Australian women ride in rational dress at Melbourne events
The piece notes women in Melbourne adopting knickerbockers for horseback riding and bicycling, including an art student who rode 300 miles through Gippsland. It contrasts supporters of rational dress with Victorian Cycling Tourists club members who ban its use, citing social pushback and ridicule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jkands
Melbourne
Melbourne National Gallery
Gippsland
Victoria
Victorian Cycling Tourists’ Club
Knickerbockers
London
Women in Egypt Patiently pushed toward reform in Cairo letter
A Cairo correspondent describes the city as a mix of wealth and squalor where women suffer under male dominance. She notes the khedive's progressive promises and urges swift practical reform for women.
Pioneer Club of London Leads as Largest Women’s Club
The Pioneer club of London stands as the capital’s leading women’s club with a near 600 member base. Its own building offers fully equipped facilities and bedrooms for out of town members as members emphasize discussion over reform to spark thought and action in the coming generation.
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The
Pioneer Club of
London
Finland Seen As Mecca For Women Occupations
A progressive note claims Finland offers broad work for women including clerical, dental, banking, and construction roles. It cites Baroness Alexandra Gopenburg as editor of a women's interests paper challenging gender limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Alexandra Gopenburg
There is no repeal of woman suffrage by voters
A cited argument asserts that once woman suffrage is conceded it has never been repealed by voters. The author invites opponents to explain its enduring popularity and links suffrage to good governance as evidenced in No Man's Journal.
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No Man’s Journal
Miss Lena Burns Gives Advice On Handling Burglars
The Philadelphia Times recounts Lena Burns resisting a night bur glar who held a revolver to her head. She offers practical warning and calm action for women readers: stay calm, use voice and wit, and seek attention if gagged or chloroformed.
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Lena Burns
Philadelphia
Parlor Fashion Critics Echo Parisian Dress Ideals
A columnist urges women to craft an air of effortless toilette with draped fabrics and neatly tied neckbands. The piece emphasizes a fairy grace and evanescent effect, mirroring Parisian masters of dress without letting garments look finished or heavy.
Second Year of German Tariff Worsens American Prosperity
The article compares September and October imports and exports across 1893 to 1898, arguing that during the second year of the German tariff imports rose substantially while exports fell, reducing the trade balance and worsening American prosperity. It notes larger year over year increases in foreign goods and a far smaller favorable balance than in earlier eras.
Miss Gertrude Hopkins Named Court Official Stenographer
Miss Gertrude Hopkins of Cleveland is appointed official stenographer for the Cuyahoga county common pleas court. She has four years in stenography and typewriting and has reported notable cases, earning a reputation as a proficient court stenographer. She is described as a pretty and accomplished young woman who maintains a home for two sisters and a brother after both parents died.
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Gertrude Hopkins
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Misa Hopkins
Miss Margaret Hall Inherits Father’s Literary Talent
Miss Margaret Seymour Hall daughter of the late Rev Dr Charles Hall rector of Trinity Church Brooklyn has inherited her father’s literary talent. She is the New York correspondent for a Hebrew newspaper in the Holy Land called The Hind.
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Margaret Seymour Hall
Charles Hall
Trinity Church
Brooklyn
Whittier Mills Open Near Atlanta Strengthen Georgia Industry
Miss Helen A. Whittier of Lowell Massachusetts leads the company operating the Whittier cotton mills on the Chattahoochee river six miles from Atlanta. On January 6 she pressed a button to start spindles, creating 300 to 400 jobs. Construction began last spring with 10 000 spindles and a highly equipped plant.
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Helen A. Whittier
Lowell
Mass
Whittier Cotton Mills
Chattahoochee River
Atlanta
Georgia
Mrs Lynn Linton Criticizes England Bicycle Craze
Mrs Lynn Linton, famed for sharp comments and grumbles, now denounces the cycling craze sweeping England calling it a cross between the tight rope and the treadmill. She is not a wheelwoman herself.
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Linton
England
Lynn Linton
Smith College Yell Questioned by Hartford Times
The Hartford Times notes that Smith College has no official yell yet students call out a chant "Rah rah rah Sophia Smith" in moments of excitement. Sophia Smith, founder of the college, is invoked in the expression as an informal cry.
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Smith College
September 1894 agricultural exports fall in value and share
The 1894 September share of agricultural exports is 60.81 percent, down 4.83 points from 1893 and 17.07 points from 1891. In value the September drop is dramatic, from 63,739,533 dollars in 1891 to 34,699,952 dollars in 1894, a decrease of 29,089,581 dollars.
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Tll
Woman Jeweler A B Dyer Plans Full Training in Belfast
Miss Annie B. Dyer of Belfast Maine, a woman jeweler, entered a local jewelry store a year ago to learn the business thoroughly. She repairs clocks, jewelry, eyeglasses and more with skill and will soon begin on watches. She intends a full course and to learn engraving.
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Annie B. Dyer
Belfast
Keynote Sounded Amid Treasury Shifts of 1896
The San Francisco Chronicle notes Cleveland has significantly increased the city debt while Harrison administration reduced debt by about 260 million dollars. The piece suggests the keynote of 1896 is sounded this year and signals dull times ahead in business, citing McKinley and tariff revenue concerns along with stock market indicators.
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Harrison
Cleveland
San Francisco Chronicle
New York
Bread baking prize at Atlanta Exposition cooking school
Miss Auban Acker, an eighth grade student from Fair Street school, won one of the prizes in a bread loaf contest at the Woman's Building cooking school run by Miss Lucy Andrews during the Atlanta Exposition. Fifteen pupils from city grammar schools participated. prizes were enamel gold souvenir spoons awarded by Mrs A V Gude and Mrs Judge Jackson.
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Lucy Andrews
Sargeant
Girled High School
A. V. Gude
Jackson
Fair Street
Roy and the Cows A Farmyard Accident
A country boy Roy helps with farm chores and milks a cow named Brownie. The cow drags him across the yard when tied by her tail, stunning him. his mother frees him and he recovers. The tale from Our Little Ones notes Roy’s danger and improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy
Brownie
E. L. Vincent
Tongue Twisters From a Party Game
A lively note on tricky tongue twisters as party challenges. It lists phrases like mixed biscuits gig whip and six thick this tle sticks and suggests escalating to longer lines such as She stood at the door welcoming him in and Stop at the shop at the top of Sloane street. It ends with a classic thistle sifter couplet for extra challenge.
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Peter Piper
Sloane Street
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