What Women Are Doing Across Nations and Professions
A collection notes women in banking and government roles, including 967 women in US national and state banks and Mrs Wilcox near President Jackson’s line. It mentions figures such as Miss Lielewyn Davis leader of British suffragists, Mrs Harmon wife of the attorney general, and Miss Douglass England’s top amateur marksman, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Lady Salisbury
A. S. Palmer
Cleveland
James A. Garfield
Lielewyn Davis
Great Britain
Treasury Department
Washington
Wilcox
Jackson
William R. Morrison
Mary F. Hansel
Ellenville
N. Y
Harmon
St. John’s Church
Moline
Marnie Mackenzie
Sir Alexander Mackenzie
Royal Academy of Music
London
The Value of Trees in Tenement Areas
The piece argues that many farms and rental properties lack fruit and shade trees. It urges land-owners to plant orchards and yard trees to improve value and tenant quality. It condemns owners who withhold fruit from tenants and calls for trees as a public duty and wise policy.
Curious Calf with Tail Misplaced in Scarboro
A Scarboro Maine man reports a cow gave birth to a calf whose tail is on the wrong end, growing between the eyes and giving the animal an elephantine appearance. The calf cannot suck and wag its tail simultaneously and was raised by hand to prevent starvation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scarboro
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted As Mercury Free Remedy
An article warns against mercury containing catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective. It notes the medicine is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills sold for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Jeney & Co
Fragmentary debate on public schools and medical sorting
The fragment discusses German public schools separating bright pupils from less able ones with medical men performing the sorting. It hints at aims and yearly incomes but remains unclear due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Gentle Laxative Remedy
Knowledge endorses Syrup of Figs as a pleasant pure liquid laxative that cleanses the kidneys liver and bowels without objectionable substances. The California Fig Syrup Co markets 50c and 1 bottles and urges buyers to insist on the genuine product with its name on the label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
All Druggista
Sally's Tea and Circe Theme in Verse
A humorous verse by C F Lester in Truth compares a tea pouring scene at Sally's table to Circe’s enchantment. The poem playfully warns against temptation as readers watch Sally pour and consider taking "just one cup" of tea, blending flirtation with caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally
C. F. Lester
Barometer Jokes on Seasonal Fashion of Weather
A quip notes the barometer wearing a seasonal change in steadiness. It jokes that in summer it registers high while in winter it registers low, comparing weather instruments to a belles dress.
Too Small Potatoes Penns-Come Proposal Sparks Alimony Banter
In a humorous exchange, Penns-Come asks to marry as Mrs. Laker raises concerns about alimony. The dialogue touches on two checks totaling $100 monthly and quips about proposing to the maid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penns
An Assurance About What is Published
A senator asks if the reporter will publish everything he says. The reporter reassures him he will not, fearing exposure of grammarless English would jeopardize his job before sunset.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Hiawatha Departure and Divorce Tale
An old verse recalls Hiawatha leaving for the Dakotas and back in ninety days with a divorcelet. He gives it to his wife and sends her away to Chicago outskirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiawatha
Dakotas
Chicago
Unlucky posts and trees loom over evening walk
A playful exchange shows a couple ignoring a superstition that objects like posts or trees block love. He reassures, promising nothing will come between them this evening.
Sleep Threatens Henry Peck in Worrying Exchange
Reassuring talk turns grave as Mrs. Peck cites a presentiment that sleep may be fatal, while Henry Peck urges rest, expressing alarm at the implied danger. The exchange frames a domestic moment of fear and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Peck
Henry Peck
Offended Ostrich Terrorizes Kitten in Zoo Yard
An innocent white kitten slipped into the Zoological Garden yard and clambered onto an ostrich. The ostrich, after a long chase, crushed the kitten with its neck squeeze and flung the body aside as it resumed its thoughts on the weather and ice cream churns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Zoological Garden
Deer House
Irish Police Surgeon Reports Wounds Mortal
The Irish Police Surgeon states two wounds are mortal and a third could be cured if the man remains perfectly quiet for six weeks. The report questions whether the Sergeant is dangerously wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srgeon
Notes of the Day Chronicle Curiosities and Trades
A Maine paper cites a four year old as the world’s youngest cor respondent. In Grosni Caucasus a naphtha spring erupts jets of fluid high into the air. A Lowell hunter shoots two foxes with one shot. London Glasgow and Manchester weigh municipal fire insurance. A Danbury hen lays a dumbbell shaped egg. In Turkey and Russia long credit often extends to twelve months. New Hampshire trout stocks fall as brooks dry up after recent droughts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Grosni
Caucasus
Lowell
London
Glasgow
Manchester
Danbury
Conn
Men of Mark in 19th Century Figures Shared
Ohio man opens nickel subscription for Mark Twain. George Lord of San Bernardino is said to be the world's oldest Mason at 98. Ex President Harrison will spend November and December at Saratoga. Congressman Heatwole of Minnesota styled as the handsomest member of the next House. Fitzgerald Murphy, author of The Silver Lining, started as a reporter on the New York World and is not yet 30. Washington Market butcher billed The Sweetbread King with 200000 dollars yearly sales. Li Hang Chang, non tobacco smoker, owns a vast collection of smoking utensils. G Bernard Shaw, author of Army and the Man, is a prominent London figure for five years, an Irish wit and vegetarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Mark Twain
George Lord
San Bernardino
Cal
W Harrison
Saratoga
Congressman Heatwole
Minnesota
House of Representatives
Fitzgerald Murphy
New York World
Washington Market
New York
Li Hang Chang
G. Bernard Shaw
London
Industrial Growth and Labor Trends Across States
Locomotives 96 tons weigh announced as standard. U S electrical shops and factories run full with orders. About 25 000 coal miners in Alabama Kentucky and Tennessee form a union. One third of Ohio coal mined by machinery. Atlantic depth removal would barely shorten the ocean. Labor groups not rapidly expanding but workers seek full value of labor. North Carolina granite belt spans 15 to 20 miles with endless quarries and rising street curb orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alabama
Kentucky
Tennessee
Ohio
Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina
Fragmentary plea and threat in unclear text
The readable portion shows a violent request about breaking bones to harm a woman, but details and context are missing. The fragment suggests a confrontation or intent to injure without clear actors or circumstances.
