First Woman Arrives in Colorado Mining Camp in 1860s Style
June 30 in Carbonate Colorado marks the celebration of the first wagon, first woman, and first mill board arrival. A crowd greets the visitor as she enters the county clerk’s office, the colonel delivering a grand reception speech amid playful parade of hats and camp humor. The piece juxtaposes adventure with romanticized frontier gender roles and includes profiles of a French Canadian housewife and fashion tips.
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Denver
Carbonate
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Col. Ferguson
Mercury
Garfield County
Heaven
The Clean Real Girl on the Street Car
In Washington Capital a writer describes a girl who rode a street car with striking simplicity and cleanliness. She appeared about 18, well fed, strong, and well mannered, with chestnut hair, no cosmetics, neat tweed, well kept gloves, and a practical boot. The observer praises plain, healthy beauty over ornate adornment and urges girls to value simplicity.
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Chicago Times
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Washington Capital
Dressing Rules From Arbiters Of Color
In this excerpt from Times commentary the text critiques strict rules on dressing and color matching to complexion, arguing such guidelines risk unsafe choices except for those with artistic insight and trained eye.
New Hair Styles from New York Hair Dressers
Lilian Whiting discusses humorless seriousness in society and minister families while Clara Belle in Cincinnati Enquirer reports New York hairdressers meeting monthly to design fall styles. They describe three methods using curls, pins, and false pieces for front coiffeurs and a soft French twist.
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Clara Belle
Cincinnati Enquirer
New York
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Promises Purification and Vitality
An advertisement extols Ayer's Sarsaparilla as cleansing the blood of impurities and corruptions, purging disease, and building up the system to make a person feel young again. It emphasizes renewal and renewed vigor through the tonic.
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Hoop
J. Coburn
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