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Newspaper
Nanaimo Semi Weekly Mail
Location
Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada
Date
Jun 06, 1896
Page
6
A Chicago criminal lawyer famed for acquitting clients regardless of evidence is sought after by prisoners facing precarious cases. A letter from a county jail inmate pleads for defense, offering the horse he owns as payment since money is unavailable. The lawyer remains uncertain about taking the case.
Charles of Roumania is hailed as a strong king and skilled statesman. His iron crown is forged from cannon taken at Plevna, symbolizing his martial and political resolve. The piece notes his long reign, strategic marriage alliance, popular rule, and Hungary’s Centennial context with many Hungarians becoming U.S. citizens.
A archaic verse asks a wandering king of Tigre about his whereabouts across oceans and lands. It references Panseca blue Amapula Antilles Pacific seas Oregon Pampas and Amazon in a lyrical roaming refrain. The piece blends travel imagery with royal metaphors and asks where the king and comrade presently reside.
Miss Irwin juggles a late night assignment as police reporter Fanning pushes for a dying boy story. He betrays a hard edge but reveals a tender aim, influencing a police case and winning over the grieving mother with generosity and roses. The tale unfolds through Miss Irwin’s view of his character.
A publisher praises isers men who never lack work and money while recounting a tale of acrobats and 50 letters. The piece argues many are hired but few are isers, and stresses that true character and health come from hardship and self denial learned in youth and carried through generations.
The article recounts the 1878 California Theatre use of a Jablochkoff candle as a focus lamp, notes Mosers Barton & Hill and Rose Eytinge in Antony and Cleopatra, and cites later details of Charles Sage’s Poughkeepsie and Eastern railroad, its lazy-era crews, and a detective’s camera study revealing asleep workers and a caboose-spotting scheme.
Alice Mande Sorabji, daughter of Rev. Sorabji Kharsedji, becomes the first woman bachelor of science in all India. She excelled at Victoria High School Poona and Wilson College Bombay, ranking first in merit among Bombay Presidency candidates. She aims to study medicine to aid Indian women denied male doctors.
A New York letter notes several weddings with varied gowns and bridesmaid ensembles. One bride wore ivory satin with a pearl sequin belt and pearl clasp, others featured white sticks with pink rose bouquets, and a London wedding showcased a cerise satin bodice trim paired with cream faille and chiffon, provoking mixed opinions on style.
A Chicago woman who visited Egypt last winter brought back a famed harem cosmetic. A chemist analyzed the substance given to a friend and found it to be a tincture of benzoin, castor oil, and attar of rose. The chemist calls it a sensible skin preparation though not a universal cure.
A London News writer notes that women who marry from college circles are not the most intellectual or prettiest but possess charm, small talk, and decent looks. Thackeray and Dickens preferred heroines admired and wed by men. Amelia Sedley Laura Pendennis and Dora Copperfield are unambitious yet affectionate, loving their lovers before marriage and children after.
The piece notes Abigail Adams advocating suffrage around 1776 in Massachusetts. It mentions Miss Mabel Ei Adams of Quincy, recently elected to the school board, as a descendant and prominent advocate for political equality. It highlights Adams as student, speaker, and writer focusing on domestic relations and American society.
In Waltham Massachusetts Mayor Lyman nominates Mrs. C. H. Daniels as overseer of the poor Miss Anna Adams and Mrs. J. L. Harvey as director of the public library. Supporters say the appointments reflect credit on the mayor and advance women’s participation in municipal affairs.
The medical board under the interior ministry decreed that the emblem worn by doctors may also be worn by women who pass the examination qualifying them to practice. This grants newly certified female physicians the same recognition as male colleagues.
A novel two rider bicycle design, the companion bicycle, lets two people ride side by side on a single machine. It features a double frame, triple head, and two saddles with separate pedal sprockets connected to distinct riders. Mounting and dismounting require careful shifts to balance the steps.
Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson sets forth a fixed opinion that both men and women should reach age 100. He describes a would-be centenarian with light brown hair, reddish cheeks, blonde complexion and hazel eyes, and advises no smoking or drinking, very little meat, and minimal labor especially under artificial sight. he notes a preference for military service over dental extraction.
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