Women’s Changing Roles and Notable Milestones Across the Century
The piece surveys 20th century shifts for women, noting dress, home life, and paid work while contrasting past comforts with present demands. It highlights suffrage progress, Sarah Bernhardt’s acclaim, Columbia College’s social reform club, and female entrepreneurship in cucumbers and Angora breeding. It closes with Priscilla Higgins’s eight mile swim and a call for a younger record challenger.
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Columbia College
New York
Moore Jacket A Practical Short Coat For Women
A Victorian era sewing guide explains making the Moore jacket, a short, popular women’s coat replacing the box coat. It covers fabric choices, pattern pieces, cutting, buckram stiffening, lining and finishing details to create a durable, well-fitted garment.
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American Prose Association
House Furnishing Sketches For The Resourceful Woman
A period article describes affordable home decor ideas from The Designer. It features a parlor corner with empire wallpaper, green and rose tones, rosewood and brass table, a rose damask chair, and a window bench adapted for comfort. It highlights a denim upholstered Ivan chair back, and presents the Roman chair as a stylish practical alternative to delicate gold reception chairs.
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Ng Wich
Ivan
Jacket construction notes from a tailoring guide
The text describes assembling shoulder seams pressing front finish and underarm attachment. It explains basting the buckram at jacket bottom to maintain proper distance for hem facing and neat edge alignment. The author signs as Otrve HARprr.
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Moore
L ‘Os
Small room seating ideas with affordable DIY touches
The text suggests using compact settees bought at reasonable prices in imitation woods with cushions for cozy corners. It notes cabinets or bookshelves can sit on independent supports over the seat and recommends burlap as an inexpensive upholstery material available plain or figured in rich colors.
Pacific and Idaho Northern RY Westward Land Paths
Travel guide style note touts the Pacific and Idaho Northern Railway routes from Weiser Idaho to Ruthburg Heath and Seven Bewlie Copeities with Pullman lakes valleys and gold placer diggings. It promotes pleasant climate cool nights and abundant unoccupied government lands and merchantable timber along the line. The piece mentions malaria relief and mountain water and hints at a rain schedule.
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Weiser
Daho
Ruthburg
Heath
Bewlie Cope
Payutte
Midair
Sulubri
Salton
Neareh
Welsa
Idaho
Vaeite
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Tebel
Indiana
Hamlet
Sarah Bernhardt
Bernhardt
Sho
France
Sarah
Booth
Irving
Sothern
Braina
August Brenworth
Boston
New England
Priscilla Higgins
New York Bay
Fort
Hamilton
Staten Island
United States
Hin
Audhenes
Ronan
Eamoes
Weiser Hotel
Ildren
Tion
Davis Drug Co
Geo. W. Triplow
SWB
Noetzel
Orto H
Hellman
Pacific
Idaho Northern
R’y
Hierniana
Polcaite Prel
Harris & Dean
Dlery Trade
OPP & Davis
Ehrisman & Lawrence
Ripan
Mankind
Vendome Block
The
Christ
Mother
Iitat Experianne Art Neckttt
Haa
Holwell
Tremwell
Kady ‘Corcoran Mintiding
Wasurxorton
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