Household Hints and Social Notes From a Past Era
A patchwork of home advice on wounds eyes and fabrics, plus a critique of marriage and Italian women's status. It covers remedies with yellow wax oil glycerine tea baths and testing brooms, tips to preserve black hosiery and mildewed linens, dangers of ammonia and soap, and wardrobe perfumery trends. It also includes a Springfield Union note on failed marriages and a London lecture on Italian women's legal social constraints with reflections on education and autonomy.
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Italy
Taly
London
Zanpini Siluzaro
Bruad
Nail care and fashion beliefs from Harper's Magazine
An 19th century-voiced health note warns against over polishing nails and stresses proper trimming for pliability. A next section presents a zodiac inspired character sketch of a girl born in each month, linking temperament to fashion tastes and dress sense.
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Tlarper
Go. A. MF
Stredman Poss, No. S
Amethyst to Turquoise: Gemstone meanings in a yearly almanac
Readable extracts describe monthly gem associations with constancy, peace, courage, repentance, health, fidelity, happiness, and success. The text lists January through December values such as garnet, amethyst, bloodstone, sapphire, emerald, agate, ruby, sardonyx, chrysolite, aqua marine or opal, topaz, and turquoise. It also briefly mentions a Servian etiquette scene involving a lady presenting bread and wine and a sugar token.
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Your Ladies
Notable Names In Letters And Literary Circles Of The Season
A compilation notes Dumas new Christmas novel and updates on writers like Healy Crawford Arnold Browning Stevenson and Riley. It mentions Lord Chester Held editor plans and the Browning siblings confusion, plus a tale of a weary woman moved to prayers after a phone-filled day.
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Dumas
Willa Ernest Healy
Marion Crawford Ty
Mugi
Edwin Arnold
Williams Envy
Bishop
Villa Blanchers
Nice
Polstoi
Tennyson
James Whitcomb Riley
Liis
Luther Re Marsh
New York
Archibal Grove
New Review
Dixford
Lord Chester Held
Lord Carnarvon
Oscar Browning
Hubert Barrett Browning
Robert Browning
Robert Louis Stevenson
Gilbert Islands
South Seas
Munch
Peter Mitchell
Montfest Herald
Sir Jesus Macdonald
Hv Isonvol
Grand Trans Railroad
Craik
Patent Syrup of Figs Endorsed For Cold Remedy
A trade notice asserts Syrup of Figs cleanses the system gently and cautions against risky home remedies such as hot lemonade for colds. It claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is best for severe colds, aiding lungs and mucus. Fifty cent bottles sold by NM. White.
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Cal Fiz: Syrup Company
Youth Companion
Chamberlain’snough
NM. White
Abietine Ointment Sold For Skin Ailments
Absolute Care extols Abietine ointment in two ounce tins claiming it cures old sores burns chapped hands and skin eruptions and dries piles. It promotes N M White City Drug Store stock at 25 cents per hour and 30 cents by mail. It also touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a croup preventive kept on hand with 0 and one dollar bottles offered by N M White.
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N. M. White
City Drug Store
Mall
Chamberlain
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