Emily Faithfull to Visit America and Her Work for Women
The coming of Miss Emily Faithfull to the United States is hailed as a major event for women. The English reformer has advanced remunerative work for women, founded a printing establishment run by women, and created Victoria Magazine. She supports suffrage, journalism, and public service, and is praised by English papers for shaping gender roles.
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Emily Faithfull
Lucy Stone
United States
England
Miss Faithfull
Lilian Whiting
Boston Traveller
Frances Power Cobbe
Adelaide Proctor
Frederick Denison Maurice
London
Victoria Magazine
New Lingerie Trends in Neck and Sleeve Details
Harper's Bazar outlines refined neckwear shifts for rich dresses and simple toilets. It highlights velvet collars, Mechlin lace, antique buckles, and varied cravats, with colorways from Night-of-France blue to chaudron red. The piece notes that narrow necklines suit some faces, while others suit broader, with lace bows and tulle or crape frills adding elegance.
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Harper's Bazar
Fancy-Work Knitted Undervest for Ladies Pattern
Instructions for a ladies undervest in fancy work using white wool eight to ten ounces and No 14 pins. Cast on about 192 stitches for a twenty four inch bust, knit two and purt two, then switch to basket pattern, purling and knitting as described. Divide stitches for fronts and back, create buttonholes, and form gores with increasing stitches to shape the garment.
The Housewife Tray Cloths and Doyleys for Fairs
A guide to making tray cloths doyleys and table pieces in drawn work embroidery. Describes colors borders berry motifs French Knot berries and etched leaves on linen and damask pieces with fringe borders and edge finishes. Includes pattern instructions for prep washing fringe and lattice center motifs.
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Kensington
To Make Floating Soap
A detailed 19th century method for making floating soap from caustic soda and tallow. It covers dissolving soda in water, combining with melted tallow, moulding soap blocks, curing weeks, shaving into flakes, dissolving again with pearl ash, refining, and optional perfuming to create white ivory like bars that float.
Washing Laces and Muslins Method from a Household Guide
A household recipe for cleaning laces and muslins using a soap borax solution. Soak in a sunlit jar, with steps for folding nar row strips, stitching, and turning the lace edges to preserve scallops, followed by rinsing in clear waters and optional coffee dip before ironing.
Cleaning a Silk Dress With Soap and Honey Method
The article outlines a silk dress cleansing method using soft soap or yellow bar soap, honey, alcohol, and hot water. Apply to each silk breadth with a sponge, rinse in cold water, avoid wringing, and dry by hanging or rolling in a towel before ironing on the reverse side. Two people work more efficiently.
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Twoersons
Stain Removal Tips From Old Textile Care Notes
The article advises stain treatment methods for white goods using diluted oxalic acid to erase spots, with cautions about fabric damage and poison. It suggests repeated rinsing, lime or chloride dipping for stubborn reddish marks, and warns to label oxalic acid as poison. Ink on delicate fabrics may lift with milk and salt before washing. A method using melted tallow is also described.
Embroider a Felt Square with Floral Corner Crewel
Create a wine colored felt square with large flower clusters in each corner and a small sun flower at the center. Outline in silk, fill with crewel, transfer design via tracing paper, use white crayon lines, and redraw before stitching. Finish by pressing between layers and trimming edges with a pinking iron.
Cleaning Advice for Wall Surfaces and Fabrics
Instructions propose using pipe clay mixed with water to form a cream and applied to grease stains on wallpaper. After twenty four hours the mixture is scraped away. If grease persists Javelle water is said to remove stains from white goods and brighten yellowed linen and cotton fabrics, needing one pound for preparation.
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Germany
Oe From
Bottle and boil solution to stain linen and glassware
We have a cleaning formula using potash and soda ash with boiling water and chloride of lime to remove fruit stains and dark spots from linen and to clean glasses and hands. The process involves dissolving materials, stirring without splashing, and bottling when cooled for storage.
Toilet Stand Craft from Old Box and Cambric Cloth
Instructions describe making a decorative toilet stand using an old four legged stand or dry goods box. Cover the top with cambric fabric, wrap and tack edges, add a long cambric strip around three sides, cut cheesecloth twice the cambric length with hem allowance, finish edge, and stitch a two inch box plaiting over cambine covered with cyes cloth, then nail in place with bright headed tacks.
How to Make a Rag Rug From Wool Stockings and Carpet
Cut old woollen stockings into inch wide strips and unravel to four stitches from the edge. Sew the fringe around the edge of a shaped carpet piece, add rows so the fringe covers unraveled stitches, then continue toward the center. Alternate colors for stripes or mix freely.
Slumber Quilt Craft Instructions
Instructions describe making a quilt from sixteen eight inch squares in cream and blue oatmeal fabrics. Figures in blue and cream crewels appear in centers, joined with a border of one color and corners of the other. Include sheet wadding, cream cheese cloth lining, blue worsted fastening, and optional silk donor initials in the block centers.
