Rising woman club to bar unis height at London meeting
A note about a new pew women’s club planned in London announces a policy admitting only women of ordinary height. The item sits among a collage of 1900s curiosities: polar relief expeditions, Seminole beliefs, telephone greetings, locomotive stats, and varied international news.
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London
North Pole
Walter Wellman
Doings of a Week Rom Washington
War updates from Manila to Cuba show looming deadlines and troop movements. Otis to stay in command. Lawton ready as successor. Also reports deaths in accidents, hangings, and fires across the United States and Canada, plus industrial and legal notes from Philadelphia to Cleveland.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Philippines
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Ins
Secretary of War
Brooke
Brooke To Prevent At Ol Hazard
Cuba
San Domine
Keane
Treasury
Majter. Otis
Philippine Islands
Gen. Lawton
Otis
United States
Rebecca Mickle
San Francisco
Holly Springs
Rebecca
J. W. Youngblood
Old Oxford Falcon
J. M. Mickle
Memphis
West Tennessee
Spain
Woman's public leadership in Chicago lodgings reform
A Chicago letter extols women’s political power through the Chicago Woman's Model Lodging House Association led by Dr. Sarah Hackett Stevenson. It praises women as planners, fundraisers, and tax supporters influencing sewers, water works, and public health, highlighting the lodge's shelter for destitute women and the clubs financing its operations.
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Ienville
United States
New Orleans
Jenner
Pasteur
Koeh
Lanarelli
Sarah Hackett Stevenson
Chicago Woman's Model Lodging House Association
Pull House
Lodging House
Holly House
Chicago
Anenabel Circle
King’s Daughters
Arche Club
Elio Association
Bashful Max Recalls Hat Incident And Transformation
A Burlington Hawkeye tale recounts Max, a bashful man, who recounts a street hat mishap. He sits on his hat at a party, prompting a stranger to reveal the mishap and spark a lasting change in his behavior. The humorous anecdote ends with the narrator declaring he has never been bashful since the incident.
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Cornell College
Gifford
Shaed
Adirondacks
Cornell
Scauian
Scallian
Ali Ae
Oy Tong
Wks
Detroit
Augusta Knitter
Dublin
Noah Finley
Maj
Darat
Finley
Luther
Marion
Joe Rult
Rult
Clifton
Wis
Engelbert Jersly
Vincent
Engelbert
Havana
Quemados
Moro Castle
Cabanas
Jaxper Pla
Cleveland
Omaha
Neb
la Cruza
la Ramon
Canton
O. Mes
Edward Eckinger
Afier
Amite City
Adolphus Brown
Filgar
Edward Marr
Denver
Goldie McConkey
George Tond
Toledo
Ira J. Palmer
Gresser
Thomas Martin
Iodianapolis
Clara L. Baldwin
Enos Baldwin
William Henderson
Clear Lake
Bis Fe
North Dakota
W. B. Cleveland & Co
Houston
Tex
Alexander
Jackson
J.B. Fearn
Soo Chow
China
Moore
Anpis Walker
Harvey W. Walter
Holly Springs
Tig Masonic Grand
Joman's Medical
Hall
Burlington
Philadelphia
Tady
Heston Traveler
The Joke That Promises a Fortune in Venice
A tale from Harper's Round Table about a boastful American citizen lured by a clever jest into a grand but fictional enterprise in Venice. The jovial scam plays on credulity, exposing how a bold idea can tempt investors despite lacking any real substance or fact.
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Venice
Sayyria
Tony
9Are
Pioneer of American Enterprise
Harper’s Round Table
Fair Demonstration of Twain Ride Sparks Friendly Banter
In Hartford Twain and Rev Joseph H Twitchell planned a bicycle trip to Boston. They rode part of the way by train and walked the rest arriving about one in the afternoon. The Boston acquaintance greeted them warmly and teased Twain about their trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Klondike
Horn
Alaska
Resurrection Bay
Mark Twain
Joseph H. Twitchell
Hartford
Conn
Othee
Twain
Tamall
Twitchell
Mitchell
Ware
Clemens
Mark T
Detroit Free Press
Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound Advertises Relief
The ad touts Lydia E. Pinkham Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ailments. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Resicuze praising reduced pains, improved appetite, and renewed energy after multiple bottle usage. The letter claims recommendations to other women and urges writing for guidance.
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Brookhavern
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Indian Territory
Kanson
Colorado
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Lawrence Brunner
Pera
Mount Auburn Cemetery
Fanny
Mra. Darton
Robert Bonner
Deborah
Secretary of State
Springfield
Towarzystwo Mindzienvow
Kazimiersa Krolewiczaprey Kus Ciele
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Jan Seczech
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Levi Kreider
Canada
Walter Manning Tarrows
Greenwie Coun
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Mackinac Island
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Spruce St
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Woman's Club
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Gulf Ports
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Lowing House
Anna Livingston
Walley
Court House Steels and Bridge
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Meridian
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Ratate Exchange
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State Capitol
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Tent
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Institute For Deaf and
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Witten Eee
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We Wad Grenad
Midute von Gust Rundshanietiae
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Meridia
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Jobo Murrey
Yazoo Sentinel
Shcrease
Minsisesippi
Ome
North Ward
Senate Chamber
Representative Hall
Epworth League Hall
State Medical Association
Confederate Veterans
JL. Powe
Grand Lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor
Order
W.G. Sykes
Supreme Lodge
W.S. Johnson
Thos
J. Wood
Starkville
Grand Lodge
Gulf & Ship Island Mallroad
Hamilton
Gulf & Ship Island Railroad
Sanford
Covington County
Zion's Seminary
Jala
Honolulu
H. L
Hawaii
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J. M. Lowenburg
Warren County
F. W. Little
Unibotne
Eeecat
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Vicksbure
Inom
Centerville
Hiseriston
Ackerman
Dusan
Hood
Max
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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