New York Youth Run Self-Supporting Boys Club
A unique self‑funded boys club in the Eldridge Street basement New York trains working youths to improve morals and provide rational recreation. Leaders say the program aims to elevate minds and fit boys for citizenship, inspiring similar clubs across tenement districts.
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New York
New Boys
St. Nicholas
Knickerbocker
Eldridge Street
David Willard
Eldridge Street Club
Two Philadelphia workers at same table achieve fate
In a Wide Awake parable two men shared an hourly nooning in a Philadelphia factory. One spent months inventing a wood shaping machine and earned a fortune when he sold the patent. The other taught a dog to dance, then kept at his trade and earned little, envying luck he did not have.
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Philadelphia
Hidden Name in a Sonnet of a Great American
The poem encodes letters in regular order forming the name of a famous American. It depicts a peaceful, unpartisan leader admired for mercy and abolition work, who rallied troops to free enslaved people and whose brief public life matched a humble, honest rise near Ohio.
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Ohio
Chicago
Jack's Mamma Cake Mystery in Pantry
In a dark pantry Jack notices three cake slices reduced to one as he explains the missing piece. His mother asks how it happened, and Jack attributes the loss to the darkness that kept him from seeing the third slice.
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Jack
Benning Meeting Promises Turf Shift For Washington
The Washington Jockey club prepares for the Benning meeting with hopes it will foster a broader, more favorable view of racing across the nation. Visitors and prominent Washington society may help spread the sport’s appeal, turning cautious interest into sustained support and tempering opposition among social and political circles.
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Washington Jockey Club
Jockey Club
District of Columbia
Washington
The Lively Children Salute A Quiet Night
A literary man asks his two children not to disturb him. The children enter quietly with a latchkey heard, then return in marching unison to salute and greet him before leaving for the parlor, a playful scene reported by the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
The Hit of Your Life Poster Tale
A young artist famed for open air work paints a lifelike landscape. An old cow swishes her tail across the canvas, ruining the scene. A friend, an influential advertiser, praises it as the hit of your life, inspiring a poster.
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New York Journal
Nelsons Foudroyant Refitted For Exhibition At British Ports
The Foudroyant, Nelsons 80 gun battleship aged 107, has been refitted for about 100000 dollars and will tour principal British ports starting with a Kiel exhibition. It recalls Nelsons controversial year under Lady Hamilton when Naples Bourbons atrocities were aided. On its yardarm Caracciolo was hanged and Abercromby died on its deck after Alexandria victory in 1801.
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Nelson
Kiel
Lady Hamilton
Naples
Are skirts trimmed or plain in fashion appeal
Fashion notes from New York Pest describe new skirts featuring flounces, accordion plaits, pointed overskirts, and Grecian drapery. Decorations include folds, fur bands, braiding, vandykes, crenelated edges and gimp, while the plain model remains favored for its simple line and length.
Imperturbable General Porter at breakfast table
A Morning at Headquarters depicts General Horace Porter remaining calm as a bold young reporter helps himself to breakfast coffee and food, while Meade and Grant plan movements on Germanna road and await Burnside’s arrival. The scene highlights Porter's composure amid minor interruptions.
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Meade
Germanna Road
Grant
Burnside
Horace Porter
Triumph of the Club Idea in Boston Social Life
The Somerset club in Boston hosted Mrs. Buckner for a ladies party while General Buckner dined with the Young Men's Democratic club. The Boston Transcript notes the event as a semiofficial but private dinner reflecting a rising club and women’s sociability, a radical shift from twenty years ago.
Bolero Fashion Elevates House Dresses in Black Chiffon
A Parisian inspired bolero of black chiffon slips over a bodice to add festivity. Six rows of back shirring create a tight fit while front shirring forms six puffs. Black velvet ribbon and brass buttons trim the piece, pairing with a white gown for a chic, inexpensive look.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Honor to the Pioneers in Rockford Suffrage Meeting
Mrs. Catharine Waugh McCulloch of Chicago addressed a Rockford Woman's Suffrage association parlor gathering. She praised the old Illinois law's change and credited pioneers Susan B Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucy Stone for advancing women’s work and voting rights.
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Catharine Waugh McCulloch
Chicago
Rockford
Susan B, Anthony
Elizabeth
Cady Stanton
Lucy Stone
Youthful Drummer Cadelle Heads State Canvass Reach
J Ellen Cadelle of Florence aged 16 has drummed three years to help family and gain work. She canvassed the state for a weekly paper, now tours for a Bath tinware house, with Chicago firms seeking her. She writes a history of her experiences to be published.
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J. Ellen Cadelle
Florence
N. Y
Chicago
New Zealand adopts earnings share for women as homemakers
In a recent move women in New Zealand secured a provision to compel husbands to grant a just share of earnings for the wife’s separate use. The law aims to support women who elect to manage a home and bear children by ensuring a separate income account for the wife.