How to Fashion a Satin Bon-Bon Bag Card
Instructions describe making a small decorative bag from satin and cardboard. Two circular satin pieces form the base and a two inch wide cardboard band wraps around, decorated with a running vine. Edges are sewn, a satin hem and drawing string added, finished with a silk cord. The bag is filled with bon-bons.
How to Clean a Heavy Bedspread by Soap Solution
A 19th century washing method describes slicing a pound of bar soap, mixing with pearlash and sal soda, dissolving in boiling water, and using warm water and soap solution to scour a heavy bedspread. The process involves repeated soakings, wringing, and drying on a clothes line until clean.
Cleaning Carpets and Rugs Spot Removal Method
Cleaning method for badly stained carpets and rugs. Rub grease spots with hard soap then scrub with a stiff brush dipped in hot water mixed with ammonia or carbonate of ammonia. Rinse with clear water. If colors look dull, add alum to the final rinse to brighten them.
Washing Chintz by Rice: Historic Laundry Method
Instructions describe boiling two pounds of rice in three gallons of water until soft, cooling, and rubbing chintz with the rice. It advises repeating with fresh rice and water, then wringing and passing through blueed rice water for finishing.
Knobs Protected by Pasteboard Shield During Polishing
A simple method uses round pasteboard with a central hole just large enough for the knob’s shaft. Cut a slit from the hole to the edge so the paper wraps around the knob to shield paint from wear and dirt during polishing.
How to prepare a new iron kettle to prevent rust
The method advises filling a new iron kettle with clean potato peelings and boiling for an hour or more. After boiling, wash with hot water, dry, and rub with a little lard. Repeat the rubbing about six times after use to prevent rust and related issues.
Marble Cleaning Mixture for Polishing Surfaces
A historical concoction for cleaning and polishing marble. Mix one quarter pound soft soap with the same amount of pounded whiting one ounce of soda and a walnut sized piece of blue stone. Boil fifteen minutes then apply hot with flannel and leave twenty four hours. Rinse with water and polish with coarse flannel or old felt hat.
Removing Iron Rust From Linen and Cotton
A simple rust removal method uses salts of lemon sold at drug stores for a few dimes or pennies. Druggist supplies full directions. handle carefully as it is poisonous.
Exterminating moths with benzine and home remedies
The note recommends benzine as the most effective moth and roach exterminant, with a fallback alum or borax hot-water solution. It advises injecting the solution into cracks and applying to woodwork and hiding places to combat pests.
Baby Show on Eastbound Bangor Train Delights Onlookers
A Bangor mother traveled with three children on a passenger train from the East. The infant stayed calm and fed, while the one yearling and two-year-old devoured gingerbread and candy, leaving seats sticky and speckled with dough and caramels. An unruly scene included crumbs, spilled milk, and a comical mess before the family alighted.
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Lewiston Journal
Bangor
Maranacock
Two Mining Experts Reports
Ike James of the Conten tion mine received a long report from a Boston mining expert on a Sonora property. The thirty seven page document praised geology terms but Gob Howland found no quartz ore or ore body in his verification, rendering the lavish claims unsubstantiated.
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Tombstone
Ike James
Contention
Boston
Sonora
James
Gob Howland
Bob
E. James
Loston Dip
Ancient records link comets and shooting stars to foretold events
Ancient observers noted comets and shooting stars as omens of death or woe. Chinese records show systematic observations and celestial influence on provinces. Theories span from ejecta to lunar belts, with researchers tying August and November meteors to comets, while historic annals link portents to battles and spectacular skies.
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Lublenletz
Plutarch
Lysander
Poisson
M. Faye
Selilaparelli
le Verrier
Temple
Schiaparelli
Zoroaster
B.C
Sodom and
Gomorrah
New Printing Method in Colors Hoeschotype Discovery
A German inventor Herr F. C. Hoesch of Nuremberg unveils the Hoeschotype a rapid five‑printing chromo lithographic method using five tints plus neutrals and browns to build full color portraits. The process yields up to 1600 controlled tints from five color components and promises lower cost and faster production than traditional chromo lithography.
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Herr F. C. Hoesch
Nuremberg
Herr Hoesch
Err Hoesh
Messrs. Gladwell’s
South Kensington
Messrs
Gladwell
Tar Roofs Show European Roofing Economics
The Cologne Gazette cites tar roofing as an economical and suitable method for agricultural buildings. It describes a tar roof system with a light frame, precise rafter spacing, laths, paper caps, and multiple tar coatings sanded between applications to preserve tar properties against moisture and wind.
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London
Cologne Gazette
Submerged forests mark Atlantic coast subsidence study
Professor George H. Cook reports evidence that the Atlantic coast is gradually subsiding, citing sunken forests, submerged timbers from Carolinas to Greenland, and coastal shifts at Long Branch, Sandy Hook, and along New Jersey bays. He argues the phenomenon spans the northern hemisphere with alternating low and high moods over recent centuries.
