Handkerchief Tricks From a Vintage Magic Manual
A restored section describes stage handkerchief tricks with decanter vanish and escapology methods. It explains prop setup, such as matching large and small handkerchiefs, a hidden hook in a sleeve, and rope tricks that free the performer from restraints while an audience watches closely.
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Hontier de Rita
Onlef
Alten
Rick
New Figure Looms for Women in 1900s Corsetry Trends
A New fashion article describes evolving women’s corsets with higher waists, tighter fits, and detachable straps aimed at smoother lines. It notes the shift toward straight silhouettes, elevated waistlines, and the Petorals gown becoming prominent as sleeves grow longer and fashionable forms emphasize a sylph-like shape.
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Ming
New York
A Blow Cures Dumbness and Speech Returns
A Philadelphia Inquirer report tells how James Harlow of Great Mead township, once struck by a railroad accident and later by a fall down cellar stairs, suddenly regained speech after years of dumbness. The event is framed as a remarkable recovery following injuries that left him unable to speak for about twelve years.
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James Harlow
Philadelphia Inquirer
Great Mead Township
Boston Women's Stork Society circulates birth fund plan
A Boston circular promotes a Mothers Birthday Clubs of America scheme at 100 Boylston Street. It outlines membership, fees, a board of international experts, and staged birth gift payments tied to quarterly dues, with rules on eligibility and refunds, aimed at supporting new mothers and promoting moderate births.
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Boston
Mother's Birthday Clubs of
America
Boylston Street
Charon Berry
Adelaite
Chane
My. Berry van Dixy
Mira
John Dow
Ade Vance
Myelu
Tirthday
Wali Birdy
Bord
Fashion Note On The Tantons And Their Dress
Fashion note observes The Tantons and Chappien art wear with a mix of old world rome and modern tweaks. It notes men with carets in King Parnes Tes queer style and women pairing corsets with hats as they walk, heads bowed beneath their hair, in a Chicago Record Herald column style.
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Atays
King Parnes
Rome
Aneer
Cornell Professor Wilder and the Stanton Brain Bequest
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls Cornell professor Wilder and Elizabeth Cady Stanton gifting her brain for his lab work. The piece notes his anatomical fame, student life pranks with a cat paid to fetch, and a comic ballad about his fox hunting. It includes a line about a judge and a club incident.
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Johrown
Wilder
Cata
Willer
Cate
North of Nome a business woman thrives on reindeer trade
A fragmented tale portrays Mary Muhridat known as the Reludeor Queen of Almaka. She controls a vast herd and wealth after her husband Ishrock Charibe died. Her enterprise centers on hiring deer to haul freight, producing fur parka goods, and trading for profit along the Nome route. The narrative highlights her economic acumen and the deer driven income powering local abundance.
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Mary Muhridat
Almaka
Ainrink
Charlie Aubgen
Ishrock Charihe Wau
Iminy Miler
Mary Teprennis
Mary
Hee
Nome
The World at Hand in Time and Change
A fragmentary poem reflects on aging time and the urge to mend and build. It juxtaposes domestic tasks with distant places like New York Harbor, hinting at memory, craft, and the ongoing human toil to improve home and life. The text blends misspellings and archaic spellings to evoke an era.
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Jena
New York
Saved by a Cow in Mountain Chase
A patch from Wellsbare, Pa reports James Kerr riding a cow on a mountain road when a wild bear stalked them. The cow spooked the bear, pulling Kerr away as they escaped from the woods. Kerr described the bear as the fiercest he had seen, while the incident ended without harm.
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Wellebare
Janes Kerr
Janice Kerr
Phadaghten
Leetonta
Kerr
Tyadaghten
Ariana
Wildest
Panther
Woman’s operatic motive robs husband of calm
A husband recounts taking his wife to an opera and her planned lachrymation after. debate over why a woman might cry leads to contrasting views on temperament and public mood. The tale weaves Greek warriors, theater, and marital dynamics into a single fragmented reminiscence.
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Emely
Momor
Hit
Mika
Belle
Weil
New York
Larry
Wehetian
Deven
Mme
Goldqr byet Waresby-Do I know them
Nonsense dialogue hints at a hired girl working for a firm. The excerpt references an Angolan Herald style quip and notes US population growth from 1870 to 1900, and a rise in button sales from 41,778,898 to 67,690,910 by 1900, with a stray aside about an orchard and pine.
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Waresby
United States
Corm
New Orleans
Thawa-Damoorat
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