Thirty Years of Service as Telegraph Operator
The account honors Mrs. Fannie M. Merryfield for a thirty year career in telegraphy, spanning Blairs Town Iowa to Cheyenne and Denver with Western Union. Her work in Cheyenne and during Wyoming Indian troubles earns high praise from management and newspapers. The piece also touches on Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a broader peace and women’s rights movement with references to U.S. and international context.
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Merryfield
Western Union Company
Blairstown
Ilinois and Mississippi Telegraph Company
Chicago
Ladies’ Department
Fannie M. Merryfield
Atlantic and Pacific
Union Pacific
Omaha
Dickey
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Western Union
Colorado
Western Union and
Denver and
Rio Grande Railway Company
Cheyenne
Merrygala
Wyoming
New York
Western Unions
Buffalo Express
Woman Railroad Contractor Shatters Glass Ceiling in Boston
Mrs Henry Cram of Boston, a railroad contractor, runs her office with her husband and has earned a major contract to supply 400000 tons of granite to the New York New Haven and Hartford line. She emphasizes independence, skill, and directness over charm, urging women to pursue business with brains and perseverance. Elizabeth Cady Stanton comments on her first speech on women's rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nostine Om Hase
Sentina ]Wright
Neg
New York
Albany Evening Journal
Thurlow Weed
Elizabeth Gady Stanton
Evening Journal
Henry Cram
Boston
New York, New Haven
Hartford
Craan
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Mission of American women and women clubs discussed
Mrs. A. D. T. Whitney argues in The Ladies' Home Journal that American women of high training are wasting their force on surface living and club life. She laments dwindling noble families, warns against overclubbing, and likens women to Alaskan rodents marching to a collective end toward a distant sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. D.T. Whitney
Ladies’ Home Journal
Society of Today
Pacific
Pioneer Woman Builds Log House On Vashon Island
Mrs. Ann Caster of Yolo county California claimed land on Vashon Island in Puget Sound and, without help, built a complete log house in 14 days by chewing ferns into pulp to plaster and moving logs. The home stands at the island’s center and she farms orchards, garden crops, cows, and chickens, preparing to celebrate her seventy sixth birthday.
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Ann Caster
Yolo County
Cal
Vashon Island
Puget Sound
Casier
Caster
New York World
Lady Foiled Robber in Country House Theft
Mrs James Kinnochan alone in her country house glimpsed a familiar face over her bedroom door transom as she counted bankrolled bills for household expenses. The thief observed, then the funds totaling several hundred dollars were later returned by 11 am the following day, with quiet acquiescence said to have saved her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kinnochan
Chicago
Queen Amalie Studies Medicine To Help Portugal’s King
Queen Amalie of Portugal has begun medical study to treat her husband's rising obesity. The king had gained weight despite little eating and rest, but after the queen passed a medical exam and began advising him, his health reportedly improved as he followed her directives.
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Amalie
Portugal
Women in Congress Debate From Four States
Congressman Henderson Iowa argues women in congress would be trusted and often right. Congressman Cannon Illinois says women in congress would be of some account or no account like men. Ex Senator Blair New Hampshire contends education reforms and the home would improve with women in congress. Ex Senator Mitchell Oregon believes overall results would be beneficial.
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Henderson
Iowa
Congress
Cannon
Ilinois
United States
Blair
New Hampshire
Mitchell
Oregon
Remarkable Frenchwoman at eighteen earns licentiate in philosophy
Mile Jeanne Benaben is described as a remarkable figure in Europe. At 18 she earned a bachelor of arts, taught philosophy at a Lyons women’s college, and, after a rigorous Sorbonne examination, placed third of 200 for the licentiate in philosophy. Separately, fashion notes describe a trend toward large decorative side combs signaling ornate winter coiffures.
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Mile
Jeanne Benaben
Europe
France
Lyons
Sorbonne
Last Flower Girl of Lafayette Dies in New York State
Mrs. Henrietta Turner died at Mount Vernon New York. She was the final survivor of the flower girls who greeted Lafayette in Woodbridge New Jersey in 1824. Then Henrietta Pryor she was under eight years old and represented the last E in Lafayette’s name wearing marigolds.
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Henrietta Turner
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Lafayette
Woodbridge
N. J
Miss Frances French to study southern manufacturing at Atlanta expo
Miss Frances Graham French of Washington has been detailed by the secretary of the interior to study the educational aspects of the manufacturing industries of the south at the Atlanta exposition. She is also a delegate to the League of International Press Globes and a special correspondent for the Boston Commonwealth.
