World’s Fair Offers Women Affordable Lodgings and Jobs
Mary Temple Barrarp outlines plans for a women friendly World’s Fair in Chicago with a dormitory system, a women only hotel run by female staff, nursery and kindergarten for children, creche facilities, and employment in guiding, nursing, cooking, and hotel services. The program includes stock options for lodging, educational exhibits, and family friendly arrangements to offset costs for industrial and working women.
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Board of
Woman's Dormitory Association of
Mra Helen M. A Columbian
Chicago
The Lorgnette Girl and Her Coquettish Arsenal
A discussion of the lorgnette wearing woman as a symbol of flirtation and social cruelty. The piece praises its use as defense and weapon, noting a hotel omnibus arrival as a setting for scrutinizing travelers and highlighting the potential brutality behind refined manners.
Siamese wicker basket fish trap method described
In Siam locals use an inverted vase shaped wicker trap without a bottom. One man drives fish toward the trap while another covers the stream with the basket. The second man claps the basket over the fish and reaches in to pull them out.
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Siam
Guest Etiquette Debates in Wealthy Homes and Dress Accessories
The article discusses the Women's Club Movement impact on domestic relations through guest announcements and lavish hospitality. It notes hostesses who use or reject callers, extravagant entrances for Mrs Smith, and trends toward costly wardrobe reproductions and luxury small items for babies and guests.
Dressing room table and home craft ideas in quaint set
A vintage illustrated piece describes a six eye dressing table with a warm oil based dressing and a lemon juice finish for three chickens. It also details ladies room makeovers from old dull walls to white and gold furniture and home made fishing hats from mat baskets in New York stores.
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Ned
The Case for a Golden Mean in Women’s Clubs
The piece argues that while temperance and other women’s organizations empower women, they must balance public duties with home responsibilities. It cites two women complaining of neglectful husbands and heavy schedules, urging moderation to avoid harming families. It endorses thoughtful engagement in clubs alongside domestic duties.
Dr de Guerville meets Chinese officials on fair exhibits tour
Dr de Guerville traveling in the East with an illustrated lecture on the World's Fair recently toured China after visits to Japan. He held a two hour audience with Li Hongsheng, viceroy and naval commander, discussing Chinese exhibits and the Columbian Exposition.
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Chicago Times
de Guerville
China
Japan
Li Honsheng
United States
Curious British Army shirt swapping discipline tale
A British regiment on duty in Ireland adopts a harsh order forcing soldiers to change shirts twice weekly. Faced with limited uniforms the sergeant questions the feasibility, but the captain insists orders are obeyed, leading to soldiers swapping shirts each Sunday and Wednesday.
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Ireland
Ancient mirrors of bronze and silver origin legends
The text describes bronze mirrors polished to a shine with bands or stands, later evolving to silver. It notes a claim that Praxiteles crafted the first solid silver mirror around the time of Julius Caesar.
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Praxiteles
Julius Cesar
Heart-Storms and Silent Cries in a Poet’s Reflection
Fragment from Chambers Journal echoes a night shadow and distant ache. The author P. W. Koon contemplates calm after grief, contrasting restless heartbeats with peaceful rest. A melancholic verse fragment hints at inward storms and longing.
Women of Emerald Tale Embroider Amid Irish Exhibit
A Chicago Fair exhibit plans to showcase Irish kitchens and cottage life including a thatched Irish cottage and log cabin displays. The feature aims to illustrate peasant living, Irish emigration, and the roots of American leaders from humble homes while highlighting cooking and domestic industry.
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Dispatch
Chicago
Ireland
Thomas Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Abe
Europe
America
Harrison
Arthur
Lincoln
Garfield
A New York Train Trick By Crooks On Unwary Public
The article describes a two man scam on elevated trains. Crook No 1 sits close to a window, thwarts suspicion by pretending to read a newspaper. The pair watches for a passenger with a satchel and feigns a mistake to seize the bag as the car moves, then flees at the next stop.
