Women’s Hour advocates freedom to pursue talents and trades
The Woman’s Hour essay urges education and enterprise for women, arguing girls’ talents should be studied and utilized in any field from cooking to medicine. It cites Mary Somerville, Harriet Martineau, and Charlotte Bronte and challenges Domes tic advice that confines women to domestic roles, concluding what woman has done, woman may do.
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Adam Clarke
Mary Somerville
Harriet Martineau
Charlotte Bronte
Bits of Fashion Hints on Summer Attire and Accessories
Fashion notes describe Bonnets shrinking in favor of larger hats and princesse dresses returning. Beige twine colors, broad Roman sashes, roug plaid olsters, and Tam O Shanter styles suit little girls. Evening wear favors pale tans and ecru with suede gloves. turbans rise in popularity, made of straw, crepe, or cloth. Guedel hats feature green velvet rims and oak leaf trim.
Knitted Lace Edgings and Border Patterns from Crochet Notes
Reader instructions for LEAF EDGING MITRE EDGING and VANDYKE BORDER with several repeatable rows. Knitting patterns show cast on counts, knit and purl sequences, and finishing like casting off. Includes A CURIOUS LEAF RAGING and A NARROW LACE EDGING with row-by-row directions and stitch totals.
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Ain
Jaunty Jerseys and Spring Jersey Fashion Trends
The article describes spring jersey jackets with soutache or silver braid, satin lining, and white or cream braided jerseys paired with cashmere skirts. It notes lace waistcoats and full lace sleeves for evening wear, velvet collars and vests with ornate plaiting, and bright embroidery with gold and silver braids. It also mentions child jerseys with striped skirts, black jerseys with white vests, and overall durability of jersey waists.
Educational Union hears talk on the meta physics of England
Mr C W Ernst has given a fourth lecture for the Educational and Industrial Union ladies, outlining the meta physics of England and aiming to clarify the work of curious dabblers. Next Thursday Miss Augusta Mayo will read Bryant, and a te a party will close the Art and Literature Coterie meeting with Higginson and entertainment.
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Educational and Industrial Union
C. W. Ernst
The
England
Augusta Mayo
Bryant
Educational Union
Higginson
A City in a Coal Shaft Buried City Found at Moberly
St. Louis reports a buried city discovered 360 feet underground near Moberly Missouri. The site shows lava arches, neatly laid streets, stone walls, benches, tools, statues and a bronze like composition. A fountain yields lime impregnated water while skeletal remains indicate a giant human figure. Bronze knives, stone hammers and crude metal saws were found. City recorder David Coates and Marshal George Keating verified the finds and plan more digging shortly.
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St. Louis
Moberly
Osnessen
David Coates
Moberiz
George Keating
Cooperative coal venture plans independent Monongahela mines
Seventy selected miners in Prrrspura organize to run their own coal business on the Monongahela. Secretary Flannery says the firm will own boats and barges and lease a tow-boat, remaining independent of coal kings. An order for 800000 bushels is on record, two city coal yards are under negotiation, and 600 city families will buy coal, signaling a producer consumer alliance. If capital and miners align, three mines may be purchased this summer.
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Prrrspura
Monongahela
Flannery
Went to the Wrong Shop Philadelphia Call
Mrs De Blank urges immediate doctor for Tania suspected dropsy while Mr De Blank questions the claim. He insists on weighing and asserts a 500 pound weight in a humorous exchange about a misheard measurement and the coal yard remark. The scene centers on a domestic comic misunderstanding in a Philadelphia newspaper snippet.
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Philadelphia
Prisoner in Debt Faces Long Harsh Road to Freedom
The LaSalle Illinois man Heman B Chapman narrates a grim odyssey from 1878 robbery claim to a seven year jail term for perjury. He asserts he was framed by Matthiessen Hegeler Zinc Company detectives who pursued a false embezzlement charge and a trover writ. His tale traces lost cash, a California trip, and a decade of legal and financial ruin.
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Canada
Europe
South America
Heman B. Chapman
LaSalle
Ill
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunkirk
Deacon Gunn
Illinois
Chapman
United States Express
la Salle
Matthiessen & Hegeler Zinc Company
Mr. Chapman
Clarence Bradley
Aman
Joseph Sheppard
Northwestern
Chicago
Cohn
Toledo
J.J. Galligan
Geneseo
George de Long
Peoria
Route Rintendent
de Long
Sheppard
Colin
Mr. Best
Gallagan
Sheppml
Marshall Beck
Willard
Charles B. Willard
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Johnson
San Francisco
California
Joliet
Shiad
Dakota
Kearney
Joilet
Sherman
Como
Cyrus Bentley
Blodett
4 Company
Trover
Blodgett
Hypnosis Experts Debate New Hypnoscope in France
A New York Sun account discusses Dr. Ochorowicz in France who claims a simple hypnoscope tests hypnotizability and measures sensitivity. Reports recollect Beard’s Masonic Temple demonstrations and note the curious pain-insensitivity seen in subjects, while questioning magnetic and physical origins and urging caution in theatrically using hypnosis without anesthesia.
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New York
Dr. Beard
Ochorowicz
William Thomson
Bear Shooting satire auction of India's fate in British era
A political satire at the accession of Gladstone’s ministry uses an auction ad to mock Britain’s rule in India. It extols diverse native troops and rulers like Sikhs Ghorkas and Pathans, detailing their bravery and the sprawling imperial payroll while highlighting the mutiny era loyalties and the key role of native regiments under British officers.
