Faris Admires Her Paris Reversal of Newport Verdict
Mrs. Joseph De la Mar, touted as the most admired American woman in Paris, attracts French delight at a fine hotel on Avenue Niel. In Newport she faced cold social reception amid talk of her husband Captain De La Mar’s wealth and Monte Cristo comparisons.
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Newport
Joseph de la Mar
Paris
de la Mar
Avenue Niel
King Cottage
Bellevue Avenue
Captain de la Mar
Colorado Mines
Fresh Air Remedy as Indoor Exercise Advised
Health Magazine suggests elderly and housebound people substitute outdoor strolls with indoor activity. Open sunny room windows, move briskly, inhale fresh air deeply to refresh the nervous system, and avoid direct cold drafts.
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Health Magazine
Fashion tip to fix pointed bodice ends with elastic
A fashion writer recommends attaching a strong flat elastic to the tip of a long pointed bodice and anchoring the other end five inches higher to create an upward curve. This straightens the point when worn and prevents the end from rolling up after use.
Jewish women lauded for progress in world affairs
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes several firsts achieved by Jewish women. It cites Dr Josephine Walter as New York's first woman hospital resident, Dr Fanny Sternfeldt as Germanys first woman dentist, Mrs Alma Hendricks as founder of the fifth nurses training school in the United States, Mrs J H Lazarus for a large art scholarship, May Abrams as Londons first woman factory inspector, and a New York plan to empower trained nurses as tenement inspectors led by a Jewess.
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New York
General Hospital
Josephine Walter
Germany
Fanny Sternfeldt
Alma Hendricks
J. H. Lazarus
May Abrams
London
The Modern Woman Is Very Ancient
Rev. Phebe Hanaford cites a biblical line to discuss menial work and cites an old Waterman description of Egyptians in which women managed trade and leisure while men sewed lace. The passage reflects on gender roles across history and notes the persistence of female public presence.
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Phebe Hanaford
Jerusalem
William Waterman
French court cooks shape names of dishes in history
The Princess of Soubise inspired the soup bearing her name while the Princess of Conde lent her name to a breast of mutton serving style. The Duchess of Mailly competed by creating a special leg of mutton dressing. Louise de la Valliere and Mme. de Maintenon were noted for culinary skill for their royal master.
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Princess of
Soubise
Princess of Conde
Duchess of Mailly
Louise de la Valliere
Mme. de Maintehon
The Golden State in Nineteenth Century Outlook
A William E Smythe essay in Century contrasts California’s infancy and rapid changes with outsiders’ view. It notes a clash of wealth and poverty amid rapid industrialization, and sketches how readers see California as a jumble of gold, palms, and labor controversy.
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California
Europe
Pacific Coast
Paradise
William E. Smythe
Selecting Pictures and the Value of Art Understanding
William Martin Johnson argues that art value lies in its personal meaning to the owner and the artist’s intent. He urges readers to study a painting, discern its idea and atmosphere, and weigh technique against the conveyed truth, noting the distintion between sublime art and common place.
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William Martin Johnson
Ladies’ Home Journal
Raphael
How Grant Got the Name of Ulysses
The narrative explains how a baby received the name Ulysses after a hat- drawing among name ideas. Family members proposed Hiram Theodore Albert and Ulysses, with Grandmother Simpson casting Ulysses after reading Telemachus. The piece cites Mentor and a Hamlin Garland quote on Ulysses from McClure's.
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Grant
Ulysses
Thermore
Theodore
Albert
Albert Gallatin
Simpson
Hiram
Hamlin Garland
McClure’s
Randolph Churchill's Decimal Dilemma Shocks Exchequer
Lord Randolph Churchill, noted for arithmetic struggles, becomes chancellor of the exchequer. Sir Alger non West recalls an anecdote where a clerk presents figures, and the chancellor protests not understanding decimals saying, I never could understand what those dots meant.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
Exchequer
Algernon West
Randolph
Bicycle Hand Numbness Linked to Excessive Wheel Riding
Women riders report numbness in fingers described as bicycle hand. Causes include rough roads fast riding too high a front tire and grip on bars. Remedies involve relaxing the front tire raising handlebars riding slower and properly holding the grip, per New York World.
