Women at Work Across Europe from Alpine Slopes to Rivers
Corrospondent describes peasant women in Switzerland Germany and along Lake Lucerne on hay storage river barges and harvests. He notes their endurance and skill, detailing scenes of scrupulous loading on wagons and women stripping to work in heat where men also labor.
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Europe
Switzerland
Lake of
Lucerne
Germany
Middle Rhine
Pittsburg
R. W. Gilder
Century Magazine
Newark
New Jersey
Frank Leslie
Proportions of the Human Figure and Edwin Gould
The piece discusses classical ideal proportions noting the right foot to total height ratio and other measurements from forehead to chin. It then highlights Edwin Gould, son of Jay Gould, described as a young giant with a blacksmith build, skilled in fencing and boxing, a member of the Manhattan Athletic Club, trained by Dan Donovan.
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St. Louis Republic
Badie Gould
Edwin Gould
Jay Gould
Edwin
Young Gould
Manhattan Athletic Club
Dan Donovan
Manhattan
New York Journal
The Austrian Navy Vision andIts Limited Seaside Strength
Austria has fallen behind in naval buildup for years. Since Tegetthoff's launch in 1878 she has commissioned only two armored second class vessels. With a narrow coast and a single first class seaport, its modest naval budget is questioned as prudent economy.
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Austria
New York Herald
The Arizona Ricker and Local Items
A mix of humorous anecdotes and clippings recounts a failed venture by a young editor who attempted to start a weekly in Pedro Valley, a dangerous incident involving a cross country pressman, and light social notes. Includes a quip about Dr Koch’s tonic and school misstatements from a London journal.
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Cleveland
West
Pedro Valley
Russia
Tie
Tower
San Francisco
Boston
Col. Johnson
Arizona
Cactus Plantation
New York
Detroit Free Press
The Root of the Evil and Church Choir Incident
A church rehearsal ends in sudden organ failure as a boy blowing the organ keys collapses unconscious. The choir halts singing after summoning no doctor, highlighting a minor mishap amid the Te Deum practice.
Nighttime musings mix stars and rents in a jumbled note
A clipped, quirky fragment references fixed stars and a moving actor, then shifts to a dialogue about moving versus paying rent in New York. It weaves in stray lines from Texas Siftings and Life magazines, with a needless aside about dreams of ancestors who were tradesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Difference in Marriage Costs Revealed in Weenly Conversation
In a brief dialogue from Maunsey's Weenly, one character notes the practical burden of marriage expenses, questioning why the other won’t marry. The reply cites the high cost of engagement as the hurdle to formal union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maunsey
To the grave through the poorhouse gate a funeral tale
A stark narrative condemns neglect of the poor through a graveyard scene at the poorhouse. A son abandons duty, the town’s pity fades, and a curse on cruelty lingers as an old man dies in hardship. Kemp's Balsam ad follows the somber passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poe
Startling Health Fact Prompts Cough and Consumption Care
The boards of health report nearly three-fourths of deaths from consumption starting with a cough or cold. The notice urges using Pan-Tina Cough and Consumption care. The Diamond furniture company advertises goods at less than full profit and invites inspection.
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Boards of Health
Diamond Furniture Company
Diamond Furniture CO
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Arizona Ricker
Constantinople
England
Turks
Black Sea
London Journal of Education
Nellie
William
Wellie
Jennie
Boston Herald
Chappie
Ticks
Hell
OLD Basketa
Babys Coach and Wolff & Randolph
Phila Askin
Memphis
Shiny Stores
Ket
Humphrey & Nemoyer
Water Street
Episcopal Church
Cexpress
Greenland
Wat. Ayers & Sona
Philada
Haines
Pearson
Golden Specific Co
Race Street
Cincinnati
Barth
Sheridan
Johnson & Co
Mass
Hyg. Root
M.C
Peani ST. Rewyory
C.&h. Bartsch
Diamandy
Yarrer
Warren
Addr
Gray Medicine Co
Buffalo
Siesiied & Co
Corner Second
Liberty Streets
Pitcher’s Castorla
NEW Furniture Store
Warren, PA
W. H. Pickett & Co
H. A. Jamieson & Co
Beary and Stell Hardware
Sherman
Jewett
Steve Ranges
Syracuse
Gale
American Saw Co
Oneida Valley
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