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Gladstone
Jol Bell
Mr. Gladstone
India
Mer. Abdurrahman
Candahar Lodge
Demesne
Tate
Cyprus Estate
Abdur. Talmm
England
Afghanistan
Seovles
Tidia
Mit
Aris
Indian
Delhi
Lucknow
Bala Hissar
Cabul
Arabi Pasha
Tel-elbir
Egypt
Ghorkas
Nepaul
Thibet
East India Company
Gillespie
David Oehterlony
Nepaulese
Malwa
Meer Sing
Jung Bahadoor
Lord Clyde
Sobraon
Horkas
Grenaig
Beaconsfield
Europe
Jellalabad
Thaty
Clive
Plassey
Indium
Presidency
Bombay
Bengal
Bengal Presidency
Bengal Infantry
Napier
Roberts
Macpherson
Bananas in Hartford Courant readers find winter sight
A Hartford Courant letter from Los Angeles describes a twelve foot banana plant in January. The towering stalk, seven feet from ground, bears ten maroon husked fruits arranged in rows under a green sheath. Blossoms on each fruit hint at colors between pink and purple as the fruit clings beneath a protective canopy awaiting maturity.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Hartford Courant
Automatic postal box on display in Maiden Lane
A New York Tribune report describes an English inventor’s automatic postal box exhibited in Maiden Lane. The device dispenses postal cards or stamped envelopes from a coin operated box with two compartments and a locking drawer, becoming empty when stock runs out. it may also deliver theatre tickets ferry tickets or prize packages in future installations.
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New York Tribune
Maiden Lane
Saved by Her Corsets. Woman Hit by Bullet in Home
In Quincy on April 9 a pistol bullet shattered a window at John Packard’s Edward Hill residence. Mrs. Packard, seated near the window, was spared by corset steel protecting her heart. Question remains if the shot was accidental or an assassin’s act. Detective Furnald notified and an inquiry to follow.
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Quincy
John Packard
Edward's Hill
Furnald
Wild animal investments and elephant market insights
The article notes about 4 million dollars invested in U S wild animals excluding elephants. It cites sixty elephants in the United States with prices ranging from 3000 to 20000 dollars. Trained elephants can earn up to 320 000 dollars, while untrainable elephants rarely exceed 8000 dollars.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
United States
Soup Stock and Savory Soups from Boston Cooking School
The article outlines stock making with beef and veal bones, details browning, simmer times, and fat removal, and offers variations for clear stock, ragout and added egg foams. It includes a chocolate roll pudding recipe with meringue frosting and hot sauce, plus tips for avoiding curdling and sticking.
A Column Argument Over Sulllivan Coverage
At the breakfast table a husband complains about the newspaper dedicating excessive space to prizefighter Sullivan while the wife expresses curiosity. The exchange hints at a column article focusing on the fighter and the couple’s reaction to it.
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New York Sun
Sullivan
Barker's American Checker-Player advertisement catalog
An advertisement announces Barker's American Checker-Player describing twenty-two openings and 534 citations of best play with thirty-five critical positions. It notes 179 pages, cloth binding, price one dollar, payment in various forms, and prompts orders from Barker and associates in Cambridgeport and Boston, with a bundle offer for three orders.
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Barker
Messrs
Wardwell
Lyman
Charles F. Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport Mass
Solution of Position No 1182 End game by J H Harrison Somerville Mass
W. wins after final sequence 26.21 26.10 18.14 10.17. The note records a chess endgame solution by J H Harrison of Somerville Massachusetts with a winning result for W. and the listed move values.
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Bristol
Jd. F. Weaver
la Plata
G Brown
Warren
Me Weaver
G. W. Brown
Ore
Potterdon
Theater
Weaver
W. Brown
Mr. Weaver
Fife
Schenectady
Messrs. Robinson
Clute
Whitter
Messrs. Clute
Robinson
Isaiah Barker
Cambridgeport
Mass
J. H. Harrison
Somerville
Checker News duel in England and Scotland draughts events
The report covers a prize match in Providence R I between Charles F Barker and H Freeman with Barker’s party including Isaiah Barker and John Busby. It also notes England championship prospects, offers from Mr Greaves of Manchester and committee invitations, plus a Catrine versus Hurlford draughts contest in Wilson Hall Catrine with detailed results and a celebratory supper.
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America
Charles F. Barker
H. Freeman
Menceé
Providence
R. L
Barker
Isaiah Barker
John Busby
Englan
PF. Dunne
Messrs
Asher
Manchester Post
Greaves
Enterprint
County Armer
Manchester
The
Mercury
Northern Leader
Catrine
Hurlford
Wilson Hall
James Brown
W. Lynch
Wm. Alston
John Weir
John M'Donald
H. Richmond
Charles Baird
John Baird
Aredd, Moore
J. Turnbull
Chas, Barbour
J. Anderson
Wm. Young
John Thomson
James Retson
David M'Dill
Charles Shaw
Thomas Goldie
Samuel Scobie
Thomas Hopps
Strange
Catrine Raughts Club
Thomas Aitken
Catrine Draughts Club
Salvation Army Barracks Vex Editorial Rooms Warning
A Lowell Citizen note warns readers that the Salvation Army barracks are contagious to editorial rooms and that strident use can disturb editors. The brief raises a caution about interpreting local column content and tone.
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Lowell Citizen
Salvation Army
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