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Newspaper

The Progress

Location

Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1898

Page

3

Catherine Waugh McCulloch Admitted to U S Supreme Bench

Mrs Catherine Waugh McCulloch of Chicago becomes among the few women admitted to practice before the supreme court of the United States. A ten year practicing lawyer, she studied at Union College of Law, Chicago, and lives in Evanston with Frank McCulloch. Judge James Bradwell praised her intellect and leadership in the suffrage movement.

Nationu Catherine Waugh McCulloch Chicago Supreme Court of the United States McCulloch Catherine Waugh Senate House of Representatives Illinois Committee On St. Louia Mre

Hats for Easter Styles Feature New Materials and Colors

The Ladies' Home Journal notes Easter hats use leghorn, manilla, chip and raffia in all colors plus a satin finish straw braid. Sailor hats appear in woven bulnushes with velvet trim, linen crash, and striking white or gray felts for summer. Rich ribbons and bead embroidery adorns, with hues like periwinkle, anemone blue, heliotrope, champagne, ruby tones, pearl gray, pink. Trimmings include flowers, ribbons, and velvet drapery worn left under the brim.

Ladies’ Home Journal

Early English Hereditary Sheriffs and Notable Women

The Westminster Review traces early hereditary sheriffs of Westmorland Isabella de Clifford Isabel and Id sney dig Leyburn with Anne de Clifford as the last known holder in 1443 for over 21 years. It notes Ela countess of Salisbury as high sheriff of Wilts in Henry III's reign and Nicholas de la Hays as Lincoln high sheriff in John and Royal II's reigns. It argues queens regnant preceded Victoria, then cites limited exceptions and historical evidence of women in public offices including justices, marshals, custodians, and keepers, even late last century a woman keeper of jail and market in Southwold Suffolk.

Eady Earlieer Westmoreland Isabella de Clifford Id Sney Dig Leyburn Anne de Clifford Ela Southwold Suffolk Westminster Review

Hemstitch Handkerchiefs Lead Season Trend

New fashion notes hemstitched handkerchiefs as the prevailing style this season. Embroidered edges are fading from favor, with dematitched edges on all handkerchiefs including costly imports. Hem stitching may endure, and embroidery may extend to the ham, signaling a shift welcomed by buyers.

Harper’s Hezar

Togues and Bonnets Grow Larger and More Dramatic

A New York fashion writer notes toques and bonnets have become larger and broader at the sides, flattering slender faces when trims are not too straight. Hower toques charm. Paris models feature shaded violets or roses with a latticed green stem toque and rose edges, plus violets or maiden hair. In Germany, women drummers travel on tricycles with sample boxes.

New York Paris

Local Market Prices From Goshen Estimations and Provisions

The listing shows wholesale prices for groceries and supplies, including flour, sugar, tea, coffee, tobacco, onions, beans, potatoes, kraut, corn meal, and grain. It also lists hides, wool, furs, and hardware items with per unit or per hundred weights, reflecting a broad rural market snapshot with figures like flour at 85.105 and sugar and tea priced per pound or per batch.

Croeani Pebtien Litadin Fate Denamad

Round One Items From Local Auction Catalog

An OCR read of a local sale listing outlines various tools and hardware with prices. Items include plows, shovels, belts, hoes, sacks, and various garden implements for sale by the dozen or per unit, with prices ranging across several dollars and cents.

Homer Gaddoo Tiorb

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