Secret of Queer Friendship Between Arthur and West
In Washington during Arthur’s presidency and later in the White House, Senator George G. West and Chester A. Arthur formed a close personal bond rooted in fishing. West reveals the friendship began after shared ice fishing interests and a Northwest trip planned to enjoy mountain trout fishing, despite political differences.
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Chester A. Arthur
Senate of the
United States
George G. West
Arthur
White House
Washington
Missouri
Senator West
West
Northwest
Yellowstone: Park
Congress
Florida
South
Kissimmee Lake
B. J. Bawards
Boys Learn Marketing and Cooking in European Breakfast Plan
Dr Mather Sill praises a European plan offering school breakfasts with free tickets for the unable to pay, to be administered without the children's knowledge. He suggests boys learn marketing while girls learn to cook, as featured in a medical magazine.
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Mather Sill
Nothing to Lister to in Topeka Journal
The Topeka Journal critiques a woman teacher as knowing more about the art instinctively than the male teacher can learn, portraying a lesson on pedagogy through a company of women teachers and a man teacher.
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Topeka
Evarts Among Critics of Lowell at London Court
The piece argues that James Russell Lowell while minister at London was accused of not always acting in a distinctly American manner. It recounts Judge Hunt and General Merritt describing Lowell as tactless at times, affecting prominent Americans like Senator William M. Evarts, though Merritt stresses his own cordial relations with Lowell.
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Court of
St. James
England
James Russell Lowell
London
Lowell
William H. Hunt
Russia
Mall
Mr. Lowell
Judge Hunt
Hr. A. Merritt
Merritt
Hunt
Great
William M. Evarts
Mr. Evarts
Mrr. Lowell
Spain
Mr. Wyatts
Paris
General Merritt
RB. Oj. Edwards
Allison Refused Cabinet Post After Night of Decision
William B. Allison of Iowa, a U.S. senator from 1872 to 1908, twice refused the treasury portfolio offered by Presidents Garfield and Harrison. On Garfield’s urging he wrestled with the choice overnight, finally deciding to stay in the Senate, where he believed in strong constituent accountability. Eight years later he again declined the position, affirming he had not erred in remaining in the Senate.
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William B. Allison
United States
Senate
Treasury
James A. Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Allison
Treasury Department
William Windom
Harrison
Garfield
J. Edwards
The Housewife Advantage Over Women in Business
A writer argues that housework is a noble, empowering role for women. She praises systematic, efficient domestic labor as mentally stimulating and liberating, contrasting it with the drudgery and public life of business work. She asserts women should remain in domestic duties to uplift men and preserve feminine refinement.
City Beauty and Its Big Payoff in Paris and Chicago
A London city planting congress notes beautified towns attract visitors and commerce. Paris votes 175 million in bonds for modernized landmarks while Chicago’s park and boulevard system is praised as a potential major asset to draw tourists and revenue.
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London
Paris
Paria
America
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Good Little Sermons or Business Girl
A 1910s-era guidance piece urges women to dress practically for daily work, urging long sleeves and modest collars while stressing self-control and duty to employers. It argues against protest or excuses for tardiness, asserting workers should deliver consistent effort regardless of pay. The tone blends moral exhortation with workplace ethics and self-discipline.
Those Horrid Stylish Hobble Skirts
A critique of hobble skirts contrasts fashion folly with women’s development. The piece laments restrictive dress causing movement issues on public transport and urges comfort, neatness, and virtue over stylish excess, noting suffrage and moral advancement alongside dress reform.
Truth About the Suburb Politics and local government in small cities
The article argues suburbs, built largely by residents who work in urban centers, should model good government yet face persistent troubles. Suburbs often suffer costly, wasteful administration while bigger cities push for better local governance through annexation or cooperation.
Necessity for City Parks in Fire Safety Reform
A Bays and a Cassier writer argue that cities should be divided into sections not exceeding one mile square by parks and parkways. They claim parks act as fire barriers, promote health and beauty, and make it easier to stop conflagrations than fighting through dense building mass. Trees and shrubs can be cut down safely to protect parks without heavy loss.
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Cassier’s
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Wést
Lister
Evarts
U. S. Senate
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