The Unfortunate Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Times
Mary Wollstonecraft, famed author of The Vindication of the Rights of Woman, stood out among educated women of her era. Her bold doctrines drew both praise and scorn as she debated with Thomas Paine and navigated a stormy life that included marriages to Imlay and Godwin, an infant daughter who later wed Percy Bysshe Shelley, and eventual obscurity following tragedy.
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin
Mme. de Stael
Thomas Paine
Man
Paine
Percy Bysshe Shelley
Those Black Eyes at the West Philadelphia church
A Philadelphia Record piece recounts a poor boy and his sister visiting a grand West Philadelphia church for the first time. They marvel at the chancel, cling to each other, and exchange shocked whispers about a singing boy whose hardened gaze recalls a recent dispute with Bill Griggs from a local apple stand.
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Philadelphia Record
Bill Griggs
Field and the Street Arabs anecdote from McClures Magazine
Eugene Field, famed for his love of children, kept his bride waiting as he knelt in the mud resolving a marble dispute between two street arabs near the church. He hurried back to marry his bride, Mr. Field.
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Field
McClure’s
Eugene Field
Mrs. Field
Bishop Selwyn and the sleepy bench incident
A vignette from Mainly About People recalls Bishop Selwyn as a tireless worker who once dozed briefly on a Derbyshire roadside station bench while en route to a confirmation. A socially prominent lady and her daughter, fearing the drunken man on the platform, were reassured by the porter who announced with solemnity that it was the lord bishop.
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Selwyn
Derbyshire
Roses in Bonnets Spark Lancashire Battle Memory
Egiland recounts how the Rose Regiment began when Lancashire soldiers in 1759 Plucked roses from a field before the battle of Min dien and placed them in their bonnets. The custom of wearing roses on the anniversary grew from this single act, carried to the present day.
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Lancashire
Mindien
The Sultan’s Throne Room in Constantinople
The throne room of the sultan at Constantinople is a gilded, incomparable European sight. A Venetian chandelier with 200 lights glows like a sun from the ceiling, while four corners feature tall baccarent glass candelabra. The throne sits large in red velvet with arms and a pure gold back and frame.
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Constantinople
Europe
Rosebery’s Definition of Memory Heard at Dinner
A reader recalls Lord Rosebery defining memory as the feeling that steals over us when we listen to friends’ original stories. The remark was reportedly shared by a woman in a garden after hearing him speak at a dinner.
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Rosebery
Lord Rosebery
Harper’s Bazar
A Ute Funeral Procession Battles the Dawn
In the early light a blood red sun rises over the oak plateau as a Ute funeral procession advances from scrub cedars. Women with charcoal faces, disheveled hair, and ashes on garments mourn the dead warrior whose horse and dog are prepared for the long journey. The scene unfolds beneath a starry sky, the night’s muffled drums and wails fading into a new day.
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Mother Earth
Lippincott’s
Erodes Farallones Rock and the Fog Horn Saga
In Harper's Magazine, John E. Bennett recounts how the Farallon granite cliff endured sea wear. A natural wind hole powered by waves produced periodic air blasts, once so loud ships heard them at sea. The government installed a fog horn, which roared at high tide in fog, then replaced by a steam siren after a ship misjudged the warning.
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Farallones
Seaboard Islands
The
Pacific
John E. Bennett
Harper's Magazine
The Boy and His Cap Mystery
A boy loses his cap and seeks it with his mother’s help. They search high and low, question where it was last placed, and grow frustrated. Eventually the cap is found in a simple place, prompting relief and returning calm to the household. The tale ends noting boys often misplace hats and forgetfulness accompanies play.
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New York Sun
English Suburban Homes Compared By An American View
Montague Marks in Art Amateur notes American suburbs outpace England in new home design. He praises varied silhouettes and skyline in the United States while criticizing English suburban rows built by speculative builders who act as their own architects, deeming them monotonously ugly.
