The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-04-26

. Newsy Items OF Interest 10 the =
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Mrs. Booker t, Washington spoke at
a meeting OF the Federation Of We
mans clubs at Boston recently.
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Mrs. Margaret E. Armour gives Slo-
600 to Kansas City women's Christian
association TO establish home for
worthy.
Up to date Miss Alice Roosevelt has
escaped the cigarette, corset and Try
abitachawln' Illustrated magazine ads,
but they will ketch her yet.
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1t really doesn't pay to elope, Enora
I.ockhart OF Pittsburg ran away with
man aud was married and now she
will only get small part OF $lO,ooo, 1900.
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A fashion note says bathing suits will
be considerably reduced this summer.
And the attractiveness of the seashore
win be correspondingly increased.
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Miss Mary Il. Priteyman is the fast
est typewriter heard OF yet. She re-
Gently wrote 1850 words in six and
one-half hours inthe United States pat
ent offlce.
To clean plaster Of paris ornaments
cover them with thick coating or
starch and allow 1t to become perfectly
dry. Then 1t may be brushed off and
the dirt with It.
1t has been said that women who have
been forced to go out into the world
and hustle for themselves. or those
who have had few years OF business
life, makes the most eontented house,
wives.
Miss henrietta A. Kelley, special
agent in silk investigation, has prepared
a bulletin relating to the cultivation of
the silkworm. which has been issued by
the United States department of agrt"
culture.
English women of social distinction
run laundries. millinery shops and
lurchrnoms, but they leave the work OF
the management of them to paid EN-
ployes. The American woman, as rule
prefers to mango her own business.
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Thirty yrds OF cotton cloth may be
hleached in Is minutes by one large
spoonful Of sal soda and one pound OF
,hloride Of lime dissolved in hot water;
after taking out the cloth rinse 1t In
soft water so that it may not rot.
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There are men and women who make
1t business of going to Europe or
Asia and bringing to America
pretty girls whom they sell to
others who farm them out for immoral
purposes. The governments are look
ing into this business.
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4 woman in Seattle after childless
married life Of several years presented
her husband with four babies, each Of
the ordinary size and weight. With
such constituency President Roosevelt
will be satisfied there is no danger Of
exhaustion Of the race.
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The girls in China seldom go to
school unless they are children Of very
rich people. School begins before day
iiet and after studying their lessons
aloud for two hours they recite, then
they go home for breakfast and return
to school. How would our girls and
boys like this?
A woman testlIylng 10 ner conversion
said: ST was folish and vain; worldly
pleasures and especially the fashions
were my only thought. I was fond Of
silks, satins, jewelry, ribbons and laces.
But / found they were dragging me
.lown to perdition so gave them all
to my sister"
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A Mothers Club Of America" has
been formed in New York. 1t will cer-
tainly be knockout blow to the race
suicide problem. Amy woman can join
this society, and they propose to give
to each mother at the birth OF child
from 5000 to 5000. Each member Is
assessed whenever a baby is born to a
member Of the club.
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Everybody has heard of Aunt Jem-
ina" This old colored lady died the
other day in Chicago. Her name was
d.