The Ladies' Department Guide to Shirt Making and Home Arts
A long instructional piece on making well fitting shirts, selecting muslin and linen, patterning, cutting, sewing, and finishing shirts for men, with a detailed method to maximize fabric use. It also covers carpet care, sachets, and various home crafts including knitting, crocheting, infant booties, and small sewing boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mills
Richardson
Richardson’s
Sardiniere
Death or Life by a Hypodermic Morphine Syringe
A narrative recounts a near death experience from a morphine hypodermic injection used to ease pain. The writer details the gradual loss of limbs, senses, and self, followed by wakeful return on a veranda with Effie and Dr. S. aiding revival. The tale ends noting changed medical caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morocco
Effie
The Rhyme of Jenny Eagleheart Ballad
A printed ballad narrates the tale of Jenny Eagleheart and an English lover across stormy seas. The speaker recalls childhood joy, distant travels, gifts, and a ruined romance as the earl’s marriage bells toll. The piece ends blessing Jenny and the man who won her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jenny Eagleheart
T. B. Aldrich
Provisions and tallow exports May 1879 by region
Records from major ports show May 1879 totals for beef, bacon, lams, beets, peas, lard, cheese and tallow reaching 113,821,795 pounds valued at $7,728,0.52. Beeton shipments include bacon 4,002,846 pounds and lams 730,081 pounds totaling $311,?03.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Buffalo
Chicago
Detroit
Huron
New Haven
Oswegatchie
Portland
Bureau of Statistics
Hints to Good Health Summer Hating and Diet Advice
A historical health piece argues that summer eating at resorts mirrors city fare but lacks fruit. It urges restrictive, simple diets with more fruit, less heavy meats, and measured beverages. It details meal timing, digestion, milk and meat quality, and lists many foods with digestion notes and cautions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Avenue
Turkey
Scrambling for Life Up a Cliff Two Thousand Feet High
In spring 1870 Charles May recounts climbing a 2000 foot canyon wall in the Royal Gorge region to reach the canyon rim. He describes lowering brother Robert by rope, then the perilous ascent, aided briefly by a cedar root and his mother’s memory before reaching the canyon top at sunset.
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Denver Tribune
Charles May
Robert
Arkansas
Canon
Royal Gorge
Pete Ners
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Bristol
Berlin
Tar Boster
Dr. 8
Dr. S
Tennyson
Indian Sea
Paradise
Jenny Eagieheart
Barber Bar
Kirk
Old Philip's Bridge
Jenny
Jennie Eagleheart
Stratham Hill
Herculaneum
Pompeii
Egypt
Earl
Jennyleheart
Hell
Sexton
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