Surplus Women in Work and Westward Opportunities
The Beau Monde argues that surplus women are not inevitable and that labor markets, training, and individual suitability shape outcomes. It notes that women entering industrial jobs face supply and demand forces, and migration to the West may suit some, while the East suits others. The piece cautions against broad generalizations and emphasizes context, regional labor needs, and personal aptitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department le Beau Monde
Evening Traveller
West
Beau Monde
Boston
New York
South
Northwest
East
The Hair and the Complexion No 3
Advice on hair color care and facial complexion from a historical guide emphasizes natural tones and dietary iron to enhance appearance. It warns against aggressive dyeing, suggests styling with waves, notes risks of hair bleaching, and covers lash and eyebrow grooming and the link between health and complexion.
Portieres and veiling fashions adorn rooms and garments
Portieres combine two or three materials such as satin and plush with satin bands. Basques finished with tab work are praised for economy and neatness. Fancy tucking flourishes satin dresses. Craftswomen stitch cretoric figures in bright colors on dark plush with gold thread and braid, edging with cords and tassels. A novel window decoration tiles space with deep tones to improve rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandmamma
Peculiar pardon hearing over uncompleted Cloutman case
The New Hampshire Governor and Council held a hearing in Concord on a petition signed by Farmington notables seeking a pardon for H G Cloutman. He faced embezzlement charges after a Kentucky lottery prize scheme, with sentence not yet imposed, making the request unprecedented in the state. Authorities cited precedents as justification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Hampshire
Concord
Farmington
H. G. Cloutman
Henrietta Sherburne
Cloutman
New York
Boston
Henrietta
Kentucky
Tappan
Catches Live Rattlesnakes with Mentor's Help in Wild VA Field
Naturalist Cills recalls his first alive rattlesnake as he and hunter Matt Smith trek through Bushkill country to find a female with twelve rattles and a male, then bring both to Shawnee where a doctor awaits. The ordeal ends with a whiskey toast and newfound snake hunting zeal.
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Mr. Cills
Pike
Monroe
W. Va
Bushkill Creek
Old Mart Smith
Matt
Water Gap
Flags Barren
Nation's Barren
Copperhead
Miller’s Meadows
Devil's Hole
Mart
Shawnee
Christmas Games and Social Wordplay for a Club
The article describes Christmas games including a cracker versus water trial, a collaborative writing and adjective game, a hero guessing word play, and a letter-based names game. It details rules, roles, and variations, plus a Travellers Club style travel night with readings, pictures, and challenges to entertain winter gatherings.
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Travellers’ Club
Impatient Bridegroom at Madison Surrogate Hearing
In the Jane Giles case from Michigan formerly of Brookfield Madison county the widow claims Rev John E Giles died with $20000 on him. A marriage certificate for Giles’s father was admitted showing Samuel H Giles wed Sarah Ephip on August 4 1829 with the groom in military dress interrupting the ceremony by kissing the bride. Minister Solon Stocking dated August 8 1863 in Binghamton New York.
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Utica
Jane Giles
Michigan
Brookfield
Madison County
John E. Giles
Kennedy
Mortisville
Giles
Samuel H. Giles
Sarah Ephip
Solon Stocking
Binghamton
Broome County
New York
Consumption Cured Promise by Free Remedy Letter
An old physician, now retired, claims a vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis asthma throat and lung ailments and nervous debility. He offers to mail the recipe free, in German French or English, with directions, to interested individuals who write to W. A. Noyes at 149 Power's Block Rochester NY.
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Crest
W. A. Noyes
Power
Rochester
N. Y
Neighbors are Willing Deacon’s Visit on Broadway
A plain spoken deacon visits a dying neighbor on Broadway and learns the neighbors are willing. An ad promotes Mother Swan’s worm syrup for feverishness restlessness worms constipation at tasteless 26¢.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence Telegram
Broadway
Mother Swan
Providence to Boston by Stage in 1828 Boosted by Competition
In 1828 Boston Providence stage travel relied on eight to nine mile horse changes with frequent drink breaks. Coaches paused at Barrows Hatch Fullers for meals and rest, taking hours to regroup. The advent of steam boats spurred two daily lines, narrowing travel time to seven hours and intensifying rivalry.
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Providence
Boston
Barrow's
Hatch’s
Fuller's
Poland
New York
Mysterious Disappearance of Henry T Lambert Rumored Murder
The Denver Tribune notes Henry T Lambert of this city vanished after being cared for in Cheyenne by Mr Lowell. A Denver telegram claimed Lambert died en route to Santa Fe from congestion of the brain, with $250 sent for embalming and shipment. Suspicion centers on Lowell. detectives canvass counties while two months pass without leads. Lambert was 88, about 6 feet 10 inches, with light hair and complexion.
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Denver Tribune
Henry T. Lambert
Cheyenne
Lowell
W. B. Lambert
TH. Lowell
Denver
Santa Fe
Lambert
Musical Church in London by Archdeacon Dunbar
The Liverpool Mercury reports Archdeacon Dunbar plans a "Church of the Holy Apostles" at the Portland Bazaar seating 8000. A surpliced choir of 60 will sing elaborate services with a second choir of 100 voices and a brass, string, drum and harp band. The church will feature a large silver gilt electric cross, Veronese Nativity, daily services, and orchestral works from Mozart to Gounod in elaborate ceremonies.
