Detroit Woman Becomes Leading Embalmer and Undertaker
Mrs. J. J. Duby, 26, regarded as Detroit’s sole genuine all round woman undertaker, trained at Champion College of Embalming in Toledo and Detroit. She now enters a practical career with her husband overseeing the undertaking establishment as the college plans a traveling visit to Detroit next May. The article also discusses rising employment of women in New York and cites census changes from 1880 to 1890 with notable gains in professional and trade roles.
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J. J. Duby
Detroit
de Laffery
City of
New York
Chambers Street
Wall Street
Edward Cary
Forum
National Council of Jewish Women
Hannah G. Solomon
Chicago
Louisville
Megs Pitt Press On Husbands Absent In War Time
A Pittsburg Press reader describes women left behind as the nation mobilizes for war. She speaks of wives and mothers feeling neglected as husbands and sons go to serve, noting aging heads of families and a sense of duty that keeps them at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meg
Pittsburg Press
Melbourne hospital appoints two women resident doctors
Miss Alfrida Hilda Gamble and Miss Janet Lindsay Greig become resident medical officers at Melbourne Hospital joining four male colleagues. Debate raged over awarding positions to the top graduates as the franchise for women loomed, but the hospital committee proceeded, citing political foresight.
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Victoria
Robina Barton
Marine Board
Alfrida Hilda Gamble
Janet Lindsay Greig
Melbourne Hospital
Melbourne University Medical School
Woman’s Journal
Death Echoes of Gail Hamilton Compared to Kate Field
A reflection lauds Gail Hamilton as a formidable influence and sharp stylist, paralleling Kate Field in ambition, wit, and public-spirited reform. The piece notes both as spinster writers devoted to public life, motherhood by civic action, and rectitude, shaping their era’s literature and affairs.
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Gail Hamilton
Kate Field
Countess of Wemyss
Gray
Omaha World-Herald
Gray fashion craze in Paris features lace heavy outfits
In Paris a craze for gray shades dominates fashion with gray gowns and white lace details. The most stylish at home outfits pair gray satin skirts with white mousseline de soie borders, full lace collars, belts, and intricate lace insertions creating prominent lace displays.
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Paris
Critics Reject Extravagant Autumn Hats
The New York Post notes that oversized round hats with gauze and tulle, rose baskets, buckles, and bird of paradise plumes look absurd and may fade with autumn fashion. It cites Princess Maud’s stance against aigrettes to spare nesting herons, signaling a shift away from such decorations.
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Aigreta
Maud
New York Post
Domino shaped sponge cakes with glossy icing
A recipe yields inch thick sponge sheet baked and cut into domino sized pieces. Top and sides iced, chocolate drizzle made from melted chocolate and water. The Kitchen Garden association trains 20 young girls for domestic service. The New Century club of Cincinnati forms a de ethical culture chaired by Mrs. Sara Drakken.
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Kitchen Garden ‘Association
Chicago Woman’s Club
Wns
The
New Century Club of Cincinnati
Sara Drakken
Understanding and wisdom lead to life in biblical study
The article analyzes Proverbs and New Testament references to wisdom, understanding, and the fountain of life. It links the heart, speech, and deeds to divine guidance, urging acceptance of Christ and a new birth, with commentary on patterns of folly, pride, and righteous restraint.
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Christ
God
Ezek
John iii
Jesus
John ii
KR. V
Garden
Eden
Jasin
Jesus Clarist
John
Patmos
Jesus Christ
Time Table Corrected June 28 1896 Trains West East
Trains west and east listed with multiple daily departures from Boston Belmont Waltham Weston Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson South Bolton Berlin South Clinton West Boylston Oakdale Fatterence es Barre Ware and Northampton. Stops shown by station and time with Sunday runs and notices on stops.
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Boston
Belmont
Waltham
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boylston
Oakdale
Barre
Northampton
A. m. Ware
A.m. Barre
South Bolton
Hudson
A.m. Weston
A.m. Waltham
A. m
A. m. Belmont
A.m. Boston
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London
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Port
Stormie
Warre
Buffalo Courier
Jewish Women’s National Council
Ladies’ Home Journal
D. M
Assabet Mills
People's Lymonds Company
Maynard, Mass
Boston & Maine Railroad
Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
Union Passenger Station
Causeway Street
Seine
Tala Noecco
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J.flanders
W. G. Bean
Marlboro Branch
Marlboro
Beaton
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Rockbottom
South Acton, Treme
Marlboro Orth Acton
Whitman Crossing
J. R. Watson
G.P.A
A.M. P.M
New Haven
Hartford
R. R
Old Colony
Northsboro
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P.m. Clinton
A.m
A. m. Sun
Fitchburg
Southboro
Framingham
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
Sun
E. G. Allen
A.C. Kendale
L Pas
Rufus Vvales
Shawmut Ave
Mass
Fitchburgh Railroad
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
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Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
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Rochester
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Hamilton
Toronto
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Canada
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Middleburg
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
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Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
Biteh Pare Heavoes
J.R. Watson
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Persons
Stham
David Harris
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