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United States
England
Richardson
America
Montague Marks
Heirloom Joke Book Passed On In Dying Wish
An Indianapolis Journal note describes a dying minstrels man telling his eldest son he cannot leave money but passes a worn joke book as the family heirloom. He explains the book once sustained his father and himself, promising the son a living through it after his death.
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Indianapolis
No Rest Scene Ends Tragedy in Provincial Theatre
A theater in an English provincial town stages a comedy after a tragedy. The villain dies, the curtain lowers but sticks three feet above. Attempts to drop it fail until the corpse rises and, in sepulchral tones, declares No rest even in the grave.
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London
A Bad Break for a Florist in a Funeral Gift
In Philadelphia North American the anecdote recalls a Pleader’s death and friends ordering appropriate flowers. The florist, described as singularly inept, sent a floral lyre instead of a wreath, highlighting a comic misstep in a solemn moment.
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Philadelphia
North American
Character In the Eyebrows and Its Indications
An analytical note surveys eyebrow traits and their supposed links to vitality temperament and intellect. Heavy brows signify strength while light or sparse brows suggest indolence or weakness. Color ranges from red signaling fervor to brown as a middle ground, with neither color guaranteeing intelligence.
A Modern Battleship Steam Plant Vastness
The Brooklyn as a sample modern warship blends fortress and steam power. It houses 81 engines with 156 steam cylinders and seven boilers capable of evaporating 185 tons of water per hour. Infinite piping, valves, and systems must stay active to meet emergencies.
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Brooklyn
United States Navy
Cassier
India Rubber Absorbs Water When Dried
Chemists note natural india rubber is not waterproof and will absorb moisture after drying. Experiments cited by E Schulze show rolled rubber plates absorb 8 to 25 percent water in two hours, rising with heat and pressure. Oils prevent absorption. vulcanized rubber stays drier though not completely.
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India
E. Schulze
Gummi Zeitung
Schulze
Elaborate Chinese Novels Overflow with Poems
The piece notes that Chinese fiction is thick with poems showing literary excess amid elaborate heroics. Poetry appears via billet doux, overheard songs, or poetic contests, often linked to wine drinking. The critic questions whether such poetizing mirrors real life, yet asserts it defines heroic in Chinese fiction.
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China
G. F. Canilin
Early rising proposed to shape children says Corntessel
Mrs Corntessel argues against sending children to bed early. Her husband suggests waking them earlier as a way to show seriousness. The exchange appears in a Washington Star excerpt.
Sure of Game Badger and the shooting joke
Fox states Badger is sure of game whenever he goes shooting. Knox asks if he is a good shot. Fox answers the point is moot since if no game is shot his wife makes game of him, a joke noted by the Boston Courier.
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Fox
Badger
Knox
Boston Courier
Carlyle Letter Comment on Cromwell Eye Size
In a private London sale Carlyle notes Cromwell had no squint or eye deficiency. He mentions one eye, probably the left, was considerably bigger than the other.
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Carlyle
London
Oliver Cromwell
Fifty Dollar Gold Reward for Cure Offer from Hathaway Co
The Hathaway firm promises fifty dollars in gold to any person cured of a chronic disease using their home or office treatment. They advertise specialized care for catarrh blood diseases rheumatism and other conditions with a guarantee and offer railroad and hotel costs if traveling for treatment. They claim twenty years of successful cases and urge readers to request symptom blanks and a free six page booklet.
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Recians and
Posey Te Hathaway ‘O
Dr. Hathaway & Co
R. Hathaway & CO
Cor. 4Th and
Nebraska Sts
Sioux City
Iowa
Hood's Sarsa parilla Sense of Success
A health note urges steadfast use of Hood's Sarsa parilla with persistent effort to gain benefit and success.
