Oakland Woman Becomes an Undertaker Assistant
Miss Bessie J. Wood, 24, daughter of Rev. I. D. Wood, leaves a minister’s life to pursue female undertaker work in Oakland. She faces boycotts from local undertakers, plans to study embalming, and aims to serve cases where her sex is desired, branding her mission as mercy.
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Bessie J. Wood
I. D. Wood
Fresno
Oakland
Miss Wood
San Francisco Examiner
Neurasthenia
Baroness Rose Posse
Boston Globe
No Women Need Apply For Translator Post
The adjutant general's office in Washington faced a rare hiring controversy after the civil service commission held a special exam for a translator of modern languages. The position, vacant and demanding, requires mastery of four modern languages plus English, equal touch typing, and strong proofreading, with a salary described as shockingly low for such qualifications.
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Civil Service Commission
Washington
Philadelphia Ledger
Adjutant General
Dress for the Business Woman Dominates Rainy Day Talk
Miss Lillian Mack of the Newark News presents a witty speech on Dress For the Business Woman at Murray Hill hotel as Mrs. Mary Sargent Hopkins of Boston is elected fourth vice president. The event highlights comfort and economy in women’s fashion with support from several prominent speakers and an exhibition of short skirts for rainy weather.
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E. Marguerite Lindley
Murray Hill
Mary Sargent Hopkins
Boston
L. E. Bascom
Lillian Mack
Newark News
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
Lila Lockwood
Mount Vernon
Eloise Church
Paris Coiffure Styles Contrast With New England Bow Trend
The New York Journal reports Paris fashion favors loose braids and a low ear curl for dressy occasions while New England tastes favor a neat crown bow with paired floral clusters. The piece notes a pompadour roll away from the face and coquettish curls for Paris and a prim, bow accented look for New England.
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Paris
New England
New York Journal
Montreal Local Council of Women Grows to Eight Thousand Members
The Montreal council reports almost 8000 individual members after a full attendance at its annual meeting on January 21 in the YMCA hall. President Mrs Drummond spoke as Mrs H C Scott presented the year's work and His Excellency the Governor General sent greetings from Lady Aberdeen. A Kansas woman urges temperance arguments against corsets to the governor.
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Montreal
Y. M. C. A. Hall
Drummond
H. C. Scott
Lady Aberdeen
Localities List Tie to Regions and Towns
A distribution of place names includes Hudson Rockbottom Maynard Stow South Acton West Acton Acton Centre Concord Concord Junction Westvale Sudbury South Sudbury Northboro Southboro Fayville Shrewsbury Berlin and Bolton.
Compliment to Consuelo and Fashion Notes in London Sketch
The London Sketch reports Princess Charles of Denmark will present the Duchess of Marlborough with a clasp of 100 rubies and diamonds set in gold. The piece resembles the duchess’s and is described as a quaint ornate design with gems closely set. A Boston culture aside is noted.
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London
Charles of
Denmark
Duchess of Marlborough
Time Table Corrected for Trains West in 1806
The notice lists revised train times for multiple stations including Boston Belmont Waltham Weston Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson Berlin South Clinton West Boylston Jefferson s Northampton and Ware with morning and afternoon departures and Sunday adjustments.
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Boston
Belmont
Waltham
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Rockbottom
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boylston
En Ale
Jefferson’s
Do My Oo O Bae
A. m
Ware
Northampton
A.m. Barre
A. m. Jefferson’s
Oakdale
A.m. Wayland
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Yamans
England
New York Post
the Girls of
Enngland
United Kingdom
The
Franchise League
House of Commons
Lady Dilke
North American Review
the Rainy Day Club
Montreal Council
Kansas
Windsor House
Marlboro, Mass
Wendesday
Boynton & Boynton
Marlboro
Everthing
Drs
Home Hospital
Fitchburg
Mass
Branco Orriere
George H Morrill &Co
Congress ST
Sin
Corey Hill
Somerville Journal
Consuelo
Laostoi Pranasenirt
Mande
al Ay
Assabet
the People’s Dry Goods Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Hudson
Ine
Dana J. Flanders
Daniel W. Sanborn
W. G. Bean
Supe
Marlboro Branch
A.M. A
South Acton
Whitman's Crossing
K Tom
Maynard
Marboro
Whitman Crossing
New York
New Haven
Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Northboro
Prim. Sun
P.m
Clinton
Leominster
Southboro
Soeter
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
Framingham
E. A. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Pas’r
Stham
David Harris
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
Maynerd
Fitchburg xX Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cinneinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Quebec
Washington Street
Fishers Railroad
J.R. Watson
J. Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mags
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