Native American Mistake: Cheating Self by Denying Women's Vote
Rev. Olympia Brown cites a paradoxical mistake in denying women the ballot while welcoming immigrants who have built the nation. The speech argues disfranchisement harms native-born men and families, noting foreign-born voters and a widening gulf between capital and labor, with warnings of unrest and deception.
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Olympia Brown
Washington
Atlantic
Ingalls
Wisconsin
Notable Figures and Their Peculiar Habits in History
A survey of historic figures reveals B P Sumuaner writing humorous pieces for a syndicate at nearly eighty. Dr Oliver Weadell Homes evades questions with polite candor while Senator West appears frugal in dress. Gladstone declined a charity festival postal card auctioned for £16. Mrs Garfield, aged 58, visibly changes in mourning attire. General Alger owns 200 square miles in Northern Michigan valued at $20 million. Supreme Court Justice Lamar warns of overwork risks for Justices Matthews and Woods. General Fremont altered his hair from long to short, altering his self recognition. Samuel J Randall lived frugally at a modest Pennsylvania railroad locale. Benjamin Darling, inventor of the revolver, died at eighty two without substantial reward from his invention.
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B. P. Sumuaner
Gladstone
Garfield
Washington
General Alger
Michigan
Detroit
Justice Lamar
United States Supreme Court
Matthews
Woods
Fremont
Samuel J. Randall
Philadelphia
Benjamin Darling
Woonsocket
R. I
Freshmen Class Opens With Largest Enrollment Yet
In a chapel address a college president greeted students for the new year noting the largest freshmen class in the college’s history. He then read the Third Psalm with thunderous voice, while a party guest entertained by a joke on sun myth and the common surname Smith.
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Bayard Taylor
Smith
Taylor
Smyth
Women Detectives Stir Debate In New York
A police chief defends women as detectives in certain cases such as blackmail and theft while acknowledging limits. In a Broadway area shop, Barbara Fleischaur and her sister Hannah are highlighted as successful detectives who often trap shoplifters by following suspects into a retreating room. The piece blends anecdote and reportage, noting women’s appeal in obtaining confidences and the economic pressure that pushes some to steal for children.
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New York Journal
Civic Court
Kate Warren
Lincoln
Broadway
Bishop
Ridleys
Barbara Fleischaur
Barbara
Hannah Fleischaur
Macy’s Female Detective Stories in Shoplifting Cases
A reporter recounts Macy’s use of women detectives to catch shoplifters. Highlights include Mrs. Stanley, a seasoned detective, and a wealthy suspect who stole a nine cent feather while evading capture. The piece argues women can be skilled detectives but advises caution for women considering the profession.
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China Department
Dolman
Macy
Stanley
Fourteenth Street
Mrs. Stanley
Mrs Stanley
Macy’s
A Shoe Salesman's Philosophy from 16 Years in Trade
A Chicago Tribune column reflects on shoe wear patterns as signs of character. Worn outsides suggest a passionate, glory driven person. even wear indicates easy going. worn toes warn of crooks. inner wear points to low ambition. Married with a large family if applicable.
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Chicago Tribune
Missionary News Highlights Global Education Efforts
A Tamil Telugu paper in Madras circulates 10 000 copies as missionaries support 5431 workers in the United States and Europe. Hungary has 1500 Baptists linked to a single Budapest church with weekly baptisms. New Hebrides translators total twelve languages with seventeen missionaries. Miss Richardson established a Reformatory Hospital in Bombay funded privately. Switzerland lists 1163 Sunday schools with 5459 teachers and 84 000 scholars. Sweden 3340 schools with 15 000 teachers and 220 000 scholars. Palestine's Hebron hosts 2 000 Jews among 12 000 residents. a Protestant mission is launched under D C Joseph. Constantinople hosts 145 churches, including 14 Protestant and multiple Orthodox and Roman bodies. American colleges report 462, in 78 percent men and 22 percent women, with Presbyterians 35 percent and Baptists 14 percent. A Catholic Indian missionary Frank Father Jerome drafts a Sioux language prayer book to be published in Sioux by Bishop Marty. The Prussian landtag warns of overcrowded schools. ten-year data show large classes and 12 000 children without teachers in 1886.
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Africa
J. A. Cooper
Madras
United States
Europe
Hungary
Buda Pesth
New Hebrides
Miss Richardson
Bombay
India
Switzerland
Sweden
Australia
Hebron
Palestine
D. C. Joseph
Jerusalem
Evangelical Mission
Israel
Constantinople
Jerome
Benedictine Order
Marty
Landtag
Proverbial — Wisdom On Conversation And Knowledge
A mosaic of quotes on talk and learning from various sources. It contrasts humble understanding with boastful speech, notes the value of sympathy in conversation, and argues that books inspire but do not create new ideas, using figures like Luther and Russell Sage to frame the thoughts.
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N. O. Picayune
Luther
Russell Sage
United Presbyterian
Elsie Venner
Continuing It: A Doctor and a Delayed Case Tale
In Camden Me Herald a town doctor employed a neighbor lawyer to handle a case. Each term the lawyer claimed it was continued by the other side, costs rose, and progress stalled. Years later another doctor cured a finger that the lawyer could not, prompting the quip that the doctor was still continuing it.
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Squire
Camden
Herald
Lane's Family Medicine Promoted For Blood Liver Kidneys
And 100 men to call on any druggist for a free trial package of Lane's family Medicine the great root and herb remedy discovered by Dr Silas Lane while in the Rocky Mountains. For disease of the Blood Liver and Kidneys it is a positive cure. For constipation and clearing up the complexion it does wonders. It is the best spring medicine known. Large size package 50 cents of all druggists. Domestic and Imported Cigars of the finest brands can be found at Davis' Drug Store.
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Carter
Capter
Medicdone CO
New York
Lane
Silas Lane
Rocky Mountains
Henry Wheland
Fall River
Boston
N. Y. Sun
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Susie Reno
Allegheny Conservatory of Music
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Henry Knupp
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