Woman's Hour and Western Union Influence on Female Work
The piece extols the Boston Woman's Educational and Industrial Union and praises its influence on Milwaukee's newer model, highlighting Dr. Harriet Clisby as the originator. It discusses how the Boston model inspired western groups, the union's early growth, funds, library, and committees, and notes opinions on leadership and origin. It then shifts to summer fashion, praising light trims, shade hats, and practical attire for women, contrasting with costly, formal hats.
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Boston
Ciites
Boston Society
Milwaukee
Sentinel
Harriet Clisby
Boston Union
Woman’s Educational Andndustrial Union
Young Men's Christian Union
Unitarian
the “Union
Somsnesanen
Clisby
Daniel Webster
Webster
Concerning Feminine Attire and Women’s Work
Dr. Alice B. Stockham of Chicago argues women now fill all useful callings yet wear encumbering clothing. She urges practical dress for work with light skirts, common-sense shoes, union underwear, and straps of shoes and stockings to ease movement. She says practical attire enables health, freedom, and advancement in science, art, law, and philosophy.
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Alice B. Stockham
Chicago
Dress reform praised as healthful and stylish for women
The Woman's Hour applauds a view on dress healthfulness arguing that comfort and beauty can coexist. It promotes low heels soft undergarments light skirts and no corset while noting every fashion carries some disadvantage yet current styles offer minimal discomfort and ease of wear in daily life.
A Western Woman's Opinion by Mrs Starret on women’s work
Mrs Helen E Starret of Chicago argues in a Western paper that praise for women's achievements is unnecessary. She says intelligent observers expect women to succeed in higher occupations as civilization progresses and that surprise signals outdated views.
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Helen E. Starret
Chicago
Lpleasant
Glimpses of Fashion and Summer Headgear Trends
A fragmentary fashion note cites Blade Hats and Bathing Costumes, summer woollen materials, large garden hats, and sun protective headgear. Demorest's remarks on casual informal style imply evolving character for summer apparel as readers seek sun shade and practical wear.
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Demorest
Bathing Costumes Set Fashion Tone For Summer
Fashion writers note the rise of fancy bathing suits with bold colors and artful details. English designs feature close fits, elbow sleeves, lace trims, and low necklines with white silk accents. Elastic fabrics enable freedom of movement for swimmers, while satin, silk, and wool fabrics resist dampness, making stylish yet practical beachwear fashionable this season.
Novel thin woollen dress materials praised for comfort and cost
The article extols thin wool fabrics as delightful, durable, inexpensive and sanitary for warmth and comfort. It highlights solid colors, camel hair, armures, and nun's veiling with new designs, noting their novelty for summer wear, seaside outfits, and overdresses with silk skirts.
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Jennie June
Fashion Notes on Summer Attire and Accessories
Varieties describe chicken-down yellow, primrose, and terra cotta tones in dresses and hats. Seaside wear features willow wicker hats for boating, ribbons at the wrist, narrow Valenciennes lace trims, knotted silk handkerchiefs, and soft China silk accents. Lawn-tennis outfits in wool stripes show bold color pairs, while veils wane among tourists.
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Holland
Fashion Notes from the Era on Gloves and Bridesmaids
An early return to six-button gloves is desired for ease beneath dress sleeves. Embroidered owls decorate a soft cloth steamer wrap. Cap and parrots heads suit dark green. Bridesmaids favor embroidered flowers and corresponding bouquets. New ribboned bouquets show poetic mottos in favorite colors. Dining etiquette and attire details follow, including gloves, purses, and jewelry trends.
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Holland
Daisy
Delicate tones and rich fabrics in ladies fashion notes
The article describes imported robes of foulards, brocade and satin surah, with plain or colored lengths for outfit coordination. It notes neck wraps, plastrons, lace trims, robe and bonnet details, and new accessories including satin ribbons, tassels, ranunculus-rose motifs, and refined jewelry styles with Florentine cuts and jeweled pins.
