How Shall Women Dress in the June North American Review
A symposium on women’s dress argues reform, with E M King condemning fashion’s health impact and urging freedom to choose attire, while Charles Dudley Warner and others discuss evolutionary and societal influences. The piece notes varied expert opinions, including practical suggestions and concerns about comfort, health, and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North American Review
E. M. King
Charles Dudley Warner
Warner
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
J. W. A. Hammond
Kate J. Jackson
IN MOTH TIME How to Put Away the Winter Clothing
In moth time the article guides stowing winter wardrobes, recommending early morning work with clothesline drying, thorough cleaning of spots, and removal of dust. It warns moths and mice are attracted to grease and cobwebs, urging heat and ammonia for spot treatment and steam to kill larvae. It warns against cedar chests or tar paper alone, noting moths can still penetrate.
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Holland
Philadelphia Ledger
Moth
Women press at New Orleans exposition outlined
In New Orleans a woman’s press association formed near the end of the exposition period. Mrs FE Nicholson of the New Orleans Picayune served as president and Mrs McBride of the Boston Post as secretary. The report notes national interest in women’s work and hopes for future retrospective coverage.
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Marion McBride
New Orleans
North
Homemaker crafts and sewing tips for column readers
A newspaper snippet details requests to the Editor Woman's Hour in the Sunday Globe. It covers trimming diagrams, bureau and commode coverings in white canvas or linen, decorative patterns like wood‑like leaves, and a muslin splasher. It also invites readers to contribute lily lamp‑mat instructions for print.
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Woman's Hour
Sunday Globe
Boston
A Good Word for Shoddy in Woollen Goods
A wartime era discussion with manufacturers praising shoddy made from woollen rag and yarn waste. They describe processing steps, grading, dyeing, and carding, noting shoddy enables affordable, attractive fabrics. They claim wear equals cost and highlight satinet patterns, price ranges, and consumer impact.
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Strom
Cassimeres
The Salubrious Air of Liberty in Arizona
A Wall Street broker who left with little money for his wedding to Jersey City partners with three men in Arizona. One finds rich silver and gold deposits, another forms stock schemes, and the third serves as judge in likely lawsuits. The broker expects a $30,000 verdict for their side, praising the liberty air of the West.
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Liberty
Wall Street
Jersey City
Arizona
Out West
Not Afraid of the Dog Verse Snippet in Yonkers Gazette
A brief quoted exchange from Yonkers Gazette features Mr Tart and Mr Muse discussing dog verses. The playful dialogue hints at a future visit to read the verses personally, with a quip about avoiding kennels.
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Yonkers
The Joke Part Evansville Argus Report
A fragmentary Evansville Argus note claims a philosopher linked large ears to mental activity and suggests ears indicate activity, remarking on a rare male joke in four years. The text is garbled but implies humor about ear size and intellect without clear context or source details.
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Evansville
Elias
A New Cure for Warts and Health Myths Debunked
Professor George H Roce warns against overgeneral health beliefs in a Baltimore lecture. He argues dietary idiosyncrasies exist but are rare, cautions against starving after meals, and notes alcohol harms but has medical use. Vaccination reduces smallpox deaths, while hydropathy and electropathy offer limited benefit.
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George H. Roce
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Baltimore
Kohe
Job
Rooster Cure for Warts Suggested by Quack Theory
A spoof overview recalls old superstitions about wart cures and cites a Springfield Republican piece describing a boy whose wart was pulled out by a rooster during feeding. The piece jokes about rural “treatment,” proposes a coined term Alectryopathy for the mock surgical practice and suburban clinics.
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Springfield Republican
West Ansonia
Conn
Eyes and headaches gain new support from Brunton theory
An English authority supports the view that sick-headache often stems from eye problems. Dr T Lauder Brunton notes headaches linked to eye focal length irregularities or astigmatism and presbyopia as age advances. He cautions not all cases rely on eye issues but urges practitioners to consider eye strain in diagnosis.
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Philadelphia Medical and Surgical Reporter
T. Lauder Brunton
London Medical Times
Atlantic
The Alcoholic Disease Exposes Intemperance Origin
An examination of alcoholic in temperance shows it originates from alcohol consumption. It poisons the blood and arrests nervous function, eroding higher faculties and moral tone. The craving becomes a physical malady, progressing to mania a potu, dipsomania, epilepsy, and various degradations.
London Fire Brigade Drill To Carry An Insensible On
Fire brigade drills show rescuers lifting and carrying an unconscious colleague from a rooftop platform. A one-man team first steadies the body, then rolls it face down and lifts with a knee brace to transfer the casualty to safety.
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London Fire Brigade
The Therapeutic Value of Bicycling in Medicine
Dr George S Hull argues in the Medical Times and Gazette that bicycling offers broad therapeutic value. He compares cycling with horseback riding, noting stronger full body engagement, better circulation, less jarring, and safer exercise for most people though he omits certain groups such as elderly or crippled individuals.
