Boston Culture Becomes New York Fashion in Women’s Hour
The New York Herald notes Boston women set the pace for elite culture in New York, with language classes, arts, and household crafts. It highlights private gymnasiums, carriage beauty, and the rise of cooking schools as fashionable pursuits among educated young ladies seeking refinement.
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Tar Mask for Skin Care in Summer Use
The article extols a home tar and oil skin mask to counter sun and wind damage from summer residences and seaside trips. It describes preparation with tar and olive or almond oil, nightly facial application, pillow protection, and morning cleansing, noting harmlessness and potential skin refinement. It cautions against overuse if health is poor and advises wholesome diet and outdoor activity.
Mask Use Promises Desired Health Results With Perseverance
The report states that continuing to use the mask over several nights can correct physical difficulties and lead to the intended improvement. Reassurance is given that steady effort yields the target outcome.
The Coiffure New Hair Styles Show Modern Dress
The article outlines several new hair styling ideas emphasizing individuality over fixed rules. It describes multiple arrangements with front curls, back fullness, braids, loops, and pinned bows, noting that beauty depends on fit to face and head shape rather than rigid dictates.
Fancy Crochet Edging And Home Crafting Notes
Crochet edging instructions outline stitches and rows for a decorative edging. The piece then shifts to home crafts including stamped and varnished tabletops, lampblack staining, stamps as ornament, and borders. It describes making little crocheted boots, embroidered covers, a catch-all, and scarf borders with color guidance and material details.
Hen Ends Own Life After Refusing Care
A Chico Record item recounts a hen in this area that refused to care for its brood of ten. The bird then flew to a fence, wedged its head between pickets, and stepped off, dying by suicide. The ten orphaned chicks were adopted by a pallet and raised by a young hen that has yet to lay an egg but cares for them with resolve.
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Chico
Gentlemen burglars fail to appear for CT exhibitions
Those gentlemanly burglars who were good enough to give notice when they would give exhibits of their skill in the various cities of Connecticut failed to appear on scheduled time. Burglars should remember they are gentlemen and must not break their faith with the public.
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New London
Ciites
Connecticut
May Apple Pills as a Vulnerable Remedy Ad
Advertisement notes Wells' May Apple Pills as a cathartic remedy for thick heads heavy stomachs and biliousness. Priced at 10 and 26 cents, the short copy markets the product as a stomach aid.
January Fashions Inspire Yet Timeless Wardrobe Shifts
The piece surveys winter apparel and etiquette, noting long skirts for older wearers, close-fitting sleeves, varied bodice cuts, and draped back skirts. It highlights velvet lace mantles, satin linings, braids, tabbed jackets, tulle fills, and fashionable wraps. It also details children's redingotes and boy coats, praising plush fabrics, practical trims, and seasonable color schemes.
Winter Fashion Wraps and Hats Dominate Social Dress Codes
The article notes mid winter outside wraps nearly as long as skirts, with dresses exposed indoors. It covers short street skirts, large and small hats with Parisian flair, and new train designs for larger wearers including a front bodice with a loopable back train. It also mentions fur capes reaching the waist, ornate bonnets, colored stockings, and children’s winter wardrobe trends.
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Tournure
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Directoire Redingote
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Directoire
Robespierre
Seasonable Hints for North Window Plants and Care
Conservatory advice on house plants covers sulfur in coal and gas fumes, dry air effects, and the danger of red spider. Tips includeInspecting and crushing pests, syringing leaves with warm water, careful watering by eye and weight, basket plant watering schedules, and fern cases needing light and humidity.
Plants Thrive in North Windows Says Gardener
A reader disputes the belief that north windows hinder plant growth noting many species flourish there through winter. Myrtle, Dracena, rose geranium, calla, Oxalis, Begonia Weltoniensis bloom well with weekly watering and daily fresh air. Variegated foliage plants like Aspidistra, Remecka, CypeRus alternifolius also thrive in shade.
Do House Plants Need Fertilizers A Practical Guide
A cautious view argues most house plants in Northern States need only water. Wait for active growth before adding any stimulant, then use water of ammonia as the fertilizer, diluted in rainwater, adjusting by smell and observing effects for a week before repeating.