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Valenciennes
Florentine
Smyrna
Parasols and Ornaments From the Fashioned Parasol Scene
The season’s parasols evolve from amateurish beginnings to showy pieces using brocades embroidery arrasene and India silks. Red parasols remain popular alongside coaching umbrellas with varied linings. Newest decor uses cut-out embroidery on black satin with cherry red backing and a Spanish lace edge.
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Arrasene
Aps Orenen
Picture Embroidery Gains Popularity at Summer Resorts
Fancy work with crochet hooks and needles showcases picture embroidery as the season’s trend. Panels and banners feature rosy floss figures on satin backgrounds, with Bo Peep and a rye field scene richly adorned in silk, velvet, and ribbon, highlighting fine flesh tones and delicate details.
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Lad
Sarah
Bo-peep
Elaborate Mantel and Table Lambrequins with Trim Details
A mantel lambrequin in old gold twine matches room colors with red satin ribbon woven perpendicularly. Ends of ribbon folded to points and finished with a brass crescent and a red silk tassel. A pale blue table lambrequin features crushed strawberry red ribbon in three horizontal rows through openings with a thick blue fringe along the edge.
Fringe and table decor described in blue crochet and flannel
A section of an article describes a fringe heading about four inches wide with a top table covered in blue flannel and a blue crocheted square overlay, detailing decorative elements in a period setting.
Lace and drawn-work insertions for fashion table coverings
Ladies craft wide Richelieu gulpure inserts for fashionable tables. The drawn-work lace sits atop red plush or satin, with white cambric basied on kid or enamelled leather. Arabesque outlines in buttonhole work form a network of bars and picots, creating rich borders when muslin is removed.
The prettiest baby blanket of the season
A square white lambs wool blanket lined with sik surah and trimmed with a white Singer deep set plate. A diagonal satin band is embroidered with roses buds and foliage in ribbon work and arrasene, creating an effect as if towers were carelessly thrown from a basket.
Toilet-table cushion with brush and comb receptacle
The article describes a raised work novelty a large toilet-table cushion with a brush and comb receptacle. Satin cover and pinked ruffle match the furniture draperies outside features a branch of high colored roses in arrasene and ribbon-work. Large silk pompons are at the corners.
Seashore and Hotel Ladies Crochet Graceful Head Protectors
Seashore and hotel piazza ladies crochet elegant head protectors for Tom padour wool in a crazy stitch. They mimic the Fanchon shape, are fully fashioned and trimmed with a satin ribbon bow. Spanish lace accents outline with red pink or orange floss and are lined with silk or Balin.
Light Lap-Robes Describe Baby Carriage Covers
Light lap robes for babies bullock carriages feature linen scrim with drawn-work borders and a secant ruffle of Irish paint around the edges. Another variation uses Madras muslin trimmed with a gathered frill and a scalloped edge, button holed with silt to match the darker Madras fabric.
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Madras
Diplomatic Letters in Early Monarchy Volumes Revealed
A Washington Letter in the Cleveland Leader reviews government diplomatic correspondence bound in State Department volumes. It highlights ceremonious missives from France 1815–1865 including Napoleon Bonaparte and Napoleon III, plus English royal births and deaths with monarch signatures and prime ministers.
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Washington
Cleveland
United States
State Department
France
Louis Napoleon
Republic of France
America
Napoleon
Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
French Republic
United States of America
Aesgit
Ing
Richelieu
Ateaubriand
England
George III
United Kingdom
Britain
Ireland
Hanover
Duchess of Clarence
Elizabeth
Uns
Carleton Palace
George
George IV
Hints to Good Health Fruits and vegetables aid healing and digestion
The article urges using fruits for both nourishment and medicinal value in illness. It notes juicy fruits are easier to digest, warns against cold melons, and details laxative and cooling effects of many fruits. It highlights oranges, apples, bananas, grapes, and berries, plus the role of vegetables and mineral salts in maintaining health.
