Fashion Notes on Breakfast Jackets and Ribbon Trimmings
New York City fashion notes describe collar and neck ribbon trims in one and a half inch bands tied in bows, filet mesh pullover and wide black satin bands in peacock colors replacing older oriental trims. Descriptions cover morning jackets, matching skirts, materials like lawn and dimity, fitted backs with loose fronts, elbow sleeves, and decorative finishes.
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Lawn
Batiste
Dimity
Chains
The Theory of Suggestive Therapeutics in Everyday Life
A Brooklyn sermon outlines suggestive therapeutics as a spiritual and psychological tool. It emphasizes the will, personal responsibility, and the home as a carrier of positive mental influence, urging reliance on faith and prudent medical care when needed.
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Jesus Christ
Christ
Yirply Yokud Round Triple Yokes in Dust Tone Terms
Fragmentary OCR text describes three textile tones and patterns including broadcloth gown and net fabrics. Mentions a lower wicked chiffon, middle item Jn Jace, and upper net Vinids Are Sipuares with plaid confusion. Texture note suggests color terms, but overall meaning unclear.
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Jace
Must Be Slender The Pressmakers’ Attempt To Slim Her Client
A garbled passage discusses fashion and rhetoric around a client’s slender appearance. It references shoulder shaping and a critic’s view of press efforts to present slenderness. The text remains unclear on concrete events or identities.
Honor and the peril of false praise in life
Quote laden meditation from Rev J. M. Markley denouncing public pedestals and hurried bursts of praise. He argues life tests honor as one chooses character over acclaim, warning against lifting men only to topple them with time and scandal.
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Christ
John
Jesus
Detroit News-Tribune
J. M. Markley
Denver
World’s Costliest Dresses Spark Private Curiosities
The Queen of Siam reportedly owns a robe of state valued at about 6 million dollars, entirely hidden beneath a diamond and gemstone embroidery. Grand Duchess Xania Cetace’s sister possesses a Russian national costume encrusted with stones from cap to slippers, extremely heavy and priceless. A Russian princess also has a silver fox fur wrap with a collar worth thousands, summing to enormous, unnamed value.
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Queen of Siam
Xania
Fresh water fish served directly from tanks on Atlantic liners
Freewash taken from fresh water tanks hours before serving on the newest Atlantic liners. The tanks keep all fish fresh and firm, avoiding the stale taste sailors fear on shipboard meals. A Pure Food Magazine note praises the innovation as preventing decay and danger from long kept fish.
Almost a Miracle Recount From Paralyzed to Working Man
G W L Nesbitt of Marion Kentucky writes of kidney trouble with thick secretions and swelling. After doctors gave no hope he used Deans Kidney Pills and recovered in three months, returning to work. Sold by all dealers, 66 cents a box. Also notes Baden-Powell in London urging a crusade against smoking with estimates of 15 million pounds spent on cigarettes yearly.
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G. W. L. Nesbitt
Depot Street
Marion
Dean
Milburo Co
Buffalo
Baden-Powell
London
Cuticura Heals Severe Skin Suffering After 3 Weeks
Mrs. V. V. Albert reports prolonged burning sores on the leg from an attack, tried three physicians with no relief, then used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent. Within three weeks the sores dried, burning stopped, and pain subsided, with full recovery after three months. Testimony dated July 21, 1097.
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Bolow
Niles
V. V. Albert
French Villa
Peoria Crowd Recognize National Anthem at Washington Birthday
The Chicago Evening Post reports that during a Washington birthday celebration the national anthem was played and the Peoria audience instantly recognized it. The piece praises Peorians as quick and perceptive.
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Peoria Serio-Transcript
Washington
Chicago Evening Post
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Testimonials Claim
An advertisement promising one hundred dollars reward for incurable catarrh cites Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills as remedies. It asserts F J Cheney and Co of Toledo endorse the cure and promote internal action on the blood. A quirky line notes phones cut at Annapolis due to girls calling cadets.
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Mall
J. Cherer
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
His &Rm
Atpiso
Kiwnan & Manvis
Wholesale Druggista
O, Hall
All Druggista
Hall
Garfield Digestive Tablets and Patent Cure Advertisements
An old catalog of medical ads lists Garfield Digestive Tablets and Dr. King's Great Nerve Restorer promising cures for nervous diseases and other ailments. It references 500 annual deaths from destitution in Great Britain, St Vitus' Dance, and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. Mentions Germany shipping feathers for millinery to England and provides addresses in Philadelphia and La.Wine.
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Great Britain
St. Vitus
King
Arch St
Phils
Germany
England
Mia
Winslow
Metals and Metaphors in Local Wit
A Kanses Cits Journal note on metal-based metaphors. It cites phrases like silver tongue golden mouth iron will leaden feet copper stomach tin and brass to describe people and traits. The piece uses playful linguistics to show how metals permeate everyday speech.
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Kanses Cits Journal
RATURE AND A WOMAN S WORK REMEDY PROMISED
A historic claim praises Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetable Compound as a premier remedy for female illnesses. Mrs Bertha Muff of Louisiana Mo recounts twelve years of suffering and eleven doctors before guidance and the product restored her health and strength, urging other women to seek the same relief.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Bertha Muff
N.C
Louisiana, Mo
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Fragmented 19th century dialogue appears in OCR excerpt
The readable lines show a lawyer questioning a defendant about bankruptcy and payment history with garbled typography and misspellings. Names, places, or dates are not clearly identifiable from the fragment.
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