Election votes mark woman enfranchisement gains abroad
The piece notes women voting on equal terms with men in Wyoming Colorado Utah and Idaho, highlighting a notable aspect of the election. It also describes Rotterdam rising ahead of Amsterdam as Holland’s wealthiest harbor due to vast German trade and strong U S commerce.
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Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Notterdam
Amsterdam
Holland
United States
Glasgow five thousand start city telephone exchange
Five thousand residents in Glasgow join to launch a city telephone exchange. It is projected to cover running expenses through annual dues of several shillings per subscriber, amid a plan funded by a private corporate charge of 40 shillings.
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Glasgow
Scotland
London Spectator Replies to Surgeon on Genius
Dr Trevelling calls genius an untailored nervous disease but the London Spectator protests the view arguing that rejecting genius rejects one of life’s brightest tributes and spirit.
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London
Trevelling
London Spectator
Railroading far deadlier than soldier duties, study shows
The Railroad and Engineering Review notes that the profession of railroading is four times as dangerous as soldiering in war. For the year ending June 30, 1900, more than 51,000 railroad employees out of 227,000 were killed or injured, while only about 1,019 of 63,000 in the army in the Philippines suffered similarly.
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the Railroad and Engineering Review
Philippines
United States far ahead in art education at Paris Exposition
The article notes U S students and schools outperform European peers in drawing and color work and praises domestic educational ideas. It contrasts telegraph postal growth in the United Kingdom with U S telegraph progress and cites a rise in messages from 9,850,177 in 1870-71 to 80,146,283 in 1886. It closes with Washington’s claim of no riot beyond Coxey’s arrest.
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United States
Neuhibes
Chicago
Great Britain
France
United Kingdom
Lins
Toen
Los
Minister's Wife: A Village Tale of Love and Duty
The Reverend Jerome Grant moves into Locust Hollow, courting Gussie Elliston before choosing Louise Vennevale, a poor dressmaker. Louise endures scorn yet remains steadfast as Grant’s affection shifts, and a modest cottage becomes their home with Louise as his wife.
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Locust Hollow
Jerome Grant
Jove
Gussie Elliston
Gussie
Grant
Louise Venney
Jerome
Louise
Vennevale
Evi
Tonea
Louise Vennevale
Mrs. Vennevale
Mamma
Mr. Grant
Miss Lassie
Birch Grove
Vennevales
Distelbeck Club Aims to Bury Its Members
In Elberfield a friendly society for old soldiers and pensioners, called the Distelbeck Club, began with rules stating its object as the burial of its members. The Damen Journal notes it with a wry tone, implying little interest in further details.
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Elberfield
Distelbeck Club
Damen Journal
A Military Touch on Gowns and Sleeves Across Fashion
Tone reflects a late 19th century style piece on women’s dress detailing a red velvet collar, gold braid trims, and elbow cuffs as the latest fashion. It also surveys a lone female mail carrier Miss Sarah M. Burks traveling 208 miles weekly through a remote frontier, armed and trusted in a rugged mining region.
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Sarah M. Burks
St. John’s
Jimtown
A. T
Miss Burks
Care of the Voice and Singing Health
The article promotes voice care as key to health through proper breathing. It explains lung action, compares lungs to organ bellows, notes breathing normally never empties the lungs, and that forceful exhalation during singing expels residual air and brings in fresh air, boosting circulation.
Effects of Irritating Air on Vocal Cords
Dr Grace Peckham Murray notes that the body’s systems are aided by proper processes while the lamyx lamina and vocal cords suffer from frequent irritation. Recurrent inflammations damage the cords, especially in childhood, and draughts and impure air like smoke and dust harm the delicate vocal mechanism.
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Grace Peckham Murray
Harper's Bazar
Women of note in public life and science across nations
A roundup of notable women including Mrs Dewey ahead in White House processions, Balti more mushroom farming, Lillian Hamilton advising Afghan medical life, co operative creameries paying women well, Mrs Hale Boston vacation schools founder, Countess Tolstoi aiding literary work, Shreveport clerk of the police court, Mrs Durringer equal pay, Miss Balfour handling Arthur Balfour's affairs, Miss Ella Greendyke’s Sierra Leone mission reconstruction, Edith and Ethel Long twin rifleists, and Mme Ceraski of Moscow Observatory contributing astronomy data with new Algol discoveries.
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Ireland
Lucretia Hale
Boston
Shreveport
Durringer
Balfour
Arthur J. Balfour
House of Commons
Ella Greendyke
Indiana
Sierra Leone
Miss Greendyke
Africa
Edith
Ethel Long
Lafayette
Ind
Mme, Ceraski
Moscow Observatory
Fashion notes from a period wardrobe update
The article describes new dress details including wide flounces on frocks, bright green no longer in vogue, plain velvet for street wear, tailor made suits with topcoats, narrow ribbon and lace boleros, giorine frocks in frosted gauze and embroidered tulle gowns. It notes long fur muffs with two tail rows, reversible satin hats, hand beaten gold jewelry, Watteau back boleros, flattering belted coleras, covert cloth jackets with capes, and a bold blue yellow silver color mix on a pale blue satin frock with yellow chiffon accents.
Imitation of Speech by a Patient Infant Learner
A quoted fragment from Edwin L. Sabin discusses a baby’s early language confusion and humorous mispronunciations. It describes a child surrounded by relatives and noises as he learns to form words. The piece notes the child’s letters learned from cans of patent baby food and reflects on language acquisition.
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Poe
Edwin L. Sabin
Humor of the Day hoax jokes and banter in press quotes
A collage of jokes and witticisms from various papers on topics from hoaxes and rates of exchange to marriage, love and manners. The snippet ends with a quip about insomnia and a night watchman.
Legend of the Violin From an Ancient Tale
An ancient legend recounts Orpheus finding a seashell on ice, its dried sinews stretched across the shell forming strings. The wind plucked them, producing music that inspired him to craft the violin shell and seek the muse Euridice as his bride.
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Orpheus
Apollo
Calliope
Linos
Eurydice
King of Thieves Returns Watch and Pocketbook to Magistrate
Paris Figaro reports three suspects were arrested by police in Boulev by the Sainte Avaye quarter. Alfred Desobry known as the king of thieves was interrogated by M. Sim an. After the magistrate’s dinner he found his watch and pocketbook missing. Desobry later offered to return them, claiming he stole to prove his title was undeserved.
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King of Thieves
Paris
Figaro
Commissariat
Sainte Avaye
Alfred Desobry
M. Sim An
Ife
Desobry
Monsieur
Loudou
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