Fashion and military garb through history in Chicago notes
The Chicago Times-Herald piece surveys naval and military dress, noting black cravats signal plain clothes and bravery, the Steenkirk lace at war’s height, and later shifts to snowy cravats as peace symbols. It also describes Bath wear sailor dresses, dainty children’s outfits, and decorative poke bonnets in light fabrics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hariee
Cooper
Battle of
Steenkirk
Europe
Boston Transcript
Chicago Times-Herald
Goulds inherit wealth and charity ethos in women led acts
Mira Helen Gould carries her father’s businesslike generosity into philanthropy. Her charities mirror her brother George's vast interests and Edwin’s manufacturing. A new $8 000 gift to Vassar funds a scholarship in memory of her mother, reinforcing a lasting philanthropic legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mira Helen Gould
George
Edwin
Woody Crest
Miss Gould
Vassar College
Home Journal
Petition Drives for Married Men as Inmate Physicians
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes Missouri women circulate a petition urging the governor to appoint only married men as resident physicians in the state insane asylums. It asks why women physicians are not used to treat women inmates, citing South Carolina where Dr. Sarah Allan leads a successful program in Columbia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Philadelphia Telegraph
South Carolina
Sarah Allan
Columbia
Charleston News and Courier
Woman Language Expert Builds Lucrative Japanese Curios Trade
Mrs Frances Fisher Wood advances in Japanese language to read mystic symbols and authenticate art treasures. She is recognized by dealers, aids at the custom house, and runs a lucrative business built around her knowledge. Her collection is valued at $40,000 and serves as a model for eager buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Fisher Wood
Reas
New York Journal
Women In Law Through History
The article traces women in the legal field across history from biblical Deborah to Aspasia Hortensia and Portia. It notes medieval and renaissance examples, including Padua and Bologna professors, showing long standing precedent for women lawyers. It cites sources from the Minneapolis Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah
Lapidoth
Israel
Aspasia
Athens
Pericles
Lentia
Hortensia
Rome
Padua
Bologna
Portia
Venice
Minneapolis Tribune
A&A Lawn Costume Described in Ladies' Home Journal
Isabel A. Mallon details an A and A lawn costume with a dark blue background and white hairline, featuring a plain skirt with dark blue taffeta ribbons, white satin rosettes, a draped bodice with a sailor collar, embroidered fronts, waist belt bows, and a matching dark blue hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A&a
Isabel A. Mallon
Ladies’ Home Journal
A Woman's Good Suggestion for July Fourth Celebration
Mrs. Mary A Livermore urges a rational July Fourth celebration by a large group of women drawn from existing organizations. The plan omits gunpowder and military paraphernalia and centers on music reading the Declaration of Independence and refined civic conduct to influence national thought and practice over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Livermore
Boston
Icebox care and efficient ice storage tips
The article advises filling the ice box to capacity two to three times weekly for better cooling and longer ice retention. It notes a 150 pound load can keep a fourth day piece from melting and warns to minimize opening the cold chamber to reduce heat exposure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New York Enacts Limits on Women and Child Labor
A recently enacted New York law sets a 60 hour weekly maximum for women and children, requires seating for women clerks, and mandates sanitary inspections of workplaces employing women and children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hanging coin purse replaces trilby locket in fashion
The Philadelphia Ledger notes a new preference for a coin purse on a long lorgnette chain over the Trilby locket, praising the purse for some usefulness and critiquing the sentimental locket. A second tip suggests rubbing dresser edges with hard soap to ease drawer operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Ledger
Etiquette Rules for Ladies Letters in the Telegram
A New York Telegram excerpt outlines two key failures in letter writing margin spacing and the P abbreviation. It emphasizes margins medium paper cream color and clear writing. It also notes that the monogram or crest appears on the paper and the address on the envelope flap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Telegram
New York Women's Clubs Move to October
The push to form a federation of Greater New York women’s clubs stalls after a partial meeting. Delegates, about two dozen, favor delaying decisive steps until more clubs are represented. A new session is set for October 8 with a committee including Mrs. Alexander and Mrs. Cairns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater New York
