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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1895
Page
3
A newspaper column discusses anti suffrage arguments citing home life as the basis of state structure. It questions ballot equality and notes men support families, while arguing women should focus on home and motherhood before voting. It reflects 19th century gender debates with quotations from Times Democrat and Tribune.
A fragment from a lecture recounts Rev. Lyman Abbott telling a parable to Indian pupils interpreted by an assistant. The tale reveals the belief that women were educated to be wives and mothers while men were educated to become husbands, reflecting a common view of female education in that era.
The text notes Icelandic women run exclusive papers in both the north and the capital, with strong legal protections for women. It explains divorce requires separation of three years before grant, and highlights women keep their own surnames with children taking the Peterson surname after marriage. It also mentions a local option bill with 7,000 women signatures.
The New York Sun reports that after a shock over alleged cheating at the State Federation of Women's Clubs elections, officials declare there was no cheating or intent to cheat. They note the large vote shows no repetition and praise women voters not to err in politics.
London letter writer Ethel Mackenzie argues for better cycling attire for women and clever tailors to settle the vexed bicycle dress question, rejecting the no wave idea. She envisions well dressed women and skilled tailors shaping outfits for next season.
An official governor edict in Kwang Chau Fu bans women clubs to curb marriages and uproar in the district. It mandates married women remain at home with enforcement by policemen and threatens action against rebellious wives.
The New York Herald ridicules the chase for bloomers among American women arguing long dresses suit the occasion and dress that fits is acceptable though unbecoming attire is a crime. It cites Chinese Turkish Persian fashion as examples of shorter clothes worn by large populations to question the double standard.
The excerpt portrays a well rounded modern woman who rides a bicycle, plays golf, shoots, rows, fences, and belongs to many clubs. She can make speeches, understands parliamentary law, presides at meetings, and combines businesslike efficiency with feminine charm and elegance.
Mary Hartwell Catherwood, a Hoopeston, Illinois author, has built a strong literary reputation in under 15 years. Her first published work appeared in 1881, and she reportedly resembles Canadian writer Jean Blewett in appearance and manner. Both women have a daughter named Pearl who is nine years old, though they have never met.
Mrs. Margaret Collier Graham, born in Iowa and now a California resident after marriage, has earned prominence for Stories of the Foothills. At 45, she began serious literary work in 1892, avoiding the trend of youthful authors.
Miss Lucia Smith has been appointed an agent for an insurance company in Carrollton Ky and is doing good work. Mrs Duff Porter heads the women's department in Chicago for the same company and her solicitor Mrs C A Terry often surpasses the men in policies written.
A wise suggestion for the delicate woman in heavy garments is to wear knit tights when going outdoors. Pair with a short modish jacket or cape to stay warm without extra weight on tired hips. The combination keeps warmth without encumbering movement.
The Sedalia dispatch reports a new record showing Mrs. Belle Asher apprenticing her 9 year old daughter Letha Asher to Mary Jane Love to learn housekeeping trade and arts.
A recipe lists ingredients including two cups grated chocolate four cups granulated sugar one and a half cups milk a piece of butter the size of a hickory nut and one teaspoon vanilla. Boil hard seven minutes pour into buttered pans then stir with a silver knife until it sugars and can be cut into squares.
A historical recipe describes making peanut candy by boiling two cups sugar with half cup water, adding half teaspoon cream of tartar dissolved in a spoon of water, cooking to a brittle stage in cold water, then stirring in a walnut-sized piece of butter, cooking another minute before pouring over a quart of shelled peanuts spread in a buttered tin and cooling.
A historic candy recipe describes boiling one pint mollasses with one half cup sugar for 15 minutes then adding butter and cooking until crisp in cold water. It instructs stirring in finely ground soda, then adding one pint hickory nut meats and pouring onto buttered tins to harden.
A young, once wealthy man facing insolvency turned over all assets to creditors as required by law. He even surrendered a tubular cane from a friend, which the officer allowed as it had little value. Later he secretly retrieved several thousand dollars in crumpled bank bills from the cane, preserving his funds after following legal outflow.
General von Verdy du Vernins recalls a pleasant wartime tale at Villeneuve le Roi where a rushed luncheon was missed. A ragout carried by a brother officer was eaten gladly. Later Emperor William teased about two carrier pigeons used for a lagout saying Verdy ate them.
Time table lists trains westbound from Boston to Belmont Waiths Wayside Inn and others with multiple daily departures and a few Sunday constraints, plus eastbound departures from Boston to Ware Oakdat West Bay and surrounding towns. It notes conductor notice and passenger drop stops.
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