One Woman's Regard in the Cause of Temperance
A Boston resident Miss Jessie Forsyth, head of Juvenile Templars, has held every lodge office from local to international supreme level and will attend the Zurich gathering in 1897. The piece notes women’s clubs expanding beyond temperance to household health and right living, per New York Ledger.
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Jessie Forsyth
Juvenile Templars of the World
Boston
Grand Lodge
International Supreme Lodge
Supreme Body
Annals of
Good Templary
England
Scotland
Sweden
Nova Scotia
United States
Supreme Lodge
Zurich
Switzerland
Boston Globe
New York ‘Ledger
Women transformed home life through science and care
The article traces how generations of women were restricted yet gradually embraced science, sanitation, and hygiene to improve domestic life. It notes past infant mortality linked to old beliefs, then highlights women who studied cookbooks and the chemistry of food, applying these insights to uplift households and public health.
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Kingdom of Heaven
Smart Bouquets of Remnants Create Chic Winter Gowns
The New York Post notes that scraps of brocade satin velvet and lace yield stylish gowns. Boleros remain popular in fur velvet and brocade with bold ceintures, often paired with red accents to refresh worn bodices and fronts.
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New York Post
Pretty feet teach a new pose for social grace
A Chicago Tribune note describes fashioning the foot as a social art. Women learn controlled poses to display arches and ankle lines, with a side view achieved by crossed ankles. The piece contrasts new posing with traditional dancing norms and includes a quip about marrying American girls.
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Chicago Tribune
The American Woman and Her Charms in Contemporary Review
The article contrasts American and English women, noting the American lack of lingering atmosphere and depth but praising her practical charm. It argues independence affects feminine grace, claiming American charm compensates for fewer traditional feminine graces and serves as a defense.
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Cleopatra
Lucrezia Borgia
Flower Etiquette Today Warns Against Corsages
Philadelphia Times reports fashionable women advise against wearing corsages and bouquet pins. Chrysanthemums should be a single large blossom worn under the chin, stem to waist, while violets belong on the outer right sleeve cuff with pins for securing them.
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Philadelphia Times
National Council of Women Meets in Boston Reports Progress
Fifty one national societies attended the Boston meetings on December 3 and 4. Most reports showed progress in work, but the Anti vivisection Society reported little change in reducing bird despoiling for millinery. Mrs. M. A. Lovell urged tearings of aigrets from hats and described the ongoing cruelty to birds.
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National Council of Women
Boston
M. A. Lovell
Philadelphia
Dagger Adorns Modern Evening Dress Says New York Journal
The New York Journal reports a trend in fashion where a dagger, purely for style, is worn as an ornament. The large blade is rarely used, with the hilt featuring precious stones to match evening gowns.
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New York Journal
Mrs Peary Declines 20000 Lecture Offer from Cities
Mrs Peary wife of the arctic explorer is a fluent speaker and recently declined a $20000 offer to lecture in major U S cities. She guest in Milwaukee to fill an engagement for her husband and sold her arctic journal for $10000 plus a 12 percent royalty.
Kansas women win local offices but lack full suffrage
The article notes two Kansas towns elected women to all local offices including mayor and police chief, and women serving as school superintendents in 20 counties, while still lacking full suffrage. It also mentions fashion trends and cedar falls students adopting a dress reform uniform.
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Kansas
Iowa State Normal School
Cedar Falls
Washingtons cabin at Mount Vernon relic fades from time
The New Haven Journal notes a small 12 by 12 foot cabin near Berryville Clarke county used by young George Washington during surveying. It sits near Soldiers Rest built by General Daniel Morgan and is slowly decaying, with a single upper window and a ladder entry.
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Mount Vernon
Washington
Upper
Virginia
Clarke County
Frederick
George Clarke
Berryville
Daniel Morgan
New Haven Journal
Dull Joneses Party Spoils Evening with Talk Plan
A brown cape guest recalls a Joneses gathering that aimed for group discussions but collapsed into silence as the pianist was absent. Guests left uneasy, noting no one could play and the talk format failed to engage attendees. The piece appears in the Chicago Times-Herald.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Time Table Corrected Oct 4 1896 Trains West
Time table lists passenger trains from Boston to towns west including Belmont Oakdale Weston Wayland and multiple stops. Schedules show morning and afternoon departures with several daily runs and Sunday variations. Stops noted to pick up or leave passengers and signals indicate conditional stops.
Theatre train schedule between Boston and Marlboro
A theatre train departs Boston Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11.20 p.m. arriving Marlboro Thursdays and Sundays at 12.53 a.m. The Marlboro to South Acton train leaves Wednesdays and Saturdays at 11.35 p.m. stopping at all stations except Whitman Crossing where it discharges Marlboro passengers. Stops only when signalled or when passengers are aboard. J. R. WATSON G.P.A.
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Boston
Marboro
Marlboro
South Acton
Whitman Crossing
J. R. Watson
G.P.A
Bost
A.M
Etthienrere Marlboro
A.M. A.M. A.m.am. P.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Marlboro
Arrive
Northboro
A. m. Sun
Leominster
Fitchburg
Southboro
So. Framingham
M. Rains
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
San
Sun
Framingham
Mansfield
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Pas
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New York
Castle Garden
Mrs. Peary
the Potter Coiffure
Birds ‘d
New England
Ludla 115
Joneses
Ivers & Pond
Ivers & Pond Piano CO
Boylston St
Boston, Mass
Basilov
sSs Medical * Institute
Co Sumptio
Court St
Elam
J. Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
Assabet
Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Belmont
Altham
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boylston
Oakdale
Jefferson's
Barre
Northampton
A. m. Barre
A. m. Berlin
A.m. South Bolton
A. m. Hudson
A. m. Rockbottom
East Sudbury
A.m. Wayland
A. m. Weston
Waltham
A. m. Belmont
A. m
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Hudson
Daniel W. Sanborn
W. G. Bean
Marlb
Grea Broadway Central
Tili
Haynes
TESS
Ator
Fitchburgh Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Bandon
Middleburg
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
J. Watson
Stham
Granite
Maple ST
David Harris
New Haven
Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
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