Young Woman Drummer Charms San Francisco Merchants
Miss Glenn Byrne, a twenty something female drummer, travels for a New York gown house and speaks of independence and success in a male dominated trade. She enjoys the novelty of being a woman in the field and plans to stay, noting the pleasant reception from dealers and customers alike as she moves through markets. The San Francisco Examiner notes her rare presence and the evolving role of women in sales.
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Miss Byrne
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
New York
San Francisco Examiner
Young artist Miss Kuck wins prize for The Young St Cecelia
The article notes Miss Kuck won a prize for The Young St Cecelia a decorative panel praised for its original treatment and youthful charm. It recalls previous accolades including Lord Leighton's prize for The Mermaid and last year's Kekwich prize for Undine Detroit Free Press.
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Kuck
St. Cecelia
Cecilia
Lord Leighton
George Kekwich
Detroit Free Press
Bronze Medal Award Won by 16 year old Nellie
The Royal Drawing Society of London awarded the bronze medal this year to a remarkable 16 year old Miss Nellie. The achievement excites students named yomer worldwide and highlights youthful talent in art.
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Royal Drawing Society of London
Nellie
Woman suffrage and public finance debated by reform voices
A long, argumentative article discusses women’s political engagement, currency debates, and suffrage. It cites sources from the Boston Woman's Journal and New York Mail and Express, tracing how economic policy and social roles shape women’s rights and participation. It includes Zerelda Wallace’s conversion tale and calls for women to study platforms and influence others.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Mr. Bryan
New York
George Fred Williams
Sherman
Columbus
Perry Belmont
Bourke Cochran
Bryan
Woman’s Journal
Boston Woman’s Journal
America
Zerelda Wallace
Len. Wallace
Ben-Hur
Wallace
Uts
Indianapolis
Baxter
Indiana
Thompson
Prsbyterian Church
Senate
New York Mail and Express
The Divine Rule and Female Character Shaped by Duty
A dated reflection argues that women's refinement, gentleness, and grace will be preserved as they exercise limited roles. It suggests nature insulates women from many male occupations and that the divine order places man first, shaping family and social expectations.
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W. G. Blaikie
D.D
North American Review
Berkeley Student Arrives With One Typewriter to Enter University
May Burdick arrives in Berkeley with fifty dollars and a typewriter to enroll in the university as part of the class of 1900. She will support herself, cook, and study full time, aiming to earn four years of tuition and living costs through work, despite limited resources. Friends, faculty, and local merchants back her brave plan, and she vows to stay in school.
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May Burdick
Berkeley
Miss Burdick
Centerville High School
Gilbert
San Francisco
Tailor Made Gowns Promise Fall and Winter Style News
The New York Press notes tailor made gowns will dominate this autumn and winter with khaki tones and many greens browns blacks and grays. Fashions favor ornamented cuts large and small buttons and many pockets for practical carryables. Prices remain to be seen.
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New York Press
Canadian Patent Rule Prompts Local Manufacturing
In the first year after grant the patentee may import the article into the Dominion in a ready mode. Within two years he must start Canadian production or arrange for importers to bring in the article on terms as favorable as if manufactured domestically.
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Canada
Love Philter Summons Grave Woman in Burman Rite
A Burman and a conjurer perform a forbidden rite beside a tomb to raise a dead woman. The circle fails, the specter appears, frightening onlookers as the magician flees. The next night he returns to lay the ghost to rest in a cautious recovery.
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Andrew Lang
Longman’s Magazine
Missive Returns as West Blank Street Letter
A New York woman’s letter to her traveling father was lost in transit and returned by the dead letter office with only the sender’s sign off loving daughter West Blank Street New York City. The tale underscores epistolary habits and the quirks of routing in old mail systems.
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New York City
West Blank Street
New York Sun
American speech sparks rebuke at London banquet
James Rus sell Lowell and English literary circles recount a London banquet anecdote. Lord B harshly condemns the phrase ashes of the dead while Lowell cites Gray and the Church of England burial rite, drawing laughter and approval from the audience.
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James Russell Lowell
London
Lowell
Gray
Church of England
Old Joke Killer Guards New York Comic Weekly
An aging staff member of a New York comic weekly, famed for rejecting outdated jokes, recalls his decades of work. He keeps a vast memory of storied bits and can identify the month and year of first printing when a stale gag resurfaces. His vigilance, shaped by Newark roots, keeps the paper free of fakirs and expired humor.
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New York
Kidline
Newarky
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Knights of the
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Ivers & Pond Piano Co
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Maynard, Mass
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Southern Division
Central
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Wayland
East Sudbury
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Wayside Inn
Berlin
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Rockbottom
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A.m. Boston
Hudson
Boston Assengers
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W.G. Bean
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Marlboro Branch
Marlboro
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Hudson, Sal
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AM. P
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Tank
Whitman Crossing
J. R. Watson
G.P.A
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Hartford & R
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Northboro
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P. m. Eturn
P.m. Sun
Clinton
Leominster
Fitchburg
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Framingham
Acton
Sudbury
Sun
Mansfield
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendall
Rufus
Wales
Binder
Shawmut, Ave
Mass
Fitchburgh Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buftle
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
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Brandon
Middleburg
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
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Montreal
Quebec
Washington Street
Bech
J.R. Watson
General Pass
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
Stheam
Maple ST
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