German Woman Advancing in Night School Roles
Miss Marie MacNaughton of Washington receives the diploma and insignia of Officier d Academy from the French Department of Public Instruction for promoting French language and literature and aiding the Paris treaty with the United States and Spain. Dr Elizabeth Athman becomes the first German woman elected to a night school position, bringing sociological study and leadership to the class she teaches as Germans widen women’s professional avenues beyond teaching.
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Marie MacNaughton
Washington
Officier d’ Academy
Departent of Public Instruction
France
United States
Spain
Elizabeth Athman
Prize verses for women’s vote spark wry humor in Chicago
Mrs. L. B. Bishop of Chicago offered a $100 prize for readings favoring votes for women. Some entries are amusing and ribald, including a poem chiding male voters for shouldering all care while women promise to be helpers and the s of mayor.
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L. B. Bishop
Chicago
SAYS POOR MAN MAY MARRY
Miss Mary McDowell of Chicago rails at a judge who says a man on six dollars a week cannot marry She argues many with small salaries marry and should not be barred She notes many American women wed European paupers for titles Fathers pay large incomes for titles and the laboring men fund it A burned cat does not fear the fire.
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Mary McDowell
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Anna Gould
Scott County
Boston Journal
Mrs Beveridge Noted Washington Hostess of Indiana Senator
Mrs Albret J Beveridge wife of the Indiana senator is described as one of the brightest and most entertaining Washington ladies and also among the most sensible of the younger matrons in social circles.
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Albret J. Beveridge
Indiana
Washington
Notable Lords and American Ancestry Compared
Mrs. Snowden argues that many House of Lords members lack distinguished pedigrees. She notes numerous lords were created since 1881, while Americans tracing lineage often reach only 1776. The comparison highlights modern titles versus longer American roots.
Teachers Triumph Over Gag Rule in Board Vote
New York teacher Miss Grace Strachan led the fight for equal pay for women teachers as the Board of Education rejected a gag rule. A board member questioned restricting teacher voices and the by law failed to pass, allowing teachers to speak on politics.
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Grace Strachan
New York
Board of Education
Ready replies in telegram wit from Lady Churchill and Shaw
Bernard Shaw replied to an invitation note with Certainly not what have I done to provoke such an attack upon my well known habits Lady Randolph Churchill answered Know nothing of your habits hope they are not as bad as your manners The exchange appeared in telegrams reflecting sharp humor and social satire.
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Lady Randolph Churchill
Bernard Shaw
Lady Churchill
Hasen Pfeffer Rabbit Dish From Old Recipe
A compact traditional recipe explains making Hasen Pfeffer by curing rabbit meat in vinegar water with onion salt pepper clover and bay leaves for two days. After browning in butter the meat is returned to its pickling sauce then served with a final addition of thick sour cream stirred in.
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Hasen Pfeffer
Fried Fritters Recipe Note with Measurements
A compact recipe excerpt lists ingredients for fritters: two eggs, four quarts of milk, two cups flour, salt to taste, fourteen teaspoon baking powder, and frying in hot lard. This reads like a period cooking note detailing batter preparation and frying method.
Lady Auckland Critiques American Dress In New York Visit
English visitor Lady Auckland arrives in the United States to enroll her son in school and spends six weeks observing American women. She praises American science schools but condemns dress, noting English women attend horse shows for the horses themselves, not social display, while American women often dress for appearances.
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Lady Auckland
U.S
England
America
New York
United States
Desertion of husband ties divorce to Holy Jumpers
Clarendon Arkansas December 10 a chancery court decree grants a deserted husband a divorce after Mrs S H MeBride Jr joined the Holy Jumpers sect. The couple’s split followed her immersion in the sect’s teachings and departure with the group to Colorado leaving behind a ruptured family.
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Clarendon
Ark
S. H. Mebride, Jr
Chancery Court
A Woman's Worth and Wisdom Across Time
A fragment discusses gender, wit, and virtue emphasizing not judging women by appearance. It argues women can be humble, faithful, and steadfast, despite chaos and failed marriages. It reflects on faith, wisdom, and the harmful idea that women are fickle, urging respect for women's inner strength.
Crafting a Skirt Facing to Mask Uneven Edging
A tip notes placing a slightly contrasting skirt facing at the front camouflages uneven edges. The method hides mismatches in visible areas while preserving overall garment appearance.
Butter Scotch Pie Recipe Card
Four pounds dark brown sugar one half pound butter three cups sweet milk six eggs five tablespoons flour one tablespoon cornstarch one teaspoon vanilla. Boil milk sugar and butter until thick like molasses. Cool slightly, mix in lightly beaten egg yolks with flour and cornstarch, return to stove and thicken. Add vanilla, beat egg whites, sweeten and cover. Fill baked crusts, bake until brown. Makes three pies.
Libbie Hacklemans Cookies Guide
Simple vintage recipe listing Libbie Hacklemans cookies with 1 egg 1 cup sugar 2 3 cups butter 4 tablespoonfuls milk 2 small teaspoons baking powder flavoring to taste Combine beat and bake in hot oven Double proportion if desired
A Mother's Threat Ends in Ocean Tragedy
A mother returning from England aboard a great ocean liner threatened to throw a child overboard if disturbances occurred. While she was away, her three children aged under eight faced a crying baby under six months. The sisters then pushed the infant through the porthole into the Atlantic, leading to a fatal outcome.
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England
Atlantic Ocean
Grim tale of lost baby and incised lessons in parenting
Excerpts recount the mother’s frantic act to quiet a child ending in a missing infant and a mother driven to insanity. The piece laments violence, questions who profits from such lessons, and echoes calls for stronger law enforcement as Tennessee faces waves of crime. It also includes a 1906 Missouri land deed notice and sheriff sale announcement for Allenville property in Cape Girardeau County to satisfy a note.
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Carmack
Tennessee
Chattanooga News
Henry Horman
Charles Horman
Lou Horman
Cape Girardeau County
Missouri
B. S. Schwab
Cape Girardeau
Allenville
Recorder of Deeds
Said
Bernhard Gockel
Court House
Jackson
Stockholders Meeting Planned for Schumer Springs Sanitorium Co
Notice announces a stockholders meeting in Jackson on Monday January 4 2009 at 9 am for the annual election of five directors and to consider other business. Signed by RK Henderson president and M H Lupkes secretary. Santa Claus notes Mc Combs Furniture Store overflow of gift items.
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Schumer Springs Sanitorium Company
Jackson
Flive
RK. T. Henderson
M. H. Lupkes
Santa Claus
McCombs
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Women’s Department and
Mrs Lillie Arm
Wife
Holy Jumpers
Bruening & Kerst
Ner D. G. Co
Bruening&Kerstnerd
Stockholders Meeting
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