Household Hints And Fashion Notes From Nineteenth Century Page
A collection of practical tips on cleaning fabrics using common household items, plus fashion trends and fabric notes. Advice covers removing stains with salt, vinegar, corn starch, or cream of tartar. steam for hot cloths. keeping rugs bright. washing walls with flour dough. piano lamp wicks. and care of plants. It also reviews textiles, trims, colors, hats, and garments with references to Persian patterns, Milan straw hats, cretonne handbags, and embroidered accents. The piece blends home science with seasonal dress commentary and material culture details.
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Chantilly
Milan
Building Permits Issued by City Building Commission
The board of building commissioners issued permits for Belknap Manufacturing Co. frame addition on Water Street, Emma Parsons one story dwelling on Lindley Street, Locomobile Co. shed at Main Street foot, A S Hurlburt two family dwelling Belmont Avenue, Lee Brothers elevator shaft 1379 H E, B Bradley single dwelling Main Street east side, Mrs M A Harrison dwelling addition Ellsworth Street west side, James F Callahan three family dwelling Black Rock Avenue North Main Street, N H & H R R Co two story reinforced concrete signal tower Central Avenue, J A Merson frame shed at Kossuth and Sterling, George S Jennings two story cement block carriage factory and show rooms Fairfield Avenue south of Hancock corner, aggregate value 31796.
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Board of Building Commissioners
Belknap Manufacturing Co
Water Street
Emma Parsons
Lindley Street
Locomobile Co. of America
Main Street
A. S. Hurlburt
Belmont Avenue
Lee Brothers
H. E B. Bradley
M. A. Harrison
Ellsworth Street
James F. Callahan
Black Rock Avenue
North Main Street
N. H
Central Avenue
J. A. Merson
Kossuth
Sterling Streets
George S. Jennings
Fairfield Avenue
Hancock Avenue
His Accomplice The Obliging Old Lady Helps Boy
A kind old lady on a north side street helps a boy retrieve a wind up toy car stuck beyond a tall iron fence. The boy claims ownership after the rescue, leaving the woman to ponder her conscience as he runs away with the prize.
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Atlanta Constitution
Many Vying For Frank Miller Prize Drawn Contest
Twenty one eighth grade pupils entered the public school drawing contest where the Frank Miller prize will be awarded at term end. A year earlier only seven contestants. Mary Jackson supervised the arrangements and an authority will judge the submitted papers.
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Frank Miller
Mary Jackson
Ida Lodge Plans Joint Initiation for Local Lodges
Ida Lodge NEOP considers arrangements for the joint class initiation of the New England Order of Protection lodges tonight. Plans depend on candidate numbers. a New Haven team may be brought in if enough candidates are secured, otherwise a local lodge will handle the work.
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Ida Lodge
New England
Order of Protection
New Haven
Scared Into Sound Health By Foley Kidney Pills
An elderly man credits Foley's Kidney Pills with ending his kidney and bladder troubles and headaches after a few weeks of use. The note, from F. B. Brill and Wee Pharmacy, leads a survey of science notes on medicine, inventions, and public health topics.
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B. F. Kelley
Eld
Foley
F. B. Brill
Points of Interest and Delicatessen Offers
To the ladies visit Surprise Novelty store at 169 Fairfield avenue for surprises and a wide range of household novelties. G Broch Son at 870 Main street lists canned seafood, cheeses, sausages, wines, and grocery items with delivery and special prices for stores and restaurants. Phone 911 for prompt service.
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Fairfield Avenue
Whiting
G. Broch & Son
Main Street
New York
Bokhara the Noble the city that does not live up to its title
In a vivid 19th century travel note, E Alexander Powell contrasts Bokhara with its grand label. He describes primitive mills and carding methods, the censor enforcing morals, strict schooling and mosque attendance, public punishment, and a city that dampens life after sunset. He portrays Bokhara as filthy, fanatical, cruel, and corrupt, closer to hell than any place he knows.
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Bokhara
Bagiad
Gatte
Diogenes
E. Alexander Powell
Pearl Divers of Japan Women and Young Girls Ex pert Swimmers
A New York Sun report describes pearl divers along Japan's Ago and Gokasho bays. Thirteen to forty-year-old women dive without special gear, armed with tubs and glasses, and operate in teams of five to ten under captains, skin diver to collect oysters at depths of five to thirty fathoms.
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Japan
Bay of Ago
Bay of Gokasho
New York Sun
Mark Twain In Parliament Portrait Comment
After a Hogland visit Mark Twain recalled being photographed in Parliament noting he was not a member of Parliament or Congress and joking that Washington Jefferson and Lincoln were overlooked. He called Parliament the mother of parliaments and quipped about advancing years and two monuments of antiquity.
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Mark Twain
Hogland
New York
Congress
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Liberia’s Civil Strife and The Liberian Soldier’s Paradox
Liberia shares with Haiti the distinction of black rule extending to white residents. Its history is a long record of intertribal and civil wars, with Liberia’s fighters reputedly avoiding excess bloodshed. The piece notes the irony of Liberian battlefield safety and the role of local fighting men.
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Liberia
Haiti
Prusciowon Spews Odd Motto Across Pearson Weekly
A fragmented item from Pearson's Weekly mentions a Swine named Redorta and a professor discussing races and footwear. The garbled text references a Prattfest Fest and comments on women, form, and wearers, but the meaning remains unclear.
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Redorta
Professor
Lace and embroidery craft in Paraguay and a Gilbert anecdote
The article surveys Paraguayan lace making taught by missionaries two centuries ago, with towns specializing in lace types such as nanduti. It notes the spider web inspired designs and regional craft diversity. It then recounts W S Gilbert inadvertently kneeling among servants during a country house breakfast as prayers began.
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Paraguay
Republic
W. S. Gilbert
Gilbert
Spearing the Cactus: Natives of Sinaloa Use Cactus Fruit
In Sinaloa, Mexico, natives roam the jungle gathering ripe pithaya fruit. Men climb or walk with ten foot sharpened sticks to spear fruit from high branches. The fruit yields red pulp and seeds, eaten with spines removed. Women and children share the bounty at home.
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Sinaloa
Chile
Mexico
South America
Gay Jong
Why He Smiled. Magistrate and Prisoner Exchange Jolly Joke
A London Scraps item recounts a magistrate accusing a prisoner of beating his wife. The prisoner, smiling, accepts the charge as correct and jokes that after five years of marriage this is the first time she hasn’t hit him, offering the judge a cigar.
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London
Significant Activities and Hidden Life Messages
A compact collage of quotes reflecting home rumor, family history, and patience. The Washington Herald notes a young man drawing scrutiny of his background and business prospects, while Life offers a quip on rest and enduring eternity in life’s hidden parts.
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Washington Herald
God
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F. B. Brill and
Curtis Pharmacy
Castoria
Atholomay
Rochester
M. J. Maloney
Jones Avenue
Sora
Frank Miller Prize
New Zealand
Isle of Wight
United States
Philadelphia
South Africa
England
Port Arthur
Texas
Chicago
Department of Agriculture
Europe
Bokhara the Noble
Pearl Divers OF
Peary
North Pole
America
Charles Edward Russell
Colton
Huntington
Edward Lyell Fox
Ile
Rheta Childe Dorr
the Best Magazine In
Hampton
Arthur Stringer
Florid Pier
Prusciowon
Pearson’s Weekly
New York Tribune
Lamartine
the Farmer Publishing Co
Fairfield Ave
Bridgeport, Comm
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