Fading fragments hint at social progress and restless era
The passage sketches varied topics from civic reforms to notable figures and sensational anecdotes. It references a courtly and charitable tone with mentions of Mrs. Catherine Waugh McCulloch advancing joint guardianship, Gen. Adna R. Chaffee’s remarks on Anglo American ties, and Miss Sigsbee connected to the Maine christening, all set amid a mosaic of late 19th century public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adna R. Chaffee
Pekin
United States
Ingond
Chaffee
Paris
America
Ilinois
Catherine Waugh McCulloch
Evanston
Miss Sigsbee
Charles D. Sigsbee
Maine
Havana Harbor
Scarcity of Domestics Drives Hiring Shortage in Chicago
Chicago faces a severe shortage of domestic help with ten job openings for each girl seeking work. First class maids command 5.6 a week while many struggle to find positions at 250 or 4 weekly. Applicants increasingly seek specialized lines and general housework is hard to secure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
I. Newbery & Bons
T's House
London
Porter Drug and Chem
CORE
Sole
Boston
The Trouble at Troy and a Pan-American Suggestion
A tale notes the Trojan horse episode with a witty exchange about inaction and fate. The piece then promotes the Pan-American route via Michigan Central, praising its service and timing from Chicago to Buffalo with a dinner-equipped train and a call to request a folder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Mr. Blinghorn
Cleveland Plain Center
Michigan Central
Niagar
Pullman
Chicago
Falls View
Buffalo
L. LD
Huesner
General Western
Adams Street
Where Reuben Went Rumor In A Farmyard Exchange
Farmer Snakerest says rumors spread that Reuben was sent to college. The judge counters that the tale is a foolish report about his son entering an institution of learning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKay
E Lodge
A. I
Reuben
Hkeuben
Mark Twain Letter Saved Consul Mason From Removal
In early Cleveland administration William L. Curtis reports Mark Twain wrote to Ruth Cleveland urging not to dismiss Consul Mason of Frankfort. Twain warned against partisan removals, noting Mason’s experience. Ruth Cleveland thanked Twain, and Mason remained in service, later promoted to Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark
Stuth Cleveland
Mason
Mr. Clemens
President Cleveland
Ruth Cleveland
Mark Twain
Consul Mason
Berlin
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Dodd
Missouri
Ndoner
Arthur Chalk
Chalk
Phask
York ‘Times
Allen
S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Philadelphia
Iso
Mre. S
Maple Street
Norwich
Iet
Norway
New York State
Hottie
Eren
T Jotting Ltd
Arch St
Eestety Giadand
Wrayare Bel
Beskircher
W. Vy Bounatt
Mon Bu
Ead Ruieilanes
Avg
Mrg
Wil
Rat. Troy
Irs
Stanton
Association
Mrs. M’culloch
Francis B. Loomis
Venezuela
State Department
Caracas
Harrison
Iiene
France
Prandé N. Loomis
Cincinnati Tribune
Loomis
Republican National Committee
Miss Sigsdriel
Herbert E. Carle
New York
Carle
Herbert KE
Lui
Lach
Standard Chem CO
Hox
Sioux City
Iowa
W. U
J. A. Smith
Ely
Susquehanas Ave
Cee
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