Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 285, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1914 — Activities of Women. [ARTICLE]

Activities of Women.

Philadelphia has five women factory inspectors. Women farm laborers in England number nearly one hundred thousand. Over fire thousand women are engaged in industry in Italy. Over six thousand women In New York are employed as tailoresses. Canada has an active rifle association comprised of women. There are over three million widows in the United States atad there is no estimate as to how > many there will be in Europe after the war, but it will probably be twice as many as we have. In Java, when a man marries, he goes to his wife’s house, where the women sit in council upon all matters of importance and dictate the affairs of the home. • Widows of soldiers killed in the service of the British army will receive a pension of from five to ten shillings a week, depending upon the rank of her husband.

Engineers estimate the available water power of Oregon as rtfore than 13,000,000 horsepower.

Why should a girl scream after the kiss has been stolen? V