Chicago Girl Eva Shantz Aids Woman's Temple Debt
Eva Marshall Shantz, a Chicago native and Monmouth College graduate, pledged to raise 25000 in one year to help pay the Woman's Temple debt. A devoted WCTU member, she speaks at Chautauqua events and has invitations to address mass meetings in Cleveland Des Moines and Omaha.
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Eva Marshall Shantz
Woman’s Temple
Chicago
Miss Shontz
H. D. Shontz
Beverly Hills
Monmouth College
National School of Oratory
Philadelphia
William Young
James E. Murdock
Eva Marshall Shontiments
Centerville
Temple Fund
Shantz
Cleveland
Des Moines
Omaha
Chicago Times-Herald
Fashion Notes and Social Rhetoric in Harper's Bazar and Vogue
A survey of summer gowns described in Harper's Bazar, featuring tan cloth with gold and tan braiding, blue and white ensembles, and purple outfits with brass buttons. It notes lace trims, white satin piping, and elaborate hats. The piece also critiques women's snobbery in fashion and education, contrasting high society vanity with the savage instinct of jealously speaking ill of others, citing Vogue.
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Newport
Lenox
Harper’s Bazar
Doir
Piazza Tilk
Belt fashion expands with wider styles and varied materials
The belt trend for next season shows belts two inches or more in width with many deep girdles reaching halfway between the arms and waist. Leather and velvet belts appear, buckles become inconspicuous, and jeweled clasps appear on silk or satin belts. Metal belts feature broad designs with jewel accents. Girdles in satin and taffeta fabrics tailor to various figures, from slender to stout, with some deep styles resembling bodices.
Librarian Profession Attracts Women Says Boston Transcript
The Boston Transcript argues women find liberal opportunity in librarianship. It notes four training schools Albany Drexel Armour Institute Chicago and Los Angeles Public Library with Amherst summer class. It cites growing female membership in the American Library Association and emphasizes suitable traits patience order and intellectual contact.
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Albany
National School
American Library Association
Philadelphia
Historical Society
Drexel Institute Library
Kroeger
Armour Institute
Chicago
Los Angeles Public Library School
Amherst
Mass
Boston Transcript
Gossiping Women in Vanity Fair Quarters
Reports lament the leisure class women face in Vanity Fair districts as debates over education and opportunity rise. The piece notes a persistent, stern judgment among women regarding appearance and behavior, with no softening of their critical stance.
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Vanity Fair
On Being Old Fashioned by Edward V Bok
The Really Progressive Woman argues that true progress lies with traditional, home‑centered women who steadfastly nurture family and domestic duties. Bok notes early upheavals in sewing, cooking, and child care gave way to steady advancement, including domestic science in institutions and government emphasis on child care.
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Edward V. Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Bok
Challis For Autumn Wear Shapes Fall Fashion
The Philadelphia Times notes challis as ideal between seasons with new chalks in bloom and ornate arabesques in green yellow and blue. It highlights flowered chalks on olive grounds and navy challis with oriental white scrolls, while trimming trends favor simple designs and heavy lace. Women gain opera house control in Blue Rapids Kansas.
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Reseda
Philadelphia Times
The Polite Peter Quips Across the Rail Exchange
A humorous exchange from Pick Me Up features Porter and a child discussing riding a train to Clapham Junction. The engine supposedly handles the journey, while the mother considers attempting the trip.
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Clapham Junction
Bedouin Society in Socotra Nineteenth Century Portrait
A vivid nineteenth century sketch describes Bedouin life on Socotra with round village houses and soil covered roofs, scant possessions, and depopulated interiors. It notes families living with only mats jars and a churn, a baby exposed from a ceiling bundle, and deep pastoral ties with goats and cows. The bond between herds and herders is intimate, with calls understood by animals and shepherdesses guiding flocks.
Sir John Shaw and the nettles at Carnock
A Cornhill Magazine anecdote recalls Sir John Shaw’s eccentric dress and garden folly as two Edinburgh guests skirt nettles to admire his flowers. Also note: The Society of New England Women plans a November entertainment featuring the Mask of History by descendants of American history makers.
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Charles Murray
Sir John Shaw
Edinburgh
Carnock
Sir John
Cornhill Magazine
Society of New England Women
Parisian Prize Honors Miss Hocart for Noble Living
Miss Hocart, daughter of a Wesleyan minister living in Paris, receives the second annual prize from the French academy for noble living. The award honors her work in Paris slums and carries a $300 prize.
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Hocart
Paris
French Academy
Secret of perfect leaf cake from famed old cook
An elderly cook renowned for leaf cakes shared her secret for reliable success. She explained that the baking pace matters, noting that richer cakes require a slower, steadier oven to avoid failure.
Journal in Constantinople Advocates Sex Equality
A woman's journal started in Constantinople vigorously advocates the doctrine of gender equality.
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Constantinople
Women outlive men by wide margin at age of 100
A registrar general report shows nearly three times as many women reach 100 as men. Of 1,000,000 people, 225 women and 89 men attained the century.
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Registrar General of England
Time Table Corrected June 27 1897 Westbound Trains
Timetable lists trains west and east from Boston to Belmont album Weston Wayland East Sudbury Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson South Bolton South Clinton Berlin and more with station stops and service notes. Officials Daniel W. Sanborn Dana J. Flanders W.G. Bean oversee schedules and stop signals.
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Boston
Belmont
Weston
Steg
Wayland
Sunda
Wayside Inn
M. Hudson
South Bolton
South Clinton
Lungebad
Weat Boy
Stonydale
Jefferson
Barre
Ware
Northampton
A.m. Barre
Oakdale
West Boylston
Berlin
Rockbottom
South Sudbury
East Sudbury
Wi. m
A.m. Ayland
A. m
A. m. Belmont
A.M. A.M
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Hudson
Marlboro
Es Marlboro
A.M. Alm
M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Marlboro
Marboro
Whitman Crossing
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Charlis
New York Sun
England
Opera
Blue Rapids
Kan
Peter
George A. Sweet Nursery CO
Dansville
N. Y
J. Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
Grover Graham
C. D. Hunter
Dreqarsr
Robert W. Carter
Charles H. Jons
Assabet
the Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard, Mass
Matinee
Boston & Southern Division
Central
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Seggers
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W.G. Bean
Fitchburg
D. P.M
Orrec
Lalbo P.M. É
A.M. P
Thors
America
Serenon
Clement C, Gaines
Pouenmeersie
New York
New York, New Haven
Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Northboro
P.m. Sun
M. Clinton
Southboro
Re Hamn
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
Framingham
E. G. Allen
A. C. Kendall
Hiocosac Tunnel
Troy
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Detroit
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Fast
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Midgebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
Pitchhang
J.R. Watson
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