Boston Woman Contractor Gains Noted Recognition
Boston woman Alice E. Cram is spotlighted for her rise as a contractor overseeing foundation work on major buildings including a public library and courthouse. She manages commissions for excavation machinery and leads projects with her own offices, driving action between sites in a jaunty cart. She credits reliable female office staff and holds roles in multiple business leagues.
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Boston
Alice E. Cram
Albany Railroad
Cram
Mra
Edison Electric Company
Chase Granite Company
New York
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Plain skirts and muslin gowns vex fashion critics
A Marlitt inspired discussion notes how a clever widow outfits herself in simple muslin gowns that look modest yet demand costly workmanship. It contrasts the elaborate plain skirt with its perfect cut lining and seaming, and highlights the persistent challenges in achieving a smooth, wrinkle free drape and even lower edge.
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Marlitt
Rise of women in early American pharmacy
A historical overview notes the elevation of pharmacy to a profession with strict exams and state oversight. It cites Mrs. Jane Loring as the first woman in 1800, describes the decline in entrants, and places current female practitioners around 1,600, with many moving to different aims or roles.
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Jane Loring
Boston
Congressman Loring
Massachusetts
New York
New York Mail
Sixpress
Fashionable Chains Dazzle Parig Jewellers This Year
Parig jewelers showcase popular chains with varied designs from pearl alternating with gold olive beads to black agate beads mixed with pearls. Pink coral can replace pearls in gold chains while black or blue steel chains remain in vogue for watches eyeglasses and small accessories. The piece notes that flashy trinkets should be kept concealed to avoid social impropriety and theft risk.
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Parig
Women Typewriters Serve MPs in British House of Commons
Misa May H. Ashworth heads a May 1895 introduced typewriting department for the English house of commons. A staff of five young women types letters speeches and notes for MPs, while some staffers also act as linguists, enabling rapid dictation and transcription for urgent foreign letters.
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Misa May H. Ashworth
House of Commons
Miss Ashworth
Sleeves on Fashion Come Slowly For Short Women
The piece argues sleeves advance slowly, not settled by universal woman suffrage. It notes most women are not tall or shapely, and only the tall and shapely can wear sleeves decently. Short women on bicycles in sleeves are deemed an unlovely sight and impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Anden Lang debates women’s enfranchisement in Longman’s Magazine
A fragment discusses arguments for and against women’s suffrage. The author urges readers to reflect on the topic and acknowledges the adversary’s viewpoint with cautious language.
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Themeelye
Anden Lang
Longman’s Magazine
Reception for Mrs Mary A Livermore by Massachusetts nurses
A March 18 reception at the Woman's Relief corps headquarters in Boston honored Mrs Mary A Livermore. The Massachusetts Army Nurses association formed with Fannie T Hazen as president and a slate including Jane M Warrall, Elien W Dowling, Marguerite Hamilton, and Mary J Putnam. Livermore became an honorary member with voting rights. Greetings were to be sent to Miss Clara Barton inviting her to join as honorary member.
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Mary A. Livermore
Massachusetts Army Nurses
Woman's Relief Corps
Boston
Massachusetts Army Narses’ Association
National Association
Fannie T. Hazen
Cambridge
Jane M. Warrall
Elien W. Dowling
Melrose
Marguerite Hamilton
Wakefield
Mary J. Putnam
Livermore
Clara Barton
Boaton Woman’s Journal
Miss Ida H Hyde Earns Heidelberg PhD Magna Cum Laude
Miss Ida H Hyde of Chicago former Bryn Mawr biology fellow has received the doctorate of philosophy magna cum laude from the University of Heidelberg. She presented a thesis begun under Dr Thomas Hunt Morgan and studied there two years, holding the Phasbe Hunt fellowship and the European fellowship of the Association of Collegiate Alumni, including study at the University of Strasbourg in 1893-4.
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Ida H. Hyde
Chicago
Bryn Mawr
University of Heidelberg
Misa Hyde
Heidelberg
Thomas Hunt Morgan
Phasbe Hunt
Association of Collegiate Alumni
Association For
University of Strasburg
Outdated Bouquets Replaced by Simple Rose Displays
A society dinner abandons expensive bouquets for a simple arrangement. Vases of pink roses decorate the room with roses laid at each place setting, while the tall candelabrum remains the centerpiece.
Texan Woman Seeks Beau mont City Secretary Post
Mrs. Margaret L. Watson secretary of the Texas Equal Rights association is a candidate for city secretary of Beaumont Texas. Mrs. Mariana T. Folsom from Edna Texas writes that lawyers say no law bars a woman from the office and influential men white and colored support her. The Texas woman question gains momentum as the canvass grows more interesting.
