Fable of a Greedy Bird and a Young Spanish Philosopher
A tale warns against greed as a bird is frozen to death after ignoring a companion's alarm while another bird survives by discretion. The Philadelphia Times notes a New York youth, 15, named Arturo Baldasano Jr., who advocates Spain’s position on Cuba in the weekly El Mundo run by his family and circulated to the Spanish colony.
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Philosopher
Philadelphia Times
New York
Cuba
Senor Arturo Baldasano
Spain
General A. Baldasano
Young Baldasano
el Mundo
Australian knickerbocker fashion sparks male controversy
A Melbourne art student rode 800 miles in ten days in Gippsland wearing rational dress with knickerbockers. Melbourne women defend the style while Victorian Cyclists' Club bans it, fearing disruption and ridicule from a public unaccustomed to the attire.
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Melbourne National Gallery
Gippsland
Victoria
Melbourne
Victorian Cycling Tourists’ Club
Knickerbockers
London
What to Do After School Says a Doctor and a Dozen Hobbies
A Brooklyn Eagle note advises girls leaving school to pursue a hobby or focused interest such as geology natural history astronomy old china scrapbooks or albums to stay healthy and engaged. It warns against overreaching charity and stresses practical aims over social success.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Estelle Wonders About Earth’s Place in Space
A poem recounts Estelle pondering the Earth’s orbit and gravity. She compares the world to a ball hung by a string, yet notes the string is unseen. Delia Hart Stone comments through verse in St. Nicholas.
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Estelle
Delia Hart Stone
St. Nicholas
Boy's Motto Mirrors Merchant Push However Engaged
A boy entered a merchant’s office seeking work. After questioning, he was asked for a motto and replied with the same as the craftsman’s, Push. The anecdote concludes with the boy being engaged.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Cairo Visit Reveals Sharp City Contrast and Enslaved Women
A female correspondent from Cairo notes extreme contrasts between luxury and squalor in the city. She describes the troubling condition of women as the burden bearers and slaves to men, while mentioning the khedive’s progressive talk and urging real reforms.
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Cairo
The Pioneer Club of London Leads Women’s Circle
The Pioneer club of London stands as the city’s premier women’s club with its own well equipped building and nearly 600 members. A member states the group aims to observe and discuss issues to spark thought, with discussion leading to action in the next era.
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The
Pioneer Club of
London
Finlandan women bend limits with new roles in work
The text portrays Finland as a hub for women's expanding employment. Women are shown in roles from clerk and dentist to bank cashier and house builder. It also notes Baroness Alexandra Gopenburg as editor and publisher of a progressive paper for women's interests.
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Finland
Alexandra Gopenburg
Invariant popularity of woman suffrage stated by Boston Journal
The Boston Woman's Journal argues there has been no record of repeal after conceding woman suffrage. It challenges opponents to explain its enduring support, claiming that the fruit of woman suffrage is good government everywhere.
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Boston Woman's Journal
Sober Man’s Fanny Experience With a Fare Register
A Chicago Record item recounts Mr. Sanborn, calm and courteous, accidentally ringing the fare bell instead of signaling. The conductor pursues a restitution, Sanborn pays a fare, then insists on ringing it again to the amusement of onlookers.
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Mr. Sanborn
Chicago
Sir Henry Calcraft Remembered as Leading London Social Figure
The St James Gazette recalls Sir Henry Calcraft as a popular London social figure and famed hangman nickname. Though lacking journalism training he was noted for vast knowledge of public life and was linked to The Times editorship discussions. He remained a confirmed bachelor with youthful gaiety.
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Sir Henry Calcraft
London
St. James Gazette
Calcraft
Henry
Delane
Times
Belted Bodices Shape Fashion Says Yvette Guilbert
The piece notes that decorative waist belts dominate current styles, making tall figures look elongated while challenging shorter, slender figures. It cautions short girls to beware of the waist emphasis.
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Yvette Guilbert
Green Park club to occupy new Piccadilly premises
The Green Park club for lady cyclists in Battersea park will move into new premises on Grafton Street in Piccadilly. Current members include the Countess of Londesborough and Mrs. William Court Gully, with about a hundred new members expected to enroll.
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Green Park Club
Battersea Park
Grafton Street
Piccadilly
Countess of Londesborough
William Court Gully
London
Spectator
Wisconsin Governor Opines on Voting by All at Epworth League
Governor Wpham of Wisconsin welcomed the State Epworth league convention in Madison and expressed hope that men and women would both vote. The remark drew loud applause from young attendees and their leaders, including ministers of the Methodist Episcopal church.
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Wpham
Wisconsin
Epworth League
Madison
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ascent of Mount Ararat The View From the Summit
A vivid account from Scribner’s describes reaching the summit of Ararat the dazzling wind and fog around, the ark’s resting place, and the vast plains below. It details Great Ararat’s dome shape, its elevation, Little Ararat’s form, and the architectural unity of the mountains.
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Ararat
Ark of Gopher
Great Ararat
Caucasus
Demavend
Bryce
The
Araxes
Lesser Ararat
Scribner’s
Wage Earning Women and Domestic Life Debate Draws City Prize
Mayor Strong awarded a World contest prize for a letter arguing wage earning can suit domestic life. A San Francisco note then details a Mission Street woman selling skin for grafting, selling 20 to 30 square inches at a time and having seven square feet removed, now regrowing.
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New York
Strong
Mission Street
Oakland
Earth
Women Increase in Smoking and Opium-Tinted Cigarettes
A manicure observer notes a rising cigarette habit among supposed sensible women, with many weekly visits for nicotine stain removal. She warns maidens abandon dainty Turkish cigarettes for opium-tinted varieties as use grows.
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Pittsburg
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Australia
Women In
Egypt
London Pioneer Club
Urban Bowers
Holden Block
Hudson
Short Girl
London Wheelwomen
Mount
W. A. Haynes & CO
Iowa
Essex
Goddard
Stanhope
Photon
Corning
Concord
Meadow Brook
Maynard, Mass
Geo. C. Keith
Boynton
Highland
Joe
S. R. Burroughs
J. S. Hoar
West Acton
C. Keith
Concord Junction
Punta Roos
N. B
C.d.holmes
H.p.n.dahl
Riverside Block
Maynard
H.P. N. Dahl
Maynard Mass
James Devane
West Acton, Mass
Hudson National Bank
Caleb L. Brigham, Ash Jer
James T. Foote
Charles E. Watson
Summner St
Emily Robinson
Emerson College of Oratory
Miss Robinson
Naylor
Ones
Tuer
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