The Cost of Living and Why Women Live Well
A lengthy essay on urban living contrasts two households one with frugal routine and a man working to support a family and another with softer comforts for women highlighting wage gaps shopping, duties, and the strain of providing a home. The piece reflects on domestic roles, economic pressures, and the moral tone of self sacrifice amid hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cur Waburle
Anor
Slane
Dasea Bank Ec
Bahia
Ieee
Vietsras
Lemay
Widow of Mark Hogins Aims at Great Barrington Palace
A lengthy, messy account describes the Widow of Mark Hogins planning a grand residence in Great Barrington Massachusetts. It lists numerous wealthy women and families, including Mrs Allen of Oe Level and Miss Bernice Morrison, with fortunes and social prominence, plus mentions of Catharine Wolfe of New York and Mary, highlighting wealth, marriages, and social scandal while weaving in unrelated domestic anecdotes about manners, housekeeping, and propriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Hogins
Great Barrington
Ak ‘Allen
Level
Bernice Morrison
Fia Mano City
Corpus Chris
Fox
Fay Ragenong
Fanch
Catharine Wolfe
New York
Peter Wolfe
Lorifland
Got &T
Bax An
Sho
Phein
William Astarty
Marshall . Roberts
A. T. Stawemrt
Fragmented talk mixes fashion tips and weather lore
A garbled column blends advice on travel cloaks, shopping cash tips, and household wisdom with scattered notes on fires safety and hygiene. It references an American newspaper voice discussing clothing, money management, fire drills, and extreme winter travel experiences in Manitoba and Winnipeg, interwoven with literary asides and varied anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wada
Manitoba
George Beets
Bermuda
Bett
Spm
Clargyman
England
Java
Grant at Shiloh and the Destruction of Stragglers
Fragmentary account describes General Grant's experiences at Shiloh, noting straggler losses, injuries to Grant, and the wartime dynamics of retreat and pursuit. It includes mentions of Generals Sherman and McClernand, Grant’s reactions, and a gloomy postbattle mood amid rain and confusion.
Sugar King Spreckels and the Frankfort legation tale
An OCR fragment recalls Spreckels known as the sugar king and mentions Adolph and Bi marck amid historical chatter. It describes reform ideas, a French university figure, and Limoges crafts evolving from municipal schooling to industrial workshops in thousands of skilled workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erolmeta
Swresif
Anand
Biemarck
Frankfort
Frederick William IV
Biamarck
Man of
Souvoie
Antther
Masdal
Timtat Crusot
Pracce
Mpevy- Eeney
Exid
Bax
Limoges
Adrien Duboucke
Abia
Drift and pump talk on train maintenance incident
Fragmentary dialogue recounts a plan to place a party atop a slide with a drill to bore into a train carriage and pour drinks, with references to an air pump saving the line. The speaker recalls costs, contracts, and improvements amid a chaotic, uncertain exchange about maintenance and service upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abola
Juvenile Torment Reported in Pinafore Case Across States
A child abuse tale emerges from a report alleging severe torments by various adults in multiple states including Maine and California. The account references torturous devices, injuries, and a chilling case involving a boy known as Prince Leo, plus details of a Tivoli theater incident and a mother’s kitchen violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srsal
Esas
Lowi
Lire
Spain
Calcutte
Uet
Cam
Bergh Day
Paccetta
Guardiace
Lefotem
Lee
Leo Lax
Ted
Tivoli Theater
Philadelphia
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Wonati
Manila
Rosner
Bern
Foubold
Grewae Bartly
Parner
Abelf
Hs Lena
Mary
Sumnager
Scylla
Charybus
Wien
Ste
Tanita
Haro
Diana
Tatler
Ewark Cally
Ad Coutson
Bam
Weenen
Chicago Times
Woman's College
Mavis
Caieage Times
Philadelphis Belles
Mar Wlistartve
Duran
Motha
George Eliot
Jearns
Grant
Shiloh
Bach
Straggters
Shermas
Cavatry
Retuoro
Caine
Gan Buall
Yanna
Ldetnarteoy
Whet Paiikea
Jobintie
Anny Mt Bigh
Bng
Es Ruventelles
Thad
Hom
W. le Wallace
Col. McPherson
Anvern le Jury
Sherman
McClernand
Starman
Willis Brown
Taba
Tharn
Spreckels
Bataan
Ie Adolph
de ‘Young
Pacite Club
France
Caicago News
Abepeo
Fernalk
Mr. Bedgert
India
Society For the Prevents
Prince Leo Law
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