Woman's World Highlights Fashion and Home Life
A collage of fashion notes and anecdotes on Paris and London dressmakers, corsets, and pattern sales. It features a rambling tale of a French designer from St Etienne, a comtesse sewing to cope with poverty, and a late section on Mrs Theodore Thomas and her Chicago influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
London
St. Etienne
Mrs. Crawford
Theodore Thomas
Chicago
Hamilton Mott
Ladies’ Home Journal
Thomas
Ipswich Tales From Puritan Ipswich and Early Neighbors
A nostalgic tour frames Ipswich as Puritan heartland with early figures like Manasseh Cutler and Anne Bradstreet. The piece recalls colonial life, notable families, local landmarks, and historic houses along the Ipswich River, bridging old New England lore with a picturesque gallery of names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manasseh Cutler
Ispwich
Ilgrim Plymouth
Salem
Old Colony
Essex County
Ipswich
Bradstreet
Simon
Anne Dudley
Gov
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Richard H. Dana
Thomas Dudley
Dudley Bradstreet
Hill Farm
Old Ipswich
Celia Thaxter
Heartbreak Hill
New England
John Winthrop
Colony
Essex Road
Hugh Peters
Cromwell
Goffe and Walley
Appleton House
Mrs. Wilde
Panks
Turkey Shore
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ebenezer Caldwell
James G. Blaine
Hamilton
Gail Hamilton
Hannah Stanwood Dodge
America
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Older Women Reign In Paris Vogue Society
Paris society notes that admiration shifts from young debutantes to women over 30, with Mme de Martel known as Gyp shaping the trend. Writers like Henry Greville depict 36 year old women as captivating, while emancipated English and American styles influence French dames though the very young remain less favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mondaines
Mme, la Comtesse de Martel
Gyp
Henry Greville
Paris
Miss
France
Ruth Bronson launches drive to reclaim Oklahoma female outlaws
Ruth Bronson of Woodward Kansas sails from Wichita to Philadelphia to win eastern women support and press Attorney General Harmon. She argues deputy U S marshals provoke arrests and harass young women, creating female bandits seven jailed and more at large. She seeks a federal inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Bronson
Oklahoma
Wichita
Kan
Philadelphia
Harmon
United States
Farmer Hayseed Registers in a New York RoomingHouse
A farmer, registering, insists he has not come to New York for trouble. A room clerk reassures him that there is no danger and that the rooms are well lit by electricity.
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Philadelphia Ledger
A Knowing Mare Solves a Colt’s Ills with Lye
A blooded mare belonging to Mr Murray Hickson of Cookman New Jersey guides her mischievous long legged colt to drink diluted lye from a wood ash leach after it drinks acid from photography experiments. The old mare’s quick action, to neutralize the acid, follows basic chemical logic and saves the colt from harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Hickson
Cookman
N. J
Hickson
The Senate Carpet Contract Draws Big Sums
A company securing the United States senate carpet contract earns substantial profits from a unique exclusive woven design registered in the patent office. After fulfilling the contract, the firm markets the same high grade carpet to wealthy buyers who pay premium prices for it in homes.
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United States Senate
Patent Office
The Fool and His Bet Once More
Thomas McCann of Newburg Minnesota bets against Thomas Murphy. If Corbett defeats Fitzsimmons Murphy wins the wager. if Fitzsimmons wins then McCann collects one hundred dollars weekly for a year while doing nothing but drawing pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas McCann
Newburg
Tus
Thomas Murphy
Murphy
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
McCann
Weary Man Sells Patent Rights in Horton Kansas
A Horton Kansas resident known for selling patent rights is nicknamed and profiled for his wary business style. The article highlights his cautious approach and named business practice in the local scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton, Kan
Freeman’s Creamery Contract Questioned by Judge
A Iowa creamery builder C H Freeman faced legal trouble over a contract with farmers at Saylor. Judge Stevenson refused an injunction, finding no right to halt erection, though he suspected fraud and misrepresentation and noted farmers were misled. The judge suggested farmers have a legal remedy.
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C. H. Freeman
Iowa
Saylor
Stevenson
Freeman
Witty quips and quizzical quotes from 1910s press
A compilation of scattered witticisms and light remarks from various papers including lines about missionaries in China, doctors and patients, luck and superstition, travel humor, and social manners. It showcases brief jokes, nicknames, and humorous exchanges from multiple editors.
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Johnson
Edward Vincent
Munesey’s Magazine
Bertha and
Guipures
Famous Bay
Meeting House Green
Anthony Potter
Anne Dudley Bradstreet
Arbella Johnson
Anne Bradstreet
Simon Bradstreet
High Street
Burial Hill
New Meadows
Topsfield
Helen Venilla Duncombe
Duchess Leinster
Helen Vincent
Ndon
Edgar
Coldstream Guards
Khedive
Helen
England
Miss Linley
Ey Sheridan
Duncombe
Duchess of
Leinster
Maiden Lane
John Endicott
Newburyport
Masconomet
Sagamore
Gov. Winthrop
John
Providence
Cotton Mather
Winthrop
Boston
Hoate Bridge
Ipswich Hamlet
Kansas
Senate
China
Kansas City Journal
Atlanta Constitution
Thomas B. Reed
Indianapolis Journal
Philadelphia Telegraph
Arctic
Washington Star
Edison
Kentucky
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
The
Boston Herald
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