Protection for Working Women by the Working Women’s Protective Society
The New York Press notes the Working Women’s Protective Society in Clinton Place formed twenty five years ago. It aids women from wage disputes to legal claims, with over 11,000 complaints last year, funded by donors offering annual or life memberships. Lawyers and directors volunteer as costs total about $5,000 yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Working Womens
Ion
Clintor Place
Organication
New York Press
Chains for Russian Prisoners Examined by Henry Lansdell
Henry Lansdell D D reviews a misconception about how Russian prisoners wear chains and handcuffs. He describes leg chains weighing five and a quarter pounds with a thirty inch chain and leather belt, observed in Siberia. He notes most prisoners are not chained in a visible way and cites a lone murder convict seen during travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
Ita
Henry Lansdell
D. D
Harper's Magazine
Parisian Comforts Lacking In Early Electric Age
In a Paris dispatch from The Argonaut the writer notes French homes lack gas heating from attic to basement and telephone presence is rare. He observes slow adoption of private messengers, calls them commissionaires, and contrasts American speed with French fires and elevator use still catching on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garret
Wiple
Paris
Avr of a Smoking Car Displays Health Concerns
A New York Sun report quotes a doctor aboard an Erie railroad smoking car noting it often seats fifty yet seldom offers a seat after departure. He observes travelers retreat for health in the country, where the car’s tobacco environment harms even seasoned smokers within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
New York
The Forced Prayer statue sparks mixed youngster views
A Comterantee gallery visit prompts children to interpret Italian sculpture The Forced Prayer as a boy praying with folded hands while others imagine a boy chasing a chicken in his nightgown The Washington Hatchet notes a range of playful misreadings in this cultural moment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comterantee
Fumona Littl
Scanania
Lion
Washington
Artesian Well at Place Hebert Paris
The artesian well in Place Hebert Paris reached 2400 feet after twenty two years of effort. The project halted at times due to harsh conditions and tubing damage. It becomes Paris third public well after Avenelle and Pasay with a diameter of five feet and tubing weight about 800 pounds. Water temperature is 4 degrees. Cost was 4000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Place Hebert
Paris
Avenelle
Pasay
Scientific American
Lottery circulars seized in Cape s area scam probe
Postmaster Browning forwards a parcel of about seventy five circulars from the Lowmene Lottery Company to the Postmaster General. The notices claim a February drawing with cash prizes under and over $1 000 residing in Montet and New Orleans respectively. The matter follows federal guidance from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capes
Browning Mate Hhe
Lowmene Lottery Company
Montet
New Orleans
Woashiheton
Mostmaster Browning
Wana- VN
TY. Sun
Fishing for Trout and Tackle Tips from a Long Island Correspondent
The piece outlines two trout fishing methods, earthworm baiting and fly fishing, noting worm fishing as cheaper and easier. It covers gear: a fourteen foot rod, a strong reel, silk line, weights, hooks, and a creel, with practical tips on baiting, casting, line handling, and keeping the line taut when a fish strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orler
Izank Walton
Long Island Cor
New York Times
Democracy in a Venetian church described by T Crawford
The passage recalls a Venetian church where all classes mingle freely from street to pew. It notes open hours, minimal ceremony, and a democratic audience with elite and humble alike, illustrating Europe’s Catholic outreach and inclusive practice as witnessed by T Crawford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Italy
Stowe
Thei Bishets
T. C. Crawford
New York
Village Visit In EKconomy With German Guide Customs
The travelers arrive at a riverfront station and climb toward a village. A German greets them and notes economy rules prohibiting tobacco. The guide declares no tobacco or tolween, and smoking is forced underground, with a long anecdote about restraint and national character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
de Kite
Tie
Val Yondor
Reyures
Guiide
Mason
Ingalls Roasts Raise Thick Rhetoric in Speech
The Nebraska State Journal praised Senator Ingalls for his forceful oratory and scathing rhetoric. It described his eyes as burning coals and his delivery as fearless and relentless, noting his knack for fierce adjectives and vivid metaphors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Ingalls
Mr. Ingalls
Nebraska State Journal
Palladium Substituted for Steel in Watchmaking
A palladium alloy proposed as a substitute for steel in watch manufacture offers lower density and rust resistance. Discovered by C A Pallard of Geneva, Switzerland, the material is non polarizable and reportedly unaffected by magnets, enabling rust proof performance in timepieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. A. Pailard
Geneva
Switcerland
Deston
Coal Thieves Arrested in Reading for Rail Yard Heist
Seven people were arrested in Reading for systematically robbing Bowling railroad coal cars. They scraped coal from sidings at Port Clinton and ran a large coal yard, supplying and operating the thefts as shown at a hearing. A separate note mentions an eye care remedy for snow glare in Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reading
Bowling
Port Clinton
Philadelphia
Australia in 1088 A Century Hence A Federation Republic
