Doings of Women Folk News on Insurance and Housekeeping
A column discusses women entering insurance sales and newspaper work, citing Walter Barret and Foster Coates. It contrasts industrial and general insurance roles, notes the physical demands of door-to-door canvassing, and offers housekeeping tips stressing order, tact, and domestic harmony for brides and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kugents
cCan
Vassers
Walter I. Barrett
Ladies? Home Journal
Is This the Place to Ask Questions at the Desk
A man questions a gray haired editor about why girls want to marry at noon and why dresses are cut to drag in mud. The editor declines, saying the department cannot do the impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivree Press
Not enough context to form a headline
Fragmentary text shows a discussion of fit professions and a shift to a new order, but no concrete events, people, places, or organizations are identifiable in the excerpt.
Corset Fastening Dilemmas in Elderly Wardrobe Advice
Mrs. Mallon in Dress Hints for Elderly Women argues corset fastening is personal, noting French makers advise stout women to clasp from the top while slender women do the opposite. She praises a bread tone with plush underlining as desirable though rare and notes public criticism of stays lacking proper fit.
Wolman's Work and Aims in Women’s Careers
The article highlights women entering varied fields in the United States and abroad. It notes 37,000 women telegraph operators, spinning gains popularity, and mentions individuals such as Miss Constance Fenimore Woolson and Carmen S yp ra. Edith Brill earns a Royal Humane Society medal for saving a boy in Dock, while Froker Sofil Ljuridsen becomes farm manager in Denmark. A blind Texas girl cultivates land, earning about two hundred dollars yearly, buying a piano and a hack to market vegetables, with irrigation and keen senses aiding her farming.
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Wolman
Dr. Just
Woodward
Hughes
Cincinnati
Ohio
United States
Contance Fenimore Wootson
Oxford
Carmen Sypra
Romania
Carpathian Mountains
Av Woolwich
Edith Brill
Royal Ilumane Society
King William Dock
Denmark
Froker Sofil Ljuridsen
Agricultural College
Gelon
M. Dietgen
Oak Hill
Texas
Cucumber Preserved in Bottle Since 1857
James C Douglass recalls placing a cucumber in a bottle in 1857 at his father's Pennsylvania home. The cucumber swelled and was later preserved by recorking with alcohol. Renewing the alcohol every few years keeps the specimen solid to this day.
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James C. Douglass
Pennsylvania
Perry
Detroit Free Press
Belief Comforts a Young Offender While Mother Remains
The quotation reflects a belief that a mother’s faith persists in a son’s innocence. It discusses how a mother defends her child even when he errs, citing his youth as justification for wrong behavior. The sentiment contrasts parental love with accountability.
When Mamma Comes Home Again Sampled Rhymes and Tales
A collage of child friendly verses and short tales from Harper’s Young People and other home life pieces. It includes songs about housework, moral stories, alphabet vignettes, and gentle domestic anecdotes featuring children and family.
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Mamma
Sister May
Papa
Earthquake Experience in Charleston Described by 19th Century Narrator
A first person account from Youth's Companion recounts a Charleston earthquake experience. The narrator details a sudden tremor, a swaying back house, walls collapsing, a fearsome rumble, and neighbors flooding into the street. The narrative notes sulfurous odors, crowd reactions, and varying damage across city blocks with some houses left intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Daily and Illustrated
St. Nichiolas
Webster Humored and Hat Incident Portrait in Paris Telegrams
A Boston hotel reception tale recalls Daniel Webster tolerating flattery until an obsequious aide boasted his hat would share Webster’s chair. A Paris correspondent then gloats over having cholera microbes from Asia in his body, remarking on the grim souvenir.
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Daniel Webster
Boston
Serker
Webster
Paris
Saizon
Asia
Prompt paying indemnity may win a government recommendation
The piece notes Cam’s prompt indemnity payment could earn a favorable letter from Uncle Sam for future accident insurance work. It mentions American watch factories producing 35,000 watches weekly, with that quantity ending up largely with patient pawn brokers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cam
Sam
Pauls First Missionary Sermon In Acts 13 Lesson
Sunday School review on Pauls first missionary sermon in Acts 13 acting as a guide to why repeating fruitful gospel messages matters. It explains key phrases and how the sermon addresses Jews and Gentiles urging acceptance of salvation through Jesus resurrection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Abraham
Colef
Israel
God
Pilate
Themis
Jesus
Vischendorf
Vischendor
David
Christ
Deter
Goa
Jesus Christ
Ae Suer
Their Last Words Gathered in Curious Phrases
A fragmentary collection quotes historical figures and imagined lines about death, faith, and nature. The passage blends quotes attributed to a range of names and a misquoted or garbled line about Christ and actions, framed as a curiosity of farewell expressions.
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Jourseau
Christ
Hillary
Michael Angulo
Horace Maun
Silver Statue for Montana at World’s Fair Exhibit
A silver eight foot statue of Justice from Montana will feature at the World’s Fair. It rests on a pedestal of gold valued at 250 thousand dollars, with a total cost listed as 350 thousand five dollars. Sculptor N H Park will receive 10 thousand dollars. Ada Rehan is named as the model.
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Montana
Justice
N. H. Park
Clegpatra
Ada Rehan
Mr. Parks
Miss Rehan
Two Brothers Die After Texas Train Crash Tale
A St. Louis Globe Democrat tale recalls two railroad men killed in a Texas crash. The fireman dies saving his brother Ned as both brothers cling to each other before the engine plunges down a grade at twenty miles an hour. The narration links memory of war to a fatal railway accident in Waco years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurke McMahon
Southern
Pap Lhomas
Chickamauga
Confederacy
Grant
Vicksburg
Texas
Waco
Ned
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Insect Losses and English Fights Highlight Era
Prof. Riley notes insect damage to crops estimated at £100,000 per year. England’s prize fighting scene remains traditional, with a recent fatal bout near Northampton. The piece dismisses effeminate fighting methods.
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Riley
England
Northampton
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Grec
Joler
Mimma
Bessie
Auntie
Harper
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Stuly
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Alice
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Ralph
Polly
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Jamie
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