Ellen Terrys Debut On Stage in 1856 Memoir
Ellen Terry recalls her first stage appearance at eight years old in The Winter's Tale as Mamillius at the Princess theater. She details her family's theatrical influence, her red and white outfit, a prideful go cart, a memorable stumble, and the royal audience including Queen Victoria and Prince Albert observing the mishap. The anecdote closes noting a 250 night run and a fortuitous career thereafter.
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Princess Theater
Mamillius
Charles Kean
Hermione
Court of Fatcotts Accon Peeas
Terry
Kate Terry
Mamilliius
Ellen Terry
Prince Albert
Princess Royal
Chicago
Democrat
Proclaiming Marriages to Prevent Elopements
Edward Bok urges reestablishing 30 days public notice of marriage in the Ladies Home Journal. He argues such proclamation would curb runaway marriages and moonlight courtships and reduce later family disgrace by restoring public warning and civilly registered unions.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Edward Bok
Unclear dialogue fragment from N Y Weekly
Despondent spouse says marriage postponed due to lost job and no income while the other suggests self reliance and trimming hate. The excerpt shows a distressed tone and a glimmer of optimistic resolve.
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N. Y
Complexion Care and Facial Massage Advice
An advice column extols the complexion as key to beauty and urges general health for skin quality. It notes facial massage benefits but warns proper technique comes from a reliable masseur. It also includes humorous snippets and medical ad copy about deafness cures and household remedies.
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N. Y. World
Pneumatic model aids exact garment fitting
A pneumatic model forms an inflatable rubber body shape to create a precise dressing pattern. A lining is built over a flexible cover, then inflated to match the wearer’s measurements, providing a perfect fit without the person present. An adjustable elastic belt prevents overexpansion, and a canvas underlayer shields the material from pins. Ella M. Schrader of Seattle is noted as the inventor.
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Ella M. Schrader
Seattle
Wash
Miss Schrader
Louisville Courier-Journal
Market prices across cities for grains and livestock
The report records May prices for wheat corn oats and dairy products in New York and several Ohio and Pennsylvania markets. It lists hogs cattle and sheep ranges with specifics for Great Lakes area towns including Cleveland Toledo East Buffalo and East Liberty.
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New York
Western Creamery
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Buffalo
East Liberty
Doctor Hartman Offers Free Advice to Women Readers
Journal excerpt describes Dr. Hartman as famed for curing female derangements and offering free advice to any woman who writes with symptoms. It notes a book titled Health and Beauty, prepared for women, and states prescriptions are available at any drug store at affordable cost.
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F. W. Goulder
Rock Island, Ill
Hartman
Grain O Maude Her Fat Boosts Weight, Westfield Woman Says
Mrs. R. Brown of Westfield Mass reports using Grain-O from Genesee Pure Food Co. for three months. She describes improved appetite, steady weight gain from 103 to 120 pounds, and increased well being after initially disliking the product.
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Maude
Westfield
Mass
Genesee Pure Food Co
le Roy
Bette
Irene
Would I take in washing for him
A Detroit Journal aphorism notes that in a restless era young women may mistake love for obsession and asks if she would perform intimate acts of service, like washing, for a man she claims to love.
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Detroit Journal
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement from old catalog
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet cures corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all drug pista and shoe stores. 25c. Sample mailed F 5 Address Alien 8 Olmsted Le Roy N.
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Allen
All Drug Pista and
Olmsted
le Roy
Grain-O and Cough Remedies Featured in Ads
A collection of vintage notices promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute that calms nerves and aids sleep. Also advertised are Kemp's Balsam cough remedy and Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with typical 1900s promotional tone and pricing.
Eddy's Minnesotan Story Of A Drummer And A Boy
A Washington Star recollection tells how Representative Eddy recalls using drum music and a veteran drummer to attract crowds. He notes a twelve year old observer who suggests keeping the drumbeat during speeches. The tale blends humor and political exposure.
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Eddy
Minnesota
Edy
Mr. Eddy
Benide
Drummin
Washington Star
Court Humor and Sanity Doubt in Mint Spy Exchange
A Philadelphia North American snippet reports a court exchange where a prisoner questions a man about his father’s activity as a spy at the mint, and is charged with calling the father a mince pie. The judge comments that examining sanity seems unnecessary.
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Philadelphia
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Astaetan
Michigan State Board of Health
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids
Michigan
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
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Cynwyd
Palmer
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Land of Plenty
Department of Interior
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Waltham, Mass
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