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Branford Gleaner

Location

Branford, Connecticut, United States of America

Date

Apr 02, 1879

Page

4

Fashion Notes on Summer Wear and Accessories

The column surveys spring and summer fashion trends with Khyber cloth noted as French buntings, Pekin fabrics for buntings, new earrings resembling a Japanese screen, ribbons replacing chate laine chains, and crimped linen fringe on mantles. It details gimp ornaments, star balls for hairpieces, satin grenadines, embroidered muslins, and pastel ribbons. hints at Paris bonnets with Chinese crape bibs, Roman color striped batistes, and silk grenadines with satin gauze. It mentions Electric light as a new color, wreaths for full dress, three-frill sleeves, and bonnet wreaths with edge-focused stems.

Khyber Paris Doncaster

Traveling dress price lesson from a globe trotter

A Japanese arriving wife recalls paying $1.50 per yard for travel fabric in Tokyo and watches its price drop in San Francisco Salt Lake City Chicago New York and Boston. She buys a new traveling suit in Boston after seeing the fabric discounted to fifteen cents in New York, ending with a wasteful wardrobe change.

Japan Tokio San Francisco Salt Lake City Chicago Third Avenue New York Stewart's Boston Boston Courier

Sealskin Fashion Boom Sparks War on Seals

Sealskin supply boomed as dyeing and fur finishing created in demand for cloaks jackets muffs and bags. Exalted by luxury use, Alaska sealskins command high prices while a drawn out conflict against sealing continues, likened to a war of extermination.

Alaska

Lost-A Comet Fleeing Rochester Professor Hopes for Clues

An amused tale from Rochester about Professor Swift who found a comet and, amid clouds and silence, watches it vanish. He jokes the missing sky object bears an uncommon appearance near Eta Eridani and urges help locating the tailed celestial wanderer.

Swift Rochester Eta Eridani Professor Swift

Rhode Island House Votes Against Woman Suffrage

The Rhode Island house rejects a constitutional amendment submission by 25 to 21, blocking woman suffrage. The report also covers Talmage's fraud trial, business failures, rail accidents, public works funding, world fair talk, and various political and legal developments across the United States.

Rhode Island House of Representatives T. DeWitt Talmage Brooklyn New York Great Bridge Court of Appeals Comptroller Dory Eastport Gilmore's Garden Isaac Edwards Central Park Iaken Manhattan Square Hilton Washington Orestes Cleveland Daniel J. Appleton Horace Porter Benjamin B. Shermion Connecticut Massachusetts Grand Jury Michael Garo Ogdensburg Tremont House Claremont Hint Po Gabson Chiarles Morgan Lydet Merrill Anne Johnson S. Price Helda Providence Samael Tn Rocal

Congressional actions on infectious disease bill and treasury accounts

The Senate and House debated a disease prevention bill and the secretary of the treasury’s accounts for elections. Officers were elected for Senate offices. Treasury reports detailed funds paid to supervisors of elections across multiple states, with figures for 1876 and 1878. Adjourned after extended debate on army payrolls and polling duties.

Secretary of the Treasury Treasury Hurtis United States Laulsbury Eaton Connecticut Senate Wallace John Burch Richard J Bright F E. Shober Henry B. Peyton JG. Bullock J G. Bullock Burch New York Pennsylvania Ohio Maasachusetts Maryland Hoar House of Congress House Secretary of the Cincinnati Georgi Indiana Kentucky Massachusetts Michigan Mississippi Missouri New Jersey North Carolina South Carolina Philadelphia Western District de la Matur Garfield Cox Frye Committee On Rules Reagan Ewing Conger Springer J. J. Wilson Ninth Iowa Committee On Tucker Confederate States Sparks Messrs. Stephens and McMahon

Oldest Minister Ingram Dies at 103 in Shetland

Rev Dr Ingram, who died in Shetland at age 103, was hailed as the oldest minister in the world. Four generations of the Ingram family lived in the same house in Shetland, with long lifespans noted: father 100, grandfather 105.

Dr. Ingram Shetland Ingrams

The Governess in Fifth Avenue Mystery

A New York merchant advertised for a nursery governess for an infant with nervous issues. A highly confident applicant met him at Fifth Avenue and gained trust with strong references. The wife approved, but curiosity grew about the governess who spoke many languages and impressed the child, until she vanished after a fashionable hairdresser’s visit. The hairdresser later revealed the governess had a celebrated past and fell into ruin. The notice ends with a restrained call to publish the tale to protect the family’s anonymity.

New York City Fifth Avenue Avenue Church of England Baltimore

In 1859 Australia Cattle Plague Effectively Checked

In 1859 the cattle plague in Australia's vast herds was effectively checked by a simple method of inoculation, which was extensively practiced.

Australia

Digestive Tonic and Remedies Promoted in Advertisement

An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic and alterative improving digestion, blood formation, and nerve strength, aiding the sick and aged. It also praises Dr. Pierce's Family Remedies, Golden Medical Discovery, Favorite Prescription for female diseases, Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and tobacco products, touting world wide popularity and reliability.

R. V. Pierce Bia Theorld’s Dispensary Invaliis’ Hotel New York World’s Dispensary Medical Association Buffalo Express Pierce Bedortha Hostetter R. C. Bridgham Sage Dr. Pierce Pogue Jackson

Western Creamery Factory Dairy Products Ad

An old advertisement lists dairy items including cheese from Western Creamery Factory and eggs from Western Factory, with Pennsylvania locations referenced in Philadelphia and Penn Central areas implied. The fragment hints at varied dairy goods and regional branding.

Western Creamery Factory Western Factory gs—State and Penneviveun Philadelpia

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