Portia and the two princes of a moral dilemma
Portia contemplates two suitors Prince John and Prince Henry after both propose. She sets a five year wait and weighs love, affection and ambition with a scoring method. Both princes renounce her choice. Portia remains single while they marry others. the tale ends noting Baroda regalia value.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Harper's Weekly
Portia
Withal Portia
Prince Henry
Prince John
John
Tennyson
Booth
Henry
Napoleon
St. Helena
Price Henry
Prince ‘Henry
Hal
Prince Hen
Jack
Prince Jack
Shylock
Antonio
Prince Joan
Women editors earn five thousand dollars a year in US
The piece surveys women's progress and obstacles in education work and society. It notes Dora Miller of New Orleans patenting a blackboard eraser with a five thousand offer, medals awarded to women in art and life studies, women tea merchants in London owning Ceylon estate, and various opinions on women’s rights from Jean Ingelow to university reforms. It cites vestry elections of women in Kentucky and Cambridge colleges founded by women, and mentions Dahomey Amazon warriors, Carmen Sylva’s decors, Brown University degree openings for women, and Russian influence on Paris music. The report ends with a Civil Service Commission note on women in industry.
Remarkable Women Highlighted for Industry and Courage
A Japanese woman in Nagano mourns her husband’s vote choice by dressing in white and taking her life. California sculptor Miss Rideout wins rights to create statuary for the woman’s building roof, earning 8 200. Near White Oaks New Mexico a remarkable widow, Barber, runs a ranch with 8 000 cattle and owns a silver mine half. She builds, entertains, and works with crafts, earning acclaim as a genius woman.
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Nagano
Miss Rideout
California
Exposition Grounds
Chic
Horticultural Hall
White Oaks
N. M
Barber
Practical Household Fixes From a Historic Tip Sheet
A compact guide covers making shellac coatings from borax and potash, whitening felt hats with acid, painting fences with pitch linseed oil and ochre, simple putty from whiting and oil, stopping gas leaks with wax, repairing rubber hose with iron pipe, aquarium cement from litharge resin and sand, and purifying water with alum.
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Shan Oan
Pa Lop Shesh Tate
Sunday School Lesson Review Selections From Acts
The lesson outlines Acts passages on Pentecost teachings, Peter's miracles, early church growth, and boldness in prayer. It notes healings, persecution, Stephen’s martyrdom, and Acts 8 events, plus guidance for teachers on titles and golden texts and historical context of Acts chapters 1-8.
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O.S
J. Persons
S. R
Japanese Hair Pins Move From Function To Fashion
W P Pond notes in the Ladies Home Journal that Japanese men shave most of their heads while women grow and ornament their hair with elaborate pins. Pins 7 to 8 inches long vary from tortoise shell and ivory to carved figures, glass with colored liquid and air bubbles, creating dancing effects in light. Higher rank brings more elaborate coiffures.
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W. P. Pond
Ladies Home Journal
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Portia, JR
Baroda
India
United States
Dora Miller
New Orleans
London
Ceylon
Jean Ingelow
St. Paul's Ae Chareh
Hickman
Cambridge
England
Dahomey
Carmen Sylva
Brown University
Queen Elizabeth
Tte Corday
Joan of Arc
Plorence Aingale
Rose Gertrude
Paris
Civil Service Commission
Prominade
Peter
Jesushrist of
Nazareth
Acts
Jesus
Hiness
Stephen
God
New York Sun
Lowell Courier
Wai Mi
Aspen
Trea
Kiuwes & Co
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lion E. Preknam Mev. Co
Lane
Soma
Lauer
Necieles
Seres
Woodward
New York City
Tutt
Garfield
Small
Dregeisty
ee + F. SMITH & 20
Proprietors
New York
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