A New Profession for Women Journalists in 1905
The article urges girls to consider journalism as a self supporting path beyond sewing and schooling. It outlines necessary qualities health courage writing ability and manners. It notes training paths from country papers to big city desks and cites pay ranges and career limits. It emphasizes professionalism and flexible work habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret E. Sangster
Joseph B. Bowles
South
New York
West
Cynthia Westover Alden
America
Squeers
Winder
Covert Coat for Boy Described with Materials List
The pattern describes a covert coat for a boy in light fawn drab or gray with Italian lining. It features a machine-stitched edge, velvet faced collar, and front facings matching the coat fabric, secured with bona or pearl buttons. Materials: two and a half yards of 50 inch fabric, three yards lining, one quarter yard velvet, six buttons.
Infantile Dietary Hints Emphasize Cleanliness and Proper Feeding
Guidelines urge using sterile bottles and nipples, avoiding acid milk, and ensuring nourishment. Emphasize pure air, cleanliness, proper clothing, and teaching infants regular feeding frequency, sleep times, and portion control to prevent colic and starch sensitivity.
Aprons Return to Fashion in Historic Revival
The article notes aprons reemerging as stylish and practical wear. It traces their popularity from Louis XIII to Louis XIV with lace and muslin trims. Modern versions mix airy fabrics with gold embroidery and practical pockets, sometimes featuring ribbon lacing along pocket edges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis XIII
Louis XIV
At a Child's Party Serving Ices in Hower Pots
A charming method uses common Hower pots lined with paraffine paper and filled nearly full with ice cream. Sprinkle grated chocolate on top to resemble earth and insert a flower for decoration.
Frosted Nose Remedy With Lard And Camphor
The recipe prescribes melting two ounces of pure lard then dissolving one ounce of camphor into it. After cooling, apply freely to a frosted nose for relief and potential cure.
Labor and Capital Honor San Francisco Mayor Bowles
Smith Bowles recounts his rise from musician to mayor of San Francisco, detailing his embrace of labor rights, a nine hour day compromise, and his pledge to end corrupt bosses. He describes joining a anti boss group, his decisive mayoral nomination, and his aim to unite workers and employers under equal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Musicians’ Union
Alaska Enterprise
Republican Party
San Francisco
Republican Primary League of
Teamsters
West
Joseph TG. Bowles
Not Proof Against That Love Laughs At Locksmiths
A wry Philadelphia Press quip notes that love may mock locksmiths but always shows deference to goldsmiths and silversmiths. The exchange plays on craft contrasts and matrimonial humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Press
Chestnut Roasting Plan Sparks Light Conversation
The Chicago Journal quotes Willie and Dusty joking about building a fire to roast chestnuts, implying a humorous, rustic moment about making use of a fire when nothing else is available. The exchange captures a small scene of neighborly banter and simple domestic ingenuity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
Chicago Journal
Musical Education Sparks in Early Years
Mrs Bacon asks about her boy's music training and Mrs Egbert recalls a drum at age four, reflecting a lively local exchange from Yonkers Statesman about early musical exposure.
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Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
A Lost Opportunity in Brooklyn Life
A humorous note from Brooklyn Life features Miss Ida Hustler Papa and Mr Timidly on marriage talk. Papa Hustler chides the hesitation as the leap year prompts wedding plans, reflecting social norms and wit of the era.
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Ida Hustler
Papa Hustler
Brooklyn
Russia's Alms Givers Reflect Deep Religious Charity
The Russians are deeply religious and charitable even the poor contribute to alms for the needy. The piece notes widespread giving as a moral duty across social classes and highlights the culture of philanthropy in Russia.
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Russia
Waste leather reused to make compact cos wheels
Waste leather is repurposed into a compressed material used by manufacturers to replace iron in the production of cos wheels. This process highlights an innovative recycling approach improving material efficiency.
Spare Yourself Avoid Sharing Troubles Motto
A brief moral urging individuals to keep personal troubles private to avoid hearing sympathy. The saying emphasizes self reliance and discretion when facing difficulties. It presents a pragmatic approach to handling distress by not airing grievances publicly.
