Needs of the Normal School urged by Bradwell to Assembly
President Bradwell and Professor Bradwell urged Georgia lawmakers to fund the State Normal School. He argued for equal state support, more buildings, and equipment to train teachers locally, noting 47 students were turned away. He contrasted state grants given to technology with the small sum requested for the Normal school.
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General Assembly
State Normal School
Dabloneys
Milledgeville
Uni
Normal School
Georgia
University of Georgia
Camenga Tos Medical College
Etste Normal Tchool
Normal Echoe
Old
School of Technology
Sim Strong
Georgia Teac
Young Rosa Lanier Woodbury Elevates Southern Womanhood
The New Orleans Daily States profiles Rosa Lanier Woodbury of Athene Georgia, a gifted journalist and early national officer in the Woman's Club movement. Born in Branzard County South Carolina, she studied in Augusta and Athens, won early essay prizes, and joined the Savannah Press editorial staff. She credits mentors Mildred Rutherford and M A Lipscomb, and her English German Welsh Irish ancestry underpins her literary gifts.
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South
Rosa Lanier Woodbury
Athene
Woodbury
Chicago
Georgia Press Club
General Federation of Woman’s Clubs
Georgia
Miss Woodbury
Branzard County
South Carolina
Augusta
Lucy Cobb Institute
Athens
Augusta Chronicle
Mildred Rutherford
M. A. Lipscomb
New York
Savannah
Savannah Press
Charleston
Beaufort, S. C
She Paints the Flags in Oils in New York
A young woman in New York makes living sketching Confederate scenes in oils and selling copies to prominent Southerners in the city. A Southern matron’s home displays one of her heroic-sized paintings framed in Georgia pine, crossed by swords of a husband and father both officers. Sentiment remains, yet demand is brisk from Southerners north and south of the line.
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New York
Mohair Sicilian Walking Costume and Fashion Notes
A description of a mohair Sicilian walking costume with a fluid skirt forming flutes and a glove fit top, paired with a pink percale shirt waist. A merce black armure silk shawl lightens the somber look, while a scarlet challie hone gown features a green ribbon and bow details. Regional note reports cattle herds decline and sheep increases in Montana Idaho, with a political remark on Republican critics and wool growers.
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Uish
Montana
Idaho
New Frocks From Old Velvet Gowns Reign This Season
Fashion notes revive old velvet gowns by converting them into velvet tea gowns. A wide velvet yoke edged with black point esprit over silk in bright colors leads to an empire front of silk under lace. Velvet bodice backs join the skirt in a slanting line with matching back yoke and elbow sleeves of silk under net.
A Royal Baby Wardrobe Riches From Czar and Czarina
A royal infant in Russia receives an elaborate Paris made wardrobe featuring safetypins of gold with pearls and imperial embroidery. Queen Victoria selected items for the great grandchild while detailing gowns, blankets, and dozens of sizes.
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Olgs
Russia
Victoria
Paris
Fiahel
Holland
A Table of Fashion Shows Modern Dress Materials
A fashion notice describes silk skirt designs with godet hems and wide back tucks, noting fifteen gore panels on new skirts. It highlights lack of full haircloth lining, prominent buttons resembling jewels, and a belt of six inch depth covered in shimmering spangles with no visible buckle or opening.
Remedies for Burns and Stains in Household Care
Household guide listing remedies for burns using peppermint essence and dragoist supplies, plus stain removal tips with chloroform for paint marks and faded fabrics. Advice covers fabric bleaching, ink stain treatment, and keeping pink and blue ginghams from fading with vinegar solution, plus general cleaning cautions.
The Modish Watch An Up-to-Date Timepiece for Woman
The chatelaine watch with open faces and richly decorated back is the spooved mode and likely to be popular. It is both convenient and ornamental with decorated watch and chain using chasing enamel or gems. Colored enamels, pink or blue backs, and diamonds or pearls frame the design.
Some Winter Puddings From Apple to Raisin Puff
A vintage recipe note describes a cottage pudding baked with apples, plus an apple tart variant. It gives steps for preparing the fruit, batter, and baking times, and suggests canned berries as a substitute. Raisin puff ideas are briefly mentioned with measurement guidance.
Sugar and Butter Pudding with Raisins and Sporge
A recipe describes mixing sugar butter eggs milk and flour with baking powder and raisins, steaming a pudding two hours in a covered dish, served with a hot sauce. It adds a sporge pudding method using milk sugar eggs and a vanilla cream sauce.
Hot Water Facial Remedy for Clear Complexion
Hot water treatment for the face is advised as the best remedy for clear skin. Regular nightly and morning baths with very hot water and thorough rubbing in circular motions aim to remove blackheads and brighten the complexion. A careful diet with much fruit, especially grape fruit, is recommended for improved skin.
Women as Spellers: Austen and Other Notable Instances
The piece notes women often spell better than men with exceptions. It cites Mrs Barbould who mispelled donkey as d-o-n-k-y and Jane Austen who consistently wrote niece with an eight before i. It mentions her margin notes and critics noting her careless spelling and lighthearted view of orthography.
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Jane
Beautiful Hands Poem Fragment Reflections on Love
Fragmentary verse reflecting on touch and love. The speaker recalls first feelings, a clasped hand, and tender moments. Vivid imagery of hands, gloves, gaze, and distant beloved evokes longing and emotional warmth.
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