08 Sep 1887
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Newspaper
Aurelia Sentinel
Location
Aurelia, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1887
Page
1
A fashion column details summer jewelry and dress trends with enameled flower brooches and diamonds. It outlines favored stones, colors, and accessories, then shifts to Paris autumn winter wrappings, long and short cloaks, and jacket shapes with military touches like brandebourgs and fourageres.
The New York Post notes autumn color trends including terra cotta golden bronze dark Roman red and grays with new blues and greens in delicate tones. Two tone gowns combine golden tan with terra cotta strawberry bronze peach and olive with navy and reseda. Silk renews prominence with ribbed silks and failles featuring small floral relief patterns as designers favor richer color effects.
Size 223 Low shoes are generally worn this season with rounded toes and mid high heels. Kid uppers with patent foxing are common, while cloth and kid materials appear for uppers. Tan gray and undressed kid offer comfort for home and dress use, plus several fashionable styles for children.
Bonnet brims grow larger and straw trimming appears in outer wraps. Lace frocks remain perennial while beaded girdles gain favor over heavy metal. Sleeves shift toward full or sleeveless styles as the season advances with ribbon bows and pendants trending in seaside costumes.
Reporter visits the Treasury Rogues Gallery and hears from a guard about counterfeiters. He details weapons, methods, and the range of ages and nationalities involved, noting women passers and family ties in counterfeiting and how coins and notes are forged or aged.
A convincing counterfeit money imitation, indistinguishable to many, was produced by a engraver named Smith who previously worked for a New York engraving office that produced official government currency. The note describes the imitation and the source of the engraving expertise.
A reflection on how rich foods and condiments, wine, and appetite foster ruinous habits. It recounts one woman’s descent into opium use over fifteen years, shaped by family influence and a controlling partner, with emphasis on physiological mystery and moral danger.
The piece notes sightings of a Chinese physician prescribing a decoction of three scorpions for fever and describes prized animal parts used in medicine. It cites Gen Robert Warden on tiger bone decoctions for strength, plus tales of eye tonics from nightjar eyes and ginseng with rhinoceros horn, as reported by Miss Bird and Dr Nosaki.
A tense scene unfolds as she abruptly leaves, her mother mentioned in a cold exchange. The critic’s memory lingers on the moment as the mercury drops and twilight deepens, leaving him alone and remorseful in the chilly air.
A playful poem parody from Dakota Bett about a West to East traveler who rides a troublesome broncho in Central Park. The verse tracks the rider’s failed ride as the broncho bucks, rears, and launches him toward the sky, ending with a comic tumble among stars.
In a playful exchange Mrs. Snugpurse uses a telephone to check if meat will arrive. The butcher’s quip leads to a mistaken identity reveal and a punchline that all bets are off. The vignette ends with a humorous punch about perception.
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