This Is The Age Of Woman
A column discusses the feminization of society challenging male domains from colleges to trades. It notes women's advancing presence in literature and public life, and includes a Boston hospital anecdote about growing girl babies and evolving vitality.
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How Emma Became Queen
Queen Emma of the Netherlands rises from a German upbringing to marry King Wilhelm in 1879 after Pauline declines him. Widowed in 1890, Emma mentors her daughter to assume the throne, earning popular regard for her kindness and plain manners. A noted remark to Pauline precedes Emma’s eventual queenship.
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His Shining Gift A Christmas Thimble Moment
A man proposes Christmas love with a symbolic token as a silver thimble is revealed. The scene unfolds with tender emotion as the gift seals a vow of closeness and joy. The exchange occurs on Christmas afternoon, per the Puck recount.
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Puck
Greatest canals in world reshape inland commerce
Cassier's Magazine notes the inland canals of North America lead in tonnage and influence on freight rates. In 1910 their combined throughput reached 62 863 218 tons, far surpassing Suez Kiel and Manchester canals in a year and outpacing Panama projections for generations.
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Time on a Screen at the Moving Picture Theatre
A patron watches a clock face with The correct time projected during a screening. He notes it helps keep track of time in a continuous show but wonders if the device also nudges patrons to leave for others, timing exits as needed.
Footprint Convicts Him in Fowl Theft Case
Richard Fisher was remanded at Lytham England on a charge of fowl stealing. Police presented a turf square packed in a shallow box claiming it bore impressions matching a clog worn by the prisoner. Magistrates examined the turf as Inspector Lamb noted nail and clog iron prints. Fisher said the fowls were bought with compensation money.
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London Professor Claims Creation of Living Organisms
Firm in his belief Prof Henry Charlton Bastian of London says he has produced living organisms from a saline solution. He remains undaunted by the opprobrium that has overwhelmed fellow workers who have published tentative results pointing in the same direction.
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Henry Charlton Bastian
London
The Bee in His Bonnet Hums Through the Cause
A lighthearted exchange centers on a man who hums constantly, with onlookers joking that the tune is a bee in his bonnet. The scene captures a moment of playful social interaction amid a quiet backdrop.
Lily and Alice Shoe Polishing Moment
In a reflective scene a young girl named Alice speaks with her nurse Lily as Lily polishes her shoes. The nurse hopes to keep the shoes black for Lily’s young charge who will be away, and Alice acknowledges Lily’s care with a moral remark about being God shoe polished.
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Marriage Not a Failure Dialogue Captures Alimony Twist
A humorous dialogue recalls a daughter's marriage with the hostess noting she travels in Europe funded by alimony, framed as a light aside about marital outcomes and money. The exchange highlights social attitudes toward finances and separation in a dated tone.
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Europe
Instances of Clever Dogs and Cunning Lawyers
A dog shows puzzling cunning by outsmarting a clog and pursuing carriages, then carrying the clog to block pursuit. The Vermont lawyer Joseph Enright is praised for jury skill yet humorously twists words in court, with noted misstatements about horses and medical questions.
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Lake Joseph Enright
Vermont
Palm
King Forces Singer to Perform Beneath Bears
Abell, a 17th century vocalist, was summoned to a Polish court where he faced a fearsome display. Seated in a suspended chair under a thunderous king and a gallery of bears, he chose to sing rather than face the beasts. He later said terror sharpened his performance, though he joked about adding more shakes.
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Poland
Willing to Keep Her Edgar’s Nightly Appeals For Brother
Edgar, who had been making nightly appeals for a little brother while in prison, visits his grandparents and learns his family has a new sister. He first doubts prayer's efficacy but finally agrees to see the baby Tay. He inspects the basket and declares the infant looks intelligent.
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Croesus Back on Earth
Patience and Patrice discuss Croesus returning from a trip after he reportedly became ill on a train because he ate too much in a dining car. They remark on his wealth as they talk about the incident.
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Patrice
Vassar Shoes Shine Case Sparks Student Fund
A Vassar graduate recalls students polishing boots for charity and notes similar shoe shining efforts at Wellesley. About twenty Vassar girls shined the boots of a prominent English lecturer who stayed in Main Hall, with no pay offered.
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Wellesley College
Vassar
Not a bad idea for an indicator in the house
In the house of commons Mr Cowan proposes an indicator to name each member who rises to address the house. The speaker and doorkeeper guard names, while the doorkeeper’s photo comes from the daily press. The suggestion likens the indicator to a cricket scoreboard.
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Where is the Professor in the Harlem Life fragment
A Harlem Life fragment describes a professor in a laboratory conducting chemical experiments and hoping to go down to posterity. A visitor asks if the professor has gone, suggesting a brief, curious scene in a lab setting.
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Harlem
Young Man Takes Woman Home After Theater Visit
A young man escorts a woman from the theater and is asked to stay briefly for warmth. The man declines with a firm good night as the janitor may have turned off the steam.
Misguided Exchange Echoes in Smoke-Filled Car
A overheard dialogue shows a boy taunting another as he imagines cursing and spitting, wishing to be a man in a smoky setting. The exchange highlights childlike bravado and a wish to emulate crude male behavior.
Reading deal offers many newspapers for six to twelve months
A six months to one year subscription offer lists bundles including the Tri-Weekly Constitution Chattanooga News Farm Journal Weekly Alabama Times and other titles. Substitutions allowed Uncle Remus Magazine Southern Ruralist or Semi-Weekly Journal may replace Tri-Weekly Constitution in most combos. Address W. B. Townsend Dahlonega Ga.
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