Empress Visits Castle Rooms Give Vivid Art and Garden Imagery
A visitor recounts an imperial audience with an empress in a vast palace filled with antique art, Louis XV furniture, and a private suite. She observes the empress in plain black, notes likeness to the Prince of Wales, and details the dining room, drawing room, library, nursery garden, and hothouses. The piece blends travel notes with reflections on women's roles and moral themes.
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London
Prince of Wales
South Kensington
St. Jamies
The New Woman Debate From a Clergy Viewpoint
A New York priest Rev Dr Cleveland Coxe prompts debate by labeling the new woman as imaginary while defending traditional roles. The writer notes women remain mothers of the race and addresses bicycling as progress for women, commenting on appearance and deportment with cautious humor.
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Episcopal Church
Cleveland Coxe
New York
Byes
Objectionable Wedding Customs Critiqued in English Essay
A writer condemns four wedding customs including throwing slippers and scattering rice as frivolous and unsanitary. The piece favors simpler rites such as flowers on the bride’s path and rosemary tokens. It then shifts to a brief history of women’s suffrage milestones in New England and beyond. It recalls early activism with Garrison, Stone, Howe, and Livermore and notes continued steadfastness.
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Bey Pages
England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Lloyd Garrison
Lucy Stone
Julia Ward Howe
Mary A. Livermore
Rhode Island
Maine
Twin sisters Lily and Rose Hohfeld puzzle teachers
Lily and Rose Hohfeld, identical in looks and intellect, have puzzled teachers and their father for years. Born in Oakland, they now live at 148 Bartlett Street with their parents. Principal Brooks notes the near identical records and praises their scholarship.
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Lily
Rose Hohfeld
Rose
Oakland
Bartlett Street
Hohfeld
Brooks
Girls’ High School
Hohford
San Francisco Examiner
Miss Emily Faithfull Remembered as Pioneer in Women Work
The obituary notes Miss Emily Faithfull a versatile leader in philanthropy journalism authorship and lectures. She founded a women run printing house in 1860 and the Victoria Magazine in 1863 supporting remunerative work for women. Her works include Change Upon Change and Three Visits to America.
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Emily Faithfull
Victoria Magazine
England
America
United States
Atlantic
Enfranchisement of women called part of rock under feet
Lady Henry Somerset in London at the British Women's Temperance Association meeting asserts women’s enfranchisement is secured and cites New Zealand and Colorado as examples. She notes progress, predicts English women will gain voting rights within ten years and urges a dedicated department with a superintendent to push enfranchisement.
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Lady Henry. Somerset
British Women’s Temperance Association
London
New Zealand
Colorado
British Women's Temperance Association
England
Miss Fly Rod of Rangeley Is Sporting Legend
Cordelia Crosby known as Miss Fly Rod in Muina for her Rangeley lake fishing feats. Once a postmistress she embraced the outdoors after doctors warned she would not live long indoors. Her rod and gun are famed throughout the Rangeley district. her notable catch includes 52 fish in 44 minutes.
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Fly Rod
Cordelia Crosby
Muina
Rangeley Lake
Rangeley
Vly Rod
Leather tewel case for cuff buttons and scarfpin
A small leather tewel case designed for the summer girl holds cuff buttons collar studs and scarfpins. Inside straps and chamois lining prevent scratching while partitions store buttons and studs. Ends with monogrammed shades and a tiny silver padlock. Also notes a St. Louis drummer touring on bicycle in bloomers selling vinegar.
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St. Louis
Northwest
Cat Fight Sparks Overnight Phonograph Mystery
Quotation from Life notes a cat fight interrupted by a phonograph left on overnight. A jagged exchange reveals one speaker accusing the other of snoring while the phonograph played, prompting disbelief about the device’s previous use during sleep.
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Maria
Pick Me Up Dialogue Exchange
A brief quoted exchange shows She complimenting a mouth while He agrees, noting its size as the two speak in a casual moment. The fragment suggests a playful, intimate tone in the scene titled Pick Me Up.
Quip from Brooklyn Life Cartoon Skewers Misunderstood Fight
A dialogue from Brooklyn Life features a stern adult asking a man why he knocked down a boy and jumped on him. The boy replies he could not jump on him before knocking him down, exposing the comic logic and social tone of the strip.
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Brooklyn
Noteleigh announces engagement limits and stage plans
Mrs Darragh confirms her daughter is betrothed to Count de Broken only for a limited season as she prepares to appear on stage in a society play for Scribner's Magazine.
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Noteleigh
Widow Refuses Obey at Marriage Ceremony
The woman who refused to say obey at her marriage, performed by Mayor Strong, was a widow. The detail is noted by the New York Sun’s women’s column as significant, suggesting her first ceremony may have included the word obey. Mrs George W Childs, wealthy Philadelphia editor widow, is building a colonial style residence in Washington with Philadelphia modifications and luxurious interior.
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Strong
New York
George W. Childs
Philadelphia
Washington
Fragmentary Local Quotation Reflects Sea-Raised Vanus Remark
A partial Life newspaper quote shows a speaker chiding Dinnis for fighting and boasting of being a sea-raised Vanus compared with another, emphasizing dramatic boastful contrast.
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Dinnis
Papers join suffragists across the state
The Sumter Freeman notes a rapid rise in support for women’s suffrage, with more papers embracing the cause. Kate Masterson writes about modern women’s experiences, while the article cites 250 American women doing missionary work in Japan and being warmly regarded by locals.
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Freeman
Sumter
S. C
Japan
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Victor Bicycles
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Overman Wheel Co
Victor
San Francisco
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Denver
Detroit
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Thompson & Reynolds,anufacturers
Hickory
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Dillon, Mont
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VAL Blatz
Milwaukee Beer
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Are
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Dillon
Montana
Poindexter & Orr
Feny
Charleston
Coles Go
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Byala
Erie
Pacific
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Will
Mrs. Bieb Am
Farrow
Military Encyclopedia
War Department
Europe
Military-Naval. Publishing CO
Broadway
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Carey
Moon & Co
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