Tagged Babies From Bremen Steamer Stir Local Attention
Four children aboard the steam vessel Havel of the North German Lloyd line arrived tagged with destinations to New York. Emelie Greiner, aged one, traveled from Bremen to join her shoemaker father Hermann Greiner at 322 West Ninety-fifth Street, after his years of earning money. Also noted is a Stuttgart zoo tiger with a glass eye, surgically implanted after a loss of sight, now calmly observing visitors.
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Havel
Lloyd Line
Emelie Greiner
Hermann Greiner
West Ninety-fifth Street
New York
America
Emelie
Germany
Bremen
Ninety-fifth Street
New York Journal
Zoological Garden
Stuttgart
Carrying Steamboats by Head Delivers Congo Echoes
The piece explains Congo natives train to bear loads on the head, not the back. It notes 50,000 carriers aiding Stanley on the Congo, the labor shortage 18 years ago, and how geography shaped Pueblo housing and early village sites amid forays by savage tribes.
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Congo
Lower
Lower Congo
Stanley
Zanzibar
Africa
Harper’s Round Table
Lady Hertford Honors Education Efforts In England
The article notes Lady Hertford organizing evening classes for men and boys in wood carving, with a small two pence hourly charge to cover tool costs. The Warwickshire county council now oversees the program while women and girls receive nursing, dressmaking, and cooking classes under the technical education act. Her Bagley Hall home, Queen Anne style, overlooks a park with broad grounds.
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England
America
Symin
Lady Hertford
Warwickshire County Council
London
Bagley Hall
Chicago Times-Herald
Astronomer Solves Star Twinkle Mystery at Flagstaff
Dr. L. L. Lee in charge of the great telescope at Flagstaff Arizona suggests the twinkling star is caused by innumerable air currents in the atmosphere. These waves break the star’s light causing its flicker as seen from Earth. the effect is visible through a 24 inch telescope when the eyepiece is removed.
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L. L. Lee
Flagstaff
A. T
Lee
Chicago
What is an average asked by a student
A Philadelphia Times excerpt presents a classroom moment where a teacher asks for the meaning of average and a girl answers with a farm analogy. The lesson book defines average as 200 eggs in a hen’s clutch.
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Jecar
Philadelphia Times
School a Place of Leisure
In ancient Greece education came not mainly from books but from lectures on philosophy, public assembly, theater, games, and law. The word school derives from a Greek term meaning leisure, reflecting how men spent their unoccupied time.
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Greece
St. Nicholas
Matadora Slays Bull in Formal Ring As Audience Applauds
In a rare female matador performance the toreador steps with a red cloak and blade. The bull rushes the woman who steps left, scores with a swift stroke, and the jugular is severed near the shoulder. The bull falls as the alcal approves the killing.
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Baltimore
Two Queens a Queen Sat Down Without Looking
Max Muller recalls a French friend noting the contrast between the queen and Empress Eugenie at a Paris Grand Opera in 1850s. The empress scans for a chair before seating, while the queen sits immediately, trusting a chair is available due to her royal status.
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Max Muller
Cosmopolis
Eugenie
Paris
England
Eternal vigilance and liberty in ladies election debate
An orator cries eternal vigilance as a price of liberty while women electors trade glances and remark that the cost remains the same as last year. The scene ends as they lose interest in the proceedings.
Old School Wisdom on Boys Work and Ministers
A traditional woman suggests sending rough and stubborn boys to work in the pits while the weak should become ministers and the not rough or weak could be pupil teachers. Her comments reflect era views on gender roles and job assignment.
London Debt Tide: Interest and Sinking Fund Figures
London faces a total debt of 180 million dollars. Each year six million dollars goes to interest and six million six hundred thousand nine hundred dollars is paid into the sinking fund.
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London
Longevity and Solitude Mark Life of Mme du Bos d Elbhecq
Paris correspondent notes Mme du Bos d Elbhecq is 99, oldest member of Societe des Gens de Lettres not M. Veuillot or M. Legouve. She lives in a convent at Angers, writes for peasants, and recalls a long, steady life with many friends and a prolific career. Her early start was at age 20, and her dear friend Admiral Ribours died two years ago. She was elected to the society 53 years ago.
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Societe Des Gens de Lettres
Paris
London News
M. Eugene Veuillot
M. Legouve
Mme. du Bos d’Elbhecq
Angers
le Pere Fargean
Societe Des Gens .de Lettres
Admiral de Ribours
The Woman Postmaster Triumphs in Hutchinson
Miss Eva Beem, assistant postmaster at Hutchinson Kansas, was indicted for embezzling 1800 in January but was acquitted in a Wichita federal trial. On return she received a joyous ovation as streets filled with carriages and cheering crowds. Hutchinson residents crowd the train, celebrate, and demand reinstatement in government service.
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Miss Eva Beem
Hutchinson
Kan
Miss Beem
Wichita
Russian Blouses and Jackets Appeal to Youthful Women
The current craze centers on the Russian blouse for street and house wear suited to slender young women and matrons. Many jackets and bolero inspired pieces feature soutache braiding and vest detailing, praised for their charm on appropriate wearers but deemed inappropriate for short stout women past youth who have chosen different styles.
Newsboy Jimmie Say Teases New Joke Writer
A playful exchange features Newsboy Jimmie and Newsboy Johnnie discussing the identity of a joke writer. Johnnie insists the writer is the fellow who pens the jokes, teasing the crowd with humorous banter.
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Jimmie
Johnnie
New York Journal
Bridal Fashion Trends In White Taffeta Gowns
The season favors white taffeta gowns with high satin finish and chiffon trimmings in gathered ruches. Sleeves are mousquetaire styled with narrow ruched edges, necklines stay modest though low necks appear acceptable, veils draped Russian style with a short face veil removed after the ceremony.
Warm Oriental Textiles for Winter Couch Pillows
The piece highlights Turkish velvet squares, dark rich silks, old brocade, and heavy rugs repurposed as cushions. Furnishing shops offer diverse upholstery scraps in varied colors and patterns perfect for divan pillows. It notes fashionable options like satin brocade, damask, liberty velvets, and embroidered silks among others. In 1840 Harriet Martineau found seven paying occupations for women, including teaching and boarding houses.
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Liberty
Harriet Martiineau
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Glass Eyed Tiger
Great Plains
Cosmos Mindeleff
Bulletin of American Geographical Society
Marchioness OF
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Little Star
Cordova
Mme. du Bos d
W. A. Haynes Co
Maynard, Mass
Glenwood Ranges
Ghoo.c. Kbe EL
Concord Junction, Mass
Tuttles
Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
Renest Hosmer, D. D. S
Post Office
Block, So
Acton
Maynard
WM. *. Hale
Acton, Mass
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