Ladies Volunteer Corps for Women Urged by Lady Dixie
A lengthy article outlines Lady Dixie’s proposal for a national women volunteers corps. She envisions training in fitness, nursing, ambulance work, and skilled crafts, plus a central Hall of Liberty in London. The plan emphasizes unity, discipline, and service beyond gendered roles, with a transformed uniform and hairstyle. Betsy Ross grave flag-raising in Philadelphia noted by U.S. Grant camp.
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Florence
Dixie
Yéide
Esprit de Corps
Hall of Liberty
London
United Corps of Women Volunteers
King Chartles
Moriaheemetery
Philadelphia
Betsy-Roks
U.S. Grant’ Camp
Sons of Veterans
Blackberry Desserts and Serving Suggestions
A guide to serving fresh blackberries with cream and sugar. Instructions describe arranging berries in a glass bowl on ice with sugar and cream. topping with meringue made from berries and egg whites. and making blackberry flummery by simmering berries with water, thickening with cornstarch, then cooling to serve with sugar.
Minnie Hank and Chevalier von Hesse ae ar gu i cess
Fragmentary text references Minnie Hank and Chevalier von Hesse with scattered phrases about a world and a sultan conferring something. Entities are unclear and no concrete event or date is legible.
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Minnie Hank
Chevalier von Hesse
Ae ‘Argu Icess
Bernhardt Makes a London Reception Entrance
The eccentric star Sarah Bernhardt appeared at a London reception on a very warm afternoon wearing a skin coat reaching to her heels and high putted sleeves with added fur, yet she has not abandoned all her quirks.
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Sarah Bernhardt
London
Modern Raleigh Tale of Courtesy and Quiet Valor
A Philadelphia street scene recalls Sir Walter Raleigh in modern dress as a workingman uses a stick and red bandanna to clean mud from a woman’s shoe after a trolley stop. The incident, witnessed by onlookers, ends with polite nods and the bandanna tucked away.
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Sir Walter Raleigh
Walter Raleigh
Raleigh
Philadelphia
Press
Smithfield ham praised by Colonel Longley in Washington Post
Colonel Thomas Longley of Virginia extols Smithfield ham as superior to Westphalian, noting the curing method in ashes and earth, parboiling and vinegar sugar baste, with several imitators in Virginia and Maryland. He dismisses wine as optional and credits Captain Isaac of Smithfield with the original curing process.
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Thomas Longley
Virginia
Westphalia
Mother Earth
Smithfield
General Washington
Maryland
Washington Post
Kentucky Hamlet Sees Two Young Men Die by Own Action
In Bowen Powell County Kentucky two bright youths aged near marriage were found to have killed themselves within two months. The deaths are reported as self-inflicted actions causing local sorrow and concern among residents.
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Kentucky
Bowen
Powell
Inteio R
United States
Novi
Pole Ulch
Eingall
Beaverheadl
Montans
Wise River
Hig Hole Improvement Company
Wire River
Wixe River
Beaverhead County
State of Montana
Big Hole River
Aid
Benteunty
State of Montins
Dexie Tonee
Lan Schilled
Butte City
Mon
Mont
Charl
Arthor
Protection and free trade in the era debate
A fragment from a political pamphlet discusses protectionist opinions, mining and kaolin ventures in North Carolina, party contrasts, and tariff rhetoric. It contrasts Republican protection with Democratic free-trade views, citing wages data and regional economic impacts. The piece ends with a Washington Star anecdote about a plaster remedy and a note from a mistress.
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Philadelphia
England
France
Germany
Austria
Europe
Cleveland
India
Harrigan
Congress
Iam
W. A. K. Scurriper
Webster
N. C
Department of Agriculture
South
North
Ynassus
Washington Star
Why should your wife buy an imported Japanese silk dress
The piece argues domestic silk makers can match Japanese patterns and price, noting Japanese workers are paid pennies while American factories produce similar quality silks. It urges supporting American silk dress patterns and production.
Stopper Costume: Cork Soaked in Vaseline Becomes Acid‑Proof
A cork steeped in vaseline resists acids and chemical action, making it impervious to any substance and usable as a glass stopper substitute. The technique promises durable sealing for bottles containing corrosive contents.
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Hoard
Massachusetts
American Silke
Challenge Comparison
Boston
New York
Overman Wheel CO
Chicago
San Francisco
Detroit
Denver
R. J. Moore
Geo. W. Dart
Ohicago
Thompson & Reynolds
Hickory
Montana ST
Dillon, Mont
Lic Lands
R.O. Halliday
WINKS
Agent Fol
VAL Blatz
Milwaukee Beer
Bannacix St
Dillon
Montana
ALS
Poindexter & Orr
DAVOR
Medicine Co
P.O
Cal
N. M. Wire
Drugeist
Bible Readers
America
Rochester
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