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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1895
Page
6
A New York Post editor is labeled a Munchausen figure juggle of tariff data. The piece accuses Godkin of fabricating half year imports and ignores correct dates for woolen import statistics under the McKinley tariff, citing treasury bureau figures to counter the claim.
Dr. Hu King Eng, the first Chinese woman to earn a western medical degree, sails to Fuchau to lead as physician and missionary at a women’s hospital. She studied nine years in the United States, specializing in eye and ear diseases, and aims to establish a practice among Chinese women while advancing education and Christian work.
The New York Sun remarks on the rising influence of women who claim broader rights and pursue diverse careers. It notes women entering medicine law publishing and business, speaking publicly, riding bicycles, joining clubs, and shaping public life with ambition and independence.
The text references the value of imports for the first three months October November December 1890 and the Godkin divvy computed from year to date imports. It lists carpets carpeting clothing ready made cloths and dress goods with figures such as 1 028 708 and related annotations.
A Boston Courier fashion item describes baby girl garments from age one to eight including gingham frocks with plain skirts and lace yokes, dainty lawn frocks, white nainsook gowns with yellow Valenciennes lace, and silk crepe dresses. It notes the Dutch dress as popular, and rare tiny coats in pique with pearl buttons and sailor collars, plus matching pique sunbonnets trimmed with embroidery for well dressed young girls.
A discussion on bicycle skirts favors the modified bell style that flares at the bottom yet fits smoothly over the hips. The pattern and sewing skill of an ordinary seamstress can produce such skirts, presenting an economical option for cycling attire.
Practical tips for home fly control using kerosene on screens and lavender oil on windows. Darken all but one window to attract flies, spray or rub oil on casings and lamp shades, then brush away stupefied insects.
Mrs Charlotte Barnwell Elliott wife and mother of bishops dies. She was widow of Right Rev Stephen Elliott first Episcopal bishop of Georgia and mother of Right Rev R W B Elliott first bishop of western Texas. Born Beaufort North Carolina she connected with Gibbs Bulls Barnwell families and wrote about Sarah Barnwell Elliott.
Esther C Mick of Salem left property to Dr Mack for life with reversion to public uses. After Dr Macks death the estate passes to Alfred Stone in trust to fund an industrial school in Salem to teach poor women useful and ornamental arts and trades. A large north Salem land tract is given to the city as a park along with other bequests.
Mrs Hodgson Burnett has given up children in fiction for now and finished a play set for a New York production next autumn. She is at her London home writing a novel of English life, described as more ambitious than her previous works.
A brief note reflects on woman suffrage gaining support in state legislatures and anticipates its wider acceptance soon. The piece mentions voting and bicycling as examples of progress, and references a proposed path favoring women.
A recipe explains pouring water into a wineglass almost full and placing the hand over the mouth. The fingers are bent at right angles and then stretched outward to create a partial vacuum under the palm, enabling lifting the glass from the table.
In February 1895 Europe and the United States faced extreme cold. The London Times carried Rodolph Walther of Tunbridge Wells describing tame birds gathering at his home supplying bread and scraps. His robin slept in his football boot while the blue tit lingered near the basement. He woke him with a song.
The article notes nationwide German holiday celebrations around the emperor's birthday and the 25th anniversary of the Battle of Sedan on Sept. 2, 1895, featuring parades, fireworks, picnics, concerts, toy regimental outfits, and boys defending a flag fort on hilltop stands.
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