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George S. Hull
The
Medical Times and Gazette
To Make the Lungs Strong by Forced Respiration
A Philadelphia physician, expert in chest diseases, promotes deep inhalations with shoulder expansion and tight breath holds. He urges six to twelve forceful respirations several times daily to double vital capacity and improve chest health by fully airing and filling air cells.
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Philadelphia
Shaw
Cancer death-rate rise linked to tissue exhaustion and toil
The Lancet notes a predicted marked rise in cancer deaths later this century and points to tissue exhaustion from toil anxiety or privation as a plausible contributing cause, suggesting inherited or induced states may underpin the trend in our laborious age.
Birch Canoes Rise as Maine Craft Industry
The New York Sun reports birch bark canoes have become a thriving Maine industry, especially on the Penobscot. Jack Darling of Lowell notes a 35 dollar price for a canoe, detailing bark preparation, frame, and seams, and contrasting birch with canvas and other materials. The piece covers methods, tools, and regional variation, noting birch’s enduring appeal and native craft skill.
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Banoor
Maine
Penobscot River
Jack Darling
Lowell
Joe McCullahs Revenge and Eugene Field Monastic Plans
Chicago Globe-Democrat reports Joe McCullahs revenge tale and a Chicago News editor Eugene Field planning monastic vows. Monseigneur Capel influenced Field toward Benedictine life after repeated Chicago visits and a private, undisclosed motive.
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Chicago
Globe-Democrat
Monseigneur Capel
Disraeli
Europe
Eugene Field
The
Chicago News
Field
Order of Benedictines
Treasury decisions on customs cases of the month
The Treasury Department outlines several ruling changes. Schedule K coverage excludes certain dress goods and lining items. homoeopathic coffee is dutiable at two cents per pound. bordered visiting cards taxed at 25 percent ad valorem. lacteous farina as infant food rated 20 percent. chocolate creams labeled as confectionery are taxable.
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Treasury Department
T.L. New
Nike
He Smiles on the Other Side Now
Harper's Lazar notes a breakfast table tale where Mr Smilingboy recounts a farce from the night before and urges his wife to have witnessed it, while Ms S reacts with unusually tense personal remarks in a moment of strained humor.
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Harper's Lazar
Mr. Smilingboy
Ms. S
Colton
Los Angeles
Raymond
Boston
Moses W. Richardson
Central Bank of
E. F. Spence
Spence
Don Jian Lester
Don Pio Pico
Monterey
San Pedro
Don Foster
A Pioneer Tour from San Francisco to Santa Monica
William H. Tuomas recounts a May journey from San Francisco to Los Angeles and Santa Monica, detailing rail routes, desert passes, and coastal towns. He notes Miller & Lux cattle holdings, Tehachapi Pass engineering, and the contrast between early California and growing modern cities, praising Santa Monica as healthful and serene.
Telegraphers Fumble for Lost Silver at Lemon Hill Park
In Philadelphia two telegraph operators lunched in Lemon Hill park, hid money in a grass pocket, and after spotting two female friends, settled ice cream and cake with a two cent stamp joke sparked by Morse signals. The incident ends with a moral about preparing a livelihood for tough times.
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Philadelphia
Lemon Hill
O. K
Lady rushes to station and passes counterfeit scare?
A stylish woman at Forty-ninth Street station hands a cashier a bill and asks if it is a $6 bill or a $1. The agent accepts a $5 or $1, returning a $100 bill. Overwhelmed, she forgets to thank him and hurries away, just missing the train.
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New York
Forty-ninth Street
Third Avenue
Taking Time by the Fellock
Behind the scenes dialogue shows two Crusaders planning a quick beer while joking about a ransom of $50,000 to the Saracens in a humorous Texas Siftings vignette. The exchange captures wartime bravado and banter between Bill and Bob as they debate spending money before their capture.
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Texas Siftings
Bill
Bob
Austin Justice Poses Question To Detained Chickens Thief
A justice of the peace in Austin questions Jim Webster while he is under arrest for stealing chickens. Webster replies he does not know his age and struggles to provide a birthday, reflecting a terse exchange during the incident.
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Texas Siftings
Austin
Jim Webster
Tiger Op Cirque Rescue by Dr Watts in Salem
In Salem Thursday, Dr Al Watts dressed in a white suit tended a Royal Bengal tiger at Van Amburgh Reiche show after a seven week tail loss left the beast with a grievous wound. The operation, in a crowded tent, followed a tense struggle as the tiger fought ropes and growled while Watts removed bone fragments and treated the wound with carbolic acid. The tiger, about six feet long and near 500 pounds, is estimated four years old and should heal in about two weeks, with crowds and helpers watching a daring medical effort unfold.
