Fashionable dress and beauty notes from the era
A survey of trends, from pale suede gowns to cashmere bonnets and black ribbons. It notes Princess of Wales looks, up to date bonnets, and new accessories like oyster-gray wraps, silver lace-pins, and faux jewelry. It also reports on London and Paris fashion influences and social gossip from figures like Mrs. Vilas and Horace Walpole. Two Vassar stories close the piece with marriage and a lake rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess of Wales
Vanity Home
Betsy Sargent
Canterbury
New Hampshire
Don. M. Dickinson
L’ostmaster
St. Louis
Chicago
Ewisa Corbin
Austin Corlin
Horace Walpole
Lord Orford
London
Burdette-Coutts
Vilas
Interior
Younes
Denmark
Vassar College
Lovers on Sixth Avenue Elevater Threaten Ring Theft
A couple on a cold platform at Sixth Avenue Elevater argue over bleak weather and a future stop at Bleecker. The woman suddenly discards a ring into the street and is later taken away in a raving, mad state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Avenue
Eighth Street
News in Brief From Dixie Statewide Updates
Four hundred one farmers alliances organized in North Carolina. A cotton mill in Raleigh with 40000 dollars capital formed. railway work expanded Shelby to Morganton to Cramberry. Incendiary attack on Mrs. Saunders residence. murder and arson cases across the state. Renowned revivalist Rev. R G Pearson to hold meetings in New Bern and Wilmington. Adeline Allen convicted of infant murder with mercy recommendation. Gold mine sale to English capitalists. plans for Montgomery development. Several jailbreaks, robberies, and legal actions reported in Charlotte, Oxford, Goldsboro, and Statesville. Drainage plans for 800000 acres under NC State board. NC Colored Teachers Association to meet at Shaw University. Death sentence commuted for Adeline Allen. Distillery seizure near Morganton. whiskey seized. Wells near Glenwood and Duplin county emit roaring booms. Murder in Columbus county. Alice Brown arrested. South Atlantic and Northeastern railway stockholders renew confidence. line to boost coal fields and Southport as coaling station. Melon acreage rises. potential market glut. Hydrophobia threat from a Madison county man. probable fatal outcome.
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Mike Cook
William Lending
Oxford
Durham Superior Court
Granville County
Joseph Dortch
Seabury Sasser
Goldsboro
John G. Coxe
Ridgeway
Coxe
North Carolina State Board of Education
North Carolina Colored Teachers’ Association
Raleigh
Shaw University
Joseph C. Price
Josephine Williams
Lincoln County
Montgomery
Iredell County
Abraham Barker
William Hepler
Statesville
Charlotte
Salisbury
N. C
Johnson & Ramsay
Merrick
Elizabeth City
J. E. White
Scales
Adeline Allen
Winston
J. B. England & Co
Morganton
D. F Denton
Glenwood
Johnston County
N.C
Duplin County
C. Byrd
Andrew Fenner
Fenner
Alfred Pearce
Pearce
Greenville S. C. area news round up
Charles Randolph of Greenville begins four week duty weighing mails on the Charlotte to Atlanta route. A Hassellville man loses a barn to fire with crops and four mules. a horse survives and may have been set on fire. Justice Davis issues a warrant for Neal, a Edgefield US witness, on related fraud and desertion. Green ville ice mills sold to satisfy Susan Hall mortgage for 6000 dollars. Jim Brooks jailed on forged mileage claim. Jessie Belcher charged with breach of trust and jailed 20 days. Greenville begins an experimental pants factory led by T W Davis employing about 15 women and children. Lancaster County couple’s children locked in a burning house. coroner’s jury clears the youngsters.
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John Propst
Hassellville
Davis
Neal
Edgefield
Jessie Belcher
Greenville
T. R. Martin
Belcher
T. W. Davis
Tansom Jones
Lancaster County
5. C
Joneses
Baldwin county anti prohibitionists withdraw petition
Georgia brief notes: Mrs Todd staying at Central hotel in Valdosta. Robert Moody of Glynn killed by lever of timber cart. Albany Gay Street railroad project nearly funded with 15 600 of 25 000 pledged. Safford at Gentry sawmill loses arm. Tom Marsh forgery case captured then escapes en route to jail. Additional rewards posted for Marsh and track obstruction incident near Rusell county. Six negro prisoners in jail for alleged railroad wrecks.