The article envisions a future Australia of fifty to sixty million English speaking residents, a federal republic with no sea borders or foreign policy needs, and a distinct Austra lian type. It predicts extensive emigration from Europe, vast territorial reach across the Eastern Archipelago, and a democratic yet relaxed society shaped by climate wealth and European ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Europe
Australia
New Zealand
Constantinople
London
New Hebrides
Asia
Philippines
Borneo
Sumatra
Celebes
Java
Banda Sea
Papua
Tropics
New England
England
Pasteur Plan to Euthanize Rabbits Reported Successful
A London Times report states M Pasteur’s cholera method to exterminate rabbits was tried near Rheims. A walling procedure trapped the rabbits and a ferret failed to stop the outbreak. M Loir, Pasteur’s nephew, applied broth full of chicken cholera microbes to hay. Nineteen rabbits died first, then twelve more. later burrows contained dead rabbits and no living ones were observed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Pasteur
Rheims
M. Loir
Lonion Times
Carlyle and the Cigar Says Wife Sparked Domestic Tragedy
An English paper attributes a famous domestic tragedy in modern literature to Mrs Carlyle disliking cigars. The anecdote recalls Carlyle kissing his wife while a refined cigar remained in his mouth. The couple often quarreled, yet he remained close to his mother, raised amid tobacco, and they shared quiet pipe sessions in the kitchen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
New York
Remarkable Recovery Story From Kidney Disease
A Rochester man recounts severe illness with Bright's disease and failed treatments before starting Warner's Safe Cure on June 1 1881. He details weight loss from 207 to 130 pounds constant pain and near death then credits the remedy with restoring health and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danner
Providential Rscape
Rochester
N. Y
Democrat
Sim
America
Maine
California
Bright
Foote
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Warner
Berght
Tam
Deafness Cured in Ten Minutes by Dr Darrin Electricity
Three prominent Portland and state figures testify to the emergency of the Electric Core and Dr Darrin's success. Deafness and ringing in the ears were cured in ten minutes by electricity and other methods at his Washington Street office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darrin
Washington St
Portland
Oregonian
Wickert
Peru
la Salle
Toel
Peoria
Washington Street
Corner Fourth
Washington Building
Portland Or
Electric treatment praise in Oregonian letters
Readers commend Dr Darrin’s electric therapy for nervousness kidney troubles and bladder inflammation. Mentions Portland business address and personal weight gain. Testimonials from Len McGrew and D F Hooway praise home treatment and its success in improving health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregonian
Sin
Darrin
Do Not Ask Your Neighbor to Think for You
Port Lane Oregon January 28 1801 a letter from Pan C Wapsworth describes his wife after a decade of illness including abscess kidney distress and paralysis. He credits Dr Eugene Jordan and his new system of medicine with a complete recovery after prior doctors gave costly dire outlooks by Dr Frice of Seattle and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Lane
Agnew
New York
Frice
Seattle
Eugene Jordan
Unverified Patent Medicine Claims Across Urinary and Sensory Ailments
An excerpt touts Hos tethers Stomach Bitters and other remedies for kidney and urinary disorders, catarrh and eye diseases. It promotes mercury free tonics and guarantees refunds if products fail. The text also critiques doctors and patent medicines while praising the Buffalo based World’s Dispensary products.
Dr Eugene Jordan Histogenetic Medicine Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr J Eugene Jordan's Histogenetic Medicine offered free consultations and prescriptions. It notes the office is at ex Mayor Yesler's residence at Third and Jamies and promises a free book on the histogenetic system. The label on bottles bears the same doctor's name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonpan
Yesler
Third
Jamies
Fragmented OCR Note With Incoherent Text
The readable fragments mention trees and various garbled phrases. No clear event, names, places, or dates are discernible to form a factual summary.
Fragmented OCR note on local event details
The readable text references a race in Mississippi and mentions persons and a fire incident. Specific names and places are unclear due to garbled OCR. The fragment suggests a local event with potential injuries or dangers but lacks coherent details to form a complete report.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Frecowen
Rabbita
Cigar
Dek. Darris
Lee McGrew
Wallare Ely
Powell Street
San Franssen Ca
Heteht
W. Wattncr
Williams Manufacturing GO
Cleveland
Hall
Cheney 4 Co
Doeleda
Tohede
F. J. Cheney & Co
Draggieta
Greece
Tampa
Forsiope
K. J. la Gaasok
M.D
Powell
Geary
Sang Francisco
Cal
Patophiet Life
Porterfield & Lamey
Market Street
San Freneieca
Beal
North Carolina
GranKa
Trombfaat
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Dr. Pierce
Dr. Sage
Price
Coricuna
Potter Drag and Cliemical Corporation
Baston
Haley
CoTicoma
Henrwatlam
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Louisville
Sen Francises
Areeia
Atreet
Stockton
Powell Streets
J. F. Smith & CO
Greenwich St
Emery
Attonies
Effenwi Kk
Taroma
Wash
Waehing Be
Burl
As. PN. U
Judd
Impucery
Lane Huck
Rhettmation
Spepeia
Ete Price
OHM FM
Laue
Boller
Notio
Danver
Tivetrick Vapor Frarive Co
Ian Preveiiw
Subsistence Department
U.S. Army
Holler
Aek
Smith's Cast Store
Francisc
Nome
Portland Ib
Etary
Cymnasium and Athletic Coods
William C. Beck Arms Co
Iiimington
Iloechester
Nariin
Coleus
Parker Mews
Sealom
Pordas
P'so
Isalzer
John A
Salzi
LA Crosse
Wisconsin
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!