Women Song-Writers of Today and Their Notable Works
A survey of early women composers notes Miss Effie Canning in Boston with Rock-a- Bye Baby and other tunes, Lizzie Paine Milbank's Songs My Mother Sung, Hope Temple's sentimental catalog, and Kate Simmons creator of The Racquet Galop.
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Efpie Canning
Efe Canning
Bens
Denman Thompson
Lrog
Lizzie Paine Milbank
Ligvie Paine Milbank
Boston
George Milbank
Seth Paine
Chicago
Caroline Richinge- Bernard
Lissie Paine Milbank
Brooklyn
Hope Temple
Croneenny
Shere
Miss Temple
C. R. Flint
New York
Kate Simmons
Samuel J. Tilden
Simmons
Bear's Kin Leading Chorister Draws Church Funds
A chorister at a church, described as bearing kin ties, secures payment through chants amid questioning Joleries in a note from the Hotel Gazette.
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Hotel Gazette
Long-Lived Friends and Intermarriage Among Quakers
A discussion on how intermarriage affects longevity among Quakers, noting that while Quakers are not robust or muscular, they exhibit high life expectancy due to quiet habits and disciplined living. The piece argues against seeking explanations in drugs or exotic diets, emphasizing observed natural methods over elaborate practices.
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London Hospital
George Fox
South Africa Attracts Investments In Resource Boom
South Africa develops its mineral resources at a remarkable rate with mine returns rising from 200000 to 7500000 a year. Silver coal petroleum and allied industries are expanding, and numerous ventures are progressing well under British capital support.
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South Africa
Dialogue on house swearing and readers in Sunday papers
Mrs Potts remarks that Mr Withers rarely swears at home. Mrs Withers adds she only swears if a Bob Ingersoll quotation appears as a wicked scribe in the Sunday papers.
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Mrs. Potts
Mr. Withers
Mrs. Withors
Tiwke Blie
Bob Lgersoll
The Boy of the Day and the Apprenticeship Battle
An opinion piece argues that Knights of Labor rules and trade unions restrict apprenticeships, hindering boys from learning trades and future taxpaying roles. It laments a rise of women in clerical and retail jobs, claiming this shifts opportunities away from boys and reduces national economic potential. The author cites Detroit and broader U.S. trends and questions the moral right of women to shift employment.
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United States
Sion
Knights of Labor
Detroit
Maine
Texas
Noted Tiger Threat to Bengal Nagpur Workers
A tigress in Nagpur district reportedly stalks Bengal Nagpur railway workers, killing seven people by June last year and wounding others. She roams a rocky spur with caves, a large bamboo thicket, and water springs, often under daylight, surviving gunfire and the loss of cubs.
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Nagpur
Bengal-Nagpur
London Times
Mark Meredith's Mistake at Hudson Shore
Wealthy Mark Meredith falls for Mattie Sloane, a chapel organist at a Hudson lawn party. A fortune teller disguise and a misread omen spark a year of mistaken signals before a Mediterranean reunion leads to a reconciliation and plans for new bracelets.
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Hudson
Mark Meredith
Mattie Sloane
Mattie
Orient
Irl
Mediterranean
Trieste
Matty Sloane
Palermo
Slowne
Prise
Miss Sloane
Merk Meredith
the Hudson
Mark
Mr. Meredith
Amy
Dressmaker Terms and Fabrics from the Ladies' Home Journal
A glossary of dressmaking terms explains apron tabber full back panel and various pleats. It defines fabric names such as arimure silk moire tricotine surrah and notes etiquette wisdom from a dear old lady who urged truth spoken gently.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Fuille Francaise
Polly Goes By on a Garret Morning Dream
A garret poetically muses on Polly passing by a window. The scene glows with midsummer light and a rose on her face as two blue eyes observe the fleeting sight. The moment lifts the speaker’s mood while the landlady’s morning song echoes through the room.
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Polly
Pocket typewriter offered to British public
A compact pocket typewriter priced under 10 shillings ships from the Pacific Slope Patent Office Record. Weighing about four ounces and measuring 5 1 2 by 3 inches it fits a waistcoat pocket. It prints a line from an inch to a yard and supports multi language use with duplicated type. Patents cover Europe America Canada and Australia.
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Pacific Slope
Europe
America
Canada
Australia
Marriage and the struggle of wives and husbands in 1888 Globe ponderings
The Globe essay argues marriage fails when wives prioritize relatives over husbands and expect undue control, while husbands fail by temper, finances, and selfish demands. It also notes New Zealand’s 1888 sheep figure, connecting domestic strain to national realities.
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Becau
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Great Kingdom of
Great Britain
Elizabeth Paine
Mildane
Bear
Boy
Detroit Free Press
Billings
Thompkins
Grand Jury
Terre Haute
New Zealand
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