Women iNew s Notes and Fashion Observations
A collage of women related notes features Lady Dufferin in India cited for her influence, a Belfast public remark on India, shoplifting fears shaping bag use, jewelry trends from London, and fashion commentary praising the New York look. It highlights a Chicago suburb servant club proposal and party frock ideas for children, plus a note on Tim Fogel Mickley of the D A R and the push for higher research salaries.
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Lady Dufferin
India
Lord Dufferin
Belfast
Timnle Fogel Mickley
Miss Mickley
Extraya
Women dentists gain ground in the United States
A New York Press piece argues women have special aptitude for dentistry and cites early pioneers. It notes the first woman to study dentistry faced diploma barriers, lists Miss Mairsel and Mme Hirschfield as early graduates, and states there are about 500 women dentists today paid equally to men. The article emphasizes education, tact, patience, and nerve as key to success.
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Germany
Sweden
Russia
University of Maryland
Mairsel
Ohio Dental Colleges
Mme. Hirschfield
Pennsylvania Dental College
Berlin
United States
New York Tribune
Notable Public Echoes From An Eccentric Era
A collection of brief notes mentions Dickens’s granddaughter wedding a London lawyer, Mrs. Margaret Sangster’s view on housekeeping skill, Queen Alexandra’s fishing hobby, Count Pulaski’s death at Savannah, Boston’s poll on literary greatness, Mary Baker Eddy’s standing, Susan Hollowell’s resignation, Mrs. M. A. Crosley’s world tour, Hetty Green’s city visit denial, and the Sibley estate reverting to the Massachusetts Historical Society with a fireproof building named for the testator.
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Charles Dickens
London
Margaret Sangster
Queen Alexandra
Duchess of Fife
Count Pulaski
Savannah
Hayward Lynch
Boston
Mary Baker Eddy
Susan M. Hollowell
Wellesley College
M. A. Crosley
Indianapolis
Ind
Atlantic Ocean
Hetty Green
Collins
Green
America
Charlotte A. Sibley
John Sibley
Harvard University
Massachusetts
Fashion Notes On Summer Accessories In An English Style
An English fad reaching America includes suede gloves and sandals. A gold or oxidized silver belt buckle features water lilies with a dolphin. Kult shoulder shawls form an umbrella cape and serve as summer wear. Black complexion veils, blue hints, and white lace collars with black chiffon trim update waists. Pocketbooks often have jet or black metal chains. New leaf shaped boas in sk ork chiffon and imitation cameo brooches rise in popularity. A black sash ribbon with gauze centre completes the look.
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America
Breakfast Beverage: Hot Water with Lemon for Breakfast
A substitute for coffee highly recommended by those who try it is hot water flavored with lemon juice and lightly sweetened. It is said that the average person needs about a week to become accustomed to this as a breakfast beverage.
Various global notes on science and industry developments
An English inventor discusses a process to treat China grass in India and the Straits Settlements for textile use. In California a deep oil drilling operation spouted hot water and steam, suggesting volcanic activity. Siberian dairies face peasant unrest while beekeeping expands, with an estimated $20 million annual apiculture value and research into bee diseases. The USDA promotes pistache and guava plantings for future introductions, and a Harvard observe notes twilight duration in the tropics, detailing post sunset visibility.
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China
India
Straits Settlements
Colorado Desert
California
Railway and Engineering Review
Save the Yolks For Fresh Egg Yolks Long-Lasting Use
To preserve yolks after separation from whites, drop them into water to keep freshness for days. This method helps yolks remain usable for mayonnaise, sauces for cold dishes, and other yolk only recipes.
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8. T. Rover
Ladies’ Home Journal
Blancmange and Roasted Turkey Cooking Tips
Mrs. S. T. Rover offers practical kitchen notes from Ladies' Home Journal. Blancmange uses Irish moss soaked, rinsed, simmered in milk, pressed, then flavored with saccharine and vanilla and set in moulds. Another feature promotes roasting turkey breast down for juicier meat and easier balance, with similar success in chicken and goose.
Rints for the housewife and household tips era
Household advice covers tableware care steam cooking and food prep tips. Steam custard and turnips with cayenne water damp-proof piano with lime, six egg whites salt for sprains, gas globe cleaning, gentle boiling, wooden bowls for glassware, and a leg of mutton holder with horn handles and nickel fittings.
Telling Age of Coins by Their Ring
A cashier in a cafe bets he can tell the coin’s decade from its ring. A silver half dollar shows the 1802 date, and the teller correctly identifies it as minted in the 60s. He boasts he has rare accuracy, claiming one mistake in fifty.
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Iis
Union Gamble: Chicago Tribune Quote Sparks Debate
A quoted exclamation from the Chicago Tribune notes a playful exchange on friendship. The line “Who’s his friend now?” followed by the collective “7” suggests a light, anecdotal moment reflecting social dynamics.
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Chicago Tribune
Jumble of quotes and witticisms from 19th century papers
A collage of short quips and spoof dialogues from various newspapers. Jests touch on romance, manners, science, and social observations, with sample exchanges about love being color blind, a baby with whooping cough, and a wealthy collector admiring a painting that resembles a haystack.
Word Mistakes of Childhood and Misheard Phrases
A humorous reflection on how children mishear common phrases about religion and daily life. It recounts a city lawyer who once believed a word pard-narsens existed after overhearing grace. He also misinterpreted phrases like Pardon our sins and What Mary Seeve during prayers and meals.
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Mary Seeve
A Far Reaching Lighthouse at Cape Hatteras
A new warning beam thirteen inches wide and eight thousand candle power is fitted to Diamond Shoal Light ship No 71 off Cape Hatteras. The searelight will be visible about forty miles, surpassing standard beacon lights by twenty two miles. The rotating beam ensures constant distinguishability. If successful, Sandy Hook Fire Island and Nantucket Shoals may receive similar electrical apparatus.
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Cape Hatteras
Diamond Shoal
Sandy Hook
Fire Island
Nantucket Shoals
Watering House Plants for Careful Hydration
Water plants in the morning once is usually sufficient. Use water around eighty degrees and apply only to the surface. Ensure perfect drainage at the pot bottom to avoid standing water, which harms roots.
Onion smut and strawberry culture in old farm notes
Onion smut attacks onions grown on the same land, with the organism living in soil and spread on bulbs. Remedies include deep plowing and rotation. avoid transferring the fungus by planting in clean soil and starting indoors. Strawberry culture requires suitable soil, hardy varieties, deep plowing, and careful care, including mulching and row spacing. Ada Sterling and C. G. Bassett discuss garden seat design and winter vegetable preservation in periodical columns.
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C. G. Bassett
Barrel cellar substitute for keeping vegetables fresh
The Philadelphia Record notes a barrel buried in soil as the best cellar substitute. On frosty days it is covered with straw and used to store vegetables, claiming produce stays as fresh as in a traditional cellar. The passage adds a quirky line about counting fingers and misnaming the little finger.
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Philadelphia
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Harper's Bazar
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