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New York
Hunt
Phonoscope: New device to show speaking lips in motion
A French inventor has improved instantaneous photography of lips and developed the phonoscope. The device uses linked disks with rotating photographic plates to show a speaking head in rapid succession, requiring about ten to twelve images per second to create the illusion of a living motion.
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Philadelphia
The Iron Duke and the Murderous Maniac
A dramatic San Francisco Chronicle vignette recounts the Duke of Wallington receiving Tam Apollyon in his library. The implacable noble dismisses the threat, resumes his work, and the deranged visitor ends up in an asylum after the brief encounter.
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Duke of Wallington
Sweden Dominates Global Match Industry
The article notes Sweden as the oldest and largest match producer, with a export boom growing by about a billion boxes annually. It describes machines turning up to 200 revolutions per minute and a daily output of roughly 2.59 million matches, with five matches per person per day in the United States and a potential $1,000,000 revenue if the State resumes manufacture. Europe hosts around 50,000 factories producing matches yearly.
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Philadelphia Times
Sweden
Europe
Tj T
Rain Bow Forms Over Washington Monument During July Speech
During the Fourth of July celebration at the Washington monument in Washington a rain bow appeared near the apex as speakers began. It formed briefly and then vanished as the event proceeded with the speech concluding.
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Washington Monument
Washington
Gown Fashions Among New York Society at Newport and Bays
In New York in July a circle of the Four Hundred spends summers between city dining at Delmonico's and trips to parks, Tuxedo and Casino. Many visit Newport Narragansett Pier or Long Island resorts by invitation, while day trips aboard the Laura M. Stalin to Oyster Bay showcase Mrs Cruger's Canary gown trimmed with gold and white silk.
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New Yonk
Four Hundred
Delmonico’s
Tuxedo
Casino
Madison Square Garden
Cafe d’Ambassadeurs
Newport
Narragansett Pier
Long Island
Laura M. Stalin
Thirty-second Street
Oyster Bay
S. W. R. Cruger
Pilease
Paris Macistes
Fashion Notes on Summer Dress and Silks at Social Events
A vivid survey of garden parties and social gatherings highlighting elaborate gowns in silk foulard and satin, with notes on hats, lace, and cherry embroidery. Describes outfits worn by Miss Kitty Cameron and others, the trend of short sleeves, and the enduring allure of elegant, decorative accessories at fashionable events.
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Piazza
Kitty Cameron
Europe
Sarah
Newport
Marie Antoinette Fichus
Hebe
Psyche
Modest wedding fashions highlighted in Gluckheim society
A wedding at Gluckheim Willimamatown Massachusetts features debutantes and guests in economical yet stylish attire. Pauline Jerome and Doug lass Worth Olcott celebrate with guests wearing cream delaine gowns with honeysuckle pink green accents, while simpler white muslin looks paired with sashes and parasols. Mrs Frederick Vanderbilt and other leaders promote restrained dress to align fashion with budget.
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Pauline Jerome
Douglass Worth Olcott
Gluckheim
Williamatown
Mass
van Rensselaer
New York
Penton
Frederick Vanderbilt
Harsh Persian Justice For Repeated Theft
The text describes a brutal Islamic legal practice in Persia where a first theft offense leads to beating on the soles of the feet with a rod and a signature promising it will be the last offense. If theft recurs a second time, the right hand is amputated, and a third offense, attempted left handed, ends in decapitation.
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Wenites
Dispatch
Chicago
Dave
Colonel Parker
Persia
New Bamboo Sheeting Factory Expands in Wenchow Province
A new Chinese bamboo sheeting manufacture is expanding in Wenchow Province. The cane is split into sheets, softened in boiling water, and pressed flat to produce veneers trays fana screens and carved fretwork.
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Wenchow
Dr Price Extracts Proclaimed Best Flavors
The article extols Dr Price's Delicious Flavoring Extracts as the strongest sweetest and most delicate fruit flavors. It urges housewives to flavor cakes puddings custards or creams with vanilla lemon or orange extracts claiming a smaller amount yields a more natural taste and that each use provides perfect satisfaction.
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DR Price
Dr. Price
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