Trade in snakeskin and a world of politics
A Boston Herald note discusses a new Java Reptile Skin Company with 40000 capital using alive snakes for skins and broad island branches. It cites British German naval power and Monroe doctrine tensions, plus a Chicago divorce ruling on alimony and remarriage issues.
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Far East
Boston Herald
Java Reptile Skin Company
America
Saya
Britain
Germany
Wea
Ees
New York
Butfar
Mohonk
Pseudo science, politics, and oddities in a mixed column
A Washington Herald piece discusses cowboy and Indian imagery in civilization, plus Mars talk and artificial atmosphere debates. It then shifts to quirky items: a man drinks whisky for a dollar bet, a Massachusetts deer incident, a poll tax suggestion, and license penalties for violators.
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Washington Herald
Philadelphia
Clock Shifters Face Backlash Over Morning Work Hours
A 19th century commentary denounces clock shifting as a failed idea to shorten mornings. It argues workers rising later benefit merchants and professionals, labels the movement puerile, and warns unions against backing it, predicting regret for endorsing such changes.
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Psa
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Music Social of Arts Music Social of Arts By Music is "common and beautiful as light and air."
A review of Camille Bellaigue’s pages arguing music is the most social art connecting people to reformers and action. It cites Luther, Mazzini, Lamennais, Frederick the Great, and female emancipation, noting music’s role in social life and national education.
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Camille Bellaigue
Arta
Luther
Mazzini
Lamennais
Frederick the Great
Quantz
Smugglers and secrets haunt a seaside cottage tale
Chapter VI continues a summer mystery on an island estate. A cottage rent inquiry, a lost button, a damp cellar, and a smuggler with Bundy emeralds fuel rumors. Elizabeth Gabrielle and Mary Anne encounter coded letters, a hotel theft, and growing danger as detectives close in.
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Thess
Elizalewh
Ganrielle Ani
Canada
Seete
Demesti Eines
Toonesak
Wrafatanr Iif
Ghalitsi
Capri
Canlaon
Wwline
Wienke
Thi Deven
EU Bolik
Thom
ieMmabeth
Blake
Gordon Berne
Grahams
Lally
Grutelam
Ilias
Mary Anne
Ormout
Guidliy Fourkshes
Yan Tnow
Elizabeth
Gabrielly
Wilfrid Bot
Mr. Bemus
Gabrielle
Elaabeth
Elzabeth
Mary Annne
Rollar Jookin
Mmesrin
Eliaa
Mary Anine
Gabrielle Excend
Eli
Emuxeler
Bundy
Edith
Wages of Women in New York City Industry Struggles
A New York City survey chronicles the unstable job history of young women across several trades. Workers move between positions in perfumery, tile pasting, millinery, office work, and sewing, often leaving due to slack demand or seasonality. Pay ranges from 3 to 8 dollars weekly, with repeated layoffs and brief, shifting roles over six years.
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New York City
Packer
L. C. Odencrants
Rose
American Heiresses and European Titles Exchange
A cynical bachelor notes American heiresses marrying for titles abroad and mothers who feel shame at daughters leaving Europe without a noble title. He observes nationalities and social expectations persist, with English dukes or counts valued and American status seen as inferior.
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Europe
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Aleier
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