Lillie Devereux Blake and the Suffrage Movement
The article profiles Lillie Devereux Blake, president of The New York Woman's Suffrage League, noting her southern birth, Yale education, and rise as a leading advocate for equal rights after personal hardship. It highlights her defection from exclusive gender norms and her steadfast campaign for property and municipal rights for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillie Devereux Blake
New York Woman's
U‘frage League
Stanton
Anthony
Blake
Widhood
New Haven
Yale
Lillie Devereux
The Disinherited Miss Acton Helps Escape Convict
In a dark library a disowned woman sheltering a convict asks for his plan and money. She opens a wall safe to give four hundred pounds, refusing his request to steal his father's funds, and contemplates seeking aid from an aunt while keeping quiet about outsiders in the hall.
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Miss Acton
Irving
Australia
Doctor Vane and the Prison Escape Idyll
In a St. Louis Star recount, Mildred Acton aids a theft escape in a country house. Dr. Vane, the elder Vane’s son, pursues the robber Irving with aid from Mildred and household staff. The episode resolves with Mildred’s rescue and a reconciliation between father and son, leading to marriage plans.
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Miss Acton
Mildred
Dr. Vane
Sing Sing
Vane
Irving
Varie
St. Louis Star
Young Portia Daisy Barbee Leads St Louis Bar
Miss Daisy Barbee succeeds Miss Phoebe Cozters as the city's only female attorney. Admitted to the bar a few years ago she has found civil court work predominant and avoids the criminal court if possible, having tried a few criminal cases.
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Daisy Barbee
Phoebe Cozters
St. Louis
Miss Barbee
The Fancy Handbag Trends In Pale Pastels
The article notes handbags dominating fashion with pastel colors in kid or velvet. It highlights two new shapes: a wide shallow design and a long square pocketlike form, both appealing in pale gray, green, or mauve.
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Shanes
Cravats in New Spring Styles with Slide Adornments
The article notes mousseline or chiffon cravats becoming essential for a smart spring costume. It highlights a new slide decoration that creates a scholar knot effect by widening at the top and threading the cravat ends through. Cut steel slides are recommended as the proper type.
Incomplete OCR Sparks Fragmented Health Advertisement
Fragmentary OCR text shows a single fact claim about Hood's medicine and a phrase about Sarsa pecite. The unreadable snippet hints at a cure claim but provides no coherent details or dates.
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Hood's
Phyllis Langhorne Captivates New York Society
Miss Phyllis Langhorne at nineteen captivates society pages as a prettiest southern girl in New York. Brothers and sisters include Mrs. Gibson and several Virginia belles. She rides to hounds on Meadow Brook, attends balls, cooks well, and charms many suitors with her equestrian grace and poise.
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Phyllis Langhorne
Charles Dana Gibson
New York
Langhorne
Richmond
Boston
Gibson
Virginia
Phyllis
South
Cesth
Will Nurse the British Miss Mary Lamberton Heads South Africa
Miss Mary Lamberton, a nurse tending sick soldiers at Camp Wickhoff on Long Island during the Spanish War, will depart for South Africa to aid the British army in the Boer conflict. She currently stays with a relative in Kroxbury, Massachusetts, and has roots in Nova Scotia with past residence in Boston and New York.
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Mary Lampeerton
Uncle Sem
Camp Wickhoff
Long Island
South Africa
Great Britain
Miss Lamberton
Kroxbury
Mass
Nova Scotia
Boston
New York
Dangerous woman causes fear on tram ride
A fragment from Detroit Journal and other papers shows a tense scene with an adventurous woman described as half shot and half powder, frightening Pietro and others as they avoid her in public. The piece includes quick dialogue hints and sensational phrasing reflecting early 20th century gossip columns.
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Pietro
Detroit Journal
A Cure for Nervousness in a Personal Rest Hour
A Harper’s Bazar writer suggests a daily hour of rest for weary women before luncheon. Lie with eyes closed, read, or sit and do nothing. initial restlessness gives way to lasting calm and well being. Self implemented rest can replace formal rest cures with steady effort and observable benefits.
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Harper's Bazar
Hersef
Ephemeral fiction of the last decade recalled
Ainslee's February issue notes how many popular books from the era such as The Heavenly Twins Ben Hur The Red Badge of Courage The Prisoner of Zenda Trilby Beside the Bermy Briar Bush Quo Vadis King Neanett and Hugo Wynne once drew mass vogue but are now largely forgotten as merely entertaining works that served their time.
Doan’s Kidney Pills Endorsement Ad
Indianapolis resident praises Doan’s Kidney Pills for relieving years of backache and kidney irregularities. Mrs. William Reid reports relief after using the product from Henry J. Huder's drug store and urges others to use Doan's, 50 cents at dealers nationwide. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is the sole U.S. agent.
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Doan
Henry J. Huder
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Alice and Maud
A poetic note from the St. Louis Dispatch contrasts two women named Alice and Maud. The speaker admires Alice for blue eyes and grace while Maud is browner and carefree. The poem ends with heartbreak as the narrator was jilted by both.
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Alice
Maud
St. Louis Dispatch
Miss Gertrude Homan Marries Edwin Thanhauser
Miss Gertrude Homan aged twenty elopes with Edwin Thanhauser in a terse Mississippi notice. The fragment notes a marriage event and lists only these two individuals with scant context.
Pointed Paragraphs On Love And Vanity From Chicago News
A playful Chicago News piece offers wry maxims on love, modesty, and appearance. It notes unrequited love as heartache, men facing social pressures after success, and a tailor reshaping custom. It ends with a quip on cosmetics and inner calm as beauty’s foundation.
Notice to Seventh Ward Voters of Marion County License Request
The catecriber gives notice to Seventh ward voters in Center township Marion county Indiana that he will apply at the Marion county Board of Commissioners March term 1900 for a license to sell intoxicating malt and spurious liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premise drinking privilege at No 721 Massachusetts Ave Indianapolis in a front room on the northwest of a two story brick building part of Goldsberry Subdivision lots 46 and 42.
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Seventh Ward
Center Township
Marion County
Board of Commissioners
State of Indian
Massachusetts Avenue
Goldsberry
Massachusetts
Indianapolis
Buckles and Dress Accessories Show Styles
The article notes buckles with prominent plates returning as a top fashion for bodices and as trim for Lat or seque outfits. It highlights exclusive artisanal designs that are high priced, with more affordable options available in department stores. Less costly, dull toned gliding designs are also displayed, suitable for decorative touches on waists and outfits.
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Shopa
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Tilinsis Street
George MacDonald
Moses’ Optical CO
Pennsylvania St
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Usiness Universit
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N. Meridian
Dean
William Reid
Neys
Alice and Maud
Gertrude
Frances Homan
Edwi Thanhauser
Chicago News
Pehaa
Indiana National Bank
S. W. Car
Delaware
Ohio
Rooss
W.B. Fletcher
North Sabamak
Vonnegues
Vonnegut Hardware
Washington Et
Hudson Street
Chas
F.woelz
D.D
Apolis
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