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New Zealand
Eight Spokane Ladies Form Woman's Northwest Mining and Investment
Organized by women in Spokane Washington eight prominent society ladies have incorporated the Woman's Northwest Mining and Investment company with capital of two million dollars to engage in mining. They have hired an expert to report on the properties. Branch offices will be opened in many large cities.
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Spokane
Wash
Woman’s Northwest Mining and Investment Company
American woman trims gown with natural flowers
The latest extravagance among American women is to trim ball gowns with real flowers. This does not mean husbands spend lavish sums, but the gown is ruined after a few uses by damp leaves and petals from the expensive decorations.
Acts healing at the Beautiful Gate by Peter and John
Commentary on Acts chapter three describes Peter and John healing a man aged over forty at the temple gate, the miracle Christ enabling through faith, and the crowd's reaction. It emphasizes Jesus alive, the apostles as witnesses, and the call to repentance and praise while giving glory to God.
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Peter
Paul
John
James
Jesus
Bethesda
Johnny
God
Lazarus
Christ Jesus
Temple
Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
Christian Alliance
Phil
Xiii
Christ
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Chrisy
Amos
Jesus Christ
Moses
Veter
Wheel Wit And Wisdom On Bicycles And Toasted Troubles
A humorous column reflects on bicycles in daily life and military gear, courting wit about Cuban soldiers and Cervantes. It parodies cycling proverbs, notes hot water’s health aid, and jests at satire as a weapon against bicycle foes.
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Cervantes
Wheelmen urge warning signals to curb street accidents
In early 1896 London bicycle crashes totaled 184 with 10 serious injuries and none fatal, far fewer than wagon accidents. The Philadelphia Press cites a New York wheelmen appeal for bells or whistles on heavy wagons when turning corners, noting continental cities require warning to protect pedestrians and riders.
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London
New York
Philadelphia
World Wheel Sainted by Shakespeare Parable
Quoted line compares a towering figure to a vast wheel bestriding a narrow path. The passage muses on humankind beneath a mighty presence and echoes Shakespearean imagery misquoting world for wheel to restore a dramatic paradox.
The Corset Falls Before the Bicycle Boom
The article notes the American wheelwoman’s rise and says physicians have fought corsets for centuries, yet the bicycle era is succeeding where they did not. It mentions tin kitchen measures with lips that stack from a gallon to a half gill, saving space.
Ribbons Cleaned With Soapy Wash and Iron Press
Instructions for reviving soiled ribbons by washing in fine toilet soap suds and cold water. Ribbons are squeezed dry, placed between two cloths, and pressed with a moderately hot iron to restore them.
New Ceiling Plate Rack Adds Dining Room Charm
A plate rack mounted just below the ceiling introduces a fresh idea for the dining room. It becomes a display for handsome plates and, if fortunate, antique ones handed down through generations.
Women Gain Equal Rights in New York Symphony
Women are admitted to the New York Symphony Orchestra to hold office jointly with men and share equal voice in all matters concerning its future welfare.
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New York Symphony Orchestra
Women Vote Rights Argument Before Baltimore Judge
The question of whether women have the legal right to vote in Maryland will be argued before Judge Phelps during the present term of the Baltimore city court.
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Maryland
Phelps
Baltimore City
Alabama Senate Passes Law to Admit Women Lawyers
The Alabama senate approved a bill allowing women to practice law in any state court when properly qualified, applying to both single and married women. The move marks a significant expansion of access to the legal profession.
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The
Senate of
Alabama
Wise Cycling Laws Wheel Talk
A vintage page sketches cycling wisdom and aphorisms about wheels, riders, and safety. It lampoons bad advice and praises proper use of bicycles as a path to health happiness and unity for wheelmen and the common good.
George Francis Train A Madison Square Character On Broadway
The New York Letter notes George Francis Train appears in Madison Square on a warm day with whiter hair and larger bouquet on his lapel. He once vowed to handshake no more and valued children’s friendship over elders. Locals find him eccentric yet good fellowship. visitors see him as a notable Broadway sight who talks with anyone.
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George Francia Train
Madison Square
New York
George Francis Train
Broadway
The Largest Described Snake by Speke
Speke recounts the Nile journey tale of a colossal serpent. He describes grass and saplings cut away as the creature died, noting the beast measured 51 feet 2 inches with a girth near 3 feet at its thickest.
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Speke
Nile
World Out of Joint Sailor Fishes Out Despairing Man
A distressed man recounts a two day hunger and a failed suicide attempt by leaping into the Seine. A sailor rescued him and received five dollars for the act while the victim got nothing.
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Seine
Modern chairs tested for strength and style clash
A stout youth criticizes flimsy chairs while a stout girl defends a bamboo seat braced with steel rods. She boasts it can withstand 60 pounds per square inch, and both sit together in the improvised test.
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Stase
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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