Beautifully Illustrated in the Designs of Alice Rideout
The photograph and profile celebrate Alice Rideout a young San Francisco sculptress who trained under Rupert Schmidt. The piece notes her birthplace Marysville California and her move to the Golden Gate City at age four. It describes her work at Jackson Park and contrasts her feminine appearance with her serious studio effort. It preserves her witty self portrayal and discusses women gaining public credit for artistic achievement and enduring stereotypes.
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Onrcaco
America
Miss Rideout
Jackson Park
Golden Gate
Alice Rideout
California
Marysville
San Francisco
Golden Gate City
Rupert Schmidt
Phidias
Pottle Ae
Herr Stineback
Strassburg
Mademe de Seundberg
Fanny Mendelesohn
Fanny
Miss Rideout Prodigy Sculpts for Women's Building Prize
The article profiles Miss Alice Rideout a gifted sculptor who rose from an open studio mishap to prize work for the women’s building competition. Her busts of Sitting Bull and President Harrison drew praise from Mrs. Leland Stanford. Her designs for purity sacrifice charity and higher civilization showcase women in art, education, nursing, and housekeeping, amid setbacks and triumphant reception.
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Schmidt
Sitting Bull
President Harrison
Pacific Coast
Leland Stanford
Stanford
Miss Rideout
Palmer
Charity
Puecess
California
Rattlesnake Antidote Said to Cure Bite in Sullivan County
A longtime Wilmington area resident claims a known antidote for rattlesnake bites exists in Sullivan county along the Delaware river. He traces the remedy to John Geer of Long Eddy via a half breed Indian, using bruised roots of Joins heart plant brewed as a tea. He asserts six cures with no failures when properly applied.
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Delaware River
Sullivan County
N. J
John Geer
Long Eddy
Pennsylvania
Vtta
Great Barrington Gains Noted Wealth and Landmark Homes
Great Barrington Massachusetts emerges as a wealthy town rivaling Lenox and Newport. The main street overlooks the tee[s] house birthplace of a noted figure and Sky Farm home of poets Dora Reade and Elaine Goodale, marking cultural landmarks in the town.
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Great Barrington
Mass
Mark Hopkins-Searles
Lenox
Newport
New England
Tees House
William
Sky Farm
Dora Reade
Elaine Goodale
My Leetle Gal Done Got a Beau
A dialect style verse about a young girl winning love and gaining a beau. The speaker recalls the girl’s dress, dances, and social steps as neighbors and family react. The narrator notes pride and mixed feelings as the gal’s attentions shift.
The Belles of London What the June Brides Wore
A guide to weddings fashion detailing materials hats parasols fans and shoes suitable for June brides. It covers millinery and accessories to complete a proper bridal ensemble.
May weddings influence fashion notes in Dispaton
The correspondence notes May weddings as a social focus with brides attending receptions in fashionable semi transparent trains lined with silk. Miss Paterson Fox and Miss Kinnear are highlighted with elaborate dresses, Tuscan hats, and floral embroidery. It describes gowns, fabrics, colors, and evolving silhouettes for visiting attire and day wear.
Fashion Notes on Summer Dresses and Evening Gowns
An article catalogs summer costumes with heliotrope corduroy dresses edged in black and gold, Empire style gowns with sea-pearl embellishments, and versatile outfits for tennis and walking. It highlights Lady Salisbury and Lady Carew at a reception, plus accessories like shot silks, parasols, fans, and hats, and comments on current silhouettes and fabrics.
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Eton
Lady Salisbury
Arlington Street
Lady Carew
Emeral
Countess of
Dun
Corney Grain
Lady B
Russia
Society For
Duchess of Portland
Astoria
Voyage to Frisco in 53 Describes Ocean Journey and Panama Route
Charles Prosch of Seattle recalls his 1853 voyage from New York to San Francisco aboard ships including the Illinois and John L. Stephens. He catalogs Jamaica women’s degradation, Aspinwall Colon conditions, Isthmus transit by boat and donkey, and a champagne moment turned storm as sailors endured. He notes no negligee shirts and no Remsen coolers in that era.
