The Women Left by Industry and France's Panama Debate
A contrast on what is called women's work versus men's work notes domestic service’s relative security while factory and store labor leaves women vulnerable to hunger and unfair pay. The piece also outlines France’s Panama inquiry and the sovereignty of its assembly over budget and ministers.
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Jersey City
Toom
M. J. Creagh
Working Women’s Protective Union
France
Panama
Cesar
M. Grevy
Senate
Chamber
London Saturday Review
Heroic Rescue Aboard Swallow Off Zanzibar
Thomas McDermott, chief boatswain of the Swallow, earns a silver medal from the Royal Humane Society after diving to save Charles Lawford from a shark. The incident occurred off Uzi island near Zanzibar when Lawford and H Payne fell overboard. Lawford swam, McDermott dived in and drove the shark away. Witnesses and officials including Rear Admiral Bedford and Commander Finnis supported the account.
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Swallow
Zanzibar
Uzi Island
Mr. McDermott
John Sadler
H. Payne
Charles Lawford
W. Rundle
Lawford
Payne
Meermoi
McDermott
Royal Humane Society
Lords Commissioners of the
Admiralty
Thomas McDermott
Bedford
C. A
Finnis
Pall Mall
Thrifty Holstein Cattle Fable About News of Death
In Holstein villagers fond of cows, Farmer Jan carries a heavy task to inform Farmer Henrik that his cow is dead. The pastor jokes that Jan will soften the blow by saying it is Henrik’s mother first, then reveal the real death.
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Holstein
Jan
Henrik
British Columbia
Trout Creek
George Barclay
Victoria News
Value of Diamond Carats Depends on Quality and Fashion
A 1900s note explains carat weight and diamond value vary with quality cut color and flaws. It cites a reference stating perfect stones of 2 carats fetch 80 to 100 dollars and scaling up to 10 carats at 1500 dollars, while larger stones depend on buyer seller whim and tint. Fashion then sways prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Difficult to Please and Public House Sign Trends
A dialogue from New York Weekly shows a daughter and mother sparring over Mr Lightpate and Mr Greatmind noting differing conversational habits. The Washington quote extols lenity over rigor. Public house signs favor themed triads like Three Bells and Three Jolly Sailors. A fast penman writes 300 yards of script per hour. Chinese women with coarse hair mix honey and flour for cleansing and softening.
Purity and Longing in a Fragmented Faith
A speaker grapples with the tension between earthly sweetness and spiritual yearning. He rejects voids and ideal religious declension, clinging to memories of a departed friend while wrestling with the impermanence of beauty and desire. William Cory speaks through a contemplative voice on mortality and attachment.
Effects of African Arrow Poison on Victims
The article discusses fear and external factors in arrow poisoning, noting a pitch like toxin used on African arrows. It cites rapid symptoms including faintness, palpitations, nausea, pallor, sweating, and swift death. Reports recount deaths after small punctures and the antidote of ammonia injections if given promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
New York Commercial Advertiser
Nurse Seeking Job Bids For Dr Todd Patient
Anxious to Nurse, Dr. Scott Todd attended Mrs Keely ill with pneumonia. An Irish woman claimed to be a nurse, asking for the job, saying she had just nursed Doctor Todd’s patients who died of the same disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Todd
Keely
Missus Kealy
Missus Kaaly
Kaaly
Todd
Atlania
Umbrella Monogram Mystery and Quoted Oxford Slang Notes
A London annual visitor returns with a monogrammed umbrella missing the H on the knob. The piece then surveys Oxford slang, Archbishop Laud letters, wartime bonds pricing, and whimsical musings on feet and men’s certainty about women, reflecting a potpourri of eclectic quotes.
Captain McKay pressed for answers as voyage ends
A London Spectator note recalls Captain McKay of the Umbria facing passenger questions after a stoppage. He refused rockets and sparked a vote of confidence among travelers, a decision later judged prudent to avoid worsening fear.
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Umbria
Captain McKay
McKay
London Spectator
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Mr. Meany
St. Louis Republic
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Pawtucket
R. L
Philadelphia Ledger
Durance Vile
Boston
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Maynard’s Newbl
Tles
Neil Currie & CO
Maynard’s Block
Maynard, These
Formosa
Japan
Gaskell and Taylor
Sumner Street
DR. F. S. Morton
Maynard Block
Maynard, Mass
I. F. Duren
Undertaker
Acton
Dr. Stetson
Concord
Tucker
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E. Bothwell
Prop
Mass
T. F. Parker
Bazar
Thomas F. Parker
Amopy
Main Street
H. S. Hapgood
Stow
Horace, Tuttle
W.A. Cunningham
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