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A shirt factory that employs many black women does not live up to its promises, leaving the women overworked and underpaid, so many quit.

A woman in Philadelphia “solves the problem” of haircuts for black women, turning their hair into works of art.

A professor is searching for a good looking young woman to work as his secretary. The application must be accompanied by a photograph.

White women complain after the jobs that promised to pay well and provide them stable work leave them with "great dissatisfaction and discontent."

After testifying as a victim against a black man, a white woman’s guilt forces her to confess her perjury.

A man tells of his own “delinquencies” when dealing with his wife and how he has “reformed."

Mrs. Laupaule Orber, accused of being a witch, is convicted with a disorderly conduct charge, and fined $5 along with ten days in jail.

After her arrest, Kate Howard, a leader in the Springfield race riots, commits suicide by swallowing acid.

Mrs. Cora Kelley walks three miles to her aunt’s house while still asleep. Upon her arrival at midnight, she knocks on the door until she awakes.

The article gives sometimes sarcastic women advice on how to act and think about their husbands.