Notable Women and Fashion Figures in New York Society
Mrs Roderick Terry, wife of a prominent divine, and Miss Mabel Gerry are highlighted among New York society's handsome women. The piece notes Miss Connery's lectures on Mexico, Mrs Porter’s beauty, and Mrs Dahlgren's $50,000 Sacred Heart chapel at Georgetown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roderick Terry
Dvine
New York
Mabel Gerry
Commodore Gerry
Mary Anderson-Navarro
Mary T. Connery
Mexico
Thomas B. Connery
New York Herald
Porter
John Vinton Dahlgren
Thurlow Weed Barnes
Nee Morris
New Orleans
Mme. Very
Paris
Faubourg Montmartre
Paran Stevens
Paget
Miss Murphy
Australia
Melbourne Punch
Louise Michel
Count de Soissons
No newspaper in Morocco and curiosities of fashion and geology
A reflection on Moroccos lack of a newspaper and a string of oddities. An Australian wedding ends with rose petals covering the bride in a carriage. London carriage makers see orders for sedan chairs. A printer on Mount Washington issues a paper Among the Clouds. The tomb of Noah is thought to lie at Nakhchivan near Ararat, with ruins and a plain strewn with relics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire of
Morocco
London
Mount Washington
New England
Noah
Nakhchivan
Ararat
Cleaning and care hints for fabrics and small items
Worsted dress goods should not be wrung but shaken out after washing. Toast racks and china are in vogue for breakfast tables along with silver. Frame steel engravings in dark or silver molding. Bent whalebones can be reformed by soaking and pressing. Silk wrinkles can be eased with gum arabic solution and light ironing. Ink stains on paper may be removed with chlorinated lime solution and gentle patting.
Unlucky Mail Car 800 and Railroading Oddities
Trainmen fear mail car 800 on the Erie line is unlucky. An express needs about twice the power to stop as to start. Wabash limits tickets to continuous passage from sale date. C and N buys Scranton road to enter Denver. Pennsylvania hires a multilingual depot agent in Chicago for World’s Fair pay. Robert P. Burt, oldest engineer, now lives on a Wis. farm near Janesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Wabash
Chicago and Northwestern
Denver
Scranton Road
Pennsylvania Railroad
Chicago
Robert P. Burt
Janesville
Wis
Hard Times Teach Beggars to Be Bold and Wary
A fragment from a 19th century clipping contrasts sayings about begging and social manners. It cites quips on sugar bowls, a boy’s plate, and a visiting man whose friends expect him to hunt up acquaintances, concluding with a sharp observation on the harshness of those who beg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison Lobe
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad from Toledo
An old advertisement warns against mercury in remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure made by F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucus surfaces and notes price 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo D
Toledo
Ohio
Virgina Peanut Trade Mentioned In 1794 Record
A collage of notices notes sales pitches for Castoria and Park’s Tea, druggist Bosworth ads, a celebration of Hon. and Mrs. Evarts golden wedding, a report on Representative Lolman chairing Indian affairs, and references to cures for coughs and digestive issues with patent remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lolman
Committee On Indian Affairs
Virginia
New York City
Various Cold Remedies and Notices in Ames Iowa Advertisements
A dense collection of 19th century notices and ads from Ames Iowa includes claims for cures and tonics such as the New Great South American Cure for kidney and bladder issues, DeWitt's Little Early Risers, Hood's Sarsaparilla, Park's Sure Cure, and Ripans Tabules. It mentions The White Islander serial, translations, magazine promotions, Remington Typewriter maps, and local sales from L. M. Bosworth druggist with numerous product claims and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park
Bright
Bosworth
L. M. Bosworth
Ames
Iowa
De Witt’s Little Early Risers Promote Health Claims
The advertisement credits De Witt’s Little Early Risers as a remedy for sick headache biliousness and constipation. EB. M. Bosworth, druggist. The Cincinnati Tribune sends nine news-boys to the World’s Fair for a six days’ visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
L. M. Bosworth
EB. M. Bosworth
The
Cincinnati Tribune
DeWitt
Painterly Plight Sparks Old Friend Reunion
Mr Macmonnies explains to an old friend that his wife desires her mother painted, prompting a visit to discuss a commission and rekindle their friendship. The remark underscores domestic motives driving artistic work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Macmonnies
Plans For The Future And Household Schemes
