Crowned Poetic Praise and Old Maids Club Plans
A fragment from a New York Ledger piece discusses a poetically praised queenly reign and then shifts to MISS BECK and the Old Maids Club. Florence Benson leads as girls plot how to astonish the town, proposing a women’s club to pursue education and reform while avoiding marriage for a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence Benson
Pearl Davenport
Nelly West
Benedicta
Armstrong
Father Kelley
Barry
Miss Benson
Ada Humphries
Daddy
Academy
Mins Beck
Meade
Emily Butler
Sarah Ponsonby
Beck
Nanely
The Club of Miss Beck and the Missouri Wives
In a frontier town, Miss Beck leads a women’s reform club formed by elegant “observed observers.” They aid destitute families, notably the Bonners, with furniture and care. Miss Beck marries a hard-pressed widower for the sake of his seven children, creating a thriving household as the club’s influence grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Advocate
Miss Heck
Mother Bonner
Missouri
Squire Bonner
Pearl Davenport
Nelly West
Florence Henson
Misa Beck
Hotty Sands
Hetty
Mel
Club
Mrs. Bonner
Miss Beck
Doctor Ada
United States
Dr. Humphries
Miss West
Miss Pearl
S Stone
Astons
Misa West
Musa Beck
Clem
Squire Benners
Jack Bonner
Mary A. Denison
Herodotus
Plutarch
Cutting Off Noses In A Hindoo State Causes Terror
A colonial-era report details brutal nose mutilation practiced in Junagadh where husbands accuse wives of infidelity and armed bands terrorize locals. Surgeons like Dr Tribhouwandas experiment with rhinoplasty in the region, claiming some patients recover with minimal disfigurement after weeks of treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessous Mindoo Husbaass
Tribhowundas
Junagadh
Kattuwar
Tribhowandas
Jeilkous
N. Y
Pungent Paragraphs And Snippets Of Wit In 19th Century Columns
A collage of quips and excerpts from periodicals including Harper's Bazar Ram's Horn Puck and Philadelphia Times mocks habits tastes and social rituals. Light satire touches on fashion mispronunciations stage fright and dinner party etiquette alongside brief medical notes and a sketch of the Empress of Germany highlighting temperament and court life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morning Star
Harper's Bazar
Ram's Horn
Puck
N. Y
Somerville Journal
Philadelphia Times
George
Boston Courier
Old Tramp and Riches of Simple Joys in Harper Tales
A collage of reader sketches and stories for young readers. An orphaned beggar tale shows kindness from a child and later reunion with a grandfather. Jasmine learns wealth isn’t happiness after a visit gatecrashed by a spoiled cousin. A mother’s parable argues true riches lie in love, not luxuries.
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Thrici
Ted
Abe
Tom Throne
Prai
Emmanees
Maionna
Josey Bine Poltard
N.Y. Ledger
Old Maid'’s Club
Schoolmarm
Robert Reed
Robert
Bobby
New York
Europe
W. Gilman Thompson
New York University College
Thomp
Department of
Philadelphia Ledger
N. Y_ Star
Legton
Beanl Buy
Hawthorne
Michael Angelo
Florence
Williams
Chicago Tribune
School of Journalism
Quills
Mr. Quills
City
Harper’s Bazar
Texas
Jerritt
Duke of Wellington
W. F. Craft
Hood
Strathfieldsate
William Harries
Darien
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
Ular
America
J. H. Kellong
Battle Creek
Boston Herald
Germany
Frederick
Wagland
Chicago News
Eddy
Eva
Harper's
Bessie
Mamma
Papa
Bat
Bessis
Liessia
Hessie
Dora Leslie
Jeminn Learet
Meary
Mamma Ferry
Pauline Carlton
Pauline
Jasmine
Carltons
Jasmina
Carlton
Sarah
Eal Carr
Pacloe
Mrs. Peery
Mamms
Galdem
Kem
Mra. Geedon
Kata
Kave
Harry
Kate
Mrs. Gordon
Lewis
Myra Percy
Livia
Baby
Little Brown
Lash
Baby Bean
Terre Haute
Mie Sule ‘Treasury
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