Dainty Morning Gowns and Southern Women Tribute
A Boston Globe summary recounts Miss Hattie M. Richards, 1380 West Eighty sixth Street New York, who hunted in Maine's Dead River region and killed a 400 pound bear. Her rifles and outdoor life are praised, with details of Chain of Ponds camp and Cane Rustic. The piece also notes fashion guidance on morning gowns and argues women’s distinct progress, contrasting male and female futures.
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New York
Dead River
Maine
Hattie M. Richards
Grand Street
West Eighty-sixth Street
Chain of Ponds
Megantic Fish and Game Preserves
Miss Richards
Maime
Richards Camp
Richards
Boston Globe
West Virginia
Atkinson
Wheeling
McCorkle
Ach
Boston Woman's Journal
Glowing Tribute to the Southern Woman
A reflective tribute in Smith's voice praising the enduring gentleness and hospitality of Southern women. The author remembers a black mammy from childhood and notes the resilience born of sorrow, poverty, and loneliness without diminishing the grace and generosity of Southern women across generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Hopkinson Smith
Scribner’s
Pigment Discoveries Highlight Chemists Work Over Time
It has been a patient, time consuming experiment for chemists to uncover the diverse pigments and their properties. The pursuit reflects careful testing and gradual progress in color science.
Winter Costume Fabrics and Colors Trend for 1920s
Isabel A. Mallon notes fabrics for winter costumes favor satin cloth serges cheviots Scotch homespuns and tweeds with velvet and velveteen rising in use. Black satin remains stylish for visiting and dinner dresses while satin brocades in harmonious shades also look good. Dominant colors are dark navy gray deep golden brown emerald shade darker greens purples and reds. Large buttons in horn gutta percha or mother of pearl are popular and decorative braids with white outlines create contrast. Street wear favors one color suits and the jacket blouse becomes the new bodice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel A. Mallon
Ladies’ Home
Women Clerks Detecting Forgeries at Bank of France
The Bank of France assigns forged notes and debentures to a corps of women clerks after experiments show they can detect fakes by fingertip sensitivity. They use magnifying glasses to judge ink symmetry and employ chemical preparations to reveal altered numbers.
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Bay of France
Bank of France
German Empress Rewards Long-Serving Domestic Workers
The German empress awards a diploma with her signature and a gold cross to female servants who have served in one family for forty years. Over eight years more than a thousand domestics received the honor, reflecting the royal interest in the servant question and kindness toward workers. Her majesty leads by example as her family learns to treat inferiors with consideration.
Dorothea Klumpke Leads Women at Paris Observatory
Miss Dorothea Klumpke ranks among the era’s top women astronomers. Five years after becoming the first female pupil at the Paris observatory she now directs its eastern tower with a staff of women assistants under her supervision. She excels in both observations and mathematics.
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Dorothea Klumpke
Paris Observatory
Wise mothers urge boys to respect others’ rights
The passage notes that a single boy can disrupt a neighborhood more than soldiers or wild beasts, emphasizing that mothers should train boys to honor others' rights and maintain peace.
Arctic Nights Test a Baby's Cry
A lighthearted quarrel between two babies articles a New York Sunday World item notes the long arctic nights. The dialogue hints at the hardship of crying through six months of darkness in extreme cold regions.
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Arctic
New York
Island of Fire in Java: Gheko Kamdha Gumko marvel
A Java natural wonder, Gheko Kamdha Gumko or Island of Fire, sits at Grobogana center as a two mile circumference boiling mud lake. Columns of hot mud rise and fall, while giant bubbles explode periodically, attracting visitors from afar.
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Java
Grobogana
Solo
Weighing an Elephant a Clever weighing Tale from Hindustan
An Indian anecdote recounts Shahree the father of a Mahratta ruler and a vow by a high official to give the weight of his elephant in silver. Jabjee proposes a simple method using a boat, water displacement, and stones to match the water line, revealing the elephant’s true weight.
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Shahree
Hindustan
Jabjee
Women University in Tokyo Gains Guaranteed Support
Foreign papers report the push for a women’s university in Tokyo now assured with high level interest from officials and nobles. The emperor and empress have influenced support and contributed funds toward endowment, needing about 800000 yen to start. Separately, London’s women doctors at Euston Road hospital report 2 deaths in 90 major operations.
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University For Women
Tokyo
Euston Road
London
Time Table Corrected June 27 1897 Boston to Northampton
Eastbound and westbound train times listed for towns including Belmont Weston Wayland East Sudbury South Sudbury Wayside Inn Rockbottom Hudson Berlin and others with notes on stopping rules. Officials Daniel W. Sanborn Dana J. Flanders W. G. Bean sign off.
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Boston
Belmont
P. m. Althum
M. Weston
Wayland
East Sudbury
South Sudbury
Wayside Inn
Hudson
South Bolton
Berlin
South Clinton
West Boylston
Northampton
A. m. Ware
A.m. Barre
Jefferson
Oakdale
A.m. East Sudbury
Wate
A.m. Ayland
A. m
A.m. Weston
A.m. Waltham
M. Belmont
A.m
M. Boston
South Acton
Maynard
Whitman's Crossing
Rockbottom
Marlboro
A.M. A.M
A.M. A.M. P.M. A.M. P.M. Marlboro
Marboro
Whitman Crossing
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Mary Katharine Howard
Woman's Home Companion
Mother Hubbard
Adam
London Spectator
Germany
The
Hot Devils
George A. Sweet Nursery CO
Dansville, N.Y
J. Rufus Wales
Shawmut Ave
Marlboro, Mass
Grover Graham
C. D. Hunter
Drevaaisr
Robert W. Carter
Charles. H. "Pereons
Assabet
the Peoples Dry Goods Company
Maynard, Mass
Boston & Maine Southern Division
Massachusetts
UNION
Causeway Street
Boston Assengers
Daniel W. Sanborn
Dana J. Flanders
W. G. Bean
Hitchburs
Marlboro Branch
Alboro
P.M. P.M
A.M. P
Thorn
Eayonet
America
Ackizens Gacniion
Clement C. Gaines
Poucuxeepsie
New York, New Haven
Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony System
Northboro
P.m. Sun
Tal A. m
Fitchburg
Argan
Keagh
Es P. In
Framingham
Acton
Lowell
Sudbury
P.m. Mansfield
A.m. Return
KE. G. Allen
Buperintendent
A.C. Kendall
Hoosac Tunnel
Troy
Albany
Saratoga
Lake George
Adirondack
Catskill Mountains
Syracuse
Rochester
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Hamilton
Toronto
Cleveland
Detroit
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston and ST. Louis
Vermont
Canada
Rutland
Brandon
Middlebury
Vergennes
Burlington
St Albans
St. Johns
Ogdensburg
Ottawa
Montreal
Quebec
Fitchburg Railroad
Washington Street
J. . Watson
Gene Q
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