Record of 1889 women's gifts to charity and education
The article catalogs substantial donations by American women in 1889 to charities and universities, led by Mrs. Stanford with $10 million and Lydia Bradley with $500,000. It notes large bequests, endowments to colleges such as Vassar and Berkeley, new institutions like the Alfred Corning Clark Neighborhood House, and gifts to hospitals, libraries, and scholarships across multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanford
Bradley
New York City
United States
Cora J. Flood
Helen Gould
Lydia Bradley
Veolia, Ll
Bradley Polytechnic Institute
Kiks
Sacramento
Phoebe Hearst
Leland Stanford
California
Emmons Blaine
Chicago
College of Pedagogy
Blaine
Vassar College
Katharine Tuttle
Caroline Swift Atwater
Poughkeepsie
William Beldon Noble
Washington
Harvard University
Caiss
University
John Simpkins
Lawrence Scientific School
Frederick T. Philips
Lawrence
R. IL
College Library
Wellesley College
Martha 8. Pomeroy
Irene B. Lewis
Hamilton
N. Y
Colgate University
Marie Hopper
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr College
Joseph Moffatt
Los Angeles
Cal
Florence Crittenton
Charles Crittenton
New York
Santa Barbara
Anna S. C. Blake
Cottage Hospital
Orthopedic Hospital
Boston Hospital
Alfred Corning Clark
Lower East Side
St. John’s Guild
Augustus D
Helen C. Juilliard
University of Chicago
Helen Miller Gould
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
Countess de Castellane
Cornelius Vanderbilt
O. H. P. Belmont
P. A. Harper
Francis Brockholst
Eugene Kelly
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Baroness de Hirsch
America
Clara de Hirsch
62D Street
Exploit of a Hero Sir George Grey in Australasian Expedition
The story recalls Sir George Grey leading an Australasian expedition. After a storm scatters supplies, he and a small party press on toward Perth in a parched landscape. Facing extreme thirst and hunger, he clings to faith, eventually reaching safety with native aid and relief for the rest of the expedition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Grey
Australasia
Sir George Grey
Sir George
Bernier Island
Perth
George
Lake Sailors versus Mariners Adage
The passage contrasts lake sailors with mariners noting lake crews reputedly excel, while Atlantic crossings risk encounters with islands and ships. It ends with a proverb on fate and duelists having but a single chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
New Zealand’s plan to convert the unemployed to small landowners
The article praises New Zealand for a government program that gathers unemployed workers at labor bureaus and assigns them to farms on public works projects. It notes government funding to clear land and build homes, and describes land reforms that break up large estates by purchase or condemnation to resell as small farms. It mentions a specimen case of a large estate involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Australasia
British Recognition of the Confederacy and Global Locomotive Counts
The piece notes Britain's recognition of the Confederacy on May 13, 1881, then shifts to trivia on timekeeping, Lyons glass pavement, sparrow hawk breeding, and a global tally of locomotives with European leaders. It ends with an explanation of military unit definitions across army formations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Lyons
France
R. W. Shufeldt
Europe
America
Asia
Australia
Africa
England
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Russia
Belgium
Spain
Holland
Switzerland
Army Service Corps
New Zealand Divides Cheviot Estate For Small Farms
The Cheviot estate, once 80 000 acres and devoted to sheep, is split into about a hundred farms increasing local population from one family to 2 000. New policy grants pensions to long-time workers with annual income under 170 dollars, rewarding the laborer’s claim to wealth created.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheviot
New Zealand
Ainslee’s
Faithful Dog Saves Prospectors on Alaska Glacier
A party of prospectors on the Valdes glacier in Alaska endures days of extreme cold as two men and a dog seek a trail to safety. With provisions gone and hope fading, the dog carries a note around its neck to return to camp, vanishes in the storm, then miraculously returns with rescuers two days later to save the wearied men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valdes
Alaska
France's Great Fatival New Year Fest in France
On New Year's Day the great festival of the year in France is celebrated not Christmas. People exchange small presents with mere acquaintances as part of the holiday custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Diverse 1900s global notes cover navy boosts and Paris expo
The article surveys fiscal naval expansion in France, a Paris 1900 expo map idea, a Geneva corridor plan, costume reforms and American machine shops for visitors. It also mentions doll factories in Germany and Switzerland, onion medicine folklore, and a Iowa legislator's anecdote about harvest work and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Revue Des Jeunes Filles
Paris
Cuba
Samoa
Atlantic
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
France
Tama Jim and the Cushing Manual from Corn Harvest Days
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson recalls his Iowa years as a young legislator when he acquired Cushing's Manual to aid debate. He notes a long lost sixteen month copy resurfaced, showing his early habit of gathering corn with two companions beside the wagon during harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thas
Cushing
Wilson
Iowa
Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post
Don't Give Up the Ship Origin Story Recounted
A Hartford Courant reflection questions the truth of the battle cry Don't give up the ship. A Boston Sentinel anecdote recalls Major Benjamin Russell hearing a Chesapeake versus Shannon tale where a sailor reportedly relays the dying words as Dont give up the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford Courant
Lawrence
Benjamin Russell
Boston Sentinel
Chesapeake
Shannon
Massachusetts
Boston
Sentinel Office
Russell
Martial Law in South Africa Reported Abuse of Power
A private letter from Ladysmith describes harsh martial law under General White after Elandslaagte. Homes and a newly married couple’s house were commandeered with twenty minutes to vacate, while residents fear future seizures as the town center becomes a military headquarters. The writer laments lack of freedom under martial law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pall Mall Gazette
Ladysmith
Birmingham Gazette
Elandslaagte
Gen. White
England
Economy. Child Seeks Quarter to See Snake in Menagerie
A fragment from Flegende Blaetter quotes a child begging for a quarter to view a big snake at the menagerie, with a parent suggesting the magnifying glass and a worm as the alternative viewing angle.
Witty remark on aging and social courtships
A compact distinct quip notes that a man’s decline starts at fifty while a woman’s years don’t begin until an eligible man appears. It adds a playful jab about decorating a town with water color being unused by men.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caroline Lt. Macy
Macy Memorial Art School
Teachers’ College
Presbyterian Hospital
EB. A. Stevens
Castle Point
Hoboken
Holy Innocent Church
Ibboken
Church of the Holy Communion
Caroline A. Cisco
Missionary Society
Emilie A. Matthien
Caroline E. Hollister
Felis R. Brunner
Alleghany City
Elisabeth Thompson
Rhinebeck-on-Hudson
Phoebe A. Hearst
Salvation Army
Navy
Alabama
Geneva
Jura Mountains
Tama Jim
South Africa
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