Woman Miss Dove and English suffragist rises to mayor
Feature profiles Miss Dove elected municipal councilor of High Wycombe England by a record majority. She pioneered in women's education at Girton Cambridge and St Andrews later founding Wycombe Abbey. The piece contrasts her career with broader health and social notes and adds a playful word-guessing game vignette.
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Miss Dove
High Wycombe
England
Old England
America
Sisters of the Political League
Girton
Woman's College of England
Woman’s College
Cambridge
Queen’s College
Emily Davies
Dove
Cheltenham
St. Leonard’s School
St. Andrews
Scotland
Wycombe Abbey
Buckinghamshire
Harmony in the Household Through Mutual Understanding
The text urges harmony between mistresses and maids by allowing trained servants freedom to work in their own way. It advises patience when dinners diverge from habit and encourages adopting fresh methods while setting clear expectations and trust.
Healthiest In the World Says Nurse Superintendent
Miss Goodrich, superintendent at the Training School for Nurses at Bellevue Hospital in New York City, argues nurses are the healthiest class despite arduous work and exposure to cow diseases. The remark highlights their resilience and integrity amid demanding hospital duties.
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Miss Goodrich
Training School For Nurses-at-Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Methods to lengthen skirts for girls garments
The guide outlines five techniques for increasing hem length in girls wear. Tucks at the hem allow later expansion. Plain hems can be let down with a facing. If extra length needed, add an extension hem matching the fabric design. Nearby stitching or braid can finish the join. Additional options include insertion rows, and for older girls a circular or pointed yoke at the skirt top.
Washington Street Tunnel Inspected By Large Boston Group
An 800 strong delegation from the Boston Rapid Transit Commission the Boston Elevated Railway company and local government toured the new Washington Street tunnel inspecting stations and noting a clean bright finish with minimal wood use. The test run passed through eight cars and a five car following train with officials from state and city bodies present. Officials hope to open to public traffic within days pending safety checks.
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Washington Street Tunnel
Boston Rapid Transit Commission
Boston Elevated Railway Company
Boston
New York
New York Tunnel
New Washington Street Tunnel
State Street Station
Old South Meeting House
Ames
Bennett Street
Essex
Hayward Place
Franklin Streets
State
State Street
Adams Square
Union
Hanover Street
Haymarket Square
Friend Street
B. Leighton Beal
Rapid Transit Commission
Milk
Winter
Boylston
Friend
Ash Street
Tremont Street
Atlantic Avenue
North Station
Atlantic
Dudley Street
Sullivan Square
Washington Street
Park Street
Scollay Square
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
W. A. Bancroft
Sergeant
New Bridge Prizes and Sachets for Entertaining
Sachets are now given as bridge prizes to aid hospitality rather than money. Hostesses stock packets of silk sachets in varied sizes to tuck among handkerchiefs, gloves, and lingerie. They rest in fine white linen sacks with powder, fringed ends, and ribbon ties, often styled into a rose-like effect.
Becoming Furs and How to Choose by Hair and Skin Tone
The article advises readers on selecting fur by complexion. It cautions that sealskin can wash out a sallow, dark individual while recommending lighter mink and fox varieties. It also notes red haired blonds may wear sealskin, while brunettes should choose golden or light brown shades like mink, martens, fox, or chinchilla.
Home Notes on Wallpaper Patching and Mirror Polishing
A Papering Hint advises letting new wallpaper fade in the sun to match the wall and tearing patches for irregular edges. Mirror polishing steps include washing with a cold water cloth, using dry white, then a dry soft duster for a shine.
Invitation Etiquette From England’s Households
A note explains that in England invitations are issued by the mistress of the house and that the phrase Mr and Mrs does not appear on invitations or visiting cards. The passage contrasts American and British card etiquette and implies social protocol.
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England
A Skater Hero Of Jena 1806
A French officer under Napoleon crossed the Elbe on thin ice to reach the towns ordered by Napoleon. Skating across the seven and a half mile river saved six hours, enabling swift delivery of orders and earning high praise for boldness and cleverness.
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Napoleon
Jena
Marshal Mortier
Elbe
Bow bakers in 1310 bread weight disputes in London
London bakers in 1310 faced accusations of selling halfpen ny loaves underweight. Nine named women faced penalties while the text questions why husbands were not summoned and notes a 1316 case where bread forfeiture occurred when a husband did not avow. An earlier Henry III enactment levies a halfpenny daily for bread brought into the city by earls.
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London
Sarra Foting
Christina Terrice
Godiyeva
Matilda de Bolingtone
Christina Prichet
Isabella Sperling
Alice Pegges
Johanna de Countebrigge
Isabella Pouveste
Agnes Foting
Neugate
Henry III
Earl of Bremble
Brombley-by-Bow
Stevenhethe
Stepney
St. James
Tardy Act of Justice in eighteenth century marriages
English actresses rising to high social rank through marriage in the eighteenth century is traced from Lavinia Fenton to Anastasia Robinson. The Earl of Peterborough kept his union secret until near death, then publicly acknowledged the singer, prompting her swoon.
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Lavinia Fenton
Polly Peachum
Gay
Duchess of Bolton
Miss Farren
Lord Derby
Miss Brunton
Lady Craven
Lord—Thurlow
Miss—Bolton
Earl of Peterborough
Anastasia Robinson
St. James’ Palace
How Ledgers Got Their Name
A concise note on ledger etymology from lexicographers. It traces ledger to ligger a large desk book and to coucher an old synonym. It contrasts suurggauths like bewrlay used in churches with por tas small books carried by priests.
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Ligger
Old Theory Confirmed About The New Baby
The fragment shows Tommy, jealous of the infant, accusing the baby of being the blamed stork in a humorous Puck caption. The tone suggests playful disbelief at the baby’s arrival as if a social theory is confirmed.
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Tommy
Stork
Puck
Lydia E Pinkham Female Tonic Promised Relief
An old testimonial extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female ailments. The letter claims restoration from backache, irregularities, and nervous prostration after months of illness, urging others to try the tonic.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lydia
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