Woman Wins First Gottingen Admission for Grace Chisholm
A historical account describes Grace Chisholm achieving the first German university admission for a woman at Gottingen. It covers her persistence, the petitions to Berlin, and the supportive role of Professor Klein, highlighting the exceptional nature of women in German higher education at the time.
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Germany
Grace Chisholm
University of
Gottingen
Heidelberg
Strusk
Klein
Berlin
City life tempts country girls away from homes
A New York correspondent warns of dangers facing rural girls flocking to cities for wages and romance. Many face hardship in stores and offices, with scant home life and rising debt. Staying home or seeking farm work is urged as safer, more sensible guidance.
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Toboa
New York
Dinner and dress guide to keeping a husband
A woman contributor claims a good dinner and well dressed wife keep a husband content. She argues husbands look forward to home life if wives study his efforts and avoid temptations, noting many women resist being 'bussed' yet can still win him back with effort and proper care.
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Sar Finneison
Kitty in the family kitty and thrift in a New York household
The column narrator discusses saving habits and the household “kitty” as a joke about pooling funds. She notes how small savings quickly accumulate, with husbands’ missteps and occasional splurges framed as prudent habit. The piece reflects thrift and practical budgeting.
Fashion rules for women from Mr Worth critique
The passage discusses how women should dress based on face and figure, not fashion books. It argues fabric over design, warns against dressing fat as thin, and favors simple drapery, long necklines, and avoiding excessive trimming, urging clothes to suit individual style and body.
Color Harmony in Fashion, Eyes, and Hair
The article discusses how clothing colors should harmonize with the wearer. It notes that hair color in daytime and eye color in evening are safe guides, but individual shades must be matched to eye color and complexion. It emphasizes testing juxtaposition to find flattering combinations and warns against mismatched blues and pinks.
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Kyvery
New York Tribune
Three Daily Movements Promised to Restore Health
A physician endorses a simple morning and evening exercise routine. It includes deep breathing with counts, arm stretches from chest to back, and reaching to touch the ground with straight knees. Repeating 25 to 40 times and then returning to starting pose, the routine allegedly restores health when medicine fails.
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Neal Qulable Benoit
Australian wedding customs described in old notes
An old text outlines Australian bride preparations and trousseau habits, noting lengthy arrangements for outfits and undergarments, the slow pace of dressmaking, and the role of future husbands in supplying items while the women manage the work over years. It also mentions a native Italian girl as part of the description.
Domestic Arts Defy Social Custom in Letter praised
In a Rome Letter a woman is praised for mastering domestic arts including needlework, cooking, and even cooking with a flat iron, while few pursue these arts as livelihoods. The piece suggests she cultivates these skills in defiance of social expectations placed on professional performance.
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Rome
Baby's Sayings a Homemade Keepsake for Parents
A Philadelphia Press note praises a handmade book titled Baby's Sayings aimed at young parents and relatives. It describes a cover choice Grass Jinen with forget me not embroidery and a Bristol board design, suitable for a child growing older and asking questions, reflecting a quaint domestic keepsake idea.
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St. Bristol Board
Philadelphia Press
Practical Women Learn Practical Life Skills
A discourse urges mothers to teach daughters practical household and life skills early. It argues women should master daily duties before marriage to avoid dependence on others and avoid costly help from modistes and servants later in life.
Footwear as Fashion Authority in Daily Attire
A New York Journal essay praises shoes as decisive in a woman's appearance. It argues that well cut stockings and neat footwear reveal daintiness, while mismatched gowns can be ruined by poor shoes. The piece urges women to prioritize quality and craftsmanship in footwear over cheap cost.
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New York Journal
Castor Oil Emulsion Recipe for Nursery Use
A family magazine note describes a castor oil emulsion to calm mental disturbance in infants and to treat habitual constipation. The mixture uses castor oil, glycerin, tincture of orange peel, tincture of senega, cinnamon water, and is given as a bedtime draft to establish daytime digestion.
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Family Magazine
Darning basket stack aids sewing tasks as shown
A compact sewing aid of three flat topped baskets in graduated sizes is described by KOYYO Oo Very. The set serves glove mending stocking darning and shoe repairs with a small pouch for buttons a spool of heavy linen thread and large needles in a flannel leaf.
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Koyyo
Baby thirst misread as fever cure in old note
Fragmentary article fragment stresses giving a baby water to prevent fevers and stomach pains. Cautions that water should be cool not cold or worn, and no excessive amounts. Mentions a vague transformation across a seasonal change.
Bruiser Torpedo Boat Speed Trial Amid Bad Weather
Thorneycroft's new torpedo boat destroyer Bruiser reached an average 25.114 knots over six measured miles in very bad weather. The three hour trial showed a mean speed of 27.07 knots, reflecting strong performance despite conditions.
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Thorneycroft
Bruiser
Curious Royal Footwear Collection Captivates Italy’s Queen
A long standing royal collection in Italy showcases boots shoes and slippers with historical interest. The queen of Italy has gathered this unusual assortment for years highlighting its uniqueness and cultural value.
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Italy
Tennessee Taylor brothers seek political clash on platform tour
The Taylor family rivalry profiles Robert A Taylor and Alfred A Taylor who both ran for Tennessee governor as Democrats and Republicans respectively while their father entered politics on the Prohibition line. The piece recalls Robert A Taylor’s fiddle led rise to office and the sibling campaign battles surrounding the War of the Roses with nickname driven campaigns and cross party clashes.