Japanese trance diviners and austere rites of possession
The article describes the Japanese trance diviner's preparation through extreme austerities including unlimited bathing and restricted eating. It details the ritual process with a gohel shrine, seven participants, and the god’s descent through the diviner, yielding guidance on disease remedies and weather, with complex stages of possession and recovery.
Trance Practice in Japan Revealed by Percival Lowell
A fragment notes a comatose trance ritual observed in Japan. It describes a possessed individual brandishing a gohel then bowing in a subdued quiver until the trance ends. The passage hints at a subconscious view of divinity and cites Lowell's 1893 discovery as a key source.
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Japan
Percival Lowell
Theatre Ghosts and Latter-Day Legends
A raconteur narrates a tale of a thespian who improvised Hamlet on short notice, earning praise yet a mock label Genial Liar. The piece pivots to the fading Nighthawks Cherokees resisting allotment and the Dawes commission.
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Sherman
New York
California
Travaling Company
Travaling Company Which Was To Play At the Theater That Aveht, and Asadd
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Shalkespeare
Ak Ha
Roe Enened
CG. L
Nighthawks
Dawes Commission
Months with 28 days riddle ends with all of them
A classroom joke features a teacher asking how many months have 28 days and a quick reply from a student that all months do. The line mirrors a playful exchange attributed to Cassell's.
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Cassell
Joseph Jefferson Dies at Palm Beach at 87
West Palm Beach, April 24. Joseph Jefferson eminent actor died at his home The Reefs Palm Beach at 6 16 Sunday evening after a day of unconsciousness and a heroic struggle. Born February 20 1829 in Philadelphia he became dean of the dramatic profession and made his name in Rip Van Winkle in cities across the United States. In later years he toured briefly often as Big Van Winkle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
Joseph Jefferson
Palm Beach
Philadelphia
Thi
Nia Frout
United States
Thaself
Big van Winkle
Wheat King Gates Leads Wall Street Wheat Corner Collapse
Chicago April 24 John W Gates and a Wall Street steel clique tried to corner May wheat against Armour interests. The market tumbled from 1.10 to 98 cts, wiping out an estimated 7 to 10.6 million in losses for the Gates group while farmers gained about 6 million as prices rose 20 cents on 26 million bushels. The campaign ended with a dramatic swing and a large loss for the bull group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John W. Gates
Wall Street
Dlool
Joe” Lester
Gates
Coul
Armour
Valentine
Steel Clique
Russian Fleet Leaves Kamranh Bay in Mixed Actions
Paris reports that Vice Admiral Rojestvensky’s squadron departed Kamranh bay on Saturday with unknown destination. The French government was informed the czar ordered the fleet to stay outside French waters or face punishment, amid tensions with Japan and Allied concerns.
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Saigon
Wreneh Coch
China
Kamranh Bay
Paris
Rojestvensky
Nicholas
Foreign Office
St. Petersburg
France
Japan
Well Known Surgeon Col Charles Smart Dies in Florida
Washington reports Col Charles Smart former assistant surgeon general of the U S Army has died in St Augustine Florida at age 64 He was a native of Scotland and death was unexpected due to illness.
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Washington
St. Augustine
Fla
Charles Smart
United States Army
Scotland
Northwestern students hurt in Maywood electric car wreck
Thirty people mostly Northwestern University students were injured when a rapidly moving Chicago and Milwaukee electric car overturned at a curve near Wilmette on April 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Northwestern University
Chicago & Milwaukee
Wilmette
Poultry and Eggs Destroyed in Dedford Fire
Fire Sunday destroyed the Railsback and Uadley poultry house at Thirteenth and I streets. Loss includes 450 cases of eggs 500 chickens 150 geese and 60 barrels of produce totaling about 30000 dollars.
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Dedford
Ind
Railsback & Uadley
Thirteenth and I Streets
Auto Crash on 8th Ave Kills Man, Injures Two Women
A large sight-seeing car carrying many passengers crashed into a high billboard fence at Eighth Avenue and Fifty-seventh Street in New York on Sunday. One man died and two women were seriously hurt.
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New York
Eighth Avenue
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Alaska
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University of Chicas
Colles
Kyoto
Joseph G. Rowles
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Jane
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Meggenvorter Biaetter
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Rip van Winkle
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