Edna Waymack the Woman Sign Painter in City Scene
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Edna Waymack, a fearless woman who paints outdoor advertising on barn walls and roofs. She operates with rule and brush, travels for work, and says the job is lucrative and earned with respect from contacts, though unusual for a woman. Waymack hails from Bellefontaine, Ohio, with recent work in Indianapolis and now in the city.
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Eran
Edna Waymack
Prospect
Hickox Streets
Plain Dealer
Women Embrace Home Dressmaking Courses and Lectures
The piece notes rising fashion classes at resorts like Saratoga and Newport with millinery and dressmaking lessons. It highlights Helen H. Gardner urging women to push for opportunity, knowledge, and independence, plus commentary on women clubs and a playful clash over club names while praising motherhood's role in democracy.
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Saratoga
Boston
Newport
New York Times
The Shirt Waist and Summer Wardrobes Evolve
The article traces the shirt waist trend from early percale designs to iridescent silicia and Persian organdie details. It notes that modern wardrobes focus on a few skirts in black silk or wool and multiple waists, with organic outfits losing integrity in damp air and women favoring versatile waists for adaptability.
Artificial athletic glow favored by New York beauty shops
Reportage describes a New York shop showing how an "athletic complexion" is created for active women. A young woman undergoes steaming, almond cream, coconut balm, and Turkish rose application to achieve a pink tan glow that supposedly resists water and perspiration.
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Newark
Syracuse
Chiropean
Brooklyn
New York Tribune
New York Sun
Kate Field and a brave journalist in one tale
The account describes Katharine Field’s sharp interviews with newspaper women, a reporter who refuses to leave, and Field’s habit of drawing out guests. It also notes admirers recalling a monologue she recited and a playful exchange later. A separate piece explains kimono dress details for a 16 year old at a garden party including obi, hair, and parasol.
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Kat Field
Miss Field
Kate Field
Katharine
Kate
School of Oratory
Philadelphia Times
Ladies’ Home Journal
Woman War Correspondent Margherita Hamm Leads Field
Margherita Arlina Hamm, renowned journalist, has traveled widely in pursuit of news. She covered Cuba, the West Indies, Sandwich Islands, China, Japan, Korea, and Europe. She is honored as honorary vice president of London's Writers' Club for being the first woman war correspondent.
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Margherita Arlina Hamm
Cuba
West Indies
Sandwich Islands
China
Japan
Korea
Europe
Writers’ Club of London
White gowns and bridesmaids fashion in season
The text notes white weddings as fashionable with a plain white satin bridal gown and minimal trimming. It adds white silk gowns with chiffon fabrics as the bridesmaids’ correct attire. It also mentions Miss Marion Stone and Miss Ellen Stone of Newnham College Cambridge arriving in Bombay to prepare for a settlement for university women in India.
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Marion Stone
Ellen Stone
Newnham College
Cambridge
Bombay
India
Theaters Felt the Impact of Bicycling Boom
Theaters face rising losses as thousands shift to cycling. Washington records about 40,000 bicycles in use with an investment around $8,000,000, based on dealer estimates and economic approximations.
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Cadiet Enomie
Washington
Time Table Corrected June 28 1896 Trains West and East
The corrected schedule lists trains for Boston and towns including Belmont Wob Weston Wayland Sudbury Barre and Newton with multiple daily departures and Sundays. Eastbound services include Northampton Ware Barre Jefferson's Oakdale West Peru South Clinton Berlin and Belmont with irregular hourly and half hour times.
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New York
New Haven & Hartford
R. R
Old Colony System
Marlboro Gag
Northboro
Neta
Berlin
Clinton
Fitchburg Tbs A
Hee Southboro
Bree
Ae .m
A. m
Framingham
Org
Bo. Fravnahan
Tee
Acton Lowell
Sun
Framingham TA
Mansfield
G. Allen
C. Kendall
Boston
Bunday
Belmont
Weston
Wayland
Ase
East Sudbury
Ae Bole
South Sinton
Soub- West Beee
Sunoon Sah
Barre
Sun- Nowc
Aimpton
Northampton
Ware
Jefferson's
Oakdale
West Perec
Surpar
South Clinton
South Bolton
A. m. Hudson
A. m. Rockbottom
Wayside Inn
South Sudbury
Wises
A.m. Ayland
A.m
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Lakeview
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Charles H. Persons
Womans Home Journal
Boston & Maine Southern Division
Massachusetts
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Bostoassengers
Dana J. Flanders
Daniel W. Sanborn
W.G. Bean
Pitchburgh Railroad
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