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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1894
Page
5
The piece covers strawberry season in New York grown fruit and regional shortcake styles. It notes fashion trends, refined manners, hair removal theories, and summer wear including lace, silk, and accessories. It ends with a testimonial from Sidney Earle and a health ad for Chamberlain’s remedy.
Juliet Henshaw a trained nurse died at Bellevue hospital New York remembered as a heroine for volunteering two years ago to nurse cholera patients at Swinburne Island. She worked through long days sleeping three hours a night and her efforts lowered pest house mortality while inspiring doctors and fellow nurses.
In Illinois the first election under the new law allowing women to vote for school trustees produced several female winners. Mrs. Jennie P. Reed and others were elected in Benton, Martinsville, Vandalia, Evanston, Oak Park, and Fulton, with 320 of 608 votes cast by women. Women campaigned actively, canvassing homes, hiring transport, and serving hot coffee at polls, signaling anticipated changes in voting influence.
Special to Our Lady Readers reports Mary A Tup per is released at Wilton Missouri from extreme female weakness and nervousness that kept her bedridden. Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound addressed the root cause enabling her to walk again and return to her husband and friends.
A former Connecticut resident living in Honolulu states that for 20 years he and his wife have used Ayer's Hair Vigor. He claims it preserves hair color and fullness, noting many acquaintances stay gray or bald without it. He recalls a 1865 incident where an affianced person nearly bald but did not lose hair due to the product.
Trustees report the estate of Hawaiian Princess Kaiulani shows a small inventory including jewelry stock a minor real estate hold and an interest in her mother's property. The British educated princess is described as intelligent and amiable but not suited to life under the provisional government.
The Rural New Yorker notes a growing U S export trade in potatoes with exports totaling 700 082 in the year ending June 1 1898. Import value reached 2 066 589 led by New York Boston and Philadelphia while Cuba Mexico Venezuela and others formed the main import partners for the period.
In a Massachusetts Horticultural Society talk B G Northrop noted large barren areas in New England and the Atlantic states could profitably grow forests. He cited Cape Cod where 10 000 acres 80 years ago barren sands are now forested and suggested waste farm areas could yield income by tree planting along streams hillsides and cliffs.
A teacher tests a pupil on the term pulverize and the girl answers with a literal example saying you pulverize your face in a light classroom exchange reported as good news.
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