Woman's World Outlook and Notable Figures
The Pope may honor Miss Caldwell of Virginia with a Catholic university fund gift of $800,000 in New York. Miss Louisa West memorized the New Testament in six weeks at 15, while keeping house duties in Georgetown Kentucky. Mrs Ann Milburn of Jacksonville Michigan died aged 87 after 50 years there, mother of the famed preacher William H. Milburn. Madame Loyson denounces tobacco in Paris as undermining conscience, Nihilism in Russia, and depopulation in France. Constance Edgar, Jerome Bonaparte’s daughter, plans to take the veil after a Washington society stir, abandoning an extended European trip. Four Jackson sisters rise in letters with Mrs Helen Gougar, Mrs L J Lamphere, Mrs Henrietta Cosgrove, and Miss Edna C Jackson contributing notable works and plans for books and art education.
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Louisa West
Georgetown
Ken
Ann Milburn
Jacksonville
William H. Milburn
Europe
America
Constance Edgar
Jerome Bonaparte
Washington
Newport
Jackson
Helen M. Gougar
Lafayette
Ind
L. J. Lamphere
Des Moines
Iowa
Henrietta Cosgrove
Edna C. Jackson
Our Herald
Ten Year Old Girl Uplifts Waste Leaves Into Silk Trade
Genevieve A. Farwell of Arlington Heights Illinois describes raising four crops of silkworms in two years. This summer she harvested a silk crop worth 523 dollars with help from her family, using leaves from an osage hedge. She invites others to write for full printed directions to raise silkworms.
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Papa
Mamma
Jay
A Sensible Schoolma'am Reveals Frugal Success
Miss Mattie Worley of Greenwood county, Kansas, earned enough from teaching to buy 160 acres, broke 80, sowed 10, and, after selling stock to pay, is debt free and teaching for 40 dollars monthly. At 20, she lived simply in calico outfits, declined summer silks, and valued practical thrift over display, proving sound judgment.
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Lincoln
Neb
Mattie Worley
Greenwood County
Kan
Inaugural Ball Attire Described For Olive Oglesby
Miss Olive, daughter of Governor-elect Oglesby, plans a pale canary satin ball gown with duchess satin panels, velvet roses, and a heart-shaped corsage. Her street toilet features moss green velvet with deep cream panels, a Queen Anne puff corsage, and a velvet cloak trimmed with fringe and crimson quilted satin.
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Olive
Oglesby
Miss Nolan
St. Louis
A Valuable Lace and a Widow's Plight in New York
A rare Point d Ajencon lace dress with a tragic bridal history seeks a buyer in New York as poverty tightens its late owner’s grip. The article weaves family ruin and ritual value with notes on temperance movements and a Willard birthday tribute.
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New York
Baltimore
A Pretty Woman's Experiment and Asian Patriarchal Life
The article sketches patriarchal tasks of Kirghese and other Asian and African women, from cooking and weaving to tending children, noting caste-like duties and ancient gender roles across regions. It also recounts a New York letter about a woman's streetcar experiment in male gaze, demonstrating social dynamics of attraction and protection.
Mucklien Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Healing
An advertisement touts Mucklien Arnica Salve as the best treatment for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with a money back guarantee and a price of 2 cents per box sold by Dr Powers.
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Mucklien
Powe Folr
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