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Concord Enterprise

Location

Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1896

Page

3

Clara Barton Goes to Relieve Armenians

Reports indicate Clara Barton has traveled to assist Armenian relief efforts amid humanitarian distress.

Clara Barton

Clara Barton Sails For Constantinople To Deliver Relief

Clara Barton departs New York on January 22 to continue Red Cross relief efforts in constantinople. The Ottoman concession allows private relief work, with Barton’s team including Lacy Graves George Pullman Ernest Mason and J B Hubbell. A Chicago portrait captures Barton at age 85, still revered for humanitarian work across battlefields.

Turkey Clara Barton Newark Red Cross Society Constantinople Porte New York Tribune Constantin Miss Barton Ernest Mason J. B. Hubbell Barton Chicago Chicago Evening Post Red Cross

Philadelphian women praised for philanthropy and memory

The Philadelphia Times and New York Sun passages honor two notable women, Mrs Hastings and Mrs Weed Alden, for their charitable deeds and enduring influence. Their husbands and families are described, with emphasis on kindness, public service, and memory. The Washington Post notes a mix up at a suffrage convention involving Susan B. Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt.

New York Sun

Woman in Business Says Focus on Work, Not Adoration

A masculine workplace ethic requires women to separate social from business life. Merit and reliability determine advancement, not prettiness or cuteness. The article warns against expecting constant male approval and urges women to work hard, act professionally, and maintain dignity in competition.

Suffrage Incentives Offer Funds To States For Organization

The national suffrage convention in Washington offers $250 to the western state and $100 to the eastern state that first form suffrage organizations tied to the State and National American Woman Suffrage associations based on club membership. Payouts scale with white population and must be used for campaign work. offers expire January 1, 1900.

Massachusetts State Suffrage Association Washington Carrie O George W. Catt Minnesota National American Woman Suffrage Association Catt National American Woman Suffrage Association Woman’s Journal

Massachusetts Society for the University Education of Women report

The chairman’s report from the annual meeting notes foreign aid to rearing orphans abroad and contrasts it with domestic views of progress. It records 14 girls applying for loans of 25 to 100 dollars in medicine and liberal arts, with no interest charged as a sign of support from senior women in New York.

Massachusetts Society For the University Education of Women White House Lucy Larcom Lowell Liberal Arts New York Times

Woman Cashier Leads First Nation Bank in Huntington

Mrs. Sarah Frances Dick of Huntington Indiana is described as the only woman serving as cashier of a national bank. Appointed assistant cashier in 1873 she became cashier and a director in 1881 succeeding her father. Married Julius Dick in 1878 she continues to manage currency with expert skill without an assistant.

Sarah Frances Dick First Nation’s Bank Huntington Ind Julius Dick

Proud mother eyes bar exam success in New York

Mrs. Shirley S. Davis, mother of Assistant District Attorney Henry Shackleford Davis, aims to join the bar after studying at the University of the City of New York. She was the sole woman candidate in the recent appellate division examination and, according to examiners, her papers were very good and she may have passed.

Shirley S. Davis Appellate Division Supreme Court New York

Viewpoints on dress reform encourage diverse styles

An exchange praises varied dress styles for different occasions. Advocates suggest short work dresses, bicycle trousers, and divided skirts for practicality. Long gowns reserved for ceremonial events. overall aim is trim, dust-free appearance with inconspicuous reform.

Mrs Grant Wears Royal Sable Cape In Winter Wardrobe

New York Letter describes Mrs U S Grant wearing sable cape and parts of a royal set given by the czar of Russia to her and General Grant. Her daughter-in-law and Mrs Sartoris share in the many pieces. The article notes her dearsome figure, gray hair, lively charm, and rich lace cap with openwork black silk mitts.

U. S. Grant General Grant Russia New York

Freedom of married women earns support from conservatives

The Boston Transcript reports a court ruling that a married woman may be treated as an individual earner. It notes a husband previously awarded damages for his wife’s loss of company and care now loses control over her earnings or time, recognizing her financial independence.

Boston Transcript

Pillowshams Highlight Fashion Rise Then Fall

Pillowshams appear again as part of fashion cycles with day covers in sheer Hinen lawn hand painted in delicate designs for state occasions and longer lasting versions in fine linen with renaissance lace inserts and frills.

Women earn liberty through steadfast effort says Vogue

The Vogue quote credits women for progressive liberty gained through stubborn, courageous efforts and select male aid, noting removal of covert injustice and inequality has been fiercely fought by practical and philanthropic women rather than men.

Political rally marks Washington suffrage annual meeting

The Washington State Equal Suffrage association held its annual meeting in Seattle on January 29 and 30. State president Mrs Isaacs Savage is praised as capable and conservative in guiding suffrage affairs amid critical conditions in Washington.

Washington State Equal Suffrage Association Seattle Isaacs Savage Washington Pacific Empire

Miss Adelaide L Dicklow New Principal Of Moulton Ladies College

Miss Adelaide L Dicklow formerly a faculty member at Ottawa University Kansas begins work as principal of Moulton Ladies College in Toronto after ten years of service.

Adelaide L. Dicklow Ottawa University Kansas Moulton Ladies’ College Toronto

Touching Jesus by Faith in Luke Healing Story

A sermon reflection on the Luke 8 healing of a woman with hemorrhage and the Jairus case. It notes the woman's faith touching Jesus, Jesus declaring her healed, and the sequence leading to the raising of Jairus's daughter. The piece emphasizes belief over sight and spiritual sight in healing and faith.

Jesus Christ Jairus Peter James John Lazarus Abraham Mary Emimaus Earth Heavenly Land

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