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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1895
Page
3
The passage lists John M. Adams as Register, P A. Griffiths as Clerk, and Henry E. Gapon as Receiver with roles noted at the land office.
A snapshot of Sidney Nebraska public and civic life listing officials from 107th Judicial district, treasurer James J. McIntosh, sheriffs, commissioners, village trustees, and school board. Also contains church services at Methodist Episcopal, Episcopal, Lutheran, and local lodge and fraternal group meeting schedules and officer rosters plus Nutting notes for local orders and veterans groups.
The piece highlights Lady Brassey as the second Sunbeam owner, tall and stately, daughter of Viscount Malden and granddaughter of the Earl of Essex. It describes her tastes for reading, riding, walking, and yachting, with Sunbeam refitted for her marriage and a deckhouse serving as a drawing room filled with plants and flowers.
A New York Presa editorial argues that despite past sacrifices by mothers and grandmothers, expanding opportunities for women is essential. It asserts domestic duties sharpen leadership and that governing the home trains minds able to conquer broader achievements, challenging the idea that women already have all needed freedom.
London correspondent notes Miss Toulmin Smith as the first woman appointed librarian at Manchester College Oxford by merit over nearly 100 competitors. She is linked to Dr. Murray of the Oxford Press, with roots in Ireland and England, and has long aided constitutional history work.
A reader overheard a claim that many clever women earn good wages by pursuing hair dressing as a trade. Initially skeptical, the writer considers whether it is a lucrative and lasting career, then investigates.
Boston Globe notes traveling hair dressers secure limited clientele, visiting twice weekly if a patron hires a personal maid. They shampoo and maintain hair using tonics, with six hours daily client time. A dresser spends an hour per house and charges $1.59 per visit, yielding about $9 daily for a full week.
The article advises renewing a prior gown by removing fur or moire and replacing with satin rhadame. It suggests full satin front, waistline bodice reduction, satin folded bodice detail, double satin hems, widened skirt with extra gores, and satin czarina neckline with bow finishes at the wrists. New York Times.
Isabel A. Mallon advises buyers to select first class fur trims from reputable shops. She warns that cheap furs often suffer from moth damage and poor care, recommending genuine furs like Astrakhan and real ermine sparingly while noting imitations of mink can fool buyers. Lace capes over deep fur gowns and a lace shoulder cape complete stylish ensembles.
A writer argues for warm shoes and stockings to keep children healthy. Warm extremities prevent illness, and generous shoe and stocking donations from charities aid health and happiness as much as underwear. Merino or worsted stockings and well fitting soles matter as much as the shoe’s shape.
The description notes a long stocking that rises above the knee and is held by side garters with elastic. It rejects bands circling the leg that impede circulation and cause evils. The design aims to provide room for toes and instep while maintaining fit.
Miss O'Connor Eccles at the Pioneer club mocks civilization faults including snobbery and the pursuit of wealth. She argues some people would not be known by a million, while others require two to be desirable. The Pioneer group defends progress and rejects backward civilization. Mrs. W. D. Egenhoff has led Mariposa county public instruction for eight years after widowhood at 22. She travels 150 miles to visit schools, including Yosemite Valley, and will be succeeded by a capable successor.
Three well known Cincinnati women, the Misses Shipley daughters of Mr Murray Shipley, have opened a school opposite the Bryn Mawr College entrance in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania to prepare girls for Bryn Mawr. Lizzie Shipley a Waslieyan graduate studied in Germany and both sisters aim to tailor instruction to each student’s aptitudes and guide elective choices for advanced college work. The demand for admission already fills their capacity.
Two women won seats on the London school board amid a total of 1 606 788 votes cast with 817 632 for the progres sive ticket. Miss Davenport Hill won city proper with 18 982 votes and Mrs Maitland carried Chelsea with over 80 000.
Mary N Gannon and Alice J Hands seniors at New York School of Applied Design For Women designed the Women s building for the Cotton States and International Exhibition at Atlanta in 1895. Their three week work fits the smallest detail and their estimate is 8000 below the 20000 limit. They won five of seven competitions last summer against other New York architects.
A fashion circular discusses jewelry slides with gems at side wings and center, upright gem bars, and a moon faced hat style. It notes portieres on carved wood, kerosene lamp wick cleaning, kerosene for window cleaning, and that 81 of 250 London University BA candidates were women.
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