Forming a Girls Club and a Public Car Incident
A column describes forming a girls literary club with guidance on meeting structure writing and critique. It also recounts a Saturday Evening Gazette anecdote: a young woman rebuffs a man in a streetcar by declining his request for extra tips after he buttons her gloves, then pays him a nickel credit, and finally declares she never pays more than a dime for such services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saturday Evening Gazette
George Humphrey
Cambridge
Lady Wumphrey
The Husband's Title and Social Etiquette
A columnist advises on how a married woman should refer to her husband, urging use of Mr or my husband in general, with fallbacks for official titles only when introducing him to others. The piece warns against using full titles publicly and notes a social caution about not wearing a husband’s title. A brief streetcar vignette follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Jones
Helen Watterson
New York Recorder
England
London
Dr. B
Senator Smith
Dr. Jones
Gov. Jones
Secretary Smith
Peculiar Expo of Women Law Students in Classrooms
The account describes women law students facing odd etiquette and the lecturers' dilemma over how to address them. Professors sometimes say Gentlemen while one opted for Lady and gentlemen. male peers help with chairs and misplaced items, while some object to women’s presence yet most treat them as equals.
Names of Countries and Places from Phoenician Roots
A discussion of how Phoenician names for Europe Asia Spain Italy Gaul Caledonia Hibernia Britain Corsica Rhixies Icily Scylla Syracuse Etna reflect local traits and geography. The passage notes Europe as white complexions and Asia as middle land, Spain as rabbits, Britain as tin, and Etna as a furnace.
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Europe
Asia
Africa
Spain
Augustus
Italy
Gaul
France
Caledonia
Hibernia
Phonicians
Britain
Albion
Corsica
Scylla
Syracuse
Etna
Five Million Methodists in U S Now Adherents Growth Theme
Religious column recounts Dr Spencer of Philadelphia noting Methodism's growth in the United States from six ministers and 40 to 50 communicants a century ago to 7,000 pastors, 13,000 Sunday schools, 5,000,000 communicants across 18 branches, with 25,000 Sunday schools and 300,000 teachers. It highlights church-building, funds raised, and historic mentions of Washington and Lincoln. The sermon shifts to reflections on child life and charity with a personal recollection of a boy and a carnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer
Philadelphia
Methodist Episcopal Church
United States
Methodist Episcopal Wing
Protestant Sunday School Army
Methodist Episcopal Division
Methodist
M. E
Board of Church Extension
Washington
Abraham Lincoln Sys
Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal
Douglas Jerrold
Mockery Short-Lived Among Rail Workers
An engine driver known for profanity ridiculed a young railway worker who had recently become a Christian. The convert bore the harassment, then replied that if the other laughed him into hell, he would not laugh him out again, as they would both face judgment before God.
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Lg Yth
Hell
Conversation Brilliance and the Art of Understanding
A celebrated author extols choosing company with patience and curiosity to grasp ideas. He values people who do not overcomplicate, yet possess good sense and the ability to express it, deeming these traits essential for meaningful dialogue.
How to Help a Minister to Preach
A meditation on preaching style and audience energy. The writer notes dull religious crowds and describes how attentive faces in the pews can spark inspiration for the preacher. He observes reactions in lecturing halls and prayer meetings and urges ministers to read the upturned faces for direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Talmage
Ladies' Home Journal
Israel
The Best Prayer from Ruskin Reflections
A quotation from John Ruskin asserts that days or lives gain meaning through action. The best morning prayer is to value each moment, and the finest grace before meals is awareness that dinner was justly earned.
Safer at Home Aged couple survives Chicago bridge scare
An elderly Chicago couple visiting the city mistakenly board a swinging drawbridge as a steam tug passes. The bridge holes up behind them sending the couple across the river to the north bank. They exclaim in awe and fear, then decide to return home on the next train.
