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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1898
Page
6
A New York Tribune summary notes a national suffrage convention and a public discussion by Hon. Martha Boone on women’s political emancipation. It recounts Susan wartime service, fashion commentary on waists, and examples of women in postmaster and clerical roles, urging recognition of women’s public duties and rights.
A column cites women arguing that beauty norms unjustly constrain them and that independence from male opinion could transform society. The piece critiques the idea that ugliness is a legitimate form of resistance and questions premises about gender roles and appearance.
The article discusses how wealth and status shape views of pity and equality. It argues that wealthier women sometimes avoid scorn for others while broad minded women seek equal opportunity not privilege, and questions whether sympathy requires shared poverty.
A correspondent warns that ill fitting clothing can fail to protect and may cause health problems. Tight or constricting garments push organs out of place and damage the lungs and heart, while footwear often fails to fit.
The New York Post notes brass clothes trees arrive late in furniture shops offering weight and stability. It mentions brass towel racks as seen along with the trees but warns that wet towels can damage both towel and rack and that a lack of the rack’s support was once common.
The article cites Warner on education as mind training not encyclopedic knowledge and notes women’s need for practical education. It mentions Vassar students resisting a 10 pm curfew and winning. It also reports the Countess of Wisburg training as a nurse to assist Prince Oscar of Sweden in Africa.
Miss Lillian Fitz White, cousin of ex President Harrison, once part of William J. Bryan's Vanday school, intends to write a memoir for her children and grandchildren. Mrs U S Grant remains in ill health with impaired sight but otherwise is in fair condition.
A jumble of Republican announcements from Rock Island county lists candidates for state senator and representative, county clerk treasurer and superintendent, sheriff, and county offices. Names include L. S. McCabe Rufus A. Smith Thomas Campbell and Gro. W. McCaskrin with pledges to seek party convention support.
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