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Robert Moody
Glynn County
Albany Gay Street
Union Depot
Washington and Broad Streets
Tom Marsh
Hardy
Chipley
Ile
Tucker
Wes Brinkley
Russell County
Mobile and
Girard
Bellamy
Russel County
Fire in Ocala Destroys Dozen Buildings and $60,000 Loss
A blaze in Ocala Florida destroyed about twelve business houses and residences causing around $60,000 in damage with insurance about $80,000. The fire’s cause remains unknown. Also noted: F D Pourport, clerk of Adolph Schrieber treasurer of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange, is a $23,000 defaulter. In Bentonville Arkansas two Smith brothers were killed during an attempt to arrest an Indian.
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Ocala
Fla
F. D. Pourport
Adolph Schrieber
New Orleans
Notable deaths and political moves across the era
Obituary notes for D. R. Locke known as Petro leum V. Nasby of the Toledo Blade. Senate confirmation of Alex McCue as Assistant Treasurer in New York. Multiple disasters and crimes including drownings near New Orleans, jail escapes in Newark Ohio, and a fatal beating case in Chicago. Fire and hospital losses in Vermont.
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D. R. Locke
Petroleum V. Nasby
Toledo Blade
United States Senate
Alex McCue
New York
New Orleans
Mississippi
Newark
Ohio
Camden
Nida
Pekin
San Francisco
China
Japan
Cause of Cotton Fires Stirs New York Trade
A New York letter reports the national board of fire and marine underwriters blaming planters for recent cotton fires. They fault faulty bale sewing leaving dangerous gaps and will issue strict baling rules. The Cotton Exchange committee was invited to discuss these findings and cotton not baled under new rules may be barred from the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Board of Fire and Marine
Cotton Exchange
Postmaster Arrested in El Paso Del Norte Mail Robbery
The assistant postmaster at El Paso Del Norte Texas Flowry was arrested for stealing from letters. Nineteen diamonds valued at 10000 dollars were recovered and linked to other missing pieces believed pawned or given away. Flowry moved in high society and a months long probe led to the arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso del Norte
Texas
Protino Diaz
Mexico
Post Office
el Paso
The Southermost Capital Claim Examined
The passage asserts Washington is the southernmost capital among great Northern Hemisphere nations, claiming Madrid Constantinople and Rome are further north while Paris, London, and Berlin lie near Canadian parallels and St. Petersburg sits well north of Washington.
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Washington
Madrid
Constantinople
Rome
Paris
Newfoundland
London
Berlin
Labrador
St. Petersburg
Greenland
Judge's Choice and the Allure of Cash
A verse of satire contrasts male preferences from saucy blue eyes to gold hair with a punchline that men prefer the girl with cash, arguing experience has shown this preference over youthful charms and scholarly looks.
Washington Busy Law Makers Report
Congressional and other news notes Blair bill passes Senate 39 to 29. A Roanoke Virginia public building bill of 50000 is approved. J L Webb of Shelby NC named post office inspector. Breadstuff exports January total 8122277 vs 14528809 last year. Provisions exports January total 6826980 vs 8131442 prior year. Blair presents petition with 15000 names led by W C T U and Knights of Labor to protect women and girls. Coastwise vessel pilots exemption bill defeated by House Merchant Marine Committee. Hatch to present committee report to House.
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Roanoke
Ion
J. L. Webb
Shelby, N.gc
Senate
Blair
Knights of Labor
United States
Hose Committee
Hatch
End of the Shenandoah Strike Backs Resumption of Work
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania miners filled Robbin's Opera House beyond capacity as about two thousand attended. A first vote rejected returning to work then a second vote approved resumption. Leaders cited hunger and a fair settlement, with Lehigh Valley and Reading Co. terms to follow. Knights of Labor in Ashland also voted to return to work.