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The
Chicago Mail
Chicago
Dearborn Street
Mandy
Thall
Comparative ages of workers across trades in Boston
The Boston Commonwealth reports average life expectancies by occupation. Agate polishers live 45 to 48 years, blacksmiths 55.1, brass founders 60.4, brass workers 52.2, brewers 50.6, britannia workers 42.2, butchers 56.3, cabinet makers 49.5, carpenters 55.7, cloth weavers 37.5 to 50, coal workers 55.1, confectioners 57.1, copper smiths 48.6, cotton operatives 47 to 50, dyers 63.7, engravers 53.6, fertilizer makers 51, gas men 62 to 65, gilders 53.8, glass cutters 42.8, glass makers 57.3, gold smiths 44, hatters 51.6, bleaching workers 52 to 53, copper forgers 60.5, day laborers 52.4, lead miners 41, distillery workers 63.5, locksmiths 49.1. Machinists and stokers on railroads 35, on steamboats 57, masons 55.6, millers 45.1, oil workers 64, painters 57, paper makers 37.6, potters 53.1, printers 54.3, railroad employees 49.7, saddlers 53.5, salt boilers 67, scavengers 55 to 60, stonecutters 36.3, tanners 61.2, tobacco workers 58.3, varnishers 45, watchmakers 55.9.
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Boston Commonwealth
Britannia
Queen's Reporter and the House of Commons Duty
The Queen’s reporter duty dates back to Lord North era with nightly reports to the sovereign. It was shifted through leaders, from Lord Barrington to Lord Lewisham, then dropped as the Queen reads debates in morning papers.
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England
House of Commons
Lord North
Disraeli
Lord Barrington
Smith
Lord Lewisham
Boston Evening Record
Farr festival in Hawarden marked by village stalls and Gladstone gift log
A Farr event in England honored Hawarden castle and village with decorated streets and illuminations. An exhibit featured a large log from a tree felled by Mr. Gladstone in Hawarden forest, cut into portions for sale, drawing keen interest from visitors.
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England
Hawarden
Gladstone
Hawarden Forest
The World of Labor Column Highlights Global Work Statistics
A wide survey notes wages, railways, and unions in cities like Indianapolis Boston and Berlin. It cites Denmark and Britain on pensions and labor action, Iowa Nebraska fuel shortages, and Germany social reforms including equal suffrage and free medical care with a rest period.
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Europe
Fresno
Great Britain
Indianapolis
Boston
Bradford
Germany
Illinois
France
Denmark
California
United States
Minneapolis Commission
Iowa
Nebraska
Samoa
Acton
Cal
Arizona
Berlin
Edinburgh
Delaware
The Shetland Pony Compared To Exotic Breeds
The piece discusses Shetland ponies versus small Eastern or Arabian imports, noting price ranges from five to sixty dollars, transport costs to the coast, and the pony’s small size around thirty six to forty inches. It highlights grooming difficulties, hardy nature, and the pony’s ability to scrape away snow for forage in cold weather.
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Atlantic
St. Loui
Far East
Arabia
Shetland
Shetland Ponies and Local Pony Farms
The writer notes twenty years in the country and mentions only one bona fide Shetland pony farm in North St. Louis. They describe many ponies imported annually from Ireland, a cross between Shetland and Irish pony, valued for hardiness and ability to thrive on little, while genuine Shetland ponies arrive infrequently due to unspecified reasons.
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North St. Louis
Ireland
Shetland
College Yells and School Cheer Styles Across Institutions
A playful reflection on college chants, naming Harvard Yale Columbia Dartmouth Princeton Rutgers Union Williams Vermont Bowdoin Cornell Hamilton Amherst Wesleyan Madison New York University Lafayette and others. It notes each college crafts a unique battle cry to maximize noise and school spirit.
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Harvard
Yale
Columbia
Dartmouth
Dar-d -d
Princeton
Rutgers
Union
Bowdoin
Cornell
Cor
Wesley-an-a
Madison
New York University
Lafayette
Tiger
Russian Traps for Bears and the Backwoodsmen’s Wigs
The text describes old bear trapping methods used by backwoodsmen. A ten foot chain attached to a heavy billet forms a running snare to entangle a bear by the neck, dragging him into bushes until he carries off the weight onto a precipice. Another snare uses a rock or log at a honey tree door to swing and strike the bear, culminating in a fatal blow.
Gipsy Jewelry and Portraits of Gypsy Adornment
Gypsy women favor bright jewelry, even in poverty. Wealthier gitana mix Moorish and Oriental styles, while poorer wear coins or brass ornaments. Large earrings, bangles, beads, and necklaces prevail as color and status markers. The piece contrasts Gypsy attire with moral claims about men needing courage.
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