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Newspaper
Concord Enterprise
Location
Concord, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1896
Page
3
At the Electrical Exhibition the young engineer Mrs. Helene Walton directs a crew of men and oversees boilers, dynamos, and engines ensuring lights and models run. She says women can do any work and will outnumber men in many occupations.
Mrs Jane L Stanford acts quickly after prevailing in her suit against the United States to provide the 2 500 000 bequest to Leland Stanford Jr University. The Senator's estate had been tied for three years amid legal questions about the gift.
The New Orleans Picayune editorial cites a physician who denounces stiff high collars as choking the throat and causing headaches and eye troubles. It urges women to abandon tight neckwear and warns of long-term skin and circulation damage, preferring looser dress and comfort.
Dr Chauncey M Depew spoke at Madison Square Garden to New York Universitys woman law class graduates on gender employment gaps He argued brothers face more job opportunities and higher wages while sisters struggle against societal barriers Though educated for business women face limited social access and double standards in professional life.
A speaker urges efforts to preach against prejudice that harms women and sisters, calling for action and solidarity to reduce discrimination and promote equality. The message emphasizes moral duty and communal responsibility to combat social bias.
The first officer of a leading United women's club urges women to join and escape domestic drudgery. She says clubs expose members to literature art and philosophy, bringing new ideas and confidence that improve home life and husband and children’s happiness.
Dr Lola D Clark, a Grand Rapids native educated there and at the University of Iowa, has been appointed clinical assistant at the Eye Ear Nose and Throat hospital in New Orleans. She studied medicine to pursue a life work and trained as an interne at Mercy hospital before practicing in Marshalltown.
Mrs Upham wife of the governor and noted Wisconsin ornithologist presents a valued collection of stuffed birds to the Wisconsin university. Valued at four to five thousand dollars it is described as the best of its kind with rare grosbeaks and Baltimore oriole among the notable specimens. Her lectures on birds of the state are entertaining when offered.
At a Women’s Press club of Philadelphia meeting an informal talk on the woman’s page sparked discussion. Speakers noted the page is a western idea less than a decade old and cited its growing value to women in journalism and its editor's rising prestige.
Mrs Ellen H Richards trustee at Vassar persuaded officials to dump sewage into a farm for fertilization instead of building a costly river discharge. The farm plan cost about one sixth of the river project and is praised as the greatest gift a Vassar graduate has given the college. Grape fruit pulp in punch and white enamel bedroom sets are noted as fashionable for country houses.
Fletcher uncovered dozens of undelivered letters stored in the post office garret and cellar. Miss Louisa Matweiler, longtime postmistress, allegedly opposed romantic exchanges and kept love letters for years. She is removed from office and youths in Georgetown celebrate regained mail.
Mrs. Robert Rosenthal of New York bought a goose for $1.50. While preparing it she found a diamond gem with gold attached inside, estimated at $150 by a friend. The discovery led her to keep cooking and the butcher to raise prices. Emma Walker Herr, now enrolling clerk of the Kentucky state senate, is noted as a brilliant journalist.
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