Two in a Sink Hole Tale Reveals Hunter and Dog Bond
A man recalls falling into a Kentucky sink hole while chasing his dog during a coon hunt. He finds his dog down there with a wild animal and the pair reunite, sharing a wary apology as they climb back to the moonlit field.
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Finkpole
Muggins
Brooklyn
Chicago
New Orleans
St. Paul
Boston
Old Kentucky
Paradise
Kentucky
Earth
A.me
New York
Rain skirts from Europe inspire clever street fashion
A New York Herald letter praises European ladies for rain skirts that convert from long to short with one pull or button. The writer notes practicality in wet weather and neat appearance when streets dry, urging designers to adopt adjustable hemlines on street dresses.
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Europe
New York Herald
Paris Eyes Pagan Revival Creeping Through Society
Paris faces a romantic rise of heathen worship as famous literati poets and artists form a society to adores heathen deities. The movement gains Parisian attention with daily announced converts.
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Paris
Mrs Temple of Church of England Appointed Archbishop’s Wife
Mrs Temple wife of the prelate appointed by Queen Victoria to the primacy of the Church of England is noted for active charity work in Exeter and London she serves as vice president of the Ladies Home Mission and the Ladies Diocesan associations She is daughter of W S Lascelles MP and sister to Mary and Emma Lascelles also known for stenography and sociable hosting talents.
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Temple
Earl of Harewood
Mary
Emma Lascelles
Edward Cavendish
Kansas City Times
The Honey Bath in Paris Then and Now
The article describes a tony Paris trend called the honey bath used as a skin feeder for women with saltcellars in the collar bone area. Ninon de Lenclos popularized the remedy, revived today as a family bath. Rainwater or ammonia mix forms the base with salt bicarbonate and honey. bath is tepid and soaked for at least 15 minutes every night.
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Paris
Ninon de Lenclos
Ninon
Women Authors Shine In Pall Mall Gazette Column
George Fleming, known as Dudu Fletcher, joins Mrs. Alice Maynell and Elizabeth Robins Pennell as key figures behind The Wares of Autolycus in The Pall Mall Gazette. The three women, two Americans, include Pennell, a Philadelphia native wife of an artist, who writes on cookery. Fleming, daughter of Rev J. G. Fletcher from Indianapolis. and Magnell, praised for first person narration in her charming pieces.
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George Fleming
Pall Mall Gazette
Alice Maynell
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Magnell
Pennell
Charles G. Leland
Hans Breitman
Philadelphia
Dudu Fletcher
Indianapolis
J. G. Fletcher
Eugene Bonvon
Kism
Mrs Stanton Defends Simple Living and Enduring Vitality
In a personal reflection Mrs Stanton describes herself as a moderate eater who favors loose light clothing and sturdy footwear. She notes sound teeth hair and hearing, seven children raised and sixty years of homemaking with active involvement in reforms. She likens aging to Longfellow's view that age is opportunity in a different dress.
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Mrs. Stanton
Longfellow
Paris Fashion Note on Elbow Sleeves and Lace Garniture
Emma M. Hooper notes in The Ladies' Home Journal that elbow sleeves gain popularity for Parisian dressy wear. She describes ribbon twists, lace embroidery, and jabots as fashionable garnish with sleeve puffs, lace accents, and coordinating vests or skirts to match outfits.
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Paris
Emma M. Hooper
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mother of Seven Soldiers Honored by Queen
The queen commends Mrs Keveth of Garrow Cornwall for seven sons serving in the army and sends £10 plus a framed print. Colonel Knox is instructed to relay the royal praise and to present Mrs Keveth with the reward, while a group or separate portraits of the brothers are requested for the queen’s collection.
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Knox
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Keveth
Garrow
St. Bernard
Cornwall
Mrs. Keveth
Hidden Calhoun Letters Unearth 8000 Missives Inheritance
A kinsman reports locating nearly 8,000 unpublished Calhoun letters at the old South Carolina homestead. He quotes a March 7 1848 note to his daughter Mrs Clemson in Belgium urging that duty outruns life and that labor against evil yields lasting reward. Calhoun praises resisting wrong for country above personal renown.
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John ©. Calhoun
South Carolina
South Carolina Statesman
Clemson
Belgium
Calhoun
Kim
Leopard Attack on Ledge Ends in Death
A hunter recalls a leopard leaping to the krantz where he and a Swazi companion engage the beast. The leopard attacks with broken fore paw, the hunter fires into its mouth, and the Swazi finishes the kill with a final thrust.
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Kirby
Anecdotes On Reading Writin And Dress From Public Figures
A Louisville merchant recounts readers who resisted printed bills, recounting a farmer who insisted on reading for himself. A Western state senator in Washington is lampooned for his full dress coat, while Washington Star notes a waiter look sparked by the outfit. Philadelphia Ledger praises skilled woman waiters in black alpaca at social functions.
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Theis
White House
Washington Star
Philadelphia Ledger
Child’s riddle insight and wordplay in a family moment
A bright girl learns what a riddle is after classmates pose questions. She brings home a cryptic example about a blind and curtains on a pole, then a pun about seeing the point. Her father fails to solve it, and she notes her own理解. She continues practicing riddles with hidden meanings.
Early Archean Seas and Emerging Landmasses
The article traces Earth's early history from molten origins 300 million years after formation to the appearance of life. It describes cooling oceans, shallow seas near primordial islands in Hudson Bay, a nascent Hudson highland, and coastlines over the Rockies and northern seas. It notes first life as simple plants and animals and mollusk-dominated seas as life develops.
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Hudson Bay
Hudson
Rockies
Norway
Sweden
Lippincott’s
Preserving apples for sauce with cinnamon and sugar
Inferior apples can be preserved for sauce by peeling and drying blemish free fruit then layering with sugar and cinnamon in a large jar. Pack with alternating layers of apples and spice, simmer gently all day, then cool and store ready for sauce or desserts.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Virginie Demont-Breton Earns Legion of Honor for Motherhood Themed Art
The article notes Virginie Demont-Breton as the sole woman painter since Rosa Bonheur to receive the Legion of Honor, a rare honor for women. It praises her choice of human subjects over heroic figures, her versatile tender talent, and the truthful portrayal of mothers and children, citing works like Dipped In the Sea and a portrayal of Joan of Arc.
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Virginie Demont-Breton
Rosa Bonheur
Joan of Arc
Lee Baton
Century
Hair Ornament Trends Include Feathers Flowers and Ribbons
Ornaments for hair such as feathers flowers and ribbons will see wider use this season. A wreath of viols around a loose back knot tied with green moire ribbon adds charm to sparing hair. Feathers and flowers suit theater bonnets and evening coiffures. A double veil pink tulle over black with dots may enhance complexion, a fashion said to originate with a Frenchwoman.
Fashion Notes on Evening Skirts and Waists
A fashion writer recommends a black satin or brocade skirt for evening wear paired with a light silk waist, lace trimmed and ornamented with ribbons. Taffeta with small figures also suits evening attire, as do handsome black moires and elegant chiffon or satin waists with decorative silk options.
Women Congress in Berlin Accepts Menswear Praises Queen Louise Style
At an international congress of women in Berlin the petticoat was condemned as a ridiculous sixteenth century invention. Men's clothing received approval for practicality and sensibility. Queen Louise of Prussia’s costume, favored for being suitable, was proposed for adoption.
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Berlin
International Congress of Women
Louise
Prussia
William I
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