Frivolous Women and the Coaching Age in Chicago
A discussion in a Chicago Times-Herald column reviews how women increasingly hire public-speaking coaches like Mrs Milward Adams to polish platform manner and delivery. It contrasts past self-reliance with today’s coached precision, noting that well-delivered speeches require voice training, breathing and posture, with a preference to minimize paper reading while preserving lively, period-appropriate tone. The piece closes by condemning frivolous women as a societal nuisance, citing literary references and moral contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milward Adams
Chicago
Mira
Adams
Frediuently
Bargain Counter Tales and Silk Talk in Old Press
The piece blends a New York World anecdote on bargain counters with a New York Sun column on silk culture in Utah and a reflection on mistresses and maids. It notes shoppers clamoring for cheap green ribbon, the footwalkers guiding purchases, and tensions over quantity, then shifts to Utah women raising silkworms amid imports, and ends with advice on treating maids with dignity and interview manners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boreath
Manin
Womien
Venus
New, York World
Utah
Australia
China
Japan
Italy
Lombardy
New York Sun
Eighteenth Century Women and Modern Domestic Tips
A collage of observations on women scholars in the eighteenth century and domestic advice. It covers attitudes toward educated women, anecdotes about notable figures, and practical tips on kitchen towels, nails care, table linen mending, and cleanliness, concluding with household quips and minor manners notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret
Electric Nut Trick in a Nutshell for Kids
A children's column explains a party trick with an English walnut. By pressing the nut, the shell opens slightly and the skin of the finger catches, making the nut cling as if by electric force. The effect is due to elasticity, not electricity, and can fool friends who lack the concept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Nedes
Cairo
Palermo
St. Mark's
Venice
Lambert Hania
Balenga
Marneffo
Quida
Japan
Cincinnati
Tribune
Auntie
Tee
Devoe
Hungry Elephant Disrupts Philadelphia Exhibit
An elephant tied to a post at the Philadelphia Export Exposition attracted a crowd as hunger rose. A kitchen window tap was ignored until pots and pans flew, chasing the cook from the back door with apples. The scene ended with the elephant calming after a loud, unexpected summons.
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Bumian
Chechet
Philadelphia
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Moore
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Elizabeth Carter
Montague
Somerville
Oldicks
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Joose
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James
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Ellie
Mills County
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