Within Our Means and Home Life Advice
An essay urges women to reject fashionable excess and debt in favor of frugal living, sensible housekeeping, and rest. It argues against ostentatious attire, promotes honest finances, and recommends planned routines, brief mid day rest, and practical cooking. It cites Philadelphia Times and Household News as sources and shares a roach control anecdote toward end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oder
Philadelphia Times
Hester M. Poole
Household News
Veterans Corner On the Rappahannock and War Relics Posts
A nostalgic piece gathers Civil War scenes from New York posts on the Rappahannock and spots of Stafford and Spotsylvania. It notes relics, songs of union and confederate bands, and soldiers recalling home as Major war department guidance urges minor field training for organized militia to improve efficiency and prepare troops for real campaigning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
War Department
States and Territories
H. C. Merriam
Seventh Infantry
New York State
Peekskill
New York Sun
Miles
Southwest
Indian courtship customs and polygamy across tribes
The piece surveys Navajo, Zuni, Pueblo, Pawnee, Apache, and Paiute practices. It describes blanket courtship, female-initiated bets, ear of corn rites, pony prices for wives, serial marriages, mother-in-law separation after marriage, child care norms, and paternal involvement in Pueblo homes.
The Passing of Silver in Fashionable Goods
A shift in elegance shows silver aging out of style as cheaper silver and stamped imitation items proliferate. Silver handled umbrellas fade from favor while enamel mosaics replace corner accents and new card cases feature floral sprigs. An ecclesiastical enamel design decorates a prayer book corner.
Rules For Flower Arrangements From An Older Text
The excerpt urges careful vase styling from a bygone era, urging separation of wild and cultivated blooms and color discipline. It recounts memory of a girl guiding an elder on arranging flowers and offers practical tips such as using long stems and keeping color harmony in each vase. It stresses restraint to avoid crowding and to create a natural look like a garden in a vase.
Homemaking Notes From The Kitchen And Home Arts
A mix of recipe ideas and domestic tips on bread and nut kisses, lamp chimney cleaning, and decorating. Advice on lighting shades and color schemes for bedrooms, tea pouring etiquette from England, and cautions from a food chemistry author about cooling bread after baking to prevent souring in poorly ventilated rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Delft
Woods
Relics of the War Told by New York G A R Posts
The Grand Army of New York posts display war relics including Hancock post’s headquarters flag of General Hancock and muskets swords and bullets from Bull Run to Appomattox. Dix post shows epaulets of General Dix, while Powell post runs a museum with Lincoln assassin Atzerotto’s cap and Washington post preserves one of Washington’s little hatchets.
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Grand Army
New Yor City
Lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette
Hancock Post
Winfield Scott Hancock
Bull Run
Appomattox
John A. Dix
Hans Powell
George
Sammy Truesdell
Alexander Hamilton Post
Reno Post
Military instruction of schoolboys to be reviewed at Louisville
General George W. Wingate leads the national effort on military drill in schools across the United States. Reports are incomplete but indicate rapid progress, with New York City schools contributing most and Boston Chicago and Washington competing for second place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
United States
George W. Wingate
New York City
Bostom
Chicago
Washington, D. C
New York Press
Hypothetical Gettysburg Firepower With Modern Arms
General Fitzhugh Lee contends that if Gettysburg in July 1863 had access to modern Federal rifles and breech loading artillery, Pickett’s assault might have faced continuous fire from start to finish. He notes ranges of 1800 to 1900 yards and compares with Murata rifles in the Sino Japanese conflict as a distant analog.
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Gettysburg
United States Infantry
Pickett
China
Japan
United States
Fitzhugh Lee
Naval veterans seek naval commander for Louisville encampment
The Naval Veterans push for election of a naval commander as senior or junior vice National commander of the Grand Army at Louisville. Candidates include Colonel Michael Minton and Past Commander Low of Alexander Hamilton Post No. 182. The piece cites General Grant praising navy service in Port Hudson Vicksburg and Atlantic coast actions.
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Grand Army
Louisville
Michael Minton
Low
Alexander Hamilton
Navy
Grant
Port Hudson
Vicksburg
Atlantic
New York Press
Tis Strange But True Truths Defy Simple Belief
A cryptic quotation notes that truth remains stranger than fiction, suggesting uncanny or paradoxical ideas that challenge common sense and expectations.
Remedy for Tender Feet on Long Rides
The article advises feet baths at night in warm water with tincture of capsicum and Epsom salts to harden and relieve soreness. It recommends wrapping thick string over rat trap pedals to protect the feet, improving grip and allowing longer rides.
Transatlantic travel heats up as early year voyagers return
The early-year travelers completing foreign trips are now heading home as the westward flow of steamship traffic grows strong. Liners struggle to fit home comers aboard yet there is no need for concern as all absent travelers are expected to cross the pond eventually.
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TN Woman's Sphere
Fair Sex
L’art de la Mode
Camp Fire
Rappahannock
New York
Stafford Slopes
Spottsylvania
Stafford Hills
Columbia
Mars
Fort Reno
Brooklyn
Dunbar
Palmer Cox
Pueblo
the Naval Veterans
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