinding tight sleeves and rings to avoid red hands and suggests chin position to improve posture. Notes head cold exposure causes sleeplessness and that covering the head with a silk handkerchief aids sleep. Mentions eggshell skin as a remedy for sore eyes with a simple lid patch.
House Work Women Sacrificing Health in Home Duty
Acknowledges the toll of domestic labor on women and urges support to alleviate pain and distress. Praises faithful homemakers suffering in silence and calls for help to ease daily burdens and preserve well being.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound boosts women's health
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has been a standard remedy for female ills. Mrs Ellsworth of Mayville New York and Mrs Boyd of Beaver Falls Pennsylvania report relief from displacement inflammation and pain. They urge other sick women to try it and note they can work full days again.
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F. Ellswor
Mayville
N. Y
W. P. Boyd
Beaver Falls
Lydia
BE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Voices From a Peddler to a Trustee and Ivory Notions
A Baltimore American quotation tells of a boyhood disappointment when a peddler failed to deliver a promised gift and how the memory shaped later voting. An Argonaut note explains ivory sources from Africa and mammoth tusks found in Siberia, with Africa’s natives hoarding wealth for generations. A Milwaukee Sentinel vignette jokes about neighborly telephone access.
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Ohio
Baltimore American
Africa
Siberia
Argonaut
Milwaukee Sentinel
The Gentleman's Esquire Ritual and Perceived Rank
A British writer lampoons the English notion of gentlemanly status. He notes that many men wear silk hats in London and insist on the title esquire in letters, while the actual privilege attached to the title is minimal and often signals disdain for tradespeople.
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London
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New England
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