Woman Pastors and Fashion Jewels in Gloves
A Chicago woman’s world column notes Rev. Leslie W Sprague and Rev Liza Frost Sprague installed as Boston’s New South church pastors. It traces their ministry from Meadville to Pomona San Francisco and Boston and links fashion trends of jewel backed gloves to birthstones and planetary vibes.
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New South Church
Boston
Leslie W. Sprague
Liza Frost Sprague
New England
Edward Everett Hale
Lita Frost Eprague
Chicago
Munroe
Wis
Pomona
Second Unitarian Church
San Francisco
Sprague
Woman
Paris
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Woman Sells Cooperage Goods at Chicago Board of Trade
A young woman who daily appears at the north end of the board of trade corridor represents a cooperage firm. She buys staves and headings, manages stock checks, handles banking, and coordinates sales with a group of about a dozen coopers. Her rise began as a stenographer in Keokuk, then advanced after a failed agency and partner changes.
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Board of Trade
Boss Coopers
Chicago Tribune
Paris Fashion Glitter in Gem Studded Gloves
The piece notes a new Paris fashion where gloves feature jewels in the back along the seam held by a small nut. Diamonds, rubies, pearls and emeralds adorn the glove backs, with diamonds favored, as a growing trend among the ultra fashionable set.
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Paris
Consumenrs league urges fair shops with equal pay and humane hours
The Consumers' league counts 1 500 women as members who support buying practices that favor fair shops. A fair house must pay equal wages, provide weekly pay, offer a 45 minute lunch, half day off in summer, a week of paid vacation, and compensate after hours. It must follow sanitary laws and seat workers by law.
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Consumers’ League
League
Asto
New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Advocates Women on Bicycles
Elizabeth Cady Stanton ridicules the notion that women look ill on bicycles and argues women will wear practical garments like knickerbockers and sacks. She compares female cycling to a natural law and predicts gradual changes in dress and wheels as comfort and prejudice shift, enabling women's unrestricted involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Fashionable English Cane Trend Reaches New York
A New York wholesale firm imports London canes as a fad among fashionable English women. The trend mirrors royal admiration for Queen Victoria’s aging condition and shows both elder and younger ladies adopting canes. Imported canes sell for $2, plain or carved wood with no precious metal ornaments.
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New York
London
Exquisite summer fabrics and lace trims dominate fashion notes
A New York fashion writer describes fabric choices this season with white linen lawns and organdies. Styles feature deep hem skirts with lace insertions, sleeves from wrist to above elbow, and diagonal lace work, plus puffed sleeves and ruffles in cross fabric or tucks to add fullness to bodices and yokes.
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India
New York
Trimmed dia mull dress details described in cut
The fabric features dia mull trimmed with cream satin ribbon at edge and sleeves. Frill borders enhance a dainty girlish effect suitable for a young wearer.
Miss Mary Houston Drives Hartford Express to Hartford
Miss Mary Houston daughter of President Houston of Thompsonville Carpet Co and ex state senator commanded the Hartford express from Boston to Hartford. The crew and officials knew nothing of the feat yet witnesses say she guided the engine and brakes like a veteran, handled whistles and stops, and safely ran the schedule.
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Mary Houston
Houston
Thompsonville
Miss Houston
Hartford
New York
New Haven
New England
Boston and Albany
Philadelphia Times
Heroic Woman Rescues Beaten Horses on Beacon Street
A crane piece on Tremont Street disruption prompts a brutal driver to strike four horses hauling a heavy load. A calm woman emerges from a cave and stops the abuse by breaking the whip, soothing the animals and guiding the driver to steady the team amid cheering bystanders in Boston.
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Tremont House
Beacon Street
Tremont Place
Boston Transcript
Pioneer club Leads Among London Women’s Groups
The Pioneer club, a London women’s organization, began four years ago with 20 members and now surpasses 600. Modeled on a men’s club, it provides sleeping rooms, a weekly dinner, and a members only smoking room. Founder and president Mrs. Massingberd heads a roster including Lady Henry Somerset Olive Schreiner Lady Florence Dixie Sarah Grand and Lady Hatherton. Its motto is They say what say they let them say.