Conservatory Plant Care Advice for Winter
Practical tips for keeping houseplants healthy in cold weather. Fresh soil, cool rooms, moisture control, and selective use of insecticides and fertilizers. Guidance on ivy care, potting, watering, and small-scale feeding, plus a note on winter cough remedies and local advertisements.
The Housewife Cod Boiling Guide From Old Recipe
A detailed 19th century household method for boiling cod. It covers cleaning, wrapping in cloth, salting, and gentle simmering with vinegar or lemon juice, plus two cooking methods including court bouillon and cod au court bouillon. It also outlines serving ideas with drawn butter, sauces, and garnish.
Boiled Ham How To Prepare And Serve
Boiled ham is enjoyed with poultry. Soak twenty four hours to remove salt, changing water. Simmer eight hours in cold water, then boil briefly to finish. Remove skin, coat with bread crumbs or crackers mixed with sugar, add cloves, bake to brown, trim around the bone. When cider is plentiful boil in new cider for finer flavor.
Cocoanut Sugar Cakes from a Historic Recipe
Remove husks and brown skins from two coconuts and grate the meat. Boil sugar and water with cream tartar twenty minutes until a thread forms. Cool the syrup by snow or cold water and rub with a silver spoon until light. Stir in coconut and drop spoonfuls onto buttered tins to bake as round cakes.
Candied Pop-Corn Balls Recipe
A historic cooking note describes candying popped corn by boiling gum arabic in water to make a thick syrup, dissolving light brown sugar, and coating the warm corn. Roll the coated mixture into balls with buttered fingers for a sweet snack.
Yorkshire Breakfast Cakes
A Victorian recipe for Yorkshire breakfast cakes calls for a pint of milk, an ounce of yeast, three ounces of white sugar, two eggs, four ounces of butter, and two pounds of flour. Mix luke warm milk with three ounces of flour sugar and yeast, let rise, rub in butter, add beaten eggs, form six ounce pieces, roll and flatten, rise again briefly and bake. They may be served hot or toasted.
Sponge Cake Instructions from a Historic Recipe Card
A detailed two person method to bake a sponge cake notes ten eggs and one pound sugar with flour equal to half the egg weight and a lemon. One person beats egg whites while another handles sugar, sifted warmed flour, and buttered pans before squeezing lemon juice and grating rind.
Kidney Stew with Worcester Sauce
A kitchen note describes cutting a beef kidney, scalding and removing fat, then browning with butter. Add water and Worcester sauce, simmer gently for two hours, then thicken and finish. A simple, old fashioned method for kidney stew served hot.
Bread Pudding Instructions for Custardlike Dessert
A practical recipe uses one pint of bread crumbs to a quart of milk heated until soft, then four eggs and a teaspoon of salt are added. Optional raisins, bake until custard set. Sauce combines boiling water with butter flour and sugar, stirred, with optional vinegar, to taste.
Apple Dumplings with Cream Crust Recipe Tip
A period recipe suggests baking or boiling apple dumplings with a crust made from cream. Pare and cure apples, cover with crust, arrange in a basing dish, add sugar and a splash of water. Eat with the same sauce as bread or, if preferred, use sugar and butter together.
Five eggs with pepper thyme and butter
Five eggs are to be broken into a dish with pepper salt and thyme. Beat well then rub a pan with onion, add two ounces of fresh butter, let boil, pour in, cook four minutes, stir quickly, and serve immediately on a hot dish.
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Dubois
Flour and ingredients list from a Boston receipt
A dated Boston receipt lists one pound flour one half pound butter one half pound sugar one cupful milk four Seno ree seeds two tablespoonfuls ground ginger and three teaspoonfuls baking powder with directions to roll and cut dough into pieces about four inches long
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Eggless to Egg Rich Corn Starch Custard Recipe
A historical cooking note describes making a custard with milk and corn starch. It suggests heating milk, mixing starch with cold milk, beating eggs, adding salt, then boiling briefly. Serve with sweet cream sauce sugar and a pinch of nutmeg.
