THAT WICKED HABIT A BANKER WHO ESCAPED RUIN BY SMOKING
A traveling man observes how cigar smoking reveals character and tells two anecdotes about smokers. One man rushes and changes, another is cool and introspective, then a drummer-turned-banker recalls a southwardly acquired brand saving his bank during a 1893 run. The tale ends with the narrator leaving two cigars for a prompt departure.
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Southern
St. Louis
Noah Webster
Omaha World-Herald
Sofa Pillows Embrace Smaller Sizes and Timeless Rococo Style
Pillow designs keep popularity with reduced sizes and varied fabrics. Artful textiles from societies inspire refined finishes such as lace and ruched silk. True art, rooted in high design, endures beyond fashion and remains timeless despite changing trends.
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New York Times
Dew Deposits and Cricket Clues Foretell Weather
The text estimates five inches of annual dew across the British Isles equating to about 22,161,337,355 tons yearly. It notes crickets’ sharper song before rain and links this to foretelling weather changes in old English homes.
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British Isles
Women Speak On Politics And Suffrage In 19th Century Debate
Ida A. Harper argues politics should open to women, equating male neglect with broader social harm and urging women to represent themselves. Mrs. William Tod Helmuth notes women’s clubs have improved conditions and education, enhancing readiness for political duties as suffrage nears.
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Ida A. Harper
San Francisco
Call
William Tod Helmuth
Sorosis
United States
Silent Pleader In Gallery Aids Age Consent Debate
A senator invited a W T U woman to sit in the legislative gallery during a bill on raising the age of consent. She sat daily with her knitting, serving as a quiet advocate for protecting young girls. Also described is a fashion note on a 22 inch cape with velvet collar and decorative braid.
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Pacific
White House Kinderga rtener Named For Cleveland Family
Miss Mary Bannister Willard niece of Frances E. Willard and Pestalozzi Kindergarten graduate at Berlin chosen by Mrs. Cleveland as White House kindergartner. She will educate the president’s daughter upon the family’s return to Washington for the winter season.
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Mary Bannister Willard
Frances E. Willard
Pestalozzi
Berlin
Cleveland
White House
Washington
The Rise of Infant Science and the New Man
In the London Telegraph meditation, the piece questions how applied science, barely 75 years old, reshapes privacy and human nature. It speculates on a transformed future with a new man and new earth, pondering whether progress uplifts or unsettles human life.
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M. Berthelot
International Congress of Applied Chemistry
Earth
Adam
Eden
Gilbert
Dr. Young
London Telegraph
Restoring a Spoiled Pen by Heating and Cooling
The method describes heating a used pen over a flame for about a quarter of a minute then cooling it in water to restore writing. A hard pen will also become softer when heated, making it usable again.
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Boynton
That Settled It Peterson and Pipps Question
In the Cleveland Leader dialogue Mrs Peterson notes Pipps may have serious intentions after asking Laura if she is a partner or salaried worker. The passage contrasts the gossip with a science aside on swallows feeding low before bad weather as they track ground-dwelling insects.
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Peterson
Pipps
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Chicago
Peoria
W. A. Haynes & Co
Maynard, Mass
Stanhopes
Surreys
Waldo Littlefield
Mass
West Acton
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C.d.holmes
D. Dilmore
Maynard’s Block
Maynard
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
Concord
J. C. Friend
G. Keith
Concord Junction, Mass
James T. Foote
Summer Street
H.S. Richardson
Albert , Batley, Acton St., Maynard, Mass
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MAKER
Sh Eek
Ernest Hosmer
D. D
Acton
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