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Pioneer Club
London
Henry Somerset
Olive Schreiner
Florence Dixie
Sarah Grand
Lady Hatherton
Paris Handkerchiefs Display Delicate Linen Tones
In Paris the tone handkerchiefs attract buyers with fast colored linen threads woven into pale grays blues greens and rose lavender and yellow shades. Some are plain with narrow hems others edged with lace or embroidered. Notable designs include a lovers knot and a pale rose bowknot with forget me not garlands. Prices range from 3 to 6 dollars.
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Paris
Frill Trends and Practical Notes In Fashion and Everyday Tips
A mix of fashion notes on Paris gown sleeves and frills, plus practical care tips. The text discusses trimming extremes in frills, a suggestion for repairing sleeve puff on demidress gowns, and a New York Post quote on fashion restraint. Additional fragments cover treating sunburn with oil and vaseline, a country house water cooler pail, Miss May Abraham as factory inspector, mustard use in salads, and milk storage observations.
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New York Post
The Bicycle Talk In Pew Punctures
A mid century column muses on bicycles and tires with playful metaphors. It praises the pneumatic tire and wheel design while cautioning riders about safe conduct and the social good of cycling. The piece blends humor and philosophy on gear, pride, and responsibility.
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Balaam
Jackass
Odd Spokes and Bicycles Spark European Interest
The piece surveys bicycle fashion in England and a heat affected warning on milk for cyclists. It cites ex governor Hogg calling the bicycle a dromedary for dudes and Ballington Booth preferring pedals to trains on Sunday. It notes New Orleans bans low handlebar heights and cites a 428685 export value to Britain for cycles and parts. It names riders Michael Diakoff and gears used by Lenton Huret Stocks Chase Bar den.
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England
Hogg
Texas
Ballington Booth
Buttons on coats ignite as citizens embrace cycle fashion
A colorful observation notes widespread adoption of bicycle buttons on men's lapels across the country. It likens the trend to a flamboyant display, with wearers proudly flaunting the bold symbols and comparing them to jewelry and sunlit spectacle.
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Africa
Coney Island
The Wheel Transformation Warning for Century’s End
A reflective note warns that widespread wheel use could reshape society and even human motion. It contemplates future adaptation of legs to wheels, the end of dances, and a sweeping social revolution, describing living in an era of immense change.
Real estate firms offer free bicycles with lots in New York
Three of the largest New York companies have merged and opened offices offering a bicycle with every lot purchase. The wheel is free immediately and at no extra price. properties start at $75, with cash or installment terms.
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New York
Munn & CO
Broadway
America
Scientific American
Addre. Co
Blishers
Iity
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Chase
Barden
Wilkesbarre News Dealer
Nebraska
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David City
Miles
M. Edward Edmonds
Long Con
J.P. Winter
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California
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Stockmen’s Directory
Marka
Cornell
Mt. Horsea
Poinder Tier
W& Old
Dillon, Beaverkeac Co
TY Brand
Scientific American Agency For
John Veddeer
Washington, D. C
TarBune
Dillop
H. 0. Miller, M. D
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Dillon Mercantile Co
Firet National Bank
Fepwn Norbie
Attorney-At-Raw
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H. J. Borieiau
Ino, G. Wim
Attorneys-At-Law
Dillon National Bank
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District Court of the
Fifth Judicial District
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Z. Thomar
Barbour
George D. Henshaw
Board of Prison Commissioners
Helena
Beaverhead
State Board of Pardons
Dillon Trimung
County of
H.J. Haskell
Lou. Hathorne
Fred Overson
J. V Serpvenant
United States
Black Bear Lode
Stelle Creek
Beaverhead County
J. W. Surprenant
Minneapolis Penny Press
Twin Cities
Dillon Tribune
Earnest Christian
Denver
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