Boston women and their endless clubs shape society
The piece surveys Boston's vibrant network of women’s clubs and committees, noting how newcomers quickly adopt social naturalization by joining societies. It highlights the city’s unique prewar volunteer culture, the roles such groups play in public life, and the lively, sometimes humorous, social atmosphere that accompanies this civic engagement.
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Boston
North Pole
Whitever
North End
Ceylon
Society and the limits of upper circles in Boston
Extracts discuss social snobbery and class boundaries in American society, praising common virtues over elite status. The writers urge equal respect for all workers and remark on the widespread reach of social ambition and the importance of home life over fashionable circles.
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Kate Garnet Wells
Boston Gazette
Boston
China
Miss Braddon
Marguerite B. Stanton
Susan B. Anthony
Europe
Miss Anthony
New World
United States
America
Florence Kelley
Current International Review
Feneuardg
Spring Millinery Forecast From Harper’s Bazaar
Prophecies of spring bonnets rise as Harper’s Bazaar surveys early millinery. The first imports feature satin braided bonnets, Milan straws, and fine English split straws. Natural cream braids contrast with colored straw bonnets in raspberry and strawberry hues, with brown tones dominating the selection.
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Harper's Bazar
Milan
Herbaceous Plants by Warren H Manning in Flower Garden
A practical guide on choosing and cultivating herbaceous perennials. It explains how plant form hints at soil, notes alpine and bog plant challenges, compares English and American conditions, and urges trial with natives such as Aquilegia Canadensis and Lobelia cardinal. It stresses soil, position, and propagation to improve garden compatibility and beauty.
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Warren H. Manning
England
William Robinson
Falconer
Cambridge Botanic Garden
Europe
Massachusetts Horticultural Piety
Snakes and Disease Banishment in India Demands Cure
The article warns of deadly venomous snakes in India and endless tolls from wet consumption. It promotes Dr. R V Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a universal remedy for scrofulous diseases including tuberculosis and tumors, claiming it cleanses blood and cures many ailments.
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India
R. V. Pierce
Golden Medical Discovery
Home craft hints for calico dresses and braided trim
A period article advises housekeepers to start spring sewing early with cheap cottons for girls and mother dresses. It details yoke dresses with belts, border trims, and simple collars, favors braiding on ladies and children’s garments, and cautions against overtaxing a mother’s health while pursuing stylish decor.
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Mother Hubbard
Embroidery Styles Elevate Elegant Applique and Darned Work
The current season showcases refined applique with rich materials and high relief embellishments. Notable pieces from the Decorative Art Society include a pear adornment on olive plush with gold thread and Kensington stitch, plus horse chestnut branches in tinsel and silk. Darned work also shines, featuring olive plush and fruit-bearing trees inspired by Walter Crane, with a focus on independent observation and new motifs.
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Kensington
Decorative Art Society
Walter Crane
Mulberry
Easter Eggs and Dying Traditions Through History
The piece travels from Faster customs to modern egg decorating, recounting dye methods using onion skins logwood and cochineal, then describes painted eggs blown clean, egg contests, and regional practices in England and Russia. It notes royal and museum examples and urges readers to craft festive eggs for Easter offerings.
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Russia
Far East
Cheshire
England
Charles II
British Museum
London
The Ladies Preferred Gin In Temperate Town
A deacon of a colored church asks a city agent for gin claiming it is for sacramental purposes. The agent suggests options and notes that ladies have canvassed the matter and favor gin, implying the deacon obtained a quart of spirits.
O Donovan Rossa Praises Dr German Remedy
O Donogan Rossa speaks of Bt Jacobs Oil curing Mrs Rossa’s severe neuralgia. He notes she will tell you if you call Say repidence 879 Bushwick avenue.
