Women wage gaps and Kentucky elopement lore analyzed
The piece surveys Colonel Wright and his study on women’s pay versus men for identical work, noting factors like job type and life interruptions. It recounts Kentucky elopement tales linked to Aberdeen Ohio and Squires Beasley and Shelton, with light discussion of brain anatomy and gender roles from Cassell’s Magazine.
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Hiure
United States
Carroll J. Wright
Colonel Wright
Wright
Massachusetts
Kentucky
Aberdeen
Ohio
Gretna
Squire Massie Beasley
Squire Beasley
Squire Shelton
Maysville
Maysville Pike
New York Evening Sun
Difference in intellects of men and women debated
At a Medical Society of London meeting Sir James Crichton Browne expressed the view that the gap between male and female intellects is a matter of opinion rather than proven fact.
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Milton
Thackeray
James Crichton Browne
Cassells Magazine
The
Medical Society of London
F. RB
Mahomet
Earth
A Friendly Warning to Country Girls About Life
A reflective, moral exhortation urging country girls to find contentment in simple life away from city temptations. The author advocates humdrum happiness, quiet villages, and a pure soul over wealth, fashion, and worldly frivolity.
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Amber
Notable Women Figures and Memorial Projects Across Europe and America
A collage of brief notes highlights salaries for women editors in the United States, a St. Louis project to prosecute horse tail docking, a fund to erect a memorial for Mrs Welicia Hemans in Liverpool, and feats by women such as Marie Bibesco swimming the Bosphorus. Other items describe Jeanne Eugene Moreau, Harriet Prescott Storrs, Mrs Spotford, Countess Brazza di Savorgnan, Countess Prodora Gleichens, and a statue project for the Queen in Montreal.
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United States
Ladies’ Humane Society of
Prodora Gleichen
St. James Palace
Prince Victor of
Ballad Author Reveals How Auld Robin Gray Was Born
Lady Anne Lindsay, daughter of the Earl of Bal Sirres, wrote the ballad when she was young and later recounted how her sister suggested adding a final sorrow by having the cow stolen. The tale ties to the shepherd Robin Gray and the distressed heroine. The article closes with a quip about aged people and smiles.
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Robin Gray
Anne Lindsay
Earl of Balsarres
Jamie
Annie
Anne
Jennie
The Sunday School Exposition on Joshua and Zechariah
A sermon excerpt discusses Joshua the High Priest and Satan as resistance, God’s choosing, and the robe of Christ’s righteousness. It urges diligence, spiritual renewal, and a banquet of scripture for all ages, with practical reflections and parables.
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Satan
Iord
Jehovah
Ian
Jerusalem
Church of God
Christ
Bower
Curbstone
Payson
B. J F. Jacobs
Fooled many farmers by a polished gold brick swindle
George W. Post, famed for a nationwide gold-brick scam, received a twenty year Sing Sing sentence for bilking Albany banker John M. Peck of ten thousand dollars. The piece chronicles his flamboyant career, partners, and escapes before final conviction.
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George W. Post
United States
Europe
Sing Sing
John M. Peck
Albany
N. Y
Post
New York
Tom O'Brien
Banko
O'Brien
West
Monte Man Along With ‘2d” Hays
Senator Edmunds
Illinois Central
Denver
Chicago
Lesser Friedberg
State Street
Officer Race
Friedberg
Lesser
Freidberg
Tom O’brien
Clark Street
Harrison Street
Buffalo
Costello
Greggains
O’brien
Brown
Westchester County
Dannemore
New Orleans
Marseilles
Boulogne
Found in the Sewer Hunters Show Bold Sampling of Loot
London sewer hunters equip a bull's eye lantern a canvas apron and a seven to eight foot pole with iron end to search murky passages for coins old iron jewelry and valuables. They work day or night through mud rooms and crevices collecting silver spoons shirts studs diamond rings and other items despite large rats and dangerous conditions.
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London
Never Tell Secrets to Married Friends, Says Youth
A bright girl warns against sharing confidences with married friends. She argues wives may tell husbands and spread secrets at clubs, and vows to guard her own confidences after marriage. She concedes some allure in secrecy but dismisses complete silence as impractical.
Memorize on a Large Scale Big Burden Carried by a Railway Clerk
The Railway Mail Service requires clerks to memorize 18 000 to 19 000 post offices and routes. Training lasts years with gradual increases in memory load and periodic exams to ensure retention. Pay tops out at 1300 dollars yearly after eight or nine years, with slow promotions and limited desirability.
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Railway
Victor J. Bradley
Railway Mail Service
Postal Department
Amin
Convict Camp Tale Highlights A Cruel Irony Of Law
Captain Powell recounts a southern convict camp story about Cy Williams a child arrested for stealing a horse. The boy small enough to barely reach the animal carries bricks back and forth all day under threat of whipping until the bricks wear down.
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Powell
United States
Cy Williams
Piccaninny
Martin
Gloves in ancient cultures and early England
The text traces glove use to ancient Persians and Romans, notes early adoption in England, and cites Saxon illuminated manuscripts showing bishops and high ranking persons wearing gloves, often adorned with costly rings.
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England
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Buffalo Enquirer
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