France Embraces Women in Professions Once Male Domain
A Paris inspired essay traces how French women are entering medicine law and business, joining banking cafes and shops as 17 million women reshape society. It notes public unease from conservatives yet predicts women doctors lawyers and deputies may become natural and stylish figures in Paris.
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France
New York Journal
Rance
Europe
Paris
Alphonse Daudet
Victoria in Italy Will Occupy Villa Fabbricotti
Her Britannic Majesty will reside at Florence in Villa Fabbricotti known historically as Degli Ancipressi and Strozzino. The villa’s ownership traces back to the Beninsigni and Strozzi families before 1864 when Count Fabbricotti acquired it and started extensive rebuilding and remodeling. The property features new front, glass loggia, a glass-covered entrance, landscaped grounds and a grand balcony offering panoramic city and Arno views.
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Florence
Strozzi
Strozzino
Fleetwood Wilson
Count Fabbricotti
Marquis Zambeccari
Signor Micheli
Gonzaga Palace
Martua
The
Arno
Mrs Humphrey Ward Tops Earnings In Six Years
James Payn estimates Mrs. Humphrey Ward earns over 30000 a year from fiction. Her total six year income exceeds 200000 with hits like Robert Elsmere and David Grieve. English rights for David Grieve alone reportedly bring eighty thousand.
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Humphrey Ward
Robert Elsmere
Humphrey
Ward
James Payn
David Grieve
George Eliot
Wreregate
Three Octaves and a Half The Range of Ellen Yaw
The article praises Ellen Beach Yaw a California singer whose voice spans three octaves and a half. It notes her high D sharp and low G, compares her range to Mozart’s Mile Agujari, and recounts her training from Los Angeles to Paris with Delle Seide. It mentions her appearance and about age twenty.
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Ellen Beach Yaw
Elen Beach Yaw
New York
Mozart
Mile
Agujari
Miss Yaw
Los Angeles
East
Paris
Delle Seide
Conservatory
Yaw
Manner and Age Cited in Local Character Observation
A fragment notes an individual described as years of age with a discreet demeanor and no affectation, suggesting a calm and unpretentious bearing observed in a community setting.
Survivor of Four Wars Receives Kansas Pension
Andrew Franklin a Burlington Kansas resident aged 108 received a $50 monthly pension. Born in 1791 in Pennsylvania he fought in the War of 1812 Indian wars and the Mexican War as a teamster. He settled in Keokuk Iowa served in politics then moved to Kansas and twice sought Union service before finally enlisting. He voted for Madison and remained a steadfast Democrat. He married Elizabeth Rader in 1829. she died in 1871 leaving ten children, five living.
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Andrew Franklin
Burlington
Kan
Mr. Franklin
Pennsylvania
Mexico
Franklin
Scott
Lundy's Lane
Keokuk
Iowa
van Buren County
Kansas
Fort Sumter
James Madison
Elizabeth Rader
Eee
Tve
Daughters Carry On Father’s Horseshoeing Trade
Four daughters of James Doris, a late practical horseshoer, run the family business from a brick shop after their father’s death. Mollie Doris Bambrick, 25, manages both home and forge and is executrix of the estate. Sisters Katie Maggie and Sadie, aged 23, 21, and 18, contribute with skilled handiwork, music, and dancing, while Sadie’s loyalty nearly cost a dog its life during a recent fire. The girls live in a single frame house behind the shop at 682 West Forty-eighth Street, preserving their father’s legacy and aiming to keep the business in the family.
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James Doris
West Forty-eighth Street
New York
Kate Doris
Forty-Eighth Street
Doris
James
Mrs. Doris
Mollie Dorlas
Mollie
Thomas Bambrick
Katherine
Margaret
Sarah
Katie
Maggie
Sadie
John Chinaman
Sadie Donia
Prince
Miss Sadie
John Doris
Brave St Bernard Loyal to Family in Macon Fire Tragedy
A Macon Georgia house fire claimed a cherished St. Bernard who woke the family by barking and guided cows to safety before dying beside the cradle of the infant. The baby had already been rescued, and the dog perished trying to rescue its baby friend.
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Macon
An Exhausting Place In a Humorous Exchange
A dialogue excerpt shows Mistress baffled by Bridget’s motive in learning while Bridget complains the work is worn out from hearing her mistress. The scene hints at strain and humor in a domestic setting.
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Bridget
Train schedule joke one liner
A passenger asks for the next train time and the railroad man replies six ten. The passenger objects and the clerk explains that six ten is the scheduled departure time.
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