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Shenandoah
Robbin
Opera House
James Brennan
Joint Committee
James Maskell
Lehigh Valley Company
Reading Company
Earth Crack Near Akron Stuns Residents
A remarkable earthquake-like event near Akron Ohio woke residents as houses shook and windows and ceilings crumbled. A great fissure opened in the earth after thunderous reports of an explosion and people fled in alarm.
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Akron
Ohio
Hereditary Sleep and Speech Habits Inheritance Noted
A case reports a man who slept on his back with his right leg crossed over the left and his infant daughter showed the same habit. A man later flexed and extended his legs in bed and his offspring shared it. Ribot cites a domestic servant with incurable loquacity claiming paternal transmission.
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Grovitson
Ribot
Chamber
A Youthful Weather Prophet Emerges From Kentucky
A six year old Kentucky boy, small for his age and not yet verbal clearly, is gaining notoriety as a weather prophet. His parents say he has foretold rain hail storms and spring sprinkles since age four, and a recent hot day was followed by a heavy rain and hail according to the child’s prediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Chicago
Just How It is Bone in a Talking Moment
In a casual exchange a man admits he is behind on science noting incandescent electric light use. A young woman replies that lighting is simple to obtain by pressing a button. The anecdote from the Philadelphia Telegraph captures a moment of everyday ignorance and clarity.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Czar and Family to Visit St Petersburgh for Ten Weeks
The Czar and his family will travel to St Petersburgh for a ten weeks visit once their new winter boiler iron garments are shipped home from the foundry in Pittsburgh Chronicle.
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Czar
St. Petersburgh
Pittburg Chronicle
Cleaning Lamps For Clear Bright Light
Household advice explains a lamp cleansing method to remove oil dregs and impurities. Empty the oil, wash the lamp parts including the brass holder and globe support, clean the wick edge, and reassemble with nearly full reservoir to ensure a bright white flame.
Proper Household Ironing Practices for Warm Weather
The article explains ironing routines after washing, advising against mixing heavy loads with small items, airing clothes thoroughly, and ironing damp pieces for best results. It stresses airing napkins and handkerchiefs on the horse along their folds to prevent wrinkling and recommends drying methods for table linens and towels.
Household Tips From a Bygone Era on Food and Care
A collection of practical hints covers cleaning and preserving fabrics, cooking tweaks for apples and raisins, infant dietary cautions, and safe home remedies. Advice includes using ox gall for carpet brightening, butter in apple sauce, flour on fried potatoes, charcoal to absorb gases, cold water and wheat flour for burns, and towel bibs for children. It also details care for porcelain, kettles, and goose German style preparations with herbs and a rich gravy.
FARMS AND FARMERS Short Talks With the Man Who Guides the Plow
The article advises early spring sowing of clover and grasses where autumn rains are unreliable. It outlines land types suitable for seeding such as steep slopes rocky fields and wet bottoms, recommends bermuda bluegrass red top and other grasses, and urges preparing land and procuring seed soon with next week covering land preparation.
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Ebon
Bermuda
Atlanta Constitution
Bearded Mystery After Death at Coastal Cemetery
A long growing beard on Hal Clayton who died thirteen years ago in the South astonishes caretakers at the cemetery. His wife, once a hopeful sweetheart, funded the vault where his remains lie and kept valuables nearby. The beard has reached below the knees through the glass case, while the diamonds on his shirt front remain unconfirmed.
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Hal Clayton
Clayton
George Dobbs
Incubator Production Figures Reported for Chrysanthemum Orchids
A report notes 700 incubators in the country with orchid production ranging from 10 000 W to 12 000 O per cycle.
Peaches Brought to England from Persia in 1562
A note records that peaches first appeared in England in 1562 after being introduced from Persia. This historical import marks early horticultural exchanges between regions and the spread of fruit varieties in Europe.
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England
Persia
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A. R. Hunter
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Melledgeville
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Atlanta
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George Westmoreland
Greenville S. C. Ice Mills
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Charleston
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Tie
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