Woman and fashion illustration in serge details
An illustration describes a woman in dark blue serge with a fitted serge skirt, edged with trim and a serpentine braid. The blouse features an open bodice with a triple revers collar edged by rows of decorative stitching.
Trimmings and hats in Philadelphia Ledger notes
The Philadelphia Ledger outlines new summer hat decorations and trimming ideas, including Leghorn hats with wheat bunches and rosebuds, sesame velvet rosettes, and fringe. Consuelo style Panama hats with crushed rose clusters and pink red poppies. and new stocks and collars seen among Newport women in fine linen.
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Millinery Trade Review
The Seven as Mystic Number in Folklore and Faith
An extended survey from the Illustrated London News tracing the prominence of seven across folklore religion and superstition. It cites biblical episodes such as creation and divinely significant counts, Norse and Irish beliefs, legends like Friar Rush and Cap o' Rushes, magical cures, and omens tied to seven days seven planets seven metals and other enumerations.
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God
Nash
Abraham
Sodom
Jacob
Joseph
Rachel
Egypt
House of Bondage
Israel
Jericho
Solomon
Neaman
Jordan
Hus
Venus
Saturn
Friar Rush
Cap-A-Pic
Prince Charming
Cap
Nora Hopperly
London News
Woman Avails Grand Lexicon While Back Pain Persists
A Pittsburg Chronicle item describes a woman fond of grand vocabulary who misuses words. A neighbor reports ongoing back pain and suggests consulting a Dr Pellets, claimed as the finest bacteriologist known to the speaker.
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Buck
Bae
Pittsburg Chronicle
Perfume and disease in city air noted in Globe tale
A French physician links perfumes to disease prevention during epidemics, noting delicate scents like violet and attar of roses as more effective than strong essences. Beccaria urged odoriferous trees along city streets to purify air with ozone, while tropic shrubs and lilacs show how fragrance can soothe urban health concerns.
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Beccaria
Boston Transcript
Forgive Me Confided Secrets In Confidence
A gos sip humbly admits mentioning to Mrs Brown the confidential details. The wise woman responds that the disclosure was intended for that exact purpose, and no forgiveness is needed. The Chicago Post frame adds a moral about trust and discretion.
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Chicago Post
Law lessons and Bridger tales from old outlets
A collection of humorous excerpts tracing debates in law study with Judge Theodore L. Dwight and a western reminiscence about Jim Bridger returning east from Missoula. The pieces reflect period humor on legal phrasing and frontier life with light satire.
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Liaw
Rourke Cockran
Theodore L. Dwight
Cockran
Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post
Exciting Life in Chicago As Car Narrow Escape Occurs
Uncle Eben drags his wife from an oncoming street car as a sudden rush through Chicago ethical fears spurs a tale of city danger. The couple frets over urban life and the effect of the close shave on Lizy Jane’s whereabouts.
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Chicago
Marler
Uncle Eben
Ufe
Lizy Jane
Qucle Bloem
Fragmented voices reflect city life and romance
Excerpts show dialect speech about brown hair changing in summer, a Chicago theatrical life, a marriage proposal moment, and a chaotic blend of humor and sentiment. There are brief ad style lines for Elixir products and a testimonial fragment praising digestive cures from Rocky Mountain and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure.
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