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Charles Prosch
Seattle
New York
San Francisco
Aspinwall
Colon
Gorgona
Panama
John L. Stephens
Robert L. Pearson
Prosch
Mr. Prosch
New Yorker
Victor Hugo on Waterloo as Mediocrity Triumphs Over Genius
Victor Hugo wrote during his Brussels stay that he refused to visit Waterloo. He saw the battlefield as not only Europe’s triumph over France but also the ultimate, undeniable triumph of mediocrity over genius.
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Victor Hugo
Brussels
Waterloo
Europe
France
Be Not Too Hard Poem Fragment From New Orleans Picayune
Fragment from the New Orleans Picayune exhorts gentleness toward a fallen figure, urging mercy over harsh judgment. It questions moral consistency and reflects on temptation, strength, and sorrow in measured, reflective verse.
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New Orleans Picayune
Silence of the Sex and the Silent Men of History
A feature exploring how silence shapes power in marriage and politics. It weighs Elizabeth and Mary I, William and Mary, Ulysses Grant, and other figures, arguing that silent restraint can mirror authority and influence, even as public voices dominate.
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Gossios
Elizabeth
England
Christendom
William of Orange
Philip
Spain
Mary
William the Bilent
Ajaz
Ulysses
Old
A Cat of Character Saves Wren From Snake in Pennsylvania
In the mountain districts of Pennsylvania a tame white cat protecting two wrens’ nest spots a weak fledgling. After chasing off a nearby snake with a swift bite the cat ferries the helpless youngster to safety, allowing it to be reunited with anxious parents.
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Pennsylvania
Barnyard Curiosity: One-Legged Hen Amazes Old Women
The Lone Tree Valley farmer gains attention as his hen, whose leg was cut after a pupal injury, recovers and later hatches a clutch of coffee colored eggs. Seven oddly furred hatchlings with wattles give the appearance of marked chickens, a tale cited by the San Jose Mercury.
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Lone Tree Valley
The
San Jose Mercury
Japanese in America Should Be Welcome Yet Cautioned
The Philadelphia Ledger notes many young Japanese seek to study and improve English in the United States. Some arrive with barely funds for passage and uncertain living costs. While education here enhances Japan’s reputation, many students would be better off at home if practical aid or employment fails to materialize.
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United States
Philadelphia Ledger
Europe
America
Japan
The Late Emperor Frederick Retold by Berlin Official
The retired Chief Burgomaster Folkenbeck recalled a story of the late Emperor Frederick when Crown Prince Frederick enjoyed illustrating Bismarck’s influence. The anecdote imagines Bismarck proposing alliances with Garibaldi and Mazzini, provoking the Emperor to pace and debate whether such a policy could be carried out.
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Bismarck
Berlin
Folkenbeck
Frederick
Rainer
Garibaldi
Mazzini
Marck
Newport Palaces and Social Currents of the Sea
Margaret H Welch surveys Newport society amid steamer departures and luncheon rituals. She notes bon voyage cards, steamer letters, and chaperoned departures at Cunard piers, examines interior design trends, minister's assistants, and fashionable homes as American coastal life blends luxury with new social roles.
Tam tired tonight and I mise you in memory
The poem laments deep loneliness as years pass and the speaker, aged about forty weeks, feels old sorrow return. Images of a turbulent river and wrecks on a heart reveal longing for a lost beloved and unresolved sadness. The voice ends with a personal, aching ache for reunion.
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Boston Globe
Jane
Tona
Europe’s Richest Brewer Wealth and Charity Controversy
Europe’s reputed richest brewer, tied to Dreher in Vienna, is said to be worth over 40 million dollars with breweries producing about 32 million yearly. Yet he spends little from income and reportedly gives no charity.
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Europe
Dreher
Vienna
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