Brilliant Englishwoman at Home Inspires Reform Talk
Mrs Hugh Reginald Haweis, renowned in London literary and professional circles, hosted an interview at her Cheyne Walk home before a Scotland trip. She discussed divorce reform, boasted liberal views, and praised American women’s intellectual and social status after experiences at the World’s Fair and in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Reginald Haweis
London
Cheynewalk
Dante Gabriel Rossetti
Highgate
Mrs. Haweis
America
Chicago
A. A. Sprague
Prairie Avenue
Haweis
Two Kinds of Stenographers in New York Firms
The article describes stenographers in two roles: office assistants and independent contractors who manage fixed rates. It highlights women who built successful independent stenography businesses, running offices in major New York buildings with high standards and substantial start up costs. Their clients include literary figures, journalists, dramatists and lawyers, with work ranging across many subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Businss
Man Suffrage Association
Woman’s Journal
Final 80 year limit fixed for old maids in France
A French court sets an 80 year age limit for the term old maids. Mlle Crapeau is young at 29 years 11 months 29 days and becomes an old maid 24 hours later. The Old Maids' home sought a definite rule to screen applicants, prompting a court decision. The piece notes various suffrage milestones in the United States, Scotland, Ontario, and beyond, citing Alice Stone Blackwell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aoman
Crapeau
France
New York Sun
The Suspender Garter and Buckle Fashion Review
The article describes two stocking supporter styles including belt fastened waist models with elastic segments and buckled joins for two stocking supports. It notes decorative gold or silver fasteners and a shift toward sleek elastic replacements with silk or lace adornments. Prices range from 3 to 100 dollars a pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Kentucky Grants Widow School Suffrage In 1845 History
Sixty years after women were barred from voting nationwide, Kentucky extended school suffrage to widows in 1845, reflecting early reform currents. The timeline advances to 1861 as a continuation of evolving voting rights for women during the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Hairpin Hat Fasteners Compete With Spiking Pins
Numerous substitutes for the spiking hat pin appear but none surpass these in utility and danger. A recent favorite is a double tined hairpin attached by elastic to a clamp pin fixed to the hat. It theoretically holds the hat well yet tends to disrupt the hairstyle, hindering its popular appeal.
Absalom’s death and David’s grief in the revolt
The lesson analyzes Absalom’s rebellion, his death in the oak, Joab’s mercy and the king’s sorrow. It contrasts human fear with faith, cites biblical cross-references, and urges steadfast trust in God amid loss, urging believers to bear glad tidings and await Christ’s kingdom.
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Absalom
David
Jerusalem
Jordan
Mahanaim
Barzillai
Joab
Abishai
Ittai
Christ
God
Adonijah
Solomon
Ezek
Israel
Jesus
Paul
Lystray
Paradise
Stephen
John iii
Peter iii
Absalon
Cushi
Phil
Absalo
Judah
Time Table Corrected June 28 1896 East Trains
Time table corrected lists train times for numerous stops from Northampton to Belmont and Boston with daily and Sunday departures. Stops include Ware Barre Jeffersons Oakdale West Boylston South Clinton Berlin Hudson Rockbottom Wayside Inn South Sudbury East Sudbury Wayland Weston Waltham Belmont Boston and notes on signaling and boarding procedures. Officials Dana J. Flanders and W G Bean listed.
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Boston
Belmont
A.m
East Sudbury
A. m
Southerns
Wayside Inn
Hudson
Sunda
South Bolton
Jefferson's
Northampton
Ware
Oakdale
West Boylston
South Clinton
Berlin
A.m. Hudson
A.m. Wayland
A.m. Weston
A. m. Waltham
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman ‘S Crossing
Rockbottom
Marlboro
Oro ‘Rul
A.M. Chew
Whitman's Crossing
Oy Fear
Whitman Crossing
Gers
J. R.watson
G.P.A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Aly
New York Letter
Providence Journal
Women Stenographers
Kansas
England
Wyoming
Michigan
Minnesota
Colorado
New Hampshire
Oregon
Massachusetts
Vermont
Scotland
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Washington
Ontario
New Brunswick
North
South Dakota
Montana
Arizona
New Jersey
Ilinois
Quebec
Connecticut
New Zealand
Ohio
Iowa
Utah
Alice Stone Blackwell
Annie D. West
Barbara Galpin
Somerville
Q Mass
West
New England Women’s Club
Concord
N. H
Heptorean Club of
Heptorean Club
New England
Woman's Suffrage League
Moral Educational Society
First Unitarian Church
Oakley
Fanny B. Oakley
Brooklyn
New York City
Philadelphia Ledger
Liev. D. M. Stearna
Komnalls In Perfect
Coots Mate dl
the Asse Mills
the People's By
Conds Company
Maynard, Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
Union Passenger Station
Causeway Street
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
General Passéfger
W. G. Bean
Bitchburg
Marlboro Branch
A.M. P
New Haven
Bartford
Old Colony System
Northboro
A.m. Sun
A. m. Sun
P.m. Sun
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
South Boro
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
Sun
Framingham
Mansfield
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Fitchburgh Railroad
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake Geo Xe
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffao
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston and ST. Louis
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middleburg
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St.Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Washington Street
Pitachate
J.R. Watson
Robert W. Carter
Charles Hi. Persons
Stham
David Harris
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