French Women Journalists Among Notables of Their Time
French women journalists are described as a bold, influential group in Paris. Mme Severine and Mme Edmond Adam are highlighted for pioneering press access and political influence, with Sevrine opposing capital punishment and Adam hosting notable salons. The piece notes few women reporters in Paris, with fashion writers achieving notable success amid male encroachment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Mme. Severine
Mme
Edmond Adam
Juliette Lamber
Napoleon I
Adam
Garibaldi
Bismarck
Adam. Severine
Mamzelle Gavroche
Jenny L’ouvriere
Severine
Cri du Peuple
The
Voice of the People
Mme. Adam
Fountain of la Republique Francaise
Gambetta
English Travel Expensive Why Rates by Rail For Passengers and Freight
The article explains why English rail fares stay high compared with the United States, noting large capital costs, sparse economies of scale, and a system built for constant service between nearby towns. It argues British goods and passenger services require high speeds, frequent trains, and many stops, preventing cheap operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Acworth
United States
England
America
New York
Europe
Manhattan Elevated
Street Cr
Manchester
London
Engineering Magazine
Covenant Promise Deepens as Abram’s Name Changes to Abraham
A sermon review on Genesis chapters 17 18 tracing God’s covenant with Abraham and his descendants. It explains El Shaddai as the all sufficient one and discusses the renaming from Abram to Abraham the promise of nations kings and land and the ritual of circumcision as a sign of the everlasting covenant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehovah
God Almighty
Abram
Jacob
Abraham
God
Jesus
John
Patmos
Daniel
Dan
Isaiah
Job
Ishmael
Keturah
Isaac
Christ
David
Canaan
Euphrates
Ezek
Amosix
Noah
Value of gold by volume reaches astonishing figures
A cubic inch of gold equals 210 dollars, a cubic foot 362 880 dollars, and a cubic yard 9 797 762 dollars, implying gold is valued at 18 dollars per ounce.
What Froebel Discovered
A child eager for flowers for Froebel’s birthday celebration inspires a note about Froebel founding the first kindergarten. The story, sourced from the New York Tribune, reflects a playful misunderstanding of the kindergarten founder’s anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froebel
Teddy
New York Tribune
A Mother and a Death in a Storm Weather and Grief
A displaced voice laments the death of a child and the sorrow of motherhood. The verse speaks of missing specters and a void left in the home, while a separate note reports on Cherra Punji in Khasi hills as the world’s wettest region with extraordinary rainfall records.
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Cherra Punji
Khasi Hills
Assam
British India
Blandford
London Meteorological Society
Cherr Punji
Henry Yule
St. Louis Republic
Window Woes on Trains Defy Female Efforts
The Philadelphia Times notes the humiliation of women struggle with railroad car windows. Women tire, pull, and plead while a man calmly steps in and easily operates the stubborn window, prompting silent wonder at his dexterity.
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Philadelphia Times
Boston to Fitchburg and Northboro rail schedule
Historic timetable lists New York New Haven and Hartford and Old Colony lines. It shows southbound and northbound departures from Boston Kneeland Street, with stations Fitchburg Clinton Berlin Northboro Marlboro Framingham South Framingham Boston and Lowell branch connections. Details include multiple daily departures and special weekend services as credited to G All EN and C A McAlpine officials.
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Boston
A. m
Framingham
M. Sun
Southboro
A.m. Sun
Berlin
Piel
P.a
Sun
Clinton
San
Fitchburg
Marlboro
South Framingham
Taunton
New Bedford
Fall River
Lowell and Framingham
Lowell, Jr
Acton
Concord Junction
Sudbury
Mansfield
Lowell
Springfield
Sk. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Agt
Time Table Corrected Jan 21 1894 Trains West and East
Time table lists trains west from Boston Belmont Wayland and surrounding towns with multiple daily departures and Sunday runs. Eastbound service includes Northampton Ware Barre Colbrook Jefferson West Boylston and more with stops on signal and conductor notice. Officials listed: W. F. Berry Daniel W. Sanborn Dana J. Flanders.
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Boston
Belmont
Overley
A. m
P.m. Waltham
A.m
Wayland
East Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Rockbottom
West
Rutland
Sunbron
Rock
Barret
Parre Piains
M. Ware
Northampton
A. m. Ware
A.m. Ae Os
Barre
Colabrook
Ark
Jefferson
West Boviston
South Clinton
P. m
P Inday
A. m. South
Udbury
Ae Sweeter
A. m. East Sudbury
Waltham
Hudson
Oakdale
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Siam
D.M. Stearns
Babe
Gorl
Arkansan
New Haven & Hartford
R. R
Old Colony System
Northern Division
Kneeland Street
Framingham, Ar
P.m. Sun
p.m.Boston
P. Ma
Vose Farm
Canada
W.a.white
Maynard, Mass
Assabet
the Peoples Dry Goods Company
Matinee
Southern Division
Massachusetts
Causeway Street
W. F. Berry
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Whitman’s Crossing
Marlboro Acton
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Southwest
Northwest
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermont
Brandon
Middlebury
Rescue
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
Watson
Ayer
Mark
M.8. Ayer
M. S. Ayer
State Street
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