American girl becomes heir to Rosa Bonheur’s favor
Miss Anna Klumpke of San Francisco rose from poverty in California to fame in Paris under Rosa Bonheur. The great painter mentored her, left nearly all her property to Klumpke, and helped launch a successful art career with a substantial income that enabled her to support her mother and sisters.
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To & Chateau
Fontainebleau
Anna Klumpke
California
Rosa Bonheur
Klumpke
Paris
St. ‘Bernard
Miss Klump&e
Miss Bonheur
Miss Klumpke
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San Francisco
Holland
Dikes
Photographers and Society Women in Early Colorful Portraits
Miss Johnston photographed Dewey upon his Manila return in Naples and works on kindergarten studies for a Paris 1900 exhibit. Miss Weil, a devotee of art, moved from painting to photography and produces artistic camera work. Mrs. W E Russell, wife of Massachusetts' governor, also shows notable dark-room photographs.
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Miss Johnston
Johnston
Dewey
Naples
Manila
Beaward and the Parcues Sail Away in Storms
Fragmented verse recounts seaward longing and peril at sea with storm, drowning danger, and prayers for return. Amid bleak imagery, the narrator pleads for homeward sight and gratitude for love, ending with a somber note from the Atlanta Constitution.
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Atlanta Constitution
Morals and gossip mix in playful editorial quips
The piece cites a disorderly exchange about mourning gowns and moral policing in newsrooms. It mentions editors from the sports and religious desks, a widow’s attire question, and a tangled line of marriages. A humorous aside notes a dinner bill due at Cutler’s.
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Detroit Journal
Recalled to Life by a Dying Novelist in London
Burton, a barrister and journalist, learns from Dr. Caffyn that he has only months to live. He contemplates his future as publishers announce a second edition of his novel, while a romantic bond with a young woman grows. A rector hints that Caffyn may misdiagnose deaths, adding tension to Burton’s final days in Devonshire Lane and his plan to write a new book, Ree called to life.
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Kite & Prabble
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London
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Devonshire Lane
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Milly
Ree
Indistinct Plaids Shape Heavy Cloth Skirts
Tailors craft reversible heavy fabric skirts with indistinct plaids suitable for informal outdoor wear. Choose a side for outward appearance and later flip to reveal the reverse. Skirts remain plain and uninterrupted in length without tunics, replacing the all black style of last winter.
How to Prepare Parsley from Fresh Leaves
Fresh parsley should be selected in tight green bunches. Blanch in boiling water, dry thoroughly, then chop finely with a sharp knife. For frying, dry the sprigs completely, fry in hot fat until crisp, and remove promptly to avoid browning.
German housewife solves quick cooling without ice
A German housewife proposes a method to cool custard fast without ice. Remove the hot pot, pour into a bowl, wrap with a cold water soaked cloth, and place in a draughty window. Evaporation cools the custard faster than using the icebox.
Aphorisms on Patience and Foolishness From Classical Voices
A string of aphorisms from Rousseau Horace Seneca Terence Martial Ovid Cicero and Beillon Beileau on patience money praise love folly and liberality. The quotes critique vanity generosity and the limits of perception with terse maxims from ancient thinkers.
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Rousseau
Horace
Seneca
Terence
Martial
Cicero
Beileau
Rochefou
Reflections of a Bachelor witty quips on fashion and dating
A New York Press column humorously notes how women speak to men in the same key as piano tunes and mocks Paris fashion as consumer bait for American shoppers. It also jokes that a long feathered hat can endanger a courting partner and critiques respect after walking with a hat.
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Paris
New York Press
Odd Masks Find New Shelf Use in Japanese Store
A inventive woman converts grotesque Japanese masks into a decorative edge display above a doorway. She selects about a dozen odd heads and arranges them along the shelf edge, creating a front row of grotesque chorus figures.
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Satan
Golf Dialect Highlights Women’s Championship in Philadelphia
Report notes Mrs Fox choosing the brassey for a key shot as the ball rolled to a poor lie. Miss Hoyt’s steady play failed on a late putt, allowing Mrs Fox to win a decisive hole after strong drives from the fifteenth tee. Commentary on dialect amid golf’s popularity.
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Philadelphia
Green Fall Fashion Notes and Shamrock Style
A note on wearing green this season highlights shamrock shade in hats and coats. The piece discusses green as nature’s color pairing with red or brown and mentions the shamrock girl with green leaves and tweed.
Fairy Flight In Moonless Night At Oaks
A lyrical note from the Pali Mall Gazette describes fairies seen under oaks in a night marked by stars and shadows. The verse traces their flight with lantern flies and chiming horns, ending with a dream of hearing them call in distant elfin halls and groves.
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Pali Mall
Surprising Statistics Show Growth in Women’s Careers
Government data chart sharp rises in women pursuing professions from architects and doctors to engineers and lawyers since 1870. Notable gains include dentists expanding to 417 and doctors to 6,882, with dramatic increases across writing, secretarial work, and accounting.
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United States
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Ad For Teething Relief
An old nurse advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. The product is claimed to soothe the child ease gums reduce pain cure wind colic and diarrhoea. It is offered at twenty five cents a bottle.
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Strength for Weak Youths
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for ill nourished bodies and weak stomachs. It claims improved digestion, blood, bone and muscle nutrition, and reports a Pensacola man's transformation after eight bottles. Pellets are also advertised as a remedy for biliousness.
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Pierce
D. Weller, Esq
Pensacola, Escambia Co
Fla
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Quape
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Dr. Pierce
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