Bristol's Fast Vessels and Women’s Self Reliance
Article notes Bristol privateers Yankee Macdonough and Corinthian as fast sailing ships and recalls their famed passages. It shifts to a column urging women to seek independence, education, and financial self support, arguing the law cannot compel staying in abusive relationships and promoting a 25 cent book on self help and health.
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Corinthian
Corithian
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Havana
West India
Seemu
Lutebe
Tara Kreanor Kirk
Literary notes on Miss Woolson and Bramhall works
The piece previews Const ance Fenimore Woolson's June Harper's story The Waitress set in Italy and quotes Bramhall on The Wee Ones of Japan. It praises Captain Charles King for Gettysburg and West Point depictions, noting Cadet Days as reissued by Harper & Brothers.
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Harper’s Magazine
Italy
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Charles King
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Gettysburg
West Point
Captain King
Corporal Pops
Harper & Brothers
Untitled Brooklyn letter on a woman's death and rights
The piece recounts a Brooklyn woman’s death and a harsh obituary tone. It criticizes gender oppression, notes she bore nine children, and condemns the husband who controlled her. It laments her fatigue and hope for justice.
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Huldah
Mr Smith
Smith
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