Fashion notes and oddities from the era’s pages
A miscellany covers growing fashion interests with McDowell Fashion Magazines and subscription rates for Paris journals. It also notes an inquest in Birmingham into a teenager’s death from laxatives, fashion devices called carvices, frost protection methods in France, Hood’s remedies, a grateful foxlike cat in Indiana, jail rations in Kansas, skull anatomy tricks, weather extremes in Wisconsin, naval equipment concerns, quotes on modesty, and a grab-bag of curiosities about clocks in China, street names in London, and notes on education, divorce, and local legends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McDowell
la Mode
Messrs. McDowell & Co
West 14Th Street
New York
Birth Month Brooches Adorn Zodiac Signs in Novel Jewelry
A 1900s style piece touts birth month brooches as a pleasing novelty without stones. Twelve designs feature zodiac signs, hieroglyphs or flowers for each month, with enamel colors and gold backs enhancing the collectible charms.
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Aquarius
Taurus
Lupo
Scorpio
Sagittarius
Cannicornus
Queen of Madagascar Taxed For Stockings In Royal Court
A Philadelphia Times dispatch describes Ranavalona of Madagascar as enforcing a five-franc stocking tax at all audiences and ceremonies. The royal wardrobe fills a garret with robes hats and gloves while she travels in a moonlit sedan and keeps incognito in public.
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Loondon Missionary Society
Ranavalona
Thetis
Tom
Iesinu
Queen Victoria
Duchet’s
Paris
Werth
Rodfern
Philadelphia Times
Rome
Popolo
Ngs
Apple Meringue Pie From The French Desserts
A recipe for apple meringue pie highlights stewed apples with lemon zest juice and nutmeg folded into applesauce thickened with cornstarch. Pies are baked then topped with a meringue and a final browning, all from a period Tribune source.
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X. Y. Tribune
Clothesline Box and Reel Cut Save Labor
A simple box and reel protect a clothesline when not in use, extending life and keeping it clean. Posts should be properly placed and the line quickly stretched, making washday easier. The note cites Rural New Yorker on maintaining up permanent lines. Delicious Table Sauce for steaks and gravies uses walnut vinegar or green walnut juice, shallots, spices, salt, and celery seed, boiled briefly and bottled after cooling.
Thy very hairs are numbered, mother and father
A poetic reflection on parental care from a Chicago Advance excerpt. The speaker recalls a mother's tender hair care and a father's unfathomed love, pairing biblical imagery with everyday comfort. The poem emphasizes constant watchful care, linking bodily detail to divine oversight.
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Famale L. Hall
Chicago
A False Mascot and a Soldier’s Last Stand
King, a first lieutenant in a cavalry regiment, hosts a farewell dinner with officers and glamorous women before a scouting mission. A mysterious mascot photo promises safety, but during a night march an ambush erupts. King is mortally wounded while clutching the ruined portrait. The anecdote ends with a bullet-riddled face sent home.
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King
Lie
Kir Quest
King’s Bachelor Quarters
King's Regiment
Ilo
Refreshments for a Card Party Menu and Approach
A card party menu includes oyster patties celery rolled bread cocoa and small cakes with grapes apples and pears. For a club afternoon party simpler refreshments are advised to avoid spoiling dinner, suggesting wafers tea or chocolate sandwiches light salad and light cakes with coffee, or two to three light items.
Heart Disease 30 Years Him Posts Kokomo Postmaster
Mr G W McKinsey a Kokomo Indiana postmaster and ex soldier says he suffered heart disease for 30 years after leaving the army. He endured palpitations shortness of breath and sleep trouble before his attention was drawn to a remedy and relief followed.
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G. W. McKinsey
Kokomo
Ind
Dr Miles Heart Cure claim in testimonial notice
A testimonial touts Dr Miles Heart Cure with claims of full cure after five bottles. The ad notes a dollar per bottle price and a six bottle prepaid offer from Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
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Dr. Miles
G. W. McKinsey
P. NM
Xokomo
Tui
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkbart, li
Silver coinage remedy urged by Enquirer in 19th century criticism
The Enquirer argues for free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 with gold, condemning the 1873 act as class legislation and treason influenced by European interests. It urges public support, distribution of the paper, and invites subscriptions and club referrals from Cincinnati publishers.
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United States
Enquirer
Encquirer Company
Cincinnati
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Hannah More
Birmingham
England
Pranve
Hood
Vanor
Woolfolk
Marengo
Lawrence Kan
Lake Michigan
Tahoetah
Wis
Wade
Rousseau
China
the Land of
Canary Islands
Islands
London
Albert
Church
Queen
Sterling
Japan
California
American
Harvano
Yale
Brown University
Packinson
Concord
Argentine Republic
Albany
Philadelpia
Gi Stata
Madagascar
New Yorker
BY Gwindolen Ovielton
San Francisco
Brown
Tron
Wes
Lave
Audi
Meautiful Works
Mi Meat AL CO
Nage
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