Alexander
J. W. Cairns
E. A. Greeley
B. B. Kenyon
Cecil Cowdery
Roelker
Phoebo A. Hanaford
Janvier le Duc
New York
Miss Fannie Edgar Thomas Named Officier d Academie in Paris
Miss Fannie Edgar Thomas has been made officier d acadmie by the French government for her musical criticism. She is the first American woman to win this distinction. In Paris a little over a year, she gained the honor without local influence, praised by Alexandre Guilmant Ambroise Thomas Saint Saens and others. Massenet sent a letter from Milan supporting the award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Edgar Thomas
Academie
Miss Thomas
Paris
France
Academy
Alexandre Guilmant
Ambroise Thomas
Saint-Saens
Massenet
Milan
Miss Elizabeth Banks Burns Titled Letters in Night Bonfire
American reporter Elizabeth Banks who posed as an American heiress in England recently burned a large collection of love letters from fortune hunting nobles. She kept most letters but burned the bulk after several offered rewards and intercessions failed to change her mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Banks
England
Athletic Girls Attire for Sportswear and Cycling
The article describes athletic garments for girls including golf tennis and cycling outfits. It highlights jerseys in varied colors and patterns, leather belts, and economical wear. It notes cyclists dresses in white serge or mohair in London with empire shapes and a divided skirt that conceals the wheel division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Chinese mission worker Lena Saunders dies in New Orleans
Miss Lena Saunders died in New Orleans where she had lived for 17 years after moving from Connecticut. She devoted herself to Christianizing and civilizing the Chinese residents, initially planning to aid African Americans under Norwich Conn Congregational Mission board but shifting to Chinese work and earning public admiration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena Saunders
New Orleans
Connecticut
Congregational Mission Board of
Norwich
Vaudeville Star Miss Alice Atherton Laugh Craze
The woman who laughs becomes the latest vaudeville fad as Miss Alice Atherton earns fame in London for her infectious ha ha laugh. Her success stems from provoking audience fits of merriment with her own finale laugh after each tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Atherton
London
Danish Official’s Daughter Vacates Post for Stockholm Professors
Fröken Annette Vedee, daughter of Copenhagen’s foreign department chief, has relinquished her damanuensis post to two Stockholm University professors after three terms and returns to Copenhagen to finish a significant mathematical work she has pursued for some time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froken Annette Vedee
Foreign Department
Copenhagen
Stockholm University
Union church meetings in Snohomish invite preacher Mrs Bailey
Mrs Lydia Tichenor Bailey a Congregational preacher led united meetings in Snohomish Washington. The churches decided to hold regular union services and invited Mrs Bailey to preach for them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia Tichenor Bailey
Snohomish
Wash
Bailey
Test of the Lesson on Nathan and God's promise to David
The author discusses Nathan the prophet as messenger and the contrast with God’s plans David should not build the temple yet. It reviews God’s promise to establish David’s throne forever, the messianic fulfillment in Christ, and the implications for faithfulness and servanthood in obedience to the Lord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan
David
Jesus Christ
Israel
Egypt
God
Apostle Peter
Christ
Peter
Abraham
Jerusalem
Chaseanne
Horsley
Clarke
Solomon
Saul
Luther
Adam
Kennicott
Stier
Gabriel
Mary
Seesa
Also Mentioned on This Page
Meler Gould's
Women In Law
Icebox
Legislation For
Annette, Vedee
D. M. Stearns
Mata
Ponpl
Maynard
Mass
Bavaria
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
Union Passenger Station
Causeway Street
Ee Ip Ras
Belmont
Sbda
Weston
We Land
Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Bae Eee
Iba
A. m
Beraree
A. Ie
P. m. Booth
Bern
Barre
Ware
Eas A. m
Sunsaar
Northampton
Sanny Barre
Perenne
Sean
West Eee
Sane
South Clinton
Berlin
South Bolton
A. m. Hudson
Rockbottom
East Sudbury
Wayland
Ager
Ta Weston
Dana J. Flanders
Daniel W. Sanborn
W.G. Bean
Marlboro Branch
Marlboro
Eane
South Acton
Whitman’s Crossing
Hudson
Tad
South ‘Acton
Boro Fr Bonth
Acton
Whitman Croming
Mano Ark Dammuers
Marro
Ro Watson
G.P. A
New Haven & Hartford
R. R. Olderee
Northboro
Egal Susan Sei
Sun
Clinton
Racers
Tee Ee Te Ia. m. Sun
Framingham
Soracan Ngham
Brave Acres
Lowell
Ae Nee x Oe
Mansfeld
Mary Ryem
Maite Dent
A.C. Kendall
Fitchburg
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middleburg
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Oes Street
Isephal
J. R. Watson
Robert W. Carter
Tuner
Charles H. Persona
Maynerd
Coas
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!