Big 226-h RESERVOIR COAL AND WOOD STOVE Ad
Sears Roebuck offers a 226-h high grade reservoir coal and wood stove No. 8 with large oven, porcelain lining, nickel trim, and free wood burner aid. Crating, freight to station, and COD terms with a binding guarantee. Catalog and price details claim $13.00 off and savings over local dealers.
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C.O.D
Bagain
Kright
Deater
Sears, Roebuck & CO
Chicago
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Rheumatic Relief
To be entirely relieved of the aches and pains of rheumatism means a great deal, and Hood's Sarsaparilla does it. Purchase and try Hood's today for lasting comfort and improved well being.
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Hood
Sar@aparilla
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier
An advertiser touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best way to stay healthy by cleansing the blood. The claim links regular use to avoiding sickness and maintaining vitality.
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Hood
Fire at St Anne's College Injures Three Fathers
Diary entry notes a morning blaze at St Anne's College run by Brigidine Fathers. Fathers Lahore Chaisson and Cannon suffered serious injuries while attempting to protect dormitory residents. All 110 pupils and 13 professors escaped without confusion.
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N. S
St. Anne’s College
Lahore
Chaisson and Cannon
New Orleans Man Charged With Embezzling 70000
Santiago Murphy, formerly chief clerk at the Mexican National Bank in New Orleans, was arrested and charged with obtaining 70000 from the bank on forged securities and drafts in April last. the robbery was discovered after he left.
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New Orleans
Santiago Murphy
Mexican National Bank
Santa Fe Conductors Fired For Short Fare System
Toreki Kansas January 18 Nine Santa Fe conductors on the Western New Mexico and Rio Grande divisions were discharged for using the short fare system. An investigation is under way and more dismissals likely to follow.
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Toreki
Kan
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Senators Pass Pension Bills and Thank Red Cross Leaders
Washington January 14 little business in open session as sixteen private pension bills were approved. A joint resolution extending thanks to Miss Clara Barton and Red Cross officials for aid in Armenia and Cuba was adopted.
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Red Cross Society
Washington
Senate
Congress
Clara Barton
The
Armenia
Cuba
Grippe outbreak hits lumber camps in Minnesota counties
January 14 report from Doutertu notes over 500 grippe cases in lumber camps in St. Louis and Douglas counties. The illness has plagued Duluth and Superior this winter, while camps were overlooked until recent days when reports began arriving.
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Doutertu
St. Louis
Douglas
Duluth
Superior
Fire at J. S. Menken Co. in Memphis causes huge loss
A blaze swept through the J. S. Menken company wholesale and retail dry goods house in Memphis at 7:30 PM, one of the South's largest stores. The fire caused an estimated $450,000 in damage.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. S. Menken Company
South
Gang of highwaymen rounded up in Wis and Illinois
George Simpson, the last member of the gang that shot Policeman Wallner during the Jan. 5 holdup, has been captured at Water town Wisconsin. Frank Jefferies, another member now under arrest, has made a complete confession.
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ChicaGo
George Simpson
Policeman Wallner
Watertown
Wis
Frank Jefferies
Travel to California with North-Western Line
To California attention is drawn to excellent service of the North-Western Line with favorable rates for single and round trip tickets for this season. Best accommodations in first class or tourist sleeping cars, running daily year round. Personally conducted tourist car parties every week to California and Oregon. Multiple routes available without extra charge. Details from Chicago & North-Western Railway agents and connecting lines.
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North-Western Line
California
Oregon
Chicago & North-Western Ba Y
Harrison Attar Schemeaa Dee 8 Revealed
A readable fragment mentions C. M. Harrison and an apparatus or scheme dated the eighth. Details are sparse, but the item points to a notable local figure and an event or plan tied to a date in December. Further context is limited in the fragment.
Wisconsin Business University La Crosse Promises Free Perks
The La Crosse Wisconsin Business University offers free car fare for one month, free instruction in physical training with gymnasium use, and reports that 90 percent of graduates are employed. A free catalogue is available.
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la Crosse
Wisconsin Business University of la Crosse
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