Marion Parker the Country's Only Practical Woman Civil Engineer
Marion Parker, about 20, is highlighted as the nation’s sole practical woman civil engineer. She describes study at Ann Arbor, early entry to engineering, equal pay, and the need for mathematical rigor, caution, and patience to avoid accidents. The piece notes her pioneering stance and details of her education and career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
Parker
Miss Parker
Ann Arbor
Marion & Parker
Boston Globe
Overheating Homes Sparks Ills and Cold Sitting Rooms
A reader laments overheated kitchens and cold living rooms in winter. The piece argues high stove heat and furnace use cause colds and fatigue, noting many housewives shift heat between rooms, opening registers and stoking fires to manage temperatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kane
New York Journal
Ambition and the rise of women in politics debated
A Philadelphia Times reflection on female ambition contrasts personal fulfillment with social demands and praises the home life as ennobling. The Washington Star recounts Representative Brosius noting women's political clubs and a Nebraska Ladies' McKinley club meeting, highlighting organized, enthusiastic participation.
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Philadelphia Times
Brosius
Pennsylvania
Lateer
West
Lbraska
Ladies’ McKinley Club
Elnb
Washington Star
Motley jackets and velvet blouses in late fashion notes
A fashion column discusses jackets and velvet blouses as street wear options. It notes motley fabrics on bolero and guard jackets and compares them to heavier coats, adding that chamois lining offers some protection despite chic appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Ornate Theatre Blouses and Velvet Ruffs Described
The piece outlines blouse styles with brocade satin and light textiles. It notes modified mutton leg sleeves costly buttons and narrow fur on collars. It mentions theater blouses in red green brown or black velvet with Tudor or Queen Ruffs and lace plaitings sometimes with violets in the center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Post
Bonnet Styles and Fashion Notes from Harper's Bazaar
Fashion commentary covers headwear trends with bonnets and tulle decorations, including Normandy bonnets and opera wear. It notes hair styling, visibility, and seasonal shifts toward uncovered heads in social settings, plus weathered shifts in theater etiquette and law changes in New Orleans on hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper’s Bazar
New Orleans
Knot in the tail of a boy constructor
A rustic dialogue features Billy and another speaker joking about tying a knot in a boy constructor’s tail to remember to eat a rabbit. The exchange suggests a rural shorthand for memory aids and appetite.
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Billy
Bicycles in Law and Life Spark Broad Debate
Ohio leads in free bicycle carriage laws with railroads required to carry cycles while Michigan rules the bike as personal property not subject to execution. Iowa withholds vehicle recognition as bicycle use grows and a public interest in cycles expands nationwide.
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Ohio
Adsit
Michigan
United States Army
Sachtleben
Lenz
Iowa
Chicago
Adurrieny
Wilkins
Detroit Free Press
A Cyclist's Revenge Atop A Cab
A French cyclist, forced to the sidewalk by a cab driver, secretly chalked a warning on the cab about removing smallpox patients. The cabby later questions his sudden loss of patrons as the scene unfolds.
Beard fashions across Elizabethan to Stuart periods
The excerpt surveys beard styles cited in plays and treatises from Elizabeth I to Charles I, noting French Spanish Dutch and Italian cuts and distinctions between new and old, court and country looks. It also quotes Johanna Ambrosius describing the thrill of writing poetry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth
James I
Charles I
Time Table Corrected for Trains West and East 1896
Corrected October 4 1896 schedule lists numerous daily and Sunday departures for trains west from Boston Bay Belmont album Weston Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson South Clinton West Boylston Oakdale Jefferson's Barre Ware Northampton and return trips. Officials Daniel W. Sanborn Dana J. Flanders W G Bean note stop rules and signaling.
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Boston
Belmont
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Rock
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boylston
Oakdale
Jefferson's
Barre
Ware
Northampton
A. m. South Bolton
A. m. Hudson
A. m. Rockbottom
A.m. Wayland
A. m. Weston
Waltham
A. m. Belmont
A. m
A.m. Boston
Theat re Train Schedule Corrected for 1896
A railway notice from J.R. Watson G P A shows a theatre train from Boston leaves Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 20 p m arrives Marlboro 12 53 a m on Thursdays and Sundays. Marlboro to South Acton train leaves Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11 35 p m stops at all intermediate stations except Whitman Crossing for disembarking passengers. Stops only when signalled.
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Hudson
Oakdale
Boston
Northampton
Marboro
Marlboro
South Acton
Whitman Crossing
J.R. Watson
G.P.A
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Rockbottom
TAS
Action
Techy
Whitman’s Crossing
Arrive
Also Mentioned on This Page
Opera Bonnets
Japan
Paris
New York
Georgia
Wome
Yale
Hartz Mountain Camarien
Andensberg Canaries
Seach
New England
Ludlam Bros
Eliot St
Odd Spokes
Vinceror
Alexander
Russia
Catherine Mountains
New York Dispatch
Washington
Tie
Johanna Ambrosius
Hemnants i Erst Gan Matil Te Ashe Mills
Cond “Company
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
Union Passenger Station
Causeway Street
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W. G. Bean
Hitch
N&w Haven Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Northboro
Sun
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
Southboro
Bo. Tehiene
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
Framingham
Mansfield
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Pas
Stham
David Harris
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
Fitchburgh Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Washington Street
Fitchburg Railroad
J.B. Watson
General Pass
J. Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
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