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Frances Graham French
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
South
French
League of International Press Globs
Boston Commonwealth
Pearl of Apple Pudding Delight Recipe
A pudding dish bakes apples sliced finely with one pint sweet milk three lightly beaten eggs half cup sugar. Bake in a hot oven. Serve with butter and sugar rubbed to a cream.
Lemon Tapioca Dessert From Old Kitchen Notes
A recipe describes soaking two tablespoons of tapioca overnight, then cooking with water, lemon juice, sugar, and boiling water to a clear mixture. It is chilled in a mold and served with sugar and cream. A pudding sauce recipe uses brown sugar butter water cornstarch and flavoring like nutmeg and vanilla.
Apple Snow and Cracker Pudding Recipes
A historical recipe passage describes Apple Snow with grated apple, sugar, egg whites, yolk mix, and milk. Cracker Pudding uses milk, crackers, sugar, eggs, raisins, and spices baked until set, with a raisin-stir step. A Pudding Sauce combines egg yolks sugar and vanilla served with the desserts.
Ginger Cream Freeze
Four ounces fresh ginger sliced small and two spoons ginger shrub mixed with four yolks and a quart of cream. Heat gently until thick then avoid boiling. Sweeten with half a pound of sugar, whisk until cold and freeze.
Soft Custard Pudding with Lady Fingers
Line a pudding dish with lady fingers or sponge cake. Pour a soft custard made from one quart milk and five egg yolks over it, then beat the whites with half a cup sugar to a froth, spread atop, bake until lightly browned, and flavor with vanilla.
Railroad Padding Recipe Instructions
A historic recipe lists ingredients for railroad padding including sweet milk molasses suet raisins vinegar salt soda and flour to form a stiff dough. The instructions describe steaming three hours and serving with cream as the final step.
Prune Pudding with Delicate Brown Topping
A simple prune pudding recipe instructs stewing one pound prunes until soft, boiling away water, sieving to pulp, then folding into beaten egg whites. Bake in a dish until a light brown layer forms, and serve with a smooth custard.
Rice Cups Custard Dessert
Recipe instruction for making rice cups with milk and custard. Wash one cup of rice. boil in two quarts water for 30 minutes. drain and cook with one pint milk in a double boiler 30 minutes longer until dry. Garnish cups with small fruit, pack with rice, invert, and top with soft custard.
Tramp deterred by clever alarm ruse at New Brunswick home
A woman in New Brunswick faced a rude tramp demanding food. She rang an alarm, feigned a police call, and lured the intruder to flee, delaying him until officers could intervene. The incident was reported in the Jewelers' Review.
First Dutch Woman Receives Nassau-Orange Decoration
A sister of charity becomes the first woman in Holland to receive a decoration the Order of Nassau- Orange. She is honored by the two queens during their visit to Overysnel. Friends establish a 6000 dollar Elizabeth Carey Agassiz scholarship at Radcliffe College.
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Charity
Holland
Order of Nassau-Orange
Overysnel
Mrs. Agassiz
Radcliffe College
Elizabeth Carey Agassiz
Train Stops By Signal For Passengers West Of Hudson
Route notes indicate trains stop only on signal to take or leave passengers west of the Hudson and at stations beyond Northampton, with several fragments detailing stopping patterns for Oakdale and Boston area service.
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Hudson
Oakdale
Boston
Northampton
Marlboro
Ian
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Rockbottom
PM. P.M. A.M. P.M. Marlboro
Whitman Crossing
Marro
J. R. Watson
G.P.A
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Was. Merryfield
Evolta
England
Germany
Berlin
London News
Queen Amalie
New Brunswick
Central
Ramus
the Peoples Dry Goods Company
Civie
Matinee
Central Mass
Achusetts
Union Passenger Station
Causeway Street
Lva
Ponds
Bunda
Sunda
Sunda Ury
Rae Tome
Sun
Ae. Ho
Saeth Ar
Sun- Oatilale
Seferson
Barre
Ware
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South Clinton
A. m. Ae
South Bolton
A. m. Hudson
M. Rockbottom
East
Wayland
Weston
Wien
Belmont
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
Geo. F. Evans
P.M
Fitchburg
H Railroad
Hlcosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Fast
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middleburg
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
General Pass
Gloria
New Haven & Hartford
R. R. Old Colony System
Northboro
Clinton
P.m. Sun
A.m
Leominster
Southboro
A. m
Cine
Ol P.m
Raheee
Boston Po
Suan
Acton
Lowell
A.m. Sudbury
M. Is
R So. Framingham
Manafield
E.G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
F. I Garland
Concord Junction, Mass
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