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Taylors
Tennessee
Republicam
Robert i
Alfred A
United States
Congress
Robert A. Waytor
Happy Valley
Senn
Pennington
N.J
East Tennessee Wesleyan University
Alfred A. Taylor
Elizabethton
Tenn
Gar
Bob
Alf
Isis
Alfred
Muscular Women and the Sandow Method by Attila
Professor Attila, trainer of the strong man Sandow, discusses his simple system of physical culture for women. He claims to tailor exercises from two to five pound dumbbells to develop or reduce areas, cites his pupil 18 as rapidly growing muscle, and asserts women can fight and defend themselves with his regimen. He favors loose gym attire, no corset, and a diet of Bohemian bread with alcohol rubs after training.
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Attila
Sandow
Soci
Samyon
Shas
Sandown
Philadelphia Press
Beauty advice for hands and nail care
A writer argues that a woman with a blemished hand should improve its appearance before drawing attention to it. Advice includes using almond meal, pure soap, pure cream, warm water, and soft towels. Cold water is said to ruin the hands and undo the transformation.
Longest European Bridge Opens Across Vistula
The longest and costliest continental European railway bridge spans the Vistula between Forden in Prussian Poland and Culvinsee in Germany. It opened for traffic in December 1800, is 1.45 yards long, began in 1889, and cost 8,000,000 marks not including piers.
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Europe
Great Britain
Vistula
Forden
Prussian
Poland
Culvinsee
Germany
No Chimneys In Mexico View From Cathedral Spire
From the cathedral spire in Mexico the city view reveals an absence of chimneys. No chimneys, pots, graters, stoves, or furnaces are seen. Cooking relies entirely on charcoal in Dutch ovens.
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Mexico
Woman Applies for Patent on Dimple Producing Process
The New York Advertiser reports a woman’s failed patent application for a process to create artificial dimples. The method used colorless shellac varnish and glue applied to the cheek, pressed with a tool to form a lasting indentation, then powdered to conceal the effect.
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Co Patent Office
New York Advertiser
The Hutton Bag for a Buttons Store
Describes a household button bag design using two circles of satin or cretonne with brass rings and ribbon. Rings spaced along the edge allow the bag to open flat on a table for easy viewing, and to pull closed by drawing the ribbon, keeping contents tidy and searchable.
Women as agents of social improvement by Rev Parkhurst
The Reverend argues that many women already possess powerful rights through moral influence. He asserts women can uplift downtrodden city women by personal agency, surpassing legislative changes. He notes women stand at doors of opportunity and that one effective woman may equal ten men in social effort.
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Charles H. Parkhurst
D. D
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hirger
A Father Urges Daughter to Kiss Mother Good Morning
A father instructs his daughter to comfort her mother who bears a careworn look. He urges her to rise, cook breakfast, greet and kiss her mother, recalling a mother’s soothing kiss from the girl’s sickly childhood and the cures it provided.
Building of a Nation
A forward look at women’s future roles as equals in all professions and governance. The author argues women will enter business and take active part in municipal, state, and national government as their reasoning and self control grow.
Playing For Company And Croquette Tips From Mrs Rover
A Brooklyn Eagle quote advises playing when asked by guests and notes others may hear less than you. It stresses performers’ nerves and audience tolerance. Mrs Rover recommends crumbs for frying croquettes, avoid boiling fat, keep fat smoking hot, and ensure full coating of the item with egg and bread crumbs to prevent bursting.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Rover
Mothers urged to trim child eyelashes before age seven
Goood Housekeeping advises mothers to trim their children's eyebrows and lashes before the seventh birthday. After that, trimming is said to shorten lashes permanently. A eyelash wash using quinine sulfate and almond oil is applied at the lash roots with a fine sable pencil.
Playgrounds For the Children in New York
The New York legislature passed two bills to aid school children. They authorize two new parks east of Bowery and Catherine Street and south of Fourth, with municipal baths on the sites. Schoolhouses may be built on the parks and playgrounds connected to them. Bonds up to 3 million dollars may be issued.
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New York
Bowery
Catharine Street
Fourth
Barnato Rise From 21 Shillings to Kimberley Diamond King
The 21 year old Burnie L Barnato arrived in Kimberley with 27 shillings and became a leading diamond dealer. He built wealth through claims and deals, becoming a top shareholder in De Beers and a Cape Colony legislator. Born July 5 1852 in London, he is noted as a political and business figure with a refined private life.
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Burnie L Barnato
Kimiber Jey
South Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Darnie Barnato
Barnato
de Beers Mining Company
Legislative Assembly of
Cape Colony
Kimberley
Consolidated Mines
Griqualand West
Cecil J. Rhodes
House of the Rothschilds
Beaconsfield
London
Isaac Barnato
Diamond Fields
Ifo
Missouri University Reopens With Seven Grand Buildings
The University of Missouri, rebuilt after the 1892 fire, reveals seven new brick and stone structures forming a quadrangular campus led by Academy Hall. The main building offers a 1400 seat auditorium, 37 classrooms, and a dome reaching 185 feet, with total cost around 235 900 dollars for the academy alone.
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University of Missouri
University
Academy Hall
Missouri University
Ments
Missouri
The
Columbia
Athens
Richard Henry Jesse
Small Home Tips From Everyday Life
Tales of small helps for domestic use include blocking doorknob guards to protect woodwork, boiling vinegar and gall to clean burned iron spiders, and tips to air out teapots to remove haylike smells. Suggestions cover cleaning, polishing, and simple household hacks for comfort and efficiency.
Indians Survive Six Days Adrift At Sea Reach Land
Two Kyuquot Indians aboard the City of Topeka endured six days in a small boat after a storm separated them from the sealing schooner Fawn. With no food they ate a seal, sighted land on the sixth day, found shellfish, and were aided by fellow tribesmen to reach Juneau and Victoria. They were and were taken to Thomas Farle in Victoria for assistance.
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Rosalie
Victoria
B. C
Topeka
Juneau
Port Townsend
Kyuquot
Vancouver Island
Thomas Farle
M. P
Fawn
San Francisco Examiner
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