Women of achievement and enterprise across the states
A roundup highlights Elizabeth Dickinson in Hartford, Topeka florists, Cambridge publisher Hannah Bryan, Potter county schools head Emma Nichols, and Paris medical examiner Mlle Benoit. It recounts Emily Smith’s long study at Leipzig, debates women in academia, and profiles Michigan and Nebraska women forging careers from farming to publishing and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Emma Nichols
Potter County
Dakota
M’lle Benoit
Paris
Emily Smith
Peoria
University of Leipsic
Germany
Mies Smith
Michigan
Battle Creek
A Good Work for Women at St Josephs Home Jersey City
Sister Mary Frances Clare leads St Josephs Home in Jersey City founded to protect and train young and emigrant women. The facility offers housing, meals, housekeeping training, and work opportunities with freedom and moral guidance, welcoming visitors and providing employment assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Joseph's Home
Jersey City
Mary Frances Clare
Nottingham
Great Grimsby
Eng
Orange Mountains
Joséph
No. 78
Grand Street
New York
Domestic Help Homes Operated by Sisters at Castle Garden
The Sisters establish homes for needful women in distress including those seeking or leaving domestic service. Homes will assist unemployed or health-challenged women, with modest maintenance fees. A contact will meet arrivals at Castle Garden, as four convents coordinate the effort under Rev Mother Frances Clare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ars
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Castle Garden
Frances Clare
Woman's Journal
Cure for Sick Headache Drug Ad
Proof of Dr Gunn's Liver Pill curing sick headache offered via free trial package from Dr Powell's. One dose per trial box. Regular boxes priced at 25 cents.
Corks How They Are Made and What Uses the Refuse Has
A Pittsburgh cork merchant details the cork industry from bark supply in Spain and Portugal to American processing. He notes machine cut corks fit bottles better, tariff effects, and widespread reuse of cork waste in packing and decorative work. He also cites 600 stock sizes, granulated bark as sound and heat insulator, and diverse uses from picture frames to refrigerator cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fatherland
Germany
Pittsburgh
Spain
Portugal
Palace
Rhine
America
Paris
New York
United States
Bauerley
Chicago
Michigan
Cincinnati
Chicago Herald
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Tlinois
Mattar
Clara A. Stephens
Elizabeth Dickinson
Hartford, Conn
Bristol Sisters
Topeka, Kansas
Hannah M. Bryan
Local Reporter
Cambridge
Agnes Leonard Hill
Chaffee County Times
Buena Vista
Colorado
Udall
Cowley County
Kansas
Philadelphia
Boston /Globe
Thiess
Atlantic Monthly
Boston
Lothrop
Ann fAiver
Nebraska
Bhobara
Chicago News
Shiloh
Road Commissioners
C. & G. Cooper &Co
Steve Wood
Bottec
D. L. Travis
Bownock
Lake St
Matiam
Hi Fan
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Athlophoros CO
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Harper's Weekly
Harper'’S Weekly
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Boston ‘Lraveller. Ae
Boston Advert
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McDonnell Bros
Morocco
Harper’s Weekly
Harper's
Dearborn
R. EH
HILLS
Edwards Street
J. M. Songer
Forest City Insurance Co
Ekford
Lowa Futual Benefit Association
Toledo
Peoria Mutual Benevolent Association
Ehamy
Kaprau
East Park Row
Illinor
Eel
Woulog
Townes CO
Marshall
Hear
P. Mn
Henry City Bridge
Odlock
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Mill
Henry Good
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Deacon Hill
J&b. Gollitt
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