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Liverpool Mercury
London
Dunbar
Church of the Holy Apostles
Portland
Paul Veronese
Sullivan
Gounod
Why Should Not Women Whistle Phrenological View
A 19th century Phrenological Journal argues women should whistle more as a healthful practice. It claims whistling cheers companions, aids the tired, and suits housework and piano duties. The piece links breath control to chest development and nags propriety with medical rhetoric.
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Phrenological Journal
Rub the Rust Off Minister’s Prayer Story
Dr J M Reid recalls a Chicago sermon invitation. Alone in the church he overheard a zealous prayer sparking the line O Lord rub the rust off spoken about him. He responded with a firm Amen as the editor, listening unseen, heard the prayer.
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J. M. Reid
The
Missionary Society
Chicago
Dr. Reid
Strange Subterranean Rumblings Around Red River Texas
A perplexing underground roar audible for miles near Red River Texas unsettles residents fifteen miles from rail lines. They fear volcanic activity, comparing the sound to a distant train and waterfall. The disturbance spans north to northwest and echoes Humboldt’s 1759 Mexico earthquake precursors. State authorities may order scientific inquiry.
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Red River
Texas
Humboldt
Mexico
Jorullo
Nevadan Name for Frozen Fog
In Eagle Valley Nevada yesterday a fog cooled into needle shaped particles as it drifted by. Locals call the phenomenon pogonip a term linked to winter weather lore and the region.
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Nevada
Eagle Valley
How a Lawyer Treated the Case
I, David Strouse of New Haven Connecticut, was attacked with severe rheumatism in my right arm, hand and foot. I used one bottle of St Jacobs Oil, rubbed well three times a day, and obtained instant relief and perfect care. DAVID ATROUSE, Attorney-at-Law.
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New Haven (Conn.) Union
David Strouse
New Haven
Connecticut
St. Jacobs
David Atrouse
Christmas Crochet and Knitting Patterns Guide
A detailed set of patterns and instructions for Valerie, Terence, and Lady Betty stitches, including afghan styles and edging, with guidance on using Germantown yarns, needle sizes, and techniques. It describes foundation chains, row progressions, edge work, and projects like open stockings, tidies, and plush covered stands with lambrequin embroidery and decorative table covers.
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Darrow
Svenkeeart
Grandmamma
Crafting Home Made Holiday Accessories and Toys
Practical guide describes making a Japanese plaque from fans and ribbon, knitted cuffs for men and women, a double knitting hood cover, a shag rug from rag strips, and crochet toy rubber rings. It offers step by step assembly ideas, materials like crimson blue and gold ribbons, Shetland wool, and waxed thread, plus tips for finishing touches and safety.
Smoking Culture in Chemnitz Exceeds Chicago Rate
A Saxony correspondent reports Chemnitz with 106000 residents has more daily cigar use than Chicago. Men of all ranks, from hod-carriers to capitalists, smoke cigars constantly while at work or idle. The piece notes a shift from pipes to cigars among all social classes and likens local habitual smoking to a defining daily custom.
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Chicago News
Chemnitz
Chicago
General Grant
Ascutneyville Romance Ends With Narrow Escape
In a comic episode at E Pendleton's carriage shop, One Hitchcock was pulled into a revolving shaft. He clung to a post to stem the ride as his coat and clothing were stripped from his right side. He survived with bruises, joking that his wife is alive and he will endure the sore part.
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St. Johnsbury
Hitchcock
E. Pendleton
Child With Elephantlike Protrusion Reported in Memphis
A Memphis woman is credited with birth of a child born with an elephantine snout, reportedly caused by the mother being frightened by an elephant at a circus. The note mentions using Compound Oxygen to arrest consumption in early stages and directs readers to Starkey & Palen’s Treatise at 1109 Girard Street, Philadelphia.
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Memphis
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard Street
Philadelphia
Brown's Iron Bitters Promises Seasonal Health
An 1881 testimonial from H S Berlin of H S Berlin & Co endorses Brown's Iron Bitters for malaria nervous troubles and general vitality. The note predicts prevention of consumption kidney and liver disease and warns against imitations claiming to be “as good.” The genuine product is stated to be made only by Brown Chemical Co Baltimore Maryland.
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Brown
Brown Chemical Co
Baltimore
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington Vt
Novel Case Manufacturing Process Suppresses Wear
A new method combines a gold spry plate soldered to nickel, then pressed between steel rollers to form case parts. The gold layer allows chasing engraving and engine turning while remaining worn smooth with use. This is claimed as the sole case produced under this process.
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Cills
Owmitasion
Achilles
Arthur
Ant
Napoleon
Alva
Mannibal
Erry
Egypt
America
Archdeacon Dunbar
Valerie
Inafchan
Terence
Betty
Bristol
Kait
Kalt
Vermont
Ht. S. Berlin
Fsq
H. S. Berlin & Co
le Droit
Washington, D.C
Inames Boss
U.S
Canada
Gur Jas
Hagstoz & Thorph
Puianstrua
KIDNE
Worthe Great Cure
H. G. Root
V. E. A. Offic
Winter Street
Cirie
BE. F.eaton & CO
Northford
D. U. Gerow
State Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Spring
North Parma
A. Coulter
Standard Curse CO
Pearl Street
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