Social Reform Club of New York Promising Civic Work
A two year old Social Reform club in New York gathers men and women from diverse trades to advance practical reforms. Members push home rule for Greater New York, public control of franchises, civil service reform, education, sanitation, and expanded parks and baths, funded by dues and donations. Harriet Stanton Blatch, daughter of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, is among notable members. the group meets daily in two downtown rooms and aims to uplift wage earners while bridging class divides.
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Social Reform Club of
New York
Young Association
Harriet Stanton
Harriet Stanton Blatch
America
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Blatch
Vascar
London
Carolyn Halsted
St. Uenis Post-Dispatch
English Girls Training College Emphasizes Health and Play
An English institution near Dartford Heath trains women for physical perfection rather than academic prowess. It operates as a strict ladies college with rare male access and focuses on anatomy hygiene and fitness to foster a sound mind in a sound body. Mme Bergman Oster is named as founder and principal.
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London
Dartford Heath
Newnham
Girton
Ig Mme
Bergman Oster
Wearers of Jewels Lose Subtlety on Everyday Scenes
The Philadelphia Times editorial critiques excessive jewelry as garish in daily life from bicycle riders to breakfast, arguing chokers and rings spoil hands and taste. It praises jewels for feminine beauty but condemns their display in public leisure and on the go.
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Philadelphia Times
Paris Fashion Wins Over Rain in Skirt Lifts
The article describes Parisienne street fashion as she navigates wet streets without rubber boots. Skirts and jupons are lifted high to show lace petticoats while walking with a poised gait. Fashion shifts from front clusters of godets to lifting from the back with a brief pause before a quick outward movement.
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Paris
Blue Serge Travel Gowns From Harper's Bazaar Advice
Harper's Bazar reviews blue serge travel gowns praising its wrinkle resistance warmth and durability for journeys. Emphasis on plain coat and skirt ensembles with bright silk lining and black faced revers for smart effect. Plain jackets and shorter eton styles favored over heavy details for practical stylish travel wear.
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Eton
Harper's Bazar
Omaha’s only woman supervised mercantile business leader
The Omaha market features Mrs. Jennie Benson as the sole woman supervisor of a major store. For nine years she has run and expanded the enterprise, now the city’s second largest. Benson employs only women, buys personally in Chicago and New York, and remains a noted society figure on the sunny side of 40. Her success stems from her own labor and leadership.
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Omaha
Jennie Benson
Benson
Chicago
New York
Omaha Letter
Surplice Waists Feature Ribboned Yokes and Embroidered Frills
A New York fashion writer notes surplice waists in thin dresses with fullness from the shoulders shaped into a pointed yoke by baby ribbon threaded through narrow openwork. Ribbons meet in front and tie in a Marie Antoinette knot, while embroidered muslin waists show lace edged frills and velvet ribbon at the neck.
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New York
Rockford Aid Society Trolley Ride Brings Large Sum
Women of Rockford Illinois ran trolley cars and raised a handsome sum for their aid society. The winter drive supported families of 600 unemployed men. Cars carried passengers from morning until midnight, with workers paying five dollars for short rides deemed angels.
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Rockford
Ills
Miss Jenney Plans Unitarian Ministry After Seminary
Miss Marie H. Jenney daughter of Colonel E. G. Jenney of Syracuse completes four years at Meadville Theological Seminary Pennsylvania and declares intention to become a Unitarian minister and take a charge next year. She is described as pretty stylish with a charming personality.
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Marie H. Jenney
E. G. Jenney
Syracuse
Meadville Theological Seminary
Pennsylvania
Miss Jenney
Alcohol dissolves chlorophyl and removes grass stains
Alcohol dissolves chlorophyl the green coloring matter of plants and grass stains can be easily removed by treating them with an alcohol bath.
Suburban Joys Domestic From Next Door
A curious note reports a burglar in the back parlor as a neighbor asks for help to catch him. The playful line from Pick Me Up adds a domestic intrigue to a quiet street scenario.
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Missus
Blue glass returns to childhood recalls from Dolly Varden era
In Brooklyn Life a dialogue mocks wealth fantasies while noting General Pleasonton's blue glass lingered on five cent shelves. The piece ties blue glass to Dolly Varden calico and roller skating as relics of past fashions from a quarter century ago.
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General Pleasonton
Blue Glass
Dramatic critic candidate with diamond trade ties
The editor notes the new dramatic critic may fit the role, citing the candidate’s five years in the diamond trade as a key credential. The exchange is between the Editor in Chief and Managing Editor at the Philadelphia North American.
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Philadelphia
Rich Men and Debt Opinion by Judge Asa Packer
The late Judge Asa Packer argued that a wealthy person should carry debt to safeguard credit. He said wiping out indebtedness would invite scrutiny if a later borrowing opportunity arose, and current borrowing attracts little attention.
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Asa Packer
Judge Packer
Dear, dear girls in fashionable glare at home
Mrs. Pawkins adores her fashionable daughters while Mr. Pawkins answers in a despondent tone. The quoted exchange from Pick Me Up captures domestic tension and pride in appearance.
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Mrs. Pawkins
Mr. Pawkins
Rise of Italian Language Use Across Centuries
The text notes a surge in Italian language use this century with a rise from 15,070,000 speakers in 1801 to 33,400,000 in 1890. It emphasizes growing adoption and spread of Italian in the period.
Weighty Jests and Siamese Marriages Mentioned
A New York Journal quip features a sparring exchange about weight and truth telling. A Siamese law note contrasts divorce rights: the first wife may be divorced but not sold, while other wives may be divorced and sold.
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Siam
Elephant in shell game causes confusion
A pachyderm complains of a shell game being played on him after accepting a bag of peanut shells. The scene involves a shimpanzee and a noisy elephant in a lighthearted anecdote from a Philadelphia North American snippet.
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Philadelphia
The Real Estate Man's Pet Story
An exchange about a flat offered to a couple for $25 a month while others would be charged $30. The Brookyln Eagle notes a German country district wedding custom where guests paid for entertainment to help the couple start their new home.
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Opdike
Fathergill
Brooklyn Eagle
Germany
Quotation as Parole of Literary Minds
Quote from Johnson on the value of quotation highlighting a global community of minds and the role of classical lines as parole for writers everywhere.
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Johnson
Train Stop Rules and Supervisory Signatures
Stops only on signal or to leave passengers. various station rules noted for west of Hudson and beyond Northampton. Signatories include Daniel W. Sanborn, Dana J. Flanders, and W. G. Bean as general or division officers.
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Boston
Belmont
M. Weston
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
M. Hudson
Man Bolton
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boylston
Ae Ale
Jefferson
Ms. Ware
Hudson
Oakdale
Northampton
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W.G. Bean
Marlbor
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman’s Crossing
Rockbottom
Marlboro
Arrive
L.A
A.M. P.M. Hudson
Roeckbottom
Whitman's Crossing
Marboro
Whitman Crossing
J.R. W
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Robert. W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
Assabet
the Peoples Dry Goods Company
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Barre
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