Timely Topics on Marriage and Education Reform
A collection of witty reflections on social norms and the role of education for women. It cites Roosevelt and Rockefeller, argues that educated women influence homes and schools, discusses the nature of marriage beyond state ceremony, and praises Dr. Minot Savage’s view that love, not law, sanctifies marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot
University of New York
Lfe
Minot J. Savage
New York
Savage
Justice of the Peace
Dr. Savage
Mother in the Wedding Gown Portrait
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt recalls a mother in her wedding gown with flawless features and flowing hair. The speaker imagines her father’s proud gaze and the enduring sorrow behind her smile while contrasting it with a later, sweeter smile from another loved one.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Jail Cut Out of Rock in Santa Rosalia Prison
An illustration depicts a rock carved prison in Santa Rosalia Lower California. Guards are iron bars and inmates lack trial presence with conviction aided by absence of legal process. Food comes from visitors and water from an outside cask, making it harsher than typical American prisons. A remark notes a man killed by kindness remains hearsay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Rosalia
Lower
California
America
Best of the Lot Thurlows Market Day Charm
On a bright June morning Angela Thurlow known as the best of the lot helps at the family market stall. She and Rita sell poultry vegetables eggs and roses to locals and visitors including two strangers from a carriage who show interest in Angela. The scene captures village life and budding attention from outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurlows
Jan
Angela
Rita
Jove
Maude
Phe
Geoff
Mrs. Radley
Amateur Photography Tips on Printing and Development
Practical instructions cover blue print toning with caustic soda and tannic acid to brown tones, plus developing weak negatives with hydroquinone and prussiate solutions. Advice warns amateurs about overly broad outdoor views and suggests focusing on small, quality scenery like reflections in streams for better results.
Reported Apparition in Morne Rouge Church During Mount Pelee Eruption
A Morne Rouge church near St Pierre reported miraculous apparitions as Mount Pelee’s eruption sent 522 conventual sisters and 500 others praying for protection. Catholic authorities began an investigation while witnesses described visions and escaped to St Lucia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinique
Pierre
Morne Rouge
Mount Pelee
St. Pierre
T. Lucie
Cheplain
United
Morne
Angela and Geoffrey Lawler in Market Romance
In September Angela charms a handsome soldier Geoffrey Lawler at the market stall run by Mrs. Radley. Rita and Tom Thurlow observe the budding connection as Lawler recognizes Angela later when he meets her again. Fate seems to unite them for a lasting bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geoffrey Lawler
Angela
New York News
Fatal to the Eyesight in Venice Glass Industry
The article notes many workers in the Venetian glass trade lose eyesight between ages 40 and 60 due to furnace heat and glare, often becoming blind quickly. It adds a curious remark that women are naturally tender hearted and never deliberately harm mice.
Philadelphia Plans Restoration of Congress Hall
Philadelphia aims to spend eighty thousand dollars to restore Congress Hall at 6th and Chestnut as a municipal project. The red brick hall measures about seven by thirty feet with a damaged floor and decayed pillars, recalling its role as the original Congress and site of Washington and Adams inaugurations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Atess
Bureau of City Property
6Th
Chestnut
Philadelphie Edence Congress
Capitol
Congress Hall
Washington
John Adams
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Jess
Tunis
Helen Gould
Roosevelt
Dixie
United States
Vassar College
John D. Rockefeller
Norway
Ad Vances
Mother
Bock
Malter Photography
Ladysmith
Tom
Thurlow
Lawler
Captain Lawler
Bing
Tom Thurlow
Old Congress
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