Prodigy Mason Glasgow Young Certificated Teacher
Winchester Ohio reports Mas ter Marion Glasgow an eleven year old son of E M Glasgow who earned a one year teacher certificate just before his eleventh birthday He may be the youngest certificate holder and studies at an ungraded country school He has interests in politics and a democratic soliloquy titled To vote or not to vote His father travels selling thrashing machines and his mother is a schoolteacher.
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Winchester
Marion Glasgow
E. M. Glasgow
Glasgow
Master Glasgow
Phillipic
Chicago Times-Herald
Ruth Ashmore
Ladies’ Home Journal
Tiptoes the Cat Delivers Letter Home
A Girl and Her Cat Tale from Youth's Companion recounts Mary sending Tiptoes ahead to her uncle's four miles away. The cat returns with a ribbon tied letter carried to Mary by mail, proving Tiptoes clever enough to find the way back and deliver the message to Mary’s mother.
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Mary
Kitty
Tiptoes
Mamma
Eugene Field and the Dolls He Gave to Children
The account recalls Eugene Field’s gentle devotion to children and his habit of buying dolls for little girls. A toy-store visit led to a dozen dolls, kept to share with visiting girls, though only one remained at his death, later found broken in a family box.
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Eugene Field
Martha Nelson Yenowine
St. Nicholas
Katharine as a Proper Noun in Etiquette Advice
Quote from Anna M. Pratt in Youth's Companion contrasts Great-Grandma’s politeness rule with teachers noting that Katharine is a proper noun. The excerpt underscores language etiquette and name usage in a social context.
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Katharine
Anna M. Pratt
Submerged Artillery Experiment at Portsmouth Harbor
A historic test in Portsmouth England mounted a 110 pound Armstrong gun in the harbor at low tide. The submerged shot pierced an oak target and a boiler plate hull behind it, proving feasibility of underwater harbors attack. The experiment aimed to show damage to ships and harbor defenses in wartime context.
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Portsmouth
England
A Critic's Note on Modern Women's Dress and Allure
A male critic in the New York Tribune extols contemporary women's dress praising the suggestiveness of underlayers. He admires linings, silk petticoats, lace, and the faint violet scent of gloves and fans while noting neat hair and hands and the trend toward ta ilor made garments amid modern mannish touches.
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Milady
New York Tribune
Office Girls and Their Honest Earned Living
A Pittsburg Commercial Gazette letter questions why office girls are deemed less pure and honest than home workers. The writer argues for equal rights to earn a living, notes the strain of low wages, and warns of impact on dependents if women cannot work. The piece calls for respect and practical support rather than blame.
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Pittsburg Commercial Gazette
Changing wedding customs drift with modern tastes
The New York Times notes lighter shifts in traditional weddings with fewer host receptions after ceremonies. In Boston a Massachusetts Federation of Labor committee rescinded charges against W M Crane of Dalton finding the stockholder in a non union newspaper claim unproven after Aug 4.
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Boston
Massachusetts Federation of Labor
W. M. Crane
Dalton
Jane
Polly Takes the Air in a Town Parade
A verse from Zitella Cocke's A Doric Reed describes Polly riding in a wicker basket as crowds laugh and wave. Newsboys shout and follow, while a priest, coachman, and footman watch. Polly, in a dainty gown, smiles at her Maltese cat and coos gently as the town turns upside down.
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Polly
Sweet Polly
Zitella Cocke
Amperage Powers Lethal Electric Shocks
The piece explains how amperage, not voltage alone, determines current lethality. It notes that volts measure speed while amperes measure volume, and that watts (amperes times volts) quantify the energy causing harm. It cites editorials and a New York paper warning readers to consider watts when evaluating electric danger.
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New York
Joe
Mail and Express
Ex Secretary Foster on Li Hung Chang and China’s Civil Service
Ex Secretary John W. Foster writes on Li Hung Chang in The Century explaining the imperial official career path. He notes China’s competitive exams train officials from commoners but promotion beyond admission relies on study, merit, and capacity, with Li’s ascent cited as proof.
