Rainbow party novelty shocks city society
The article describes a trend called the rainbow party where young ladies wear untrimmed aprons in varied colors with numbers. Gentlemen pay to draw a number, search for the matching apron, then compete to hem the escort’s apron with needle and thread, prizes often valuable such as a French mantle clock. It notes a spiritualist revival predicted by an East observer amid materialistic trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thas
South Side
West Side
Rest for the weary brain and workingmen defined
A long excerpt discusses appetite and rest guiding mental work, arguing food before medicine sustains brain work. It contrasts workingmen across professions, defines workingmen, and notes union vs nonunion pay and hours. It also mentions health claims for Hood's Sarsaparilla and other brief notices.
Ely's Cream Balm Advertised for Hay Fever Relief
An ad describes hay fever and rose cold symptoms with inflamed nasal passages and throat, eyes, and sneezing. It promotes Ely's Cream Balm as a reliable remedy costing 50 cents at druggists or 60 cents by mail from Ely Brothers, Owego, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thatittle
Sanford
Potter Drug & Chemical CO
Boston
Mass
Ely
Ely Brothers
Owego
N. Y
Proverbs on marriage and a wife’s wisdom
A collection of traditional sayings about marriage roles. It contrasts female modesty with forwardness and emphasizes guidance from a wife in household matters. The adage implies a man is incomplete without a wife and highlights practical wisdom attributed to women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Tucker & C4
Selection of brief items and notices from Hopkinsville column
A Hopkinsville reader touts Burdock Blood Bitters for blood and stomach health. Dr Macnish relates a sleepwalking Irish gentleman swimming two miles, then found asleep roadside. A Boston doctor visits HvME in Paris and finds the medium insane with brief consciousness. A Bethlehem boy falls from bed and pulls out a needle. Advertisements for Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and various fashion notes follow. A Kentucky case reports a black man sentenced for life for theft amid harsher penalties for white killers. Pierced by pills criticized. Brice’s Purgative Pellets promoted as replacements. Ripon plays decorate dresses and millinery with various uses.
Skeletons Found Buried Face Down on Indiana Farm
An Elkhart farmer unearthed a large mound on his property revealing twenty two buried skeletons laid face down with skulls crushed at the back. Impact details remain unclear and authorities are investigating the discovery on the farm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
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Clara
A. Frederick
Broad Brook
Conn
Herman Slade
4Th Street
New York
W. L. Harding
Uniontown
Cube
H. W. Brockway
Potter Drug and Chemical CO
Petter Drag Co
Bremeed Flere
United States
Toledo Blade
St. Jacobs Oil
Red Star
Boards of Health Everywhere
Tennessee
Hood
Congress
New York City
Washington
Roscoe Conkling
Charlotte
N. C
Union Point
George Campbell
Hopkinsville
Macnish
Edinburg
Hvme
Paris
Bethlehem
Dr. Pierce
Kentucky
Brierce
Ripon
Simmons Liver Regulator
J. Hugg. Mippierorr
W. RK. Bernard
Kansas City
H. G. Crenshaw
Ricu Monon
Simmons Liver
Dcnet
Cenuine
J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
East 26Th St
Golden
Columbus
Ohio
Henderson & Minear
Athena
Walnut Street House
Walnut St
Bet
Cincinnati
Warner Sr
Cixcunate
Louisville and
Atwlopworos CO
Wall ST
York
Power Press
Job Printing Department
Athens
Osters
E. M. Jennings
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