Home Canning and Victorian Kitchen Tips From Florence Newton Allston
A frugal column blends canning guidance with simple recipe ideas. Instructions cover corn packing in jars with salt and water, boiler steaming steps, and a three day processing routine. Also included are white sauce for vegetables and potato cones with egg glaze, attributed to Mrs Bliss Mrs Weldon and Isabella Allen, with dates and street addresses noted.
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E. D. Bliss
Maple Street
Florence
W. B. Weldon
California Street
Newton
Isabella Allen
Allston Heights
Allston
Dear Miss Champagne Love Advice From a Vermont Letter
A man writes from Underhill Vermont to Miss Champagne seeking help about pursuing a pretty girl he met en route to Rangeley Lakes Missouri. Dorcas offers cautions on engagement timing and advises clear understanding before marriage.
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Miss Champagne
Underhill
Rangeley Lakes
Dear Miss Champagne recounts a troubled romance
A 31 year old woman writes about a three year relationship with a 27 year old man who gave a diamond ring at Christmas and visits each evening, describing the romance as troubled and unresolved.
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Miss Champagne
Dear Miss Champagne A Young Lady Seeks Gentle Guidance
A 21 year old writes seeking comfort about a serious suitor two years older who presses kisses and embraces. She insists she loves him but is shy about his affection and fears misreading her feelings. She asks for reassurance and urging gentle restraint from her eager lover.
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Miss Champagne
Which Man Should Buddie Choose Based on a Name
A young woman asks Miss Champagne which suitor to choose though one man’s name Gustavus she cannot bear. The adviser suggests she will not mind the name when the right man appears and urges seriousness in love, recalling Romeo’s line about names.
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Miss Champagne
Gustavus
Buddie
Romeo
George
Fletcher's Castoria Promises Practically Perfect Preparation
Years of experience back Fletcher's Castoria making it a practically perfect preparation for babies. Investment in manufacture and modern machinery ensure quality. The product's safety is guaranteed and imitators warned, with the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher on the wrapper and bottle.
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Fletcher
Chas. H. Fletcher
Whose Auto Is This Identified in Boston Photo
In greater Boston a Cadillac with license 12264 is identified as belonging to Herbert L. Smith of 83 Greenwood Street Melrose. The editor offers a five dollar gold piece to the car’s driver who proves ownership by appearing at the City Editor office at 275 Washington Street, third floor, between noon and 6 p.m. within five days.
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Greater
Boston
Post
The
Washington Street
Sunday Post
Herbert L. Smith
Greenwood Street
Melrose
Cadillac
Fashions Show High Waistlines and Empire Influence
Paragraph on fad trends notes a shift toward higher waistlines and Empire styles. Crepes and patterned fabrics lead the season with Spanish lace and brocaded effects gaining favor for gowns and coats. Chiffons in plaids will appear for separate waists, and corsets show no radical changes while long skirts persist. Orange, Sept. 17. Edward Dixon.
Thinks Tariff Rules Onerous to Tourists
A reader writes to the Boston Post protesting tariff rules on returning European tourists. He asserts many travelers are victims of protective tariffs and object to onerous customs inspections while noting the inspectors are courteous. He opposes free entry for all items but argues a $100 allowance is liberal enough and seeks fair handling at the port.
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Dorcas
Customs Department
Orange
Edward Dixon
Boston Post
Custom House
Boston
Lydia E Pinkham Pillows No, Not a Remedy Title
Positive proof of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cures female ills is claimed with letters from readers in Hudson Ohio and St Regis Falls New York. The ad touts thirty years of cures and urges all women to try the root and herb tonic as a standard remedy for female diseases.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Hudson
Ohio
Lena Carmacino
St. Regis Falls
N. Y
J. H. Breyere
St. Regis Walls
The Latest Styles in Knitting and Crocheting
A striking example of recent sweater design improvements shows a two tone brown coat with body in tan and front in deep brown. The Garment uses Fleisher Germantown Zephyr yarn and highlights yarn softness and a smooth close texture. Full directions and more patterns are in Fleisher's Knitting and Crocheting Manual eighth edition, an authoritative fashion guide for yarn articles.
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Fleisher
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By Williams
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Blox
Aribel
Were's
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Jinks
New England
Appice
Mildred Champagne
Samuel Piteer
New York
Pers- CQ Lita &Nal
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Murray Staley
New York City
Directoire
Empire
Walt
Yesteryear
O. K
Walt Mason
George Matthew Adams
Annie Grandfield
High Street
Holyoke
Mass
F. E. Rogers
Heard Street
Chelsea
Germantown
Zephyr
Dresden
Saxony
Angora
S. B
B. W. Fleisher
Philadelphia
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