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John W. Foster
China
Japan
Li Hung Chuang
Li Hung Chang
Portrait Truth Over Ornament in Portraiture
The piece argues that accurate, sincere likenesses yield better portraits than showy effects. Holbein and Velasquez achieved truth in their sitters, while Lawrence and imitators sacrifice likeness for dramatic but misplaced emphasis. A simple truth outshines ornate falsehoods, as Scribner’s notes.
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Holbein
Velasquez
Lawrence
Scribner’s
Headache Sparks Tension and Tears in Humorous Scene
A domestic vignette recalls Mrs Q suffering a severe headache and Mr Q's crossness, followed by the child crying and declaring dye has a headache in mamma's head. The piece closes with a__note on self awareness and a statistic about English women earning their own living.
American woman wins Gottingen PhD in mathematics
Mary F. Winston, a University of Gottingen PhD in mathematics magna cum laude, becomes the third American woman admitted to a German university and the second to earn the doctorate. She studied at Wisconsin Chicago Bryn Mawr and Chicago before Gottingen and holds a prestigious fellowship.
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Mary F. Winston
Gottingen University
Germany
Monroe Avenue
Miss Winston
Winston
University of Chicago
Scho
Gottingen
University of Wisconsinr
Bryn Mawr College
Fabian Franklyn
Baltimore
University of Gottingen
Association of Collegiate
Chicago Herald
Jeannette Hamilton Promoted to Head Order Clerk
Jeannette Hamilton becomes head order clerk at Crocker Wheeler Electric in Ampere New Jersey, after joining as stenographer in June 1890. Based in New York Office she now oversees all order entries, interprets orders and handles key electrical questions, and serves as confidential clerk to the directors.
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Bolla
Jeannette Hamilton
Crocker-Wheeler Electric Company
Ampere
N.d
New York
Active Washington society woman Marian Longfellow O Donoghue
Mrs Marian Adele Longfellow O Donoghue a niece of Henry W Longfellow is a noted Washington society figure writer and head of the Washington Choral Society She is a great granddaughter of General Peleg Wadsworth a descendant of John Alden and Priscilla Mullins and of Governor Broadstreet Her poems signed Marian Longfellow and Marian Lester have drawn attention.
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Marian Adele Longfellow O'Donoghue
Henry W. Longfellow
Washington
Washington Choral Society
General Peleg Wadsworth
John Alden
Priscilla Mullins
Governor Broadstreet
Massachusetts
Marian Longfellow
Marian Lester
Silk waists and ribbon strapped garments described
The article details silk waists with tailored mid front fullness and back shirting at shoulders and waist, full bishop sleeves, narrow cuffs, stiffened decorative shoulder straps with buttons or lace, and satin ribbon straps forming bows. It notes jet edging and delicate lace in white, cream, or black.
Mrs Florence Grey Chess Advocate and Metaphysician
Florence Grey dedicates her life to chess education theory and is a noted metaphysician and writer. She worked with Mme Adam in Paris on The Light of Paris and contributes to English reviews.
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Florence Grey
Europe
Paris
Mme. Adam
The
Light of Paris
Miss Maud Ganne Advocates Irish Nationalism
Miss Maud Ganne, once a beauty of Dublin's vice regal court, grew to champion the Irish cause. She devoted herself to nationalism, lecturing publicly in support of the movement and the work she undertook.
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Maud Ganne
Dublin
Laundering Tip on Ironing Shirt Sleeves
A laundress can improve sleeve appearance by ironing from the inside rather than the outside. Expect a noticeable difference in the two sleeves after using this method.
Secretary Morton Ads for Two Male Assistants
Thirty men entered the examinations with eight uninvited women. The men failed while the eight women passed, and two women were offered the positions. The remark notes the right of women to excel and points to women's rights.
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Morton
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