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New York World
Queen of Portugal Orders Corset-Free Court Fashion
The New York Press ponders how a royal corset ban could reshape style from gowns to bats and shoes. It cites potential shifts in physical culture and urges public curiosity about how tight clothing affects women, while noting common sense may resist unveiling the truth.
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Portugal
New York Press
French women’s rights agitation led by Mme Schmahl
In France a woman with a Teutonic name leads a campaign for female equality alongside two diverse supporters the dowager Duchess d Uzes a Roman Catholic aristocrat and Mme Sarah Monod from a Calvinist Geneva circle Their two reform aims are to grant women witnesses to all legal documents and to protect a wife earnings from her husband s control.
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France
Schmahl
Mme. Schmahl
L’avant Courriere
Duchess d'Uzes
Rainy Day Costume by a Busy Stylish Designer
A bright stylish woman who travels daily in all weather designed her own rainy day outfit. Made of Scotch tweed the skirt is box plaited with a full blouse waist. The skirt reaches shoe tops and she wears rubbers and gaiters, the suit sized to slip over ordinary street attire. She often loops the skirt of a street gown over this suit for extra coverage.
Lincoln Grammar in North Dakota Receipt of James Rutledge
The 1830 Lincoln grammar once used in Denton Offutt store at New Salem is now held in North Dakota by the widow of Robert Rutledge of Castleton. Inside the front cover is a 30 order receipt on James Rutledge, penned and signed by Lincoln, according to the Indianapolis Journal.
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Abmanam Lincoln
Denton Offutt
New Salem
North Dakota
Robert Rutledge
Castelton
James Rutledge
Offutt
Lincoln
Indianapolis Journal
Curiosities of the Steam Engine Note Germany first engine
The text notes that the first steam engine to revolve in Germany was set in motion by Harkort at Freiheitsteller on August 25, 1785. This detail appears in Adolph Werter’s volume of mechanical statistics titled Curiosities of the Steam Engine.
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Adolph Werter
Germany
Harkort
Freiheitwetter
In all governments there must be law and the sword
A concise remark attributed to Colten on the necessity of combining law with military power. It argues that laws without arms lead to licentiousness and arms without law bring slavery, emphasizing balance between governance and force.
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Colten
Apple Butter Like Grandmother's
Practical Farmer shares a traditional process for making apple butter using sweet cider as the base. The method involves preboiling cider, overnight resting, gradual apple addition, slow cooking, and careful stirring to avoid burning. No spices used, sugar added late, jars stored with cloth for dust protection.
Old Collie Rules House in Late Bedtime Rituals
A Brooklyn Eagle item notes a spoiled old collie who mimics his owners bedtime routine. He wanders the room at actual bedtime, glares with a rueful look, then settles in his corner only to head to the stairs when lights go out. The dog’s cake appetite also reveals his character.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Manners and Civilities in Domestic Life and War Anecdotes
The piece contrasts marital politeness with neglect of hats to wives, urges husbands to honor wives, and notes how small gestures sustain affection. It then recounts a Civil War era breakfast before the Wilderness battle with General Horace Porter’s habits, and ends with a humorous exchange about the soul body union and an upcoming sermon by Rev O Howe Wise.
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Wise
Philadelphia Ledger
Bill
Horace. Porter
Whit
O. Howe Wise
Our Theological Seminary
Chicago Tribune
Taber Elected Physician in Chief at Norristown Hospital
Dr. Susan I. Taber was unanimously elected physician in chief of the women’s department at the State Hospital for the Josie in Norristown Pa by the board of trustees on Oct 2. She has 16 years with the institution advancing from second to first assistant physician and has served on the board of Trustees at the Hospital for the Chronic Insane in South Mountain Pa. Her long experience and noted executive and professional abilities suit her to lead the thousand plus women patients at Norristown.
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Susan I. Taber
Woman’s Department of the
State Hospital
Norristown
Taber
Hospital For the Chronic Insane
South Mountain
Norristown Hospital
Belgian-born woman druggist sues for license
A Belgian-born woman druggist, who ran her invalid husband’s business for 16 years, was refused a license by the state board of pharmacy. She obtained a mandamus to compel the board to grant it, highlighting gender and professional barriers in New York.
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New York Bas
State Board of Pharmacy
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