Women and brains in society and politics
By Helen Olduieta a discussion on the appeal of clever women versus society belles. It argues that many men prefer mates not overly intellectual, notes that folly in women is attractive to some yet dangerous, and contemplates the balance of wit, silence, and domestication within marriage. It then shifts to Anglo American relations, optimism about friendship, shared democratic values, and the Monroe doctrine shaping a widening, peaceful bond.
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Helen Olduieta
Anoye
England
America
Cebina
Jersey
Jersey Bulletin
Basis of an English-speaking alliance
Weighs England US ties as a key future relation. Notes Britain’s free social system contrasts with America’s protectionism. Cites shared language law history and culture as common ground, despite rising immigrant diversification eroding Anglo Teutonic dominance. Emphasizes deep, ongoing mutual sympathy.
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Mr. Lecky
United States
England
America
Will Be First Lady of Omnio and Tunneling the Hudson
Mrs Myron T Herrick wife of Ohio s governor elect earns national notice for beauty tact and social grace while M B B Herrick and son Parmeley are frequent visitors in Cleveland The Hudson tunnel tale traces earlier failed efforts flood and financial collapse before Engilded syndicate and Jacobs vow to resume work amid doubts about feasibility
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Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Herricks
Mckinleys
MBB
Herrick
White House
Yale
Gerrick
Hudson
Jacobs
Opportunities Open to Domestics and Servants
A 19th century moral essay discusses how girls moving from cottages to better households gain education, manners, and prospects. It extols serving as a pathway to status, family improvement, and eventual marriage, while warning against attacking the servant class or eroding the social system that trains obedience and fidelity.
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Alvah Jordan Garth
Army
Navy
Postmen Use One Wheeled Cart In Rural Service
Rural free delivery carriers on route two out of Mantle, Central Illinois, experiment with a single wheeled cart designed by J. J. Grosh, Mantle postmaster. The device aims to reduce friction and suit impassable winter roads, adaptable for one or two horses, inspired by Central Illinois weather conditions.
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Central
Cliniis
J. J. Grosh
Mr. Grash
Central Ilmess
Tobacco in Japan as Government Monopoly Trade
Tobacco cultivation and consumption are widespread in Japan. Introduced by the Portuguese in the seventeenth century, the trade is controlled as a government monopoly. Tobacco is commonly smoked in a small pipe, clarettes are produced in large quantities but largely exported.
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Japan
A Tunnel Under the Capital Reveals Railway Plan
The Pennsylvania Railway is approved to build a twin tunnel beneath the capitol in Washington. The tunnel will be about 3,000 feet long and cost $800,000. Electricity will power the system for hauling trains through the tunnel.
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Capital
Capitol
Washington
Pennsylvania Railway
Water Gates and Sleds Feature in Rural Notes
A rural item describes a simple gate-and-pulley water-control device suitable for streams on farms, allowing gates to float or rest on brackets as water rises. It also details a log sled used in lumber camps, with construction notes on bunk sizing and bending fittings for transport.
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Homstead
World's Fair Dairy barns planned for St. Louis exposition
Plans for four dairy barns at the World’s Fair in St. Louis include 38 stalls per barn and 12 foot wide alleys to improve visitor viewing. The North end site will allow stock inspection, with sleeping quarters for handlers and box stalls for bulls. Officials Coburn and the secretary praise the design as practical for caring for cows and showcasing stock quality.
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St. Louis
Hile Coburn
Min
Cream of Green Peas Soup and Vintage Kitchen Tips
A collage of kitchen guidance and recipes including Royal Cream Whip, artichoke dishes, strong coffee method, corn pepper relish, and Southern Meal Nutter Bread. Also contains household hints on bread crumbs, window wedges, bread pudding, and pest deterrents for mice with pepper and peppermint scent.
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Mike
Mother of Sixteen Children Defies Poverty With Happiness
A Los Angeles interview profiles Mrs. Claus Henry and her sixteen children, four in school and the rest educated at home. The family, said to be the largest in Southern California, includes two sons in college and a son studying for the ministry. The mother, who migrated from Germany twelve years ago, describes a diligent, pious life with no tobacco or liquor and a shared belief in happiness through work and family unity.
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North
Myers Street
Claus Henry
Rock
Ani
Koch
Germany
Holiness Church
United States
Moory
Los Angeles
Chris
California
Mother Goose
Shawerles Herald
Disqualitiea in College Entry Over Aviation Test Fail
A truncated exchange notes a son attempting college admission this year. The other speaker confirms he enrolled but failed to pass an aviation-related college examination, impacting entry.
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Chicago Daily News
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Webster's
New Gazetteer of the World
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