Indian Meal Pudding Boil milk and cornmeal with molasses bake two hours
Indian Meal Pudding recipe instructs boiling two quarts of milk while mixing cornmeal with enough molasses to moisten it. Pour the boiling milk over, let partially cool, add cold milk, then bake two hours in a stove or overnight in a brick oven. Sweet cream enhances the dish.
Poor Man's Cake Recipe Sketch
One cupful of sugar one tablespoonful of melted butter one cupful of milk two cupfuls and a half of flour and a teaspoonful of baking powder and a little cinnamon or nutmeg and one small tablespoonful of cornstarch. This will be found to be a very nice plain cake if eaten while fresh.
Grilled Bacon Rollup with Potatoes and Pepper
A recipe-style note details slicing bacon thinly, grilling until cooked, dusting with white pepper, and rolling into cork shapes. Served beside mashed potatoes kept very hot. Contains procedural steps for preparation and serving.
Rice Pudding Recipe From Historic Teacup Note
A concise pudding method uses one teacup of washed rice two quarts of milk and two teaspoonfuls salt. Sweeten to taste and bake for two hours to yield what is described as the best rice pudding ever tasted.
Corn Muffin Recipe Crunches to a Classic Blend
A compact recipe lists two cups cornmeal and one cup wheat flour with two tablespoons cornstarch three teaspoons baking powder and two teaspoons sugar plus milk eggs and oil to form a simple batter for corn muffins. The note outlines ratios and basic leavening for the batter.
Cooking dough method for sweetened bread batter
The recipe describes sifting flour salt and a leavening agent, then mixing with sweet milk to cake dough consistency. It notes that comments or commentary swells during cooking and suggests adding molasses or brown sugar if desired.
Bird's Nest Pudding from Apples Pared and Cured
A historic recipe describes lining a pudding dish with apples pared and cured. Each apple is filled with sugar, the hollows filled, a custard poured over, and the dish baked slowly until done.
Custart Pudding Action Recipe Notes
One quart milk five eggs and salt make custard pudding. Sugar to taste. Best baked in a stove, even after an hour or so.
Fashions in House Draperies and Decorative Arts
Notes on evolving home style describe new drapery trends from plush lambrequins to painted satin designs and antique embroidered silks. The piece highlights stained glass light diffusion, soft linen drawnwork curtains, and Newport homes as exemplars, plus an inexpensive Queen Anne style cottage priced around $8000 reflecting refined taste.
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Newport
Decorative notes for improving walls and furnishings
The article describes affordable wall treatments and decor ideas including pale browns with gold, cream ceilings with chocolate highlights, walnut floors, Kensington rugs, and cretonne coverings. It discusses furniture such as lounge frames, Boston rockers, gipsy tables, and rattan pieces, plus curtains in Madras muslin and Syrian shades, with various drapery hardware and tapestry options. It also notes floor and wall coverings, enamelled sets, and modern methods simplifying hanging curtains, along with seasonal decorations and handcrafts using lace, embroidery, and ribbons.
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Boston
Madras
England
Brown's Iron Bitters praised as non intoxicating
A testimonial from Rev G W Rice of the American Christian Review extols Brown's Iron Bitters Cin O as non intoxicating and a substitute for liquor. He claims it preserves vitality, aids in recovery from overwork and debility, and provides relief for dyspepsia indigestion biliousness rheumatism neuralgia and kidney and liver troubles.
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Protecting Diamonds Guards Against Thieves
A survey of jewelers security measures in New York and Boston describes burglar-proof safes time locks screen doors and inner-outer display setups. Dealers rely on attentive sales staff one-customer-at-a-time displays and vigilant watchmen with police ties and alarms to deter theft and trace pilfered stones.
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New York
Boston
Festive boarding-house melee ends with knife scare
In a Spruce Street Philadelphia boarding house on Christmas day the head waiter, drunk and wielding a carving knife, threatened guests. Patrons fled in panic as police took the man to the station. Investigation found holiday generosity had driven him to a premature outburst during the feast.
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Philadelphia
A Feline Nimrod In Taunton Captures Odd Tale
A Taunton citizen owns a cat described as a perfect Nimrod. The fragment mentions October, mice, rabbits, and a curious listing of items and phrases including Wells' Health Renewer. The text is garbled and contains stray terms and quotes.
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Taunton
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