A string of light anecdotes on marriage markets and domestic plans. A father notes his daughter will study law at a girls college while a son pursues professional cooking. A wedding aftermath reveals money worries and changing housekeeping expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deutsche Wespen
The Kind That Counts Dialogue Snapshot
Jaxon laments and Paxson jokes about wives reforming old gowns for girls in a brief Detroit Tribune exchange reflecting social mores as humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaxon
Paxson
Detroit Tribune
Letter Shortage Splits Family Meal Time Trays
In a rustic exchange from the Atlanta Constitution a child asks for letters and meat while relatives fret over a three week lapse in mail. The dialogue reveals simple needs and stubborn humor as the aunt and granma wait for messages and side meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta Constitution
Superstitions Nourish a Family Tale from Turin
The Gazetta Piemontese quotes Tranquilletti as recounting a belief that 13 guests at a dinner bring bad luck. An uncle, 77, once attended a dinner with 13 guests and died not that night but exactly 13 years later, illustrating the superstition's chilling longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tranquilletti
Gazetta Piemontese
Doctor Advices Against Pressing Painful Area
Dr X, famed for earning 150 000 francs yearly, asks the patient where it hurts. The patient replies in the stomach pit. The doctor warns not to press the area, the patient pays 2 louis and is dismissed at Phare du Bosphore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. X
Louis
Phare du Bosphore
Upper Crust Talk Sparks German Fashion Gaffe
Miss Uppercrust says she has not spoken with the professor as Hostetter and McGinnis discuss German garments. The exchange notes decollete gut turals that offend her ears with a quip about necklines in a Texas Siftings item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hostetter McGinnis
Miss Uppercrust
Vacation plan with fishing and hunting discussed
A Washington Star exchange describes plans for a summer break featuring a vacation, fishing, and hunting, with acceptance of modest accommodations before returning home to rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Star
Love Through Time and Age in Autumn Letters
A concise reminiscence traces a romance from lively autumn days to older years. The speaker notes a shift as the beloved grows distant and pursued by others, marked by a change from twenty seven to twenty four. The poem laments aging love and enduring memory.
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THE
Onto Chemical Co
Str
B.M. Jaylord
Leslie
Mich
Ferry
N. Y
Ohio Chemical CO
Mathew Johnson
P. O
Pittsburgh
Helen Morrison
Cincinnati
Ohio
L. Lutegay
Ohio Chemical Coo
Lima
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Rand, McNally & CO
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Mason City
Peoria
Daly
Sun
St Louis
Kansas O
Marshallity
Tee
Kansa Lity
Alex
Ven
Nort
Ally
St. Paul & Minneapolis
St. Paul and
Minneapolia
Oreene
EB. McNicru
A. F. Banks
Ass.l
P. Bakny
A. Marshalltown
Eneers
Miran Ct Aphroditine
Eerie Ena Beet
Oregon
VIOLA
G. C. Bittner & CO
Tolevo, O
M. Ricord
M.C
Masonic Temple
Ache
Gime Ie
Cee
Krause
Norman Lichty
Des Moines
Adar
Scientific American Agency For
ANN & CO
Broadway
Best Bureau
America
Scientific American
the Intelligencer
8. K. Wilson
PusisHers
Atchison Philosophy
New York Weekly
Mr. Geo. W. Turner
Hood
Hoon
Keystone Watch Case Co
Philadelphia
Duke of
Saxe Coburg
Liam
Vark
Wm. M. Evarts
Young Yu
Kate Field
Washington
Pitcher’s Castoria
L. M. Bosworth Druggist
Lincoln
Editor-Statesmans
Eugenie
France
Prince Imperial
Ripans
Nelson L. Phillips
Barre
L.M. Bosworth
Richard Harding Davis
Kidney Cure
Harper Magazine
Egypt
Little
DeWitt’s
St. Nicholas
Cinb
Skandinaven
United States
Skandinaven and Intelligencer
Bucklen’s
Amnica
M. Bosworth
Remington
Wyckoff, Seamans & Benedict
Monroe St
Bret Harte
Memphis
Illinois Central Railroad
J. F. Merry
Manchester
A. H. Hanson
Natural History
Castorta
Mitchell
South Dakota
Caucasus Mountains
Koumiss
Castoria
Robert Burns
David Wingate
Royal Bounty Fund
Polly
Amesbury
Mass
Rockland Me
Iowa Central By
Minnesota
North
Manitoba
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
New Mexico
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Arizona
Thos. P. Barry
Marshalltown
Grundy Center
S. H. Clifford
New Cassel
Edward Shepherd
Harrisburg
Buecklen
Dr. Holmes
Phineas Fisher
Hartford Vt
Papa
Gewn Lima
Imax
P. Lorillard Company
Max
Hill
rHok
Aeros
Opera Block
Niantic
Gov. Boies
Advice
Samuel Pitcher
G. C. Osaoon
Lowell, Mass
J. F. Krecrerer
Conway, Ark
H. A. Arcuer
M. D
Oxford St
Brooklyn, N. Y
Children's Department
Unirep Hospital and Dispensary
Boston
Maas
Atten C. Surra, Pres
the Centaur Company
Ti Murray Street
Seton
Skookum Root Hair Grower CO
South Fifth Ave
New York, N. Y
Orpen
Equirreo
Harry Sens
Aard Bierce Co
Fergus Fals
Minn
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