Ladies' Golume. A Smart Walking Costume
A fragmented advert-like item discusses a fur coat and cloth shirt style for a smart walking costume. It debates real versus sham fur and notes the costume could be inexpensive when faux fur is used, with emphasis on appearance and practicality for everyday wear.
Artistic wrap coat inspires period fashion sketch
A fragment describes an experimental garment modeled on an Inverness cloak. It features burgundy silk like a subdued tweed, a sketched look, and inch-wide black velvet ribbon. The skirt forms into scrolls with stitched tucks, presenting a resonant medieval style.
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A. Preti
Burgundy
Peculiar Habits of Novelist’s Creative Nerve
A historic note on writers requiring specific comforts and rituals to write. Count Tolstoi, Dickens, Carlyle and others reportedly worked best in particular positions, with certain garments, rings, trinkets, furniture and surroundings. The piece portrays varied, personalized routines shaping literary output.
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Tony
Toletoi
Ensa
Mel Carlyle
Charles Dickenad
Headache powders blamed for public health harm in mid century discussion
A controversial piece argues headache powders harm the public due to cheapness and misused ingredients. It describes health risks, calls for public scrutiny, and questions manufactory practices and medical claims, noting dangers from improper use and the need for safer remedies.
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Ian
Unclear Farm and Garden Note on Soil and Minerals
A fragmentary note discusses soil types sandy loam and mineral content. It mentions lime hydration and soluble salts, referencing sugar solution and alkali addition, with incomplete details on yields or processes.
Detctive tale from Birmingham ends in stark misunderstanding
A Birmingham resident and his wife live with a sister. After a late money withdrawal and a night of intoxication, noises at the back lead the sister to strike his hand with a hot poker. The incident reveals a neighbor’s supposed impropriety and a curious chain of mistaken motives.
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Birmingham
Justar
Ke Pieters
Untidy OCR Fragment Describes Rail Carriage Scene
In a garbled report a near mishap on a Manchester journey is recalled with a damaged line about a third class railway carriage. The text shows fractured dialogue and broken words, mentioning a sparrow sponge like hole and a crowd reacting as a man tries to board.
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Manchester
Byron
Ratuaio
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