The Cycle Queen of New York Aims High on Wheels
Mrs. Elizabeth Farnsworth of the New York Ladies' Cycling Club is called the Queen of the Cycle after winning a gold medal. Her routine includes thirty three hours of riding weekly, four hours on weekdays and nine on Sundays, traveling to Philadelphia Tarrytown and Sing Sing. Her blue funnel costume features a sailor blouse pockets pilgrim skirt and officer's cap. She weighs about 170 pounds and is praised as healthful and enduring, rarely riding alone even in Central Park.
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Elizabeth Farnsworth
New York Ladies’ Cycling Club
Philadelphia
Tarrytown
Sing Sing
New York
Central Park
New York World
White Soap Recipe Improves White Clean Soap
Instructions describe making white soap from common kitchen fats and soda. Mix six pounds of water washing soda dissolved in gallons of boiling water, let clear, add six pounds clean fat and one cup salt. Boil eight hours, test firmness in a saucer, then pour into a tub to cool and cut into bars.
Sleeves Through the Ages in gown Design
The piece traces evolving sleeve styles from early fashion to the 1840s, noting shirted shoulder flare, puffings, draped sleeves, and ruffles. It highlights the Henri O model for two material combinations, contrasting colors, and subtle black satin touches to create Parisian flair.
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Henri O
Corset Maker Hires Five Women for Nationwide Tour
A large New York manufacturer plans a bold sales campaign with five attractive women traveling 10 000 miles each. They will lecture and exhibit corsets in hotels and stores along major towns, using liveried carriage transport and hotel stays to promote the product and health claims. Bowknots trend spreads to jewelry as well.
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New York City
New York
Local Store Ad Promotes Ladies Accessories and Cash Card System
An ad from a town store announces a wide range of ladies goods including corsets hosiery underwear and kid gloves with a promise of proper fit. It notes the adoption of a cash card system and invites patrons from the town and surrounding area to support the business.
Crabs as bait backfires on skeptical angler tale
A Penn Yan fisherman hires boys to gather crabs for bass bait on Lake Keuka outlet. He pays five cents per crab, ends with two thousand in a pail worth a hundred dollars, and returns the crabs after a day of fruitless fishing. The episode ends with a receipt of the crabs and a humorous reassessment of the venture.
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Penn Yan
Lake Keuka
Keuka
Louisville Post
Hymn Singing and Cotton Picker Folklore in Anecdotes
A New York Star piece mocks a Wall Street father’s fear of religious fervor in a child’s Sunday school hymn. An Orangeburg Enterprise tale describes a farmer seeking cotton pickers, praying, and donating to a missionary box. A speculative note muses on diet and hair color across nations.
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Wall Street
New York
Orangeburg
S. C
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Howells
Boyesen
George Meredith
Diana
Jane Austin
Emmas
Lizzies
Bes
Chautauqua
Society
Owr
Jane Meade Welch
Harper’s Bazar
Cleary
Willows
Main St
Maynard
H.P. N. Dahl
Naylor
Nason St
H. P. N. Dahl
Francis G, Munroe
Concord
Concord Junction
Wood and Stone
Jeremiah Sheehan
Ice Company
Loring Brothers
Concord Jct
J. C. Triend’s
B. F. Johnson’s
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Middlesex
Samuel A. Parrison
Acton
Jonathan Smith
Cambridge
Acton Enterprise
George M. Brooks
Haguire
H. Folsom
New York Tribune
Maynard, Mass
The
Hartford Safeties
Stow
Boxboro
Littleton
Tuttles
Jones and Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
Rr Smith Finney
DR. F. S. Morton
Maynard Block
Maynard, Wass
Tucker
E. Bothwell
MABS
Thoreau
Orchard St.s
Mass
D.c.handley
Martha A. Rice
Sudbury
Commonwealth of Massachusetta
Henry M. Rice
Rebecca
William Rice
Aaron Hunt
Charles Gerry
George
Daniel Smith
George Goodnow
Luke McCann
Joseph Smith
Eedot
Jesse A, Wiles
Henry W. Tinker
Catats
Edward 8. Hosier
Rebecca's
Rice
Ellen F. Rice
Ednah C. Rice
Mortgageos
F Adams
Loewe
Main Street
J. Y. Tucker
E. P. Gleason
Maynard's Block
Mortezagee’s Sale
Albert B. Black
Cyrus Adama
Middlesex South District
County of
Lincoln
Virginia Road
George Algeo
Michael Murphy
Said Murphy
Daniel L. Gies
Giles
Michael McCaffery
Said McCaffery
Robert Algeo
Grantor
James Hayes
WM. H. Adame
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