Crowded Women Colleges Rally for Evelyn College Reinstatement
The College Women's Club of New York seeks reinstatement of Evelyn College, Princeton University’s annex closed for funding. The article traces rapid growth in women’s education, noting Vassar Smith Mount Holyoke Wellesley Bryn Mawr and others with overcrowded dormitories and expanding campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Women's Club of
New York
Evelyn College
Princeton University
Elmira
Vassar
Mount Holyoke
Stronghall
Raymond Hall
Smith College
Phoenix
Wellesley
Bryn Mawr
Merion
Radnor
Denbigh
Pembroke
Ast
West
Dolgelly
Cartreff
Disastrous hurricane devastates Windward Islands region
The West Indies suffer massive loss as a hurricane strikes the Windward group. Over 500 killed and 60,000 rendered homeless across St Vincent St Lucia Barbadoes with Kingston nearly destroyed. Widespread damage and landslides trigger urgent aid efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lesser Antilles
Kingston
St. Vincent
St. Lucia
Barbadoes
West Indies
Dromedaries Tobacco Myth and Hobo Talk
A New York Journal note reports on a tale that dromedaries are soothed by tobacco smoke and can be driven for long journeys by cigars. A keeper uses a carved wood holder to light a cigar in the camel’s mouth, which closes its eyes and puffs as it travels. The tale is framed as traveler banter with a Western Tourist quip about a railroad robber.
Blossoming Fight Sparks Talk at Electric Plant Night
Edith quotes a playful remark about the arc light as she debates with her father. The dialogue touches on middle life health and physiology, noting that at least one third have some ear involvement in middle age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith
Judge
Interesting to Women and Royal Travels Across Europe
The piece notes Mme Bergliot Ibsen as a notable Norwegian musician with future concert plans. It describes Queen Victoria's carefully arranged journeys to Scotland with a large royal retinue. It cites 19th century counts of women in arts and journalism, and reports Mrs Gladstone’s health concerns and ongoing charity work. It also mentions Victoria and Albert order recipients and a dramatic, humorous palace embassy incident in Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme. Bergliot Ibsen
Norway
Queen Victoria
Scotland
Qeen
America
United States
Gladstone
Hawarden Castle
Hawarden
Russia
Baden
Roumania
York
Austria
Piraeus
Greece
Varied Nature Notes From Popular Science India to Magnet Experiments
A roundup of scientific curiosities including India's plant diversity versus Europe, cast iron cannon balls from Brest revealing iron loss and heat behavior, night growth of organisms, magnet float experiments with bicycle walls, Meyer's needles heritage, and Hauser's infusorial earth as a liquid filter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Europe
Brest
Meyer
Paris Academy of Sciences
M. J. Hauser
Proverbial Advice Echoes Through Short Homilies
A series of maxims urges practical action and restraint. It cautions against judging by appearances, profiting from others’ experiences, avoiding insinuations, and not serving two masters. It also warns about bigamy charges and balancing religious acts with daily life.
Birds and sport provoke Wal ter K James critique
In the July Youths Instructor article Wal ter K James condemns hunting for sport citing birds with broken limbs healed by humans while others suffer from shot wounds and parents are killed, leaving nestlings to die as recreation is called sport in Christian lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter K. James
Mr. James
The Story of the Philippines advertised for agents
Brimful of government photographs and vivid scenes from San Francisco Manila Honolulu Hong Kong and Manila battles. Bonanza for agents with big profits prepaid credits offered, address F T Barber Secretary Star Insurance Building Chicago.
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The
Philippines
Murat Halsted
War Department
San Francisco
Pacific
General Merritt
Honolulu
Hong Kong
Manila
Aguinaldo
Olympia
Dewey
Bonanza
Outfit
F. T. Barber
Sec'y
Btar Insurance Building
Chicago
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North Oak Park Ave
Thomas Street
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E. W. Witcher
Ride's
West Madison St
Conrad Kampp
JO. P. Kampp
C. Kampp & Son
North Park Avenue
North 48Th Avenue
Chicago Exchange
Cicero Exchange
Rob
T. I. Ward
Park Ave
Blomgren & Johnson
Chicago Avenue
Ww. S. Smith
Oak Park and
Maywood
Dunlop Bros.” Bank
Oak Park
Zimmerman & Roath
Oak Park Av
Thompsson’s Drug Store
Fair Islands
New York Journal
Popular Science
Shotts Gate Room
Oxford
la Salle
B. G. Vanderwolff
Chicago & Austin
Ae Express
SRI N. Centry Av
City
E. Tackson
Street
Tol
Harrison
Pacific AV
Bell
Cicero
C.B. Patrick
N. Park Avenue
Abbot Block
ATTEN
Williams
Cicero Gas CO
Worth Oak Park Avenue
Ladies and
En Restaurant
South Clark Street
Dinni
ARE
Cicero Water, Gas and Electric Light
Telephone Malin
J. Dunfee
Franklin Street
Washington
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Austin, Ill
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