Seven Brave Girls Bring College Settlement to Rivington Street
Seven college women from Vassar Smith and Wellesley move into 95 Rivington Street in the Tenth Ward to live among the poor, eschewing tracts and charity dining. They aim to elevate the community by shared meals, household tips, and friendly visits, modeling a nonpatronizing approach and building a neighborhood library for local children.
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London
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Wellesley
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Miss Fine
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Brearley School
Murray Hill
Caroline Hamilton
Killington Street
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Rivington Street House
Elixir of Life Interview with Franco American Physician
Paris interview with Dr Brown-Sequard describes his so called elixir of life as a powerful tonic not a miracle cure. He details self injections from animal sources, reports renewed strength, improved work capacity, and cautions about quackery and medical safety while denying immortality claims.
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Paris
Dr. Brown-Sequard
Rue Francois-Premier
Champs-Elysees
Legion of Honor
Brown-Sequard
Brighton
United States
Ge'elock
d'Arsonval
Hencoque
College of France
Evere
London
Paris Biological Society
Earl of College
Spain
Variot
America
New York
Hodag Illusion and Exit Trick Spares Showman in St Thomas
An ex showman explains a Buffalo Hodag fraud when a bored crowd at the depot in St Thomas waited 45 minutes. A young man demanded his quarter back after paying to see the Hodag, but the organizer claimed the Hodag was sick and offered the Exit as the spectacle.
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New York
St. Thomas
Buffalo
Jersey Jumping Spot Near Jersey City Sparks Local Talk
A section gang near Jersey City points to marsh marks along the roadbed caused by tramps jumping freight trains. The reporter notes the spots form ragged furrows after night jumps while the boss comments on the danger and says the marsh near town saves lives.
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Jersey City
A Clever Neighbor Libel Stunt In Mass
A farmer in West Tisbury Massachusetts nailed a large finger board on his property pointing toward neighbors across the boundary with the word an followed by for sale in small letters. Lawyers deem the act libelous and urge those neighbors to sue.
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Philadelphia Ledger
West Tisbury
Mass
Juror Rules Out Jury Trial in Gweedore Case
A juror in one of the Gweedore trials was ordered by the Crown to stand aside and quipped that a trial by jury was a costly farce. The juror, noting the delays and expenses, suggested a more expedient path as the judge weighed the proceedings.
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Toronto
Teres Se Bits Cosinley
Immoedi
The Irish Peasant as Seen by Mrs Hungerford Duchess
Mrs Hungerford portrays the Irish peasant with warmth describing a cheerful piety and hospitality. She discusses Irish marriage customs from arranged schemes to dowries and a pig or feather bed as wedding prerequisites. The piece notes resilience amid poverty and a lively communal spirit among farmers and laborers.
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Claeses
Cene
M. Hoxorm
Married on the Train A Novel Wedding Ceremony
A couple wed on a moving Pennsylvania Railroad sleeper between Pittsburg and Philadelphia after dawn. A clergyman officiated as an astonished conductor and sleeping passengers watched. Telegrams from Harrisburg informed the groom’s family of the ceremony aboard the speeding train.
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Pennsylvania
New York Sun
Jersey City
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Alleghenies
Restlera
Harrisburg
Papa
Prices and social chatter in a Montgomery Advertiser excerpt
An editorial fragment reflects on price reliability as a market constant, noting foreign princes as a rare salable commodity. It cites a Philadelphia Record and includes a playful sewing society exchange about Mrs. Bangup, hinting at local social discourse.
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Montgomery Advertiser
Esteen
Philadelphia Record
An English Anomaly in the English Divorce Law
The correspondence discusses Dr Hunter's private bill to align English divorce law with Scotland, highlighting how English men can divorce for infidelity while women face harsher grounds. It notes Ireland’s lack of a legal route, the role of the Probate Court, and the social reactions to cross-border unions and deceased wife’s sister cases, ending with a call for equal laws.
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Diefatch
Loyper
Great Britain
Hanter
Aberdeen
Scotland
United States
United Kingdom
England
Ireland
Dublin
of Lords
Marlborough
Blandford
Ord
Jamee Hane Pense
House of Commons
Bill
Hooband
Lablems
Brnan“Ben Ors
London
Red tape in railroading sparks travel tale
State Attorney Mitchell told an Indianapolis News reporter of a tangled experience in New York involving railroad red tape. He recalled taking a train to a summer resort and asking a brakeman to adjust a seat for Mrs. Mitchell, though the remark ends with an unclear note.
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New York
Mitchell
Indianapolis
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