Ladies Swim School Sparks Debate On Grace and Courage
An article from the Natatorium at Duquesne Way extols women swimmers as more apt than men, detailing lessons from instructor McCune and Taylor. It describes buoyancy, turns, and strokes, notes rapid learning by some and slower progress by others, and recounts diving feats and occasional mishaps as evidence of female progress in river and pool training.
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Duquesne Way
Joseph McCune
Jimmy Taylor
McCune and Taylor
Altbourd
Pittsburg
Pittsboro Natatorium
McCune
Indies
Messrs. McCune
Taylor
Mc Oune
Misa Theresa Johnston
J. J
St. Louis Republic
River swimmers gain pace in Pittsburg amid riverfront talk
In Pittsburg a rising aquatic culture draws physicians praise and public eager for swimming. The natatorium crowds show strong turnout with 400 men and boys, 300 women, and a 150-strong female pool presence. A 60-woman East End club rents the pool twice weekly. Local workers and newsboys swim at Jordan's river bath, asserting the rivers offer saltwater-like value and hard physical training. Local doctors and lawyers join morning sessions.
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East End
Jordan
Allegheny River
Iron Workers
Hay Newsboys
Mr. Jordan
Pittsburg
Jimmy
L. E. Storrs
Antiquity of the census traced through ages and nations
The piece traces census history from ancient times to modern America. It cites S. F. Cox on 1879 testimony about census origins predating the Christian era, noting Roman lustrums, Jewish counting, and later scientific statistics beginning 1749 with Achenwall. It concludes that the U S Constitution first greenlights national census.
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Boston Herald
S. 5
Cox
New York
House of Representatives
Rome
United States
Achenwall
Gottingen
Tennyson’s Morning Work Routine and Walks
The article notes Alfred Lord Tennyson often writes most of his work between breakfast and lunch, finishing much before breakfast. He typically takes a long walk prior to luncheon with a friend and two dogs, then rests in the evening. The poet avoids city streets, preferring solitude and poetic contemplation.
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Towle
Frank Leslie
Tennyson
Aia
Thrift in Paris contrasts American life and taste
In Paris June 12 Theodore Tilton discusses exile happiness in Paris, French thrift, and the economy of Parisian living. He notes elevators, stove efficiency, and the disparity between labor costs and goods, comparing French and American prices and habits. He observes Parisian meals, clothing costs, and the impact of cheap labor on prices.
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Paris
Boulevard de Capucines
Theodore Tilton
Grand Hotel
America
France
Union Square
New York
Pittsburg
R. Chicago
Costumes for Servants Insisted by Mrs Kendal in London
Mrs Kendal, back in London, condemns American servant attire and prescribes strict caps, aprons, and simple dress rules. She argues costume forms a caste line, but notes such dress codes rely on law and money to endure. Travelers warn that global costume traditions are fading as houses replace tradition with practical concerns.
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Scotland
Switzerland
Tyrol
Japan
That Settled It Effect of a Future Papasin Law
A bashful young man reports his father was unusually cordial to him at a social gathering, recounting a joke about overheard words and possible nuptial plans. The piece teases a forthcoming marriage as the old gentleman is set to have a new son-in-law next month.
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Mr. Tilton
Epicurus
Seine
Burgundy
America
Paria
Paracy
Connecticut
Litchfield
Pittsburg
Duval
Paris
France
Lake Hrie
Chi
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
York
Papasin-Law
PoLk Swaairrs
Washington
Michigan
Sah
George Washington
Gressman
George Ashington
New York
Philadelphia
Treasury
Capitol
Stanford
Amos Cummings
Pha
Ella Constant
Ella
Fair Woman
A Disastrous Census by David and Joab
The Boston Herald recalls the biblical census of Judea led by Joab under King David, which preceded a three day pestilence that killed about 70 000 people. The piece notes the controversy over the authority of the census and the nation’s subsequent suffering.
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David
Joab
Boston Herald
Judea
Washington society and boarding houses fuel fortunes
The Dispatch corresp says many Washington women profit from real estate and boarding houses. It notes Mrs Patten and other elites built fortunes while others host lodgers for 20 to 30 dollars a month, with some boarding houses housing officials from Cabinet to clerks. It highlights caterers like Madam Demont and a thriving typewriting sector with women earning high wages typing for Congress and lobbyists.
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Dispatch
Washington
Capital
Northwest
Alot
Sir Charles Vaughn
United States
Vaughn
England
White House
Cabinent
Treasury
Remedy for Dysentery by Dr Jaxobles in carbon remedy
An efficacious dysentery treatment from Dr Jaxobles a Eunsian physician uses bisulphide of carbon in water or milk with small doses. Initial calomel given hourly until noticeable effects followed by enemata containing 134 grains of carbon sulphide in 134 ounces of water administered twice daily.
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Jaxobles
Seashore Detective Tracks a Route to a Missing Heiress
A drifting mystery unfolds as Dr. narrator, a former manga hero, becomes caretaker to Mrs. Scurago and her ward Bertha. Rumors swirl about Bertha and Cyril Durand, a jewel theft, and a fatal night. Detective Fox questions the Glaye circle, uncovering betrayals, disguises, and a chase along the shore.
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Ione Grande
Mira
Glaye
Fox
Europs
Glays
Cvril Durand
Graye
Flight of the Runaway Durand and Ella Constant Case
A detective describes a hurried scene of departure from a cottage after Ella Constant’s murder. He gathers torn letters, identifies signatures, and plans surveillance on Mrs. Amelia Graye and Durand. The pursuit includes station checks, neighbor inquiries, and a dinner with Dr. Brandt to discuss the case.
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Ella Constant
Policeman Grope
Amelia Graye
Durand
Mra. Graye
Abe
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Kodak
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Eir
Perkins
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