Working Women and Social Standards in Philadelphia
An essay discusses the wage earning woman and the social expectations she faces. It cites a Philadelphia school principal who preferred a male stenographer to avoid the stigma of a woman working for other women. The piece notes lingering biases among women workers toward fellow wage earners and mentions regional factory activity in several states, with most plants idle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Times
Philadelphia
First Woman Holds Elocution Chair in Law College
OF Misa Florence f Frizgins of Francis ville Ind is the first and only woman to occupy the chair of elocution and rhetoric in a law college. She began reading fluently at six and by thirteen graduated in elocution from the Northern Indiana Normal School at Valparaiso.
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Misa Florence F Frizgins
Francisville
Ind
Northern Indiana Normal School
Valparaiso
Normal College
Law School
Higgins
Lilian Bell As A Sailor On The Channel
In the March Ladies Home Journal Lilian Bell recounts yachting and Channel crossing experiences. She rejects private staterooms for comfort on a settee near a porthole and humorously describes strategies to endure seasickness.
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Lilian Bell
English Channel
March Ladies’ Home Journal
Widow Erects Marble Grave Monument For Drunken Husband
A Kansas widow honors her husband who lost caste and fortune to drink and died in delirium tremens. A marble monument marks his grave with a coiled serpent and an inscription noting the bite and sting of a serpent and adder.
Insurance Firms Warn Of Greater Danger From Cyan Cling
Insurance companies claim cyan cling poses more risk than travel by rail or sea, arguing higher exposure and potential for widespread harm. They urge stricter controls and public awareness of chemical dangers as transportation safety debates continue.
No-Te-Bac Cure Ad and Woodford’s Near Run Mate Claim
An 1880s testimonial advertisement promotes No-Te-Bac cure with promise and free booklet from Sterling Remedy Co. It also notes General Stewart L. Woodford, then minister to Spain, narrowly being Garfield's running mate before Arthur was chosen to appease Conkling in New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Stewart L. Woodford
Spain
United States
Woodford
Garfield
Arthur
Conkling
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Slaim
Oung
Colorado
Gias
Kansas
Al'tah
Wyoming
California
San Francisco & Pacific Glass Epany
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Wash
Florence Higgins
Wilhelmina Nagel
Rittenhouse St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ouy
Steriing Remedy Company
Chienze
Montreal
Hun- Noth
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Co
Douglas Rt
Omaha
Kay
We & Bt
Franklin Grove
John Ww. Monnis
Atty
Sinen
Dr. Kay
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