National Congress of Mothers Planned in Washington
A plan for a national congress of mothers to influence affairs in the capital is taking shape. Mrs Theodore W W Birney, wife of the assistant district attorney, emerged as originator after presenting the idea at women’s meetings in Chautauqua in 1895. The movement, backed by matrons from across the country, aims to foster maternal influence in public life.
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Washington
Ibly City
Theodore Www. Birney
Astorany
Womtn
Chautauqua
Birney
Washington notables rally for motherhood in politics
Washington residents including Mrs. Hearst and Elia Birney lead a congress protesting spinster activism. Notables such as Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Carlisle, and Dr. Harris join a broad panel criticizing mothers pursuing public careers as undermining traditional roles. A Birthdays of Melancthon observed in New York with Lutherans marking the 400th anniversary and calls for a Melanchthon museum.
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Mother's Congress
Birney Stams
Phebe Hearst
W. W. King
Wemy
Susan B. Anthony
Miss Peanes B. Willard
Public endorsement debates child guidance idea
Qai B Stevenson wife of the vice president endorsed Mrs Birner's plan but punctured it by arguing that children need a mother's daily influence and expressing hope to radiate this belief as the greatest work in saving children.
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Qai B. Stevenson
WOCKRAN OFF FOR EUROPE
Bourke Cock won a conference in New York on February 14 and prepared to sail for Europe to conduct business abroad. The report notes he is heading overseas for outside dealings following the meeting.
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New York
Bourke Cockwon
Europe
Sugar probe rumor denied in stated interview
A cited quote indicates a denial of rumors about a long and secret interview with Mr. Hamne regarding the sugar trust. The speaker rejects tying their statements to alleged discussions and emphasizes the rumor’s inaccuracy.
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Hamne
Popular Expressions From Ancient Times On Idioms And Customs
A colonial era note explains how phrases like belt that to marines and as deaf as an adder reflect old customs. It cites Rome Venice and Tudor England, ties to St Augustine, a Neerary society in 1400s Venice, Dick’s hometown origin, and the ritual of walking on hot coals to test guilt or innocence.
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Rome
St. Augustay
Venice
Tuchard Cromwell
Oliver
Rial
Are
Truthful Child Box Answers Grandmother Question
A humorous cartoon caption features a truthful child named Willy who tells his grandmother he has had all the planet he wants. The exchange plays on a pun about appetite and a box that claims to answer honestly. The brief gag reflects a light historic humor tone from early 20th century comic panels.
One Excuse Gone in Prosperity Gossip
Fragmentary quote shows a speaker frustrated by press attention and seeking a convincing excuse for rent payment this month. The lines suggest tension with a landlord over finances amid public scrutiny and a desire to avoid trouble. The context resembles a satirical or candid newspaper share of daily woes.
No Such Man Defies Search Through Crowded Town
A fragmented verse notes no such man exists within the crowded town or fertile fields. The speaker asserts that no matter where one searches or where their store lies beside rippling waters, the sought men remain defied and unseen, a mystery within the lines.
The Charleston Duelling Gentleman Murderer Tale
A Southern narrator recounts antebellum Charleston life and a notorious duel. Sullivan, a polished yet deadly figure, kills in cold blood over a social dispute, avoids punishment, and becomes a celebrated but contentious man whose end comes without remorse as he lives in solitary, aging without marriage or close ties.
South Carolina vows to end duel culture and uphold law
A conversation in Chicago with a South Carolinian reflects a firm stance against dueling. He notes the state’s peaceful, aggressive spirit to curb lawless elements and keep South Carolina a land of law and order, likening its move to England and early U.S. shifts away from personal combat. He asserts the state will not tolerate dueling again.
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South Carolina
England
Chicago
Tymeaerad
Remarkable Boy Leg Surgery Ends in Amputation
Dr Edward Lean and partners in Jamestown New York performed a dramatic operation on a fourteen year old boy with tuberculosis of the tibia. They removed eight inches of the bone and replaced it with a similarly sized graft from an etherized healthy dog. The dog leg was attached, and the boy’s leg was kept immobilized. Despite initial recovery the tuberculosis returned above and below the graft leading to amputation at the knee. The surgeon declares he is “full of bliss.”