Fragments From an 1894 Page Include Quotes and Ads
Readable lines include a quotation about saving from a grave and a note on value of direction over position. An ad mentions Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Medicine and a trial bottle offer. Also a Riverside California farm land information notice and Hemet Land Co. contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Co
Cal
Hemet Land Co
Hemet, Cal
Teething remedies and curiosities in early notices
A collage of brief items notes teething remedies for babies, a seismologist’s marriage to a Japanese woman, a salve advertised to cure or refund, a claim about Buffalo’s clock, a patent medicine price, and scattered facts on cables to England and French housing.
Not Coming to America Lecture Due to Health
Du Maurier cancels planned American lecture tour because his health will not permit acceptance of the proposals. Francis George, the Liverpool bell man, retires after sixty years having lost 130000 children to misfortune. Max Nordau, in Paris, says he has traveled Europe and began writing at thirteen. Lord Wolseley has been wounded in several actions, though praised as a commander. William Brown, son of John Brown, is named Queen Victoria’s personal attendant. John Morley grows nervous before public speaking but steadies once started. Tolstoi plans a new novel critiquing Russian courts. he once refused to swear on a jury and was fined. Tolstoi has recovered from intermittent fever and will rest in the Caucasus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis George
Liverpool
Max Nordau
Paris
Europe
Lord Wolseley
London
William Brown
John Brown
Queen Victoria
John Morley
Leo Tolstoi
London Daily News
Tolstoi
Count Tolstoi
Caucasus
RAM'S HORNS. A reflection on prayer and action in faith
The passage links divine help to human effort and funds, urging believers to act to fulfill prayer. It notes that God prospers givers and that progress requires removing obstacles. It cautions leaders to follow Christ closely before guiding others and emphasizes learning from personal mistakes.
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Christ
Religious War Breaks Out Over Soldiers Play
A nurse scolds Bertie for playing with soldiers on Sunday noting prohibition while he calls it a religious war implying a childlike dispute over sacred rules.
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Bertie
Riddle leads to clever classroom exchange
A school scene shows a teacher prompting a boy to name the next letter after H and a child answering with a facial feature and freckles. The exchange reflects a simple, early 20th century classroom humor about spelling and observation.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Douglass
England
Mercury
Gether
Ose
Circe
Mark
Industrial
G. W. Patterson
Inkster, Mich
Holmes
Kline
Kiine
the Man of Thought
John Milne
F. KH. S
Hanson
Buffalo, N.Y
Flegeman
C. C. G. Clark Co
New Haven
Cela
Parker
France
du Maurier
America
Princess Louise
Marquis of Lorne
Banjamin Ward Richardson
U. S. Navy
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Oliver Wendell Holmes
W. H. Russell
Tim Frank R. Stockton
W. Clark Russell
Nelson A. Miles
Thomas B. Reed
Salisbury
Cleveland Coxe
Bishop Doane
Sir Edwin Arnold
Camille Flammarion
Justin McCarthy
Admiral Stevens
Admiral Markham
Admiral Elliot
Charles Dickens
Archibald Forbes
F. D. Miller
Andrew Carnegie
Columbus Ave
Boston
Mass
St, Jacobs Oil
Cat
A. Chadoe
Chontean Ave
Logig
Patrick O Farrell
Exence
Stark Bros’s
Louisiana
Rockport
Western Fur
Des Moines
Iowa
Estern Fur Co
Enon
Sears City Engine and Iron Works
Pech Mfg
Sioux City
Tae Rowe, & Cwage Macument Co
West Eleventh Street
Kansas
D*hobb
Dr. Hobb
Casa
Iver
Eeeseee
S Medicine CO
San F
California
Omaha
San Francisco
Los Angeles
J. Francis
Omaha, Neb
W.N.U
D.M
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