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New York Graphic
O'Donovan Rossa
Spring Fashions Preview for Well-Grown Girls
Inexpensive silks and camel hair fabrics will shape spring costumes for girls, with sparing trimming and stylish details. Designs include over sicilienne with cashmere, plaited flounces, ribbon notches, belts, and blouse overdresses for school wear, plus light-weight Princ Yeah—princesse or sacque outfits. Some outfits feature bullion silk trims, chenille cords, and feather galloon.
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Sicilienne
Sacque styles rise in girls outer garments for spring
Gris' Sprine offers sacques for girls with simple yet handsome materials. Early spring colors feature seal brown English plash with blue or red sarah lining. Large girls wear sloped sacques in ottoman silk with plush or velvet trims, while long sacs use arabesque cord braiding and passementerie.
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Sarah
Sicilienne
The Coiffure Styles in Modern Hairdressing
The article surveys current hairdressing modes from artistic to full dress coiffures. It notes waves crepes curls and brow accents, mentions blonde trends abroad, and lists ornaments like satin flowers, ostrich tips, diamond butterflies, enamel flower-pins, velvet bows, lace caps, garland ribbons, and shell combs.
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Gay Mills
Tricks for Money Making The Deceptive Ring the Nimble Dollar
A New York Sun report details street swindles like ring and glove tricks where women are duped by a gentleman who pockets fool’s gold rings. It describes a coin palming scheme in stores and a nickel fraud on streetcars, where drivers fail to detect clipped coins as passengers scan for change.
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New York Sun
The
Sun
Sheeney
Sixth Avenue
Sheene
Broadway
Fulton Street
Woman’s clumsy entrance in Charlestown horse car
A brief note describes a woman who caused a clumsy entrance into a Charlestown horse car last evening, with the announcement hinting at an unintended public moment and the scene described in local tone. No further details are provided in the fragment.
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Charlestown
That Freckle Faced Girl and the Minister’s Sketch
A minister visits a freckle faced girl’s home to arrange a donation, finds a Bible and a Zola novel, and is teased by the girl through a closet doorway. She recounts floods, Noah’s ark imagery, and a child’s mischief with a wringer while probing faith, discipline, and Sunday lessons. The tale ends with strained relations and a plan to lock the girl away when the bell rings.
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Tianity
Zola
Tam
Durance
Uncle Dick
Sam
Baby
Africa
Mr. Holyroll
Sixty Miles After a Fox in Worcester Gazette
Ashland hunt records a historic fox chase as two hounds start at daylight chasing a large red fox through Southboro Westboro Grafton Northboro Shrewsbury and Boylston. The fox is shot near Rocky pole in South Milford by H Howe after a 60 mile circuitous run. The oldest hound, 10 years, shook the dead fox breaking its legs and claims the largest fox captured in the area.
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Worcester Gazette
Ashland
Southboro
Westboro
Grafton
Northboro
Shrewsbury
Boylston
Rocky Poll
H. Howe
South Milford
Asleigh
Gerting
Reynard
Downing Praises Sumner At Newport Thanksgiving Talk
George T. Downing of Newport reads a paper on Charles Sumner at the Church of the Disciples parishioners reception. He calls Sumner a lifelong friend and a tireless champion of human rights, stating the colored race owes him a debt for his steadfast stand.
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George T. Downing
Sumner
Newport
R. I
Charles Sumner
Church of the Disciples
Navy yard tale reveals bias in exam room
A navy yard official recounts a tale of a recruit entering service and facing identity jokes. A bathhouse examiner notes the boy’s Irish accent and remarks on fairness, prompting a witty exchange about names like Fay and O’Fay amid the old country stereotype.
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Navy Yard
Wee Aminer
Trish
Fits Treated Successfully by World’s Dispensary Medical Association
A clearness note states Fits were successfully treated by the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo New York. The pamphlet stamp indicates a pamphlet distribution in the city.
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World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N. Y
Reading Prompt to Advertisers in Boston Globe Paper
A notice to readers requests that when responding to any advertisement in the paper they mention seeing it in the Boston Weekly Globe. The appeal emphasizes cross reference for both readers and advertisers.
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Boston Weekly Globe
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