Women’s World Notes Highlight Education and Suffrage Progress
Mrs C L Carrigan edits temperance in Blair Nebraska and the Blair Republican notes. A Galya school valedictorian is a bright colored girl. Ten local young ladies head west to homestead. Manford’s Magazine continues under Mrs H B Manford after her husband’s death. Henry Republican praises the Woman’s World department. Miss Mary E Bird from Carlton College screens time at a Minnesota expo. Sarah B Raymond is the first U S woman to be appointed city school superintendent. Vancouver women plan a Woman’s Celebration on the Fourth of July to mark voting rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary E. Bird
Carton College
Northfield
Minnesota
Sarah B. Raymond
U. S
Bloomington
Vancouver
Washington Territory
Hattie Grover
Signal
Yakima
Washington
Ter
Yakima Co
Woman’s Tribune
Women in Every Sphere Esteemed and Enduring Legacies
A gathered slice shows voices praising women’s roles and capabilities from Miss Hattie Grover’s pioneering printing in Yakima to Margaret Sangster’s prolific poetry. It notes 1880 prison demographics, WCTU events in Amboy, and a critique of gender bias in voting and preaching, ending with a toast about balancing joys and burdens.
The Model Wife and Modern American Men
The piece contrasts the ideal of a model wife with the reality of married life, praising devoted wives while noting their scarcity. It links female virtue to health, outdoor activity, and social progress, citing physicians on women’s health and noting boys and girls adopting open air sports like croquet and lawn tennis.
Progressive American Girls Strength and Health Outlook
A Demorest's Monthly May excerpt notes women are stronger and smarter than mothers, engaging in charity work and society life. It urges better diets focusing on muscle and nerve development, criticizing cake and candy. Fathers and mothers are viewed as passing on stronger traits to the next generation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest
City Risks for Country Girls Seekers of Fortune
A country girl arrives in New York in September with little money and moves to Jersey City ferry. She answers a Young Ladies ad and works in a large collar factory earning 25c daily, minus 5c for thread. She leaves in disgust, aided by a police officer, and warns others how cities trap workers with low pay and poor living conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jersey City
Desbrosses Street
Senator Voorhees Praises St Jacob's Oil Relief
The Indiana senator Daniel W. Voorhees certifies that rheumatism in the back found instantaneous relief with St Jacob's Oil calling it a remarkable remedy. He endorses the product as effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Indiana
Daniel W. Voorhees
Wisdom on wealth and thrift urged in old prose
An old moral maxim extols careful spending over reckless waste, urging hard work while young to secure rest in old age. The piece contrasts prudent budgeting with reliance on back and board and promotes saving through simple living. Also highlights Hood's Sarsaparilla claims of purifying blood boosting strength and digestion. A local bridge update notes a 78 foot truss bridge over Sandy pike and a 112 foot trestle, both built on piling and ready for use once approaches are graded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willgalyars
Sandy
Johnson Pike
A Fasting Girl In Cincinnati Dies After Long Fast
A 16 year old Cincinnati girl died after a 52 day fast. The text attributes illness to paralysis-like debilitation preventing nourishment. It praises Brown's Iron Bitters as a superior tonic for digestion and appetite and quotes Mr J E Freeberg of Pomeroy Iowa claiming cure from dyspepsia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Brown
J. E. Freeberg
Pomeroy
Towa
Memorial for S. C. Brearly Given by Idaho Court
S C Brearly formerly of this city died in Idaho a couple weeks ago and was interred at Greenwood cemetery Ne Y. He served as Assistant Attorney General of the United States and at death was a member of Idaho territorial legislature. He was a lawyer by profession and noted for his attainments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Brearly
Idaho
Greenwood Cemetery
Capt Brearly
United States
Carelessness Cited as Cause of Ills in Coldwater Man
Stephen W. Reynolds of Coldwater Michigan blames carelessness for a severe bout of colic. He credits Mischiet s Herb Bitters with a two hour cure describing the remedy as a dependable aid for colic cramps pain in the stomach and kidney and liver disorders when used as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen W. Reynolds
Coldwater
Mich
Mischiet
Illinois secretary plants 1.2 million Potomac shad in rivers
8S. P. Bartlett, secretary of the Illinois Fish Commission, completes distribution of Potomac shad in the Illinois, Rock and Kankakee rivers. A total of 1,200,000 fry were released with Illinois River stockings including Peoria Lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. Bartlett
Illinois Fish Commission
Illinois, Rock
Kankakee
Illinois River
Peoria Lake
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V. Becker
Becker
Henry
Geo. Ball
Geo
Ball
A. L. Hupp
Street, Menry, Ill
Rode & Ribhm
Ad. Rohde
Rea Stenway & Sons
Chas
Rilehm
Jett
Peoriasill
C. L. Carrigan
The
Blair
Nieb
Re‘publican
Galya Schools
Humboldt
Manford
the Universalist Monthly
H. B. Manford
Woman's World” Department
Henry Republican
Princeville Telephone
Earth
Heaven
Margaret E. Sangster
WC. T. U
Amboy
M. E. Church
G. Pringle
Whiteside County
Louise
Senate
Church
Hood
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