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Edward Lean
Jameston
N. Y
Lyman Ard
Lahen Hartshorne
Poet Writes Defiant Verse In Newspaper Parody
A satirical poem critiques a journalist who prints poems by the yard and chases fame through a paper. It mocks editors, coastal yachtsmen, and office copy boys while praising the muse and condemning mercenary publishing. The piece blends mythic imagery with everyday press life and personal struggle.
Doubting Member Questioning Work of Writers and Teachers
An old verse fragment depicts a writer fighting editors and publishers while a speaker questions the value of practical work versus study. It contrasts the loud world of proofreaders with a plea for knowledge and schooling against ignorance.
Prisoner Escapes Libby in Butternut Suit Brightened By North Carolina Dialect
A Chicago Times Herald account recalls an elderly Pennsylvanian at Libby prison who wore a blue uniform marked with prison tags. After being escorted during a patrol, he slipped away into Richmond streets, prompting a surge of demand for similar butternut colored clothes to aid escape efforts.
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Colonel Richardson
North Carolina
Wody
Everyody
Dick Turner
Libby Prison
Richmond
Joe
Matoy Turmer
Chai Alfcer
Noceing Win
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Turner
Cupps
Chicago Times-Herald
Renovation Offer on Armour Avenue Sign Reading White Washing
A fragment notes a colored man on Armour avenue advertising white washing services for shed and back fences as a place to take renovations. The item conveys a local word of mouth notice with minimal details.
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Armour Avenue
Quotations on The People’s Voice and Faith
A brief remark on how the public voice is perceived as divine, noting that people tend to believe statements aligned with their own beliefs. The passage reflects a bias in accepting ideas that match personal expectations.
Sharpen Him Why is it that all the boys seek a grind
A fragment from a schoolyard exchange notes gossip about Rot sryn described as “60 cul” and the desire of boys to give him a grind. The language is rough and unclear, with little context or concrete details to establish a full incident or outcome.
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RotsRyn
Amusing Exchange About Cows From Boston Herald
A fragment quotes a humorous line about rural girls learning to amuse cows for amusement. The snippet shows dialogue attributed to Mr Barclay and Wrall with rustic country imagery. The text appears as a playful exchange from a Boston Herald page portion.
A Boy I Knew: A First Long Trouser Memory
A reminiscence from Lawrence Hutton recounts a boy’s early fondness for new clothes, especially a pair of black and white check long trousers with suspenders. The tale describes his first spoken words about clothing, family reactions, a playful game called squail, and the Sunday restriction on wearing the trousers, ending with the boy returning to knickerbockers.
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Hudson Street
New York
Cor
Quotations Reflecting Society and Satire Across Papers
A compilation of pointed aphorisms from Ram's Horn Aurora Puck Washington Post New York Press Boston Transcript Dallas News and others. The remarks critique idle living political honesty family balance and rhetoric with terse witticisms.
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Aurora, I
Puck
Washington
Fand du Las
New York Press
Boston Transcript
Terchas
Dallas
Tex
News
How Pens Are Made In A Fragmented Tale
A brief note explains pen manufacture with machines slicing steel into blanks then shaping stamping and marking the backs before annealing and boxing final pens. A unrelated Exeter anecdote recounts a bishop and curate debating Providence using a train accident and a traveler’s aunt for contrast.
Disappointed Man Seeks Rocky Mountain Tegions Clarity
A man expresses deep disappointment and asks Médge about the Rocky Mountain Tegions. He recalls not seeing anything due to a hill obstruction and mentions Detrol free presA.
Telegraphic Ticks and Notable Happenings Abroad
Cleveland hunters pursue ducks as eastern wages fall nineteen percent. Vienna Count Wolkenstein, head of the emperor’s hunt, commits suicide. Rev A M Kiskeld dies, secretary of the Congregational home missionary society. Invitations go to foreign ministers for the inaugural ball at Washington. South Dakota senatorial race unchanged with results: Pickler 47 Kyle 32 Goodykountz 22 Sinckley 9 Plowman 4. Senate confirms Carroll Wright as labor commissioner and Martin Knapp as interstate commerce commissioner.
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Vienna
Wolkenstein
A. M. Kiskeld
Congregational Home Missionary Society
Washington
South Dakota
Fridis
Pickler
Kyle
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