Mabel's Story Ends in Honest Housekeeping Effort
A chance discovery of a letter reveals marital strain over finances in a young couple. The husband confronts his wife, learns the letter is a forged misreading and that the wife wrote a story to help with money. They reconcile, and she vows to manage the home while he supports her new skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Aumeone Worthier
Unsignen 7
Tom
Andrew
Harry
Elal
Fial
Hal
Novel net embroidered blouse front gains original style
A New York Herald writer notes a fresh flower design for blouses using stamped net on sheer lawn. The technique layers heavy Brussels net over a stamped motif, with stuffed petals and leaves stitched to make the design stand up, edge finished and secured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Fashionable Headgear Trends Feature Wide Brims and Contrasting Trims
The article notes a struggle over headwear favor between downward and upward trends but confirms wide brims will dominate with elaborate gowns. Dark hats will use light flowers and ribbons and light hats will feature dark plumes or velvet. Millinery bows appear in varied forms from delicate loops to stiff flat wings and plaited clusters with decorative buckles.
Concerning Coats Gracious Variety in 19th Century Fashion
A fashion note outlines endless coat styles from long to short and tight to loose with collars or none. It predicts fur fabric imitations and broadcloth options for the season and notes black as the favored everyday color while white and pastels suit carriage wear.
Buckle slide of white embroidered linen described
A fragment notes a buckle slide made from white embroidered linen with a foundation of heavy cardboard and several layers of buckram.
Hasty Engagements
Parents often oppose a marriage for solid reasons they see from experience. The article argues against formal engagements before the girl’s parents have met the suitor and judged his suitability for married life and her happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Jacket for Young Girl in Smart Velvet and Silk
A tight fitting jacket for a young girl matches a skirt or in plain cloth. It fastens below the bust with buttons, has silk faced collars and revers with silk and velvet appliques, and a matching wrist band. Turban hat in fancy straw with ribbon and feather mount. Materials: 134 yards 48 inch width, 3% yards Nning silk, half yard silk for collar and revers.
Dictates of Fashion for Fall Garments and Accessories
Dresden and pompadour silk foundations appear in chiffon and voile dresses. Trimming ideas range widely with ball drops tassels and pendants. Heavier rougher fabrics return as fall fashion with Scotch cheviots in tailored gowns. Sleeves show more fullness and ornate styling while skirts feature paneled or plain gores with buttons and loops. Hatpins spark controversy with visible or hidden designs in gold and colored finishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dresden
Pompadour
Hat Trimmings for Somberé Costumes Highlight Bird Plumage
The article notes hats for sombreé colored tailor made costumes should use bird plumage for wings and breasts rather than ostrich feathers. It emphasizes matching plumage to mauve white and tan cloth ensembles.
The Road to Fortune Through a Sidewalk Sweep
A store manager recalls hiring a boy who swept a sidewalk exceptionally well. His thorough, quick, and thoughtful work impressed the manager, leading to sustained employment and steady advancement. The lesson: a diligence in a simple task signals future success and responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borin
Vast London Water Supply Fantasy Writ Large
Tit Bits imagines a cistern of 850 acres and 345 feet high holding a year of London’s water. It claims warships could anchor there and jokes a 2400 mile canal would rise water ten feet, with London’s mains nearly circling the globe and a locomotive would take four days to traverse them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Europe
Greater
Earth
Dinner with Chinese dignitaries at Shanghai feast
Rev. Dr. N R Pittman recounts a centenary missionary conference in China where he dined with P P Wong and four Chinese scholars. He notes a two hour feast with sixteen courses, birds nest soup, and a hot cloth service, costing about 100 in gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EB. T. Snngers
Shiu Hing
P. P. Wong
Shanghai
N. R. Pittman
Missouri
China
Kansas City
The
Journal
Sinsing Wong
Electric Cars for a Burmese Funeral in Rangoon
A wealthy Burmese woman died on April 3 in Rangoon and her relatives hired six electric tram cars for her funeral procession. A band played The British Grenadiers as the party rolled at twelve miles per hour scattering flowers, delighting children en route. This marked Rangoon’s first use of electric cars for a funeral procession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
Tea trade in Japan Faces Decline Says Osaka Paper
The Osaka ka Asahi warns that Japan's tea industry, once prominent alongside raw silk, may shrink as coffee cocoa and chocolate gain ground in Europe America and even in Asia including Japan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osaka Ka Asahi
Rising Sun
Japan
Europe
America
Asia
Locusts Quiet After Hop Hollow Picnic Concerts
Hop Hollow residents report the locust swarm that filled the valley for weeks has vanished after a Sunday picnic by the Alton Butchers’ association. The Alton Maennerchor and White Hussars’ band performed open air concerts, after which the locust song is said to be silenced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hop Hollow
Alton Butchers’ Association
Alton Maennerchor
White Hussars
Hop, Hollow
Mrs Johnson Credits Dean's Kidney Pills for Relief
Mrs J D Johnson of 602 West Hickman Street Columbia Missouri describes two years of dropsy heart pain and restricted movement after an operation. She began using Dean's Kidney Pills and after two boxes reports no reoccurrence of trouble. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.’ D. Johnson
West Hickman St
Columbia
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Speaking of John D. The Oyster Question
A terse exchange riffs on John D. and his finances, noting oysters are beyond reach. The fragment hints at social satire or a comic aside about wealth and appetite, with an aristocratic tone.
Eye specialist Dr J H Rindlaub in Fargo ND
A brief notice highlights Dr J H Rindlaub, Eye Ear Nose and Throat specialist based in Fargo North Dakota. The source comments on a general human tendency to shift responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Milton Dairy Co promotes higher cream prices in St Paul
An advertisement urges readers to contact Milton Dairy Co of St Paul Minnesota for particulars and tags about higher cream prices. The message closes with a moral aphorism about self-improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Dairy CO
St. Paul
Minn
Catarrh Cure Promoted by F J Cheney Co
Claim of catarrh being constitutional leads to internal remedy Hell's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Patent promise of cure with 100 dollar reward for failures and request for testimonials. Sold by druggists with additional family laxative urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayreas
F.J Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Obie
Care of the Lawn Improve Growth with Frequent Mowing
Advice urges mowing the lawn often and thorough watering during dry months. Use commercial fertilizer rather than manure, avoid wetting the mower, and reseed thin spots to promote thick turf and weed suppression.
Ginger in, A College Runner Credits Grape-Nuts
A former college long distance runner testifies that two meals daily of Grape-Nuts rebuilt his endurance. He reports improved digestion nerves and energy enabling faster times in mile and half mile events and easier daily jogs. He cites clearer thinking and study gains and notes widespread student use. He references wheat and barley nutrients for brain and nerve rebuilding and mentions The Road to Wellville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellville
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mabel’s. Story
Joseph B. Bowles
S Wat
Letet
John D
Sirrah
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!