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al Watts
Salem
van Amburgh & Reiche
Charles Reiche
Dr. Watts
Lynn
Lincoln
Beach Streets
Hermann Reiche
Watts
Whale hunt near Cape Porpoise ends with dead giant
The Portland steamer Valera chased a whale off Cape Porpoise. Captain Haskell and his crew fired, the bomb struck, and the monster sank in seventy five fathoms. The carcass will surface in eight or nine days and be towed to Portland for exhibition.
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Portland Press
Haskel
Portland
Wide World of Odd Facts From New England and Nearby States
A roundup of unusual local notes from Plainville Connecticut to Maine and New Hampshire. Events include a Taunton man’s skunk count, a Chesterfield woman turning 100 on June 24, maple syrup sales in Vermont, a Provincetown quilter with 4850 pieces, G A R posts in New Hampshire, and a barber in Birmingham betting on eating eggs. Also recorded are a Centre Harbor lad’s height and weight, a Weston man’s snake haul, Maine post office counts, Millbank heirs planning a Greenwich mansion, the McCutchings mansion claim in Winne mee, a Rutland lad’s ket-book reward, and various local manufacturing and domestic feats.
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Plainville
Conn
Taunton
Sophronia Pierce
Chesterfield
N. H
Wilmington
A. G. Small
Provincetown
New Hampshire
G. A. R. Posts
Birmingham
Vassalboro
Harpswell
Boothbay
Jeremiah Millbank
Moses Miller
Bellows Falls
Grant Torday
Moses
South Norwalk
Robert Gray
Paris
Birhes
Position No 1189 chess puzzle solution note
Solution by W A Lawrence Liverpool outlines the corrected reading of the position with Black man on 20 Black king on 10 White man on 30 White king on 2 and White to move to draw. The sequence shows several figure pairs and final draw indication.
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J. F. Weaver
la Plata
Whiteside
Aurora
NebaBes Fame
Whitestie
Var. i
Var. A
Var. B
Bristol
Arthivelle
Meow E. Il
Ww. Ink
J. BF. W
Weaver
Li Il
Il Ag
I “ Lo
Aa Eo
W. A. Lawrence
Liverpool
Eng
English National Tournament At Manchester Forum
The English National Tournament committee announced final plans for the event to be held at the Market street County Forum in Manchester. Competitors listed include Asher Southampton Beattie Caldwell Dunne Horsfall Jewitt Jackson Kear Mathews Beatton Smith Stowe Live Toner Woolhouse and others with a 10 a.m. May 26 deadline for attending and entries to be sent to the honorable secretary.
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Market Street
Manchester
Greave
Messrs
Asher
Southampton
Beattie
Liverpool
Caldwell
Holmfirth
Dunne
Warrington
Horsfall
Halifax
Jewitt
Hull
Jackson
Kear
Bristol
Mathews
Beatton Smith
Spennymoor
Stowe
Live Toner
Newcastle
Woolhouse
London
Fixing Things in Wisconsin Village Tale
A Boston man in a Wisconsin village is approached by a stranger asking for a ride to fetch a girl Mary for a spelling school. The odd request leads to a tale about court charges, past visitors, and schemes to influence county money, with no clear resolution.
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Wall Street
Boston
Wisconsin
Mary
Bostonian
New York
Phiadelphia
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Woman's National Press Association—Correspondence
Woman's National Presse Association
New York Sun
Joe McCullach
Eugene
Marvard
Southern
California
City of the Angels
Pacific
Santa Monica
Los Axceles
San Francisco
Oakland
Central
Southern Pacific
San Diego
Golden Gate City
Sierras
Bay of San Francisco
Bay of San Pablo
Oficia
United States
Essrs. Miller & Lux
Caliente
Tehachapi
Cualiente
Jave
Mojave
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
Santa Fe
Great Southern Pacific Railroad
Rincon
Aso
Central Pacific
Mexico
Old Plaza
Pasadena
Sierra Madre
San Gabriel Mission
Florida
R. S. Baker
Los Angles
Don Juan Bandini
Senor Bandini
Stearns
San Gabriel Valley
Baker
Peterson
Colonel Baker
Southern Pacific Railroad
England
Santa Barbara
Senator Sherman
Ohio
Phil Sheridan
Willliam H. Tuomas
Ages of American Periodicals
Atlantic Monthly
Blleu’s Monthly
Godey's
Harper’s Monthly
Harper's Weekly
Harper's
Leap Leslie
Lippincott’s Magazine
Littell
the Nation
Magazin
Popular Science
Tontiil
Scientific American
Scribner’s Magazine
Century
St. Nicholas
Cal
Yankee Nations
Charles F. Barker
Bprton
Charles
Barker
Houghton Street
Cambridgeport
Mass
Chess and Checker Players
Pemberton Square
Benton
Carowen A Lyman
Charles F. Farker
Theorld
Charles Barker
Cambridgeport Mass
Isaiah Barker
BLACK
Feilow
White
Wim
Checker News
Messrs. Freeman
Heffner
Providence Checker Club
Providence
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