South social leader Mina Mimms Thompson heads Atlanta Women’s Board
The article profiles Mrs. Joseph K. Thompson of Atlanta as a prominent social figure and head of the Women’s Board in New York. It notes her lineage, marriage to Joseph Thompson of the Kimball House, wealth, education, and active role in southern initiatives, with praise for her beauty and executive ability.
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Nicadet
Ted
Potter Palme
Joseph K. Thompson
Joseph Thompson
Kimball House
Mina Mimms
Thompson
Irs
Mrapson
New
Women and the conflict of home life and ambition
The piece discusses pressures on women to balance family duties with social duties and career ambitions. It cites calls for self restraint, selective duties, and “scientific shirking” to preserve health and sanity while weighing whether mothers should pursue professions or focus on childrearing and citizenship.
Frances Willard and the Romance That Shaped a Leader
A long rumor about Frances Willard’s engagement to a wealthy English reformer recalls her early life. The piece notes her strict upbringing in the Northwest, her devotion to temperance, and a past romance challenged by a tobacco habit, leading her to remain single and lead the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union.
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Frances E. Willard
National Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Miss Willard
Willard
Christian Temperance Unions
Great Northwest
Ae Woman's Christian Tem
Women Dominate Growing Role in Banking Nationwide
Comptroller James H. Eckels reports women hold 1 738 772 national bank shares worth 130 681 492 and own 70 697 holders across national banks. Women own 481 098 state bank shares worth 88 074 712 with 28 146 holders. Female bank employees total 1 467 with compensation 448 644. Estimated annual dividend return to women exceeds 10 million dollars.
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James H. Eckels
Summer shopping girl and her Irish wristlet invention
A humorous sketch on a summer shopping girl with an eight thousand to three hundred dollar allowance and a novel Irish wristlet by Mrs. Pery of Kinwara County. The device uses two straps with a ring to wear on a finger, securing purchases during tours.
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P. Pery
Kinwarra
Ireland
Brooklyn appoints five women to board of education
Mayor Schieren selects Emma Pettingill Elizabeth Perry Isabella Chapman Mary Jacobs and Mrs Henry Powell as Brooklyn board of education members. Pettingill a former teacher and longtime stenographer. Perry Packer Institute alumna and Fortnightly Club president. Chapman Packer Institute alumna and Royal Citizens League leader. Jacobs wife of merchant Andrew Jacobs and a club vice president. Powell wife of Rev Henry Powell and Girls Improvement Club president with Health Protective Association role.
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Board of Education
Schieren
Brooklyn
Emma Pettingill
Elizabeth H. Perry
Isabella M. Chapman
Mary E. Jacobs
Henry A. Powell
Miss Chapman
Dr. Chapman
Packer Institute
League of Royal Citizens
Jacobs
Andrew Jacobs
Woman’s Club
Second Unitarian Church
Powell
Lee Avenue
UNC Grants LL D to Mrs Cornelia Phillips Spencer
The University of North Carolina awarded Cornelia Phillips Spencer the LL D, making her the first woman to receive the honor from the university. The award acknowledges decades of devoted service and her role in reviving and promoting the university after its wartime and postwar struggles.
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University of North Carolina
Cornelia Phillips Spencer
Spencer
Wordsworth
Lucy Snow
Woman Arctic Explorer Mrs Peary Funds Rescue Voyage
The New York Advertiser lauds Mrs. Josephine D Peary wife of Lt Peary as a heroic Arctic explorer who aims to raise funds to outfit a ship to aid her icebound husband in north Greenland. She has lectured to audiences and plans a second talk to meet expedition costs. Also noted is Mrs George William Curtis driving a spirited team on Staten Island and known for charity and kindness.
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Apite
Ohiehiold
America
Foote
Grant Allen
New York Advertiser
Josephine D. Peary
Peary
Greenland
George William Curtis
Richmond Terrace
Staten Island
Curtis
Women’s Medical Practice and Education Debated in Austria
Government weighs whether women may practice as surgeons and physicians after Baroness Possaner’s petition. Prussia moves to open medical studies and degrees to women. The Humane Society of Pittsburgh orders young girls to stop selling banners on the streets.
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Austria
Baroness Possaner
Prassia
The
Humane Society of
Pitteburg
Fried Tomatoes and Tomato Dishes From 19th Century Guide
Housekeepers guidance on fried tomatoes with egg and breadcrumb batter and sauce. Also tomato sandwiches and a Parmentier style soup note with six requisites for proper stock and simmering. Includes methods, seasonings, and serving tips.
Trains Schedules Across Town With Various Times
Train times listed for multiple routes and stations including East, Sunday and Boston schedules. Entries show departures and arrivals at Jeffersons Meera Wayland Sudbury Weston Belmont and others with a mix of morning and evening times several on Sundays.
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Boston
Babe
Belmont
Winnie m
Suntham
A. m
Sunda
Sudbury
Wae Inn
Rockbottom
Sun
South Hitchton
Berlin
South Clinton
Igor
Sunny Debassee
Jefersons
Northampton
Noely
Bumday
Bunday
Jefferson's
Meera
A. West Boylston
Clinton
A.m
South Bolton
Wayside Inn
South Sudbury
East Sudbeuyn Ac
Wayland
Weston
A. m. Belmont
A.m. Boston
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Searte
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Parmentier
Fitchburgh Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
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Albany
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Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
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Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
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New York
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Canada
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Brandon
Middleburg
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
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Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
J. R. Watson
New Haven
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Leominster
Fitchburg
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Framingham
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Boston Too
Acton
Lowell
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Manefield
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Assaba
Los Oman Zeacles
Middlesex Bicycles
Marlboro Rubber Coo
Main Street
Boston & Maine Railroad Southern Division
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Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Hudson
Dale
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
Geo. F. Evans
Supl
Marlboro Branch
Marlboro
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Magnameas
Whitman's
Arrive
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Whitman Crossin
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Leavin
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Robert W. Carter
Tuner
Charles Hy Persons
Maynard
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