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Margaret L. Watson
Texas Equal Rights Association
Beaumont
Tex
Mariana T. Folsom
Edna
Texas
Lease declines Wichita pastorate for world lecture tour
Mrs. Mary E. Lease declines the Central Christian church call in Wichita Kansas saying it will take a year to finish American engagements. She plans a world tour two years abroad with a first speech in Glasgow after accepting an invitation from Keir Hardie the Scottish socialist.
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Mary E. Lease
Central Christian Church of
Wichita
Kan
Keir Hardie
Glasgow
Massillon Elects Woman to School Board in Large Victory
In Massillon last month 200 women voted in the Republican primary. Ella O Shoemaker won the school board seat by a majority of 88, the largest vote ever polled by women in Massillon. Shoemaker is vice president of the Equal Rights association with K B Foke as president and H L Folger as recording secretary.
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Massillon
Ella O. Shoemaker
State of
Montana
United States
United States of America
Helena
Women Vote Strongly in Ames for Water Works Bond
In Ames Iowa the March election saw a heavy female turnout with ward two alone reporting over 60 votes on a proposition to bond the city for five percent of valuation to extend waterworks and install an electric light plant.
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Ames
Why One Girl Has Three or Four Engagement Rings
The Washington Star ponders a social riddle on needs and envy. It questions why some people acquire far more than their share and how to align supply with demand. The piece touches ethics and sociology in a tongue in cheek puzzle about modern wants.
Deceased viewed as unsound mind due to bicycle aversion
Witness testifies the deceased was of unsound mind because he ab horred bicycles, noting the unusual obsession as a factor in mental state. The exchange appears in a Philadelphia North American item.
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Philadelphia
Maude Oh Charlie Bases Strapped Down
A lighthearted exchange from the New York Press about why bases are strapped down, with Dorothy quipping that it’s to prevent theft, reflecting a playful sports or crowd protection remark.
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Maude
Charlie
Dorothy
New York Press
Shaving Mishap Sparks Wry Gazette Banter
In a humorous exchange the Hoxbury Gazette quotes Bizmeg Zibley and Zibley denying a cut while shaving. The dialogue hints at a playful scene over grooming missteps and witty self reference. The item captures local flavor and character through sharp banter.
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Hoxbury Gazette
Bradley Rides the Fad Draws Them Posterly
Town Topics comments on Will Aitch Bradley and Aubrey Beardsley style in a critical verse about modern art. The piece questions why female figures are drawn in dizzy disorder and links it to a new fad that English writers are embracing.
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Will Aitch Bradley
Willie Bradley
Bradley
Willie Aubrey Beardsley
A Look Into the Future Mrs Kidd Quote
A fragment from a conversation shows Mrs Kidd declaring relief as a baby sleeps and Mr Kidd commenting on future sleep habits of a boy. The quip references a woman's binge remark and a humorous warning about adulthood.
Opposition to advanced women provokes laughter
A quip from the Chicago Record questions why many men resist female advancement and jokes that fear of losing domestic roles might explain the stance, contrasting social progress with humor.
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Chicago
Rhyme Oddities and Social Snippets Across Papers
The clinking of words and vanity of quotes appear in brief jots from Detroit and Chicago papers. Light verse, social notes, and a joke about press changes pepper the column with quick cultural flares.
Hargreaves Encounters Buffalo Bill in Chicago Visit
In a Cincinnati Enquirer note, Hargreaves recalls meeting Buffalo Bill during a Chicago trip, highlighting that he is about the only bill one ever meets.
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Hargreaves
Buffalo Bill
Chicago
Ferry
Bill
Cincinnati Enquirer
No mower, protest from runner in Cleveland satire
A quip from the Cleveland Plain Dealer presents a speaker vowing not to run a mower after being hunted and chased, framing the protest in sharp comic terms. The line recalls a stubborn stance amid pursuit and fatigue.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Swordfish and Whale Debate Sperm Business Struggles
A New York Press line satirically contrasts a swordfish blowing a shout with a whale admitting only sperm business is trying. The quip lampoons market pressures and stalemate in a whimsical marine trade exchange.
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New York Press
Carpet installer avoids swearing, kept calm under fire
A quoted exchange from a Chicago Tribune clipping notes a little girl asking if her father is a Christian, answered that he never swears while putting down carpet, illustrating restraint in a tense moment.
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Chicago Tribune
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