College Girls Less Fond of Matrimony in Two Decades
Worcester mass study from Clark University president G Stanley Hall shows Smith College graduates from 1880s to 1903 had fewer marriages and children. Among 370 graduates, 158 married (42.7%), with 315 children or 2.08 per mother. later class counts show similar declines and many graduates in professions. Across Smith and Radcliffe, under 27 percent married by 1907, many by pursuing other occupations.
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Good Roads Convention Opens in Cordele Georgia
Cordele Ga The Georgia Good Roads Association hosts a three day convention with road experts from Washington giving practical demonstrations of road making to advance the regional good roads movement in Georgia and the South.
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Charbon Epidemic Kills Cattle in Crowley Area
Charbon disease continues to claim cattle in Crowley Louisiana with numerous animals dying daily as the outbreak spreads through the region. Local herds are affected and farmers report rising losses amid ongoing concerns. The article notes the epidemic's rapid spread since its initial appearance a few weeks ago.
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Harriman Lines Win Record $5.2 Million Car Order
Pittsburg on July 4 reports the largest recent order for steel cars. The $5,200,000 contract calls for 5,200 cars for the Harriman lines, with The Pressed Steel Car Company and the American Car and Foundry Company sharing delivery duties and aiming to supply many cars by August 1.
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Is An Old Maid a God Brute or a Monster
Professor Thomas argues the old maid embodies social monster status, critiquing church, law, and medical attitudes that ostracized single women. He cites Aristotle on society and asserts ridicule linked to broader cruelties of past times, urging readers to rethink gendered judgement.
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