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Atlantic
George H. Cook
New Jersey
American Association
Carolinas
Greenland
Georgia
Bertram
Lyell
Professor Tourney
South Carolina
Albemarle Sound
Noth Carolina
Emmons
General Cutts
The
Coast Survey
Chesapeake Bay
Virgina
Delaware Bay
Cape May
Hudson
South River
Washington
Raritan
Long Island
Elias Lewis, Jr
Popular Science Monthly
Massachusetts
Nantucket
Holmes’ Hole
Yarmouth
Provincetown
New Hampshire
Rye Beach
Maine
Portland
Bay of Fundy
Nova Scotia
Southampton
Barnegat
Long Branch
Sandy Hook
Cook
Hemisphere
Sweden
Human Foot Prints Found in Solid Rock in Nevada Prison
Reports from Carson describe tracks found in shale at the Nevada State Prison quarry. Large square impressions 20 by 22 inches with 2 foot 8 inch strides resemble giant sandals, plus deer, wolves, and bird footprints. Debate continues on whether they are ancient human tracks, with scientists from the California Academy of Science leaning toward human origin.
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Nevada State
Carson
Pine Nut Mountains
Carson Plains
Calaveras
la Hontaun
Sierras
California Academy of Science
Harkness
Gibbs
A Proposal for a Citywide Iron Fire Passway
A Scientific American correspondent suggests a long iron passageway linking the roofs of adjacent buildings to form an escape and firefighting route. The plan would be compulsory for owners, elegant in design, and could bridge blocks for safe exits and access, with burglar-proofing as a noted drawback.
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Scientific American
The Great Leveller Death and the Millionaire Balance
Uncle Rufus muses on a Daly of money and mortality in a humorous critique of wealth. He asks when enough becomes enough to ruin the public, noting that all fortunes will end in the same grave. The piece contrasts vast fortunes with humble obituaries and ends with reflections on life and justice.
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Rufus Hatch
New York
Vanderbilt
Gould
Sage
Rufus
Death of a Noted Colored Man in New Orleans
Portland reports the death of Hon. George T. Ruby in New Orleans from malarial fever. A former Portland resident, Ruby graduated from the local high school in 1863, led the freedmen education bureau in 1866, served as State senator, and later edited the New Orleans Observer, a Republican paper, before his death.
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Portland
New Orleans
George T. Ruby
Louisiana
Bureau of Education
Hints on Health Link Pork to Filth Diseases
The article argues that zymotic diseases arise from impurities in air water and especially food. It brands hogs as filthy scavengers whose fattening, feeding on refuse, makes their flesh contaminated and capable of transferring disease to humans. It questions meat safety and urges scrutiny of animal conditions.
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Henry Gibbons
Pacific Medical and Surgical Journal
Boards of Health
Hard and Soft Water Explain Its Effects on Health
The article contrasts hard and soft water, explaining permanent and temporary hardness, methods to soften water via boiling or additives, and the health implications. It warns soft water can carry organic matter and disease seeds, urging filtration and boiling and recommending cisterns with gravel and charcoal for drinking and cooking.
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N. B. Sizer
Brooklyn
N.Y
The Secret of Brown's Iron Bitters Success
An advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as the best iron preparation, claiming rapid blood assimilation, whole-body healing, and lasting benefit. A testimonial from D. C. Mack describes relief from heartburn and dyspepsia after use, noting improved strength and health. The copy emphasizes no alcohol, no teeth staining, and cautions usage only with Brown Chemical Co. product.
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Dearborn Ave
Chicago
Brown
Iron Sisters
D. C. Mack
A Sedative Lotion Sale Noted in France and England
A patent style sedative lotion advertised for headache and neuralgic pains uses spirits of ammonia tincture camphor salt and water. The preparation is applied to the forehead or affected areas with a linen compress. Marketed under a high sounding name, it circulates in England and France.
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Enngland
France
Stop the Flow of Blood with Tea Dust and Laudanum
Housekeepers and merchants frequently suffer deep cuts from knives and sharp tools. To stop bleeding, apply fine tea dust bound to the wound, then laudanum once the flow ceases. The guidance aims to save time and reduce distress while seeking a surgeon.
Bleeding Nose Aid and Home Cures
Instructions describe stopping nasal bleeding by jaw movement or chewing motions. If bleeding persists, roll paper into a thin wad and press between lip and teeth to compress blood vessels. Also mentions curing stinging irritation and kidney urinary complaints with Bueludalba, a remedy.
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America
Javelle Water
Atlantic Coast
Millionnaire
Mendicant
Brown Chemical Co
Baltimore
Crossed Lines
Great Oirman
Coates
IL Languacer
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Te A. Vugalep
Kalthoore
Tery
Gista
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