New Joliet superintendent Kate Henderson a milestone
Kate Henderson, the first woman named superintendent of Joliet schools, is described as an experienced modern educator. She began teaching in 1866, later joined the school board, and will oversee the system with a $2200 yearly salary and a full staff. The article also notes discussions on modified milk and women journalists adapting to aging in the field.
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Kate Henderson
Joliet
Kate Alpine
Wisconsin
James E. Henderson
Henderson
Times
Lkely
Stocks
Wall Street
RAPI
Tera Booxkeeper
America
Clement C. Gaines
Poucuxeersie
New York
The Value of College Education Across Generations
The essay argues that college education develops the individual by expanding mind and sympathy, while preserving core character. It notes benefits for both genders, broadens perspectives, and reinforces institutional ideals such as honor, illustrating how education prepares youth for responsible life and leadership.
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West Point Academy
Young Syracuse lawyer leads case in New York Central suit
At a Rochester courtroom session Julia Jenny of Syracuse surprised the bar by appearing as counsel for Charles E. Millen in the New York Central Railroad case. The 26 year old Vassar and Cornell graduate is a member of Jenny Marshall and highly regarded for her eloquence and skill.
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Charles E. Millen
New York Central Railroad Company
United States
Frank Hiscock
Syracuse
Julia Jenny
Jenny & Marshall
Vassar College
Cornell University Law School
Miss Jenny
William Jenny
Jenny
Hiscock
Rochester Herald
Women In Active Journalism Rise In Field
Article notes that women journalists have gained presence in daily papers though debates persist. It cites Hargot Holt Cahoon and quotes an editor’s evolving stance on women workers, acknowledging past blacklisting but highlighting progress and ongoing changes in the industry.
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Hargot Holt Cahoon
Shadow veil advertised as flattering face covering
The Philadelphia Press describes a shadow veil in black or white silk tulle designed to prevent wrinkles and even out complexion. It features a gibbous moon shape pattern, fine parallel lines of black thread, and a narrow selvage bottom edge, with lines that may cover the mouth up to the eyes.
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Philadelphia Press
Egg Phosphate Diet Suggested For Heat Strain
A New York Times account recalls a busy woman’s view on surviving hot days. She avoids hot noonday meals, opts for nourishing egg phosphate drinks with fresh eggs, and stresses two raw eggs as sufficient from breakfast to dinner. Physicians warn against fasting during heat while endorsing moderate meals for workers in intense heat.
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New York Times
Five Year Old Woman's Clinic in Washington Led by Women
The Woman's clinic of Washington operates for five years with an all female staff including Dr. Ida Heiberger Dr. Mary Portman Dr. Nordhoff and Dr. Smith among active workers. The clinic on Fourteenth street benefits from a consulting advisory board of city leading practitioners and promotes eye care by advocating rest over ill fitted glasses amid increasing use of spectacles.
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Woman's Clinic of
Washington
Ida Heiberger
Mary Portman
Nordhoff
Smith
Heiberger
Pennsylvania Woman’s Medical College
University of Leipsic
Fourteenth Street
Lattice Cloth Draperies Offer Cool Summer Appeal
Lattice cloth is a light openwork cotton material in many colors and affordable for summer use. Linen colored varieties resist fading and remain practical, with an option to line with inexpensive silks if desired.
Catley Surges to Fame as Novelist in Sudden Rise
A fragment hints at Catley’s swift jump to literary fame with bold creative leaps. The text alludes to forged bills for a major plumbing firm used as fodder for his sudden renown.
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Catley
J.orgion Fun
Silk Women and Throwsters Guild Petition in 1468
A 1468 parliamentary roll excerpt shows a London silk workers guild petitioning for protection against imported goods. The note by Jennie June Croly highlights women’s craft status before statistics, noting they secured protective acts through Henry VII, including over 1 000 signatories seeking guild safeguards.
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Brapes
London
Henry VII
Jennie June Croly
Woman suffrage history and a comic anecdote
The Massachusetts 1896 election saw 39 242 women registered with 23 068 voting. 22 204 favored suffrage. Wyoming allowed women to vote in 1870 1890 with a territorial constitution. Kansas Montana Colorado all had varying rights. A lighthearted exchange follows about name changes and a minister.
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Massachusetts
Wyoming
Kansas
Union School
Montana
Colorado
Boston Transcript
Origin of the saying Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
The phrase is traced to 1550 England when Westminster income, pledged to St Peter, was diverted to repair St Paul’s Cathedral in London due to lack of funds and repairs at St Paul’s.
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Peter
Paul
Government of
England
St. Paul
London
Westminster
St. Peter
St. Paul’s
Greek Fire Named Most Destructive Engine of War
The description notes Greek fire with names wild fire liquid fire wet fire and fire rain as a highly destructive weapon, said to surpass gunpowder. It credits Callinicus, a Syrian, with discovery and cites its first use in the siege of Constantinople in 678 and later at Meora in 690.
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Callinicus
Constantinople
Meora
Presidents Serve as Lawyers or Soldiers or Both
Statement notes that every U.S. president has a background as a lawyer or a soldier or both, highlighting common professional pathways into the nation's highest office. It presents a generalization about career trajectories without citing specific individuals.
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United States
Time Table Corrected June 27 1897 Trains West and East
The schedule lists trains departing Boston and other towns with times for Westbound and Eastbound runs. It includes daily and Sunday services, stops, and notes on signaling for passenger stops, issued by Daniel W. Sanborn and Dana J. Flanders with division supervision by W. G. Bean.
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Boston
Belmont
Wit .m
Altum
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Rockbottom
Hudson
Bolton
Bertin
South Clinton
West Boylston
Jefferson
M. Barre
P.m. Ware
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W. G. Bean
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Joliet’s
Harper’s Bazar
Women In Active Journalism
Philadelphia Ledger
Billy
Jimmie
Women
Peter and Paul
J.rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
Grover Graham
C.D. Hunter
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
Maynard
Hantants
Assabet
Prages Dy
Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
UNION
Causeway Street
Northampton
Ware
A.m. Barre
Oakdale
Berlin
A. m. South Bolton
A. m. Hudson
A. m. Rockbottom
A. m
A.m. Ayland
A. m. Belmont
A.m. Boston
Hitchburs
Marlboro
G.P.A
South Acton
Whitman's Crossing
Rock Tram
P.M
A.M.M
Whitman’s Crossing
Arrive
Marboro
Whitman Crossing
New Haven
Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Northboro
Clinton
P.m. Sun
Leominster
Sun
Fitchlow
A.m
Southboro
P.m. Sin
So. Framingham
Pang
Sin
Acton
Lowell
Sindhary
Framingham
E.G. Allen
General Pekan
A. C. Kendall
Pas
Fitchburgh Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg
Washington Street
J. R. Watson
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