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Florida
France
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Tyrol
Switzerland
Savoy
Jerusalem
Juliet Carson
A Queer Story From Frisco and Ward’s Windfall
A San Francisco tale recounts an ironclad ship project during wartime that sank in the harbor. Insurance, then $70 000 advanced by city officials, vanished into private hands via New York lawyer John E Ward who collected $80 000 and charged $32 102 47 for fees. Ward now requests $21 247 more but proposes settling. San Francisco responds with praise for his “generosity” and a medal resolution.
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Chicago Herald
San Francisco
New York
John E. Ward
Ward
San
Policemen Prepare In Uniforms And Manual For Duty
In Philadelphia a group of policemen plan to appear at 7 am in clean uniforms. One officer jokes about pockets for handkerchiefs bandages and a notebook to note open doors and accidents while recalling the police manual as essential for duties and city ordinances.
Emporia Man Says Wife Recovered After Using Dr Pierce’s Remedies
W E Heustis of Emporia Kansas reports his wife, ill for seven years and bedridden for four months, improved rapidly after starting Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Favorite Prescription. In one week she could sit up and in three weeks walk again.
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W.E. Heustis
Emporia
Kan
Treatment of the Hair in Health and Beauty
The article urges perfect cleanliness for hair care through tepid soft water and minimal alkali soaps, with immediate drying and sun or fire brushing to restore elasticity. It condemns hair loss fears, extols brushing five minutes twice daily, and critiques quacks and overreliance on hair restorers while noting Professor A K Robinson’s cautions on hair diseases.
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A. Kk. Robinson
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
Stutter Cure Institute Founder Details Method in New York
Mr J S Suitterlin runs an eight year old New York institute to treat stuttering with a four stage plan. It emphasizes vocal exercises and mental discipline, with early stages limiting speech to practice and observation. Parent guidance stresses calm discipline and healthy speech models. He notes stammering largely forms between infancy and age ten.
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J. S. Suitterlin
New York
Heaith
Shipwrecked Crew Rescued by English Vessel Silurian
The Oracle sailed from San Francisco with grain to New York when disaster struck in heavy seas on March 6. The crew clung to rigging as the ship foundered, one man perished, and the survivors endured weeks on Herschel island. An expedition by the Silurian and a German bark rescued seventeen and landed them at Valparaiso, while two later rejoined after a prior rescue.
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London Daily News
Silurian
Valparaiso
Oracle
H. Morrison
Morrison
San Francisco
New York
Richard Mason
Herschel Island
Wollaston
Indian Medicine Men Fakirs Exploit Tourists for Quick Gain
A Rochester Niagara Falls scheme uses fake Indian warriors to sell a patent medicine. Delegated by a doctor, the troupe pretends to cure diseases with a costly tonic, while lecturing on benevolence and funding schools. The performance includes weddings, funerals, and chief elections for ten cent admission, with Sam Sanford among the lecturers.
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Philadelphia Times
Niagara
Falls
Rochester
Syracuse
Plains
New York
Sam Sanford
Caracross & Dixey
Minstrels
Newauree
The Phenomena of Death as Observed by a Physician
A New York physician discuss features of dying with Sara Bernhardt style acts contrasted with medical reality. He notes dissolution is gradual and painless, with deaths varying by disease, brain lull, and last words often reflecting affection rather than grand theories.
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New York City
The
Sun
New York
Europe
J. L. Seaman
Charity Hospital
Blackwell's Island
Sara Bernhardt
Seaman
Milo
Bernhardt
Charles II
Thomas Jefferson
Too Good to be Real Compound Oxygen Claim
A Philadelphia testimonial describes rapid health gains with Compound Oxygen Treatment from Drs. Starkey and Palen. The letter cites relief from heart troubles sleep benefits appetite and stomach comfort, claiming happiness without alloy and inviting full information from the providers.
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Drs. Starkey & Palen
Street
Philadelphia
Penn
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