The World of Women in Arts and Industry
A long feature contrasts women in fashion and beauty with their evolving roles in medicine and labor across America and England. It notes Belle Smith and the growing presence of women in nursing and medicine, plus debates on unionism, training, and wages for female workers amid urban migration and social change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atranga Tistelkos
Illustrated American
Delicioy
America
England
Italy
Spain
Boston
Belle Smith
Physisian
Sherborn
Ion Big Country
Arent Allen
Saya
Augini
Thay Hay
Bratch Ballvaen
Lsbor
Ganar Aly
Dagland
France
Scotland
Glasgow
Dundee
London
Sermons on Convention and Faith in 19th Century Thought
A collection of reflections on honesty, conventionality, and social norms contrasts religious virtue with social restraint. It discusses how conformity shapes behavior, the balance between truth and politeness, and how fatalism vs freedom of will is viewed through Christian lens. Includes anecdotes on Arabs, evangelic musings, and remarks on polite conduct across cultures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Union
Heather
Avantion
An Eccentric Coroner Tale of Death and Heart Failure
A rambling tale recounts a Texas coroner famed for attributing deaths to heart failure. Doctors mock skepticism while jurors nitpick verdicts as cases of natural death follow odd clues like a rope and a rattlesnake. The piece riffs on morbid judgment and flawed science with humor.
Old gambler Hoodooed by Luck at Quiet Casino
A New Yorker recounts a late night poker session where an elderly player dominates a table while others starve and thirst. When hunger and thirst drive the crowd, the man vows not to eat or drink, then finally exits with all winnings after declaring luck hoodooed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Cemetery
Love
Ganius I
Crat
Barrol
New York Herald
Friedman
Andy
Jakey
Takey
Dinkleman
N. Y. Mercury
Wentmoreland
Washington
Tee
Monmouth
Les
Sharpsburg
Hine
Steniin
Caveral Lee
Ata
Lee
Leo
Virginia
Westmoreland County
Westmoreland
Cincinnati 1 Gazette
eGendis
Oraps
Dorky
Ogain
Echoes of Change and Odds and Ends from Stacks of Time
In a rambling reminiscence from a St Paul Pioneer Press page fragment, a speaker laments modern luxury while recalling 19th century tavern life with drovers, veterinary surgeons, and General Cass. The text shifts to notes on cat whiskers and sensory function, contrasting frontier anecdotes with early scientific observations and natural history commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Franklin
Beasley
Avery
Ole Cass
Cass
Atean
Gittan
St Paul
Also Mentioned on This Page
the World OF Women
Donitatio
Iteidy
Stone Wits
Ol Tien
Itilien Perea
Sparta
Ladies! Home Journal
Winvilaty
Tinton
Morton
Ladies’ Home Journal
Donkoya
Turna
Egypt
Cmigtoiata
Job
Wayland Holt
Rye White
Nazareth
Thare
Waty
Calvin and
Fatalian
Ellinwood
Hindoostan
Peasing
Ibn
God
James Buechner
Walter Budgelot
Buckle
Eltonwook Unie
Aveluat Hoste
Wyastomns
New York
Hoger Bakar
Hoad
Pearl and
Liberty Streets
William of Orange
Baker
Gantry
Gabriel Kampeon
Henry Swift
Lord Velacd
Bernard Hardenbrook
Elizabeth Jourdain
Har Majesty’s Soldiers
Post
Our Annals
Harper's Magazine
Europe
Paris
Mexico
Gan ]Dulajars
Statos
Toxes Lifer
Ube
Lanitrod
United States
State of Kansas
Tatlaer
Casey
Budd
Texas
Jerry
Behal
Iater
Jarry
Terry
Atick
Essylanough
Anotlar
Chen
Anya
M. Budd
Thia County
Eny
Takey Dinkleman
Machler
Blakey
Columbus
Dons
Alan
Columine
Luny de Torres
New World
San Salvador
Torres
Gulieve
Jikwas
Madrid
Delitzsch
Christopher
Christeter
Diego
Javad
Shem Kadosh
Jervish Iorts
Waargren Neal
Kutebie
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