Indiana Progress feature and miscellany notes
A crowded humor filled column lists varied items from 1889. It notes Howes refuses to write a poem for a magazine, a Missouri farmer selling corn, wine consumption in religious rites, shark processing in Fernandina Florida, a Lisbon king’s pension, a near tragedy in Platte City Missouri, a proposed monument to General Hartranft in Philadelphia, and a six foot six inch Russian girl. It includes remarks on Lillie Devereux Blake, wealth in Boston, and a Western Ohio editor’s late paper excuse. The piece closes with comments on a New York cat industry and American fox skins, plus remarks on General Hartranft and Curtin’s praise of his service.
Stamp Size Cut to One Eighth, Nation Considers Costs
A collage of 19th century notes on postage stamps shrinking by one eighth, costs of birth, marriage and burial, disaster reports, and political caution. The piece mentions Wyoming likely to join the Union with woman suffrage in its constitution, British marriage restraints, stamp licking tricks, Irish troops in British army, German imperial sculpture prizes, Krupp gun details, China’s relations, South Dakota winter prospects, Australian buffaloing, Vesuvius pneumatic guns, and Germany’s Reichstag speech signaling military growth and potential emigration shifts.
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Germany
Reichstag
Berlin
William
New York
Neva
Fairy Please-Myself and Schoolroom Tales
A mixed selection from a 19th century periodical begins with a playful verse about a fairy of mischief and a tale of Bennie Curistie in a schoolroom. It shifts to a Western Asia elephant story of loyalty and sacrifice, then a short moral about confession, and ends with a social note on cold readiness and urban life, finishing with a railway steel wear estimate from Crewe, England.
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Adam
Benonie Curistie
Bennie
Webb
Crewe
England
London
Syateway
Madame de Lesseps Fortune Tale and Fashion Notes
Madame de Lesseps narrates a fortune telling tale about her future, once told by Adolphe Desbarolles, who predicted a marriage to a jealous yet rising man. Mrs. Cleveland’s health improves after a summer outing, and a leather eight foot high dining room screen from a foreign ambassador decorates her New York establishment. Sleeves loosen, bishop sleeves and turban hats gain popularity as fashion shifts with colors such as Eiffel green and various brights. Medici collars and four-in-hand capes appear, with a focus on small bonnets for older women and a mix of braids, embroidery, and textiles.
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Madame DE Lesseps
Adolphe Desbarolles
Desbarolles
Desbaroles
Mile. de Bragard
M. Ferdinand de Lesseps
Carrick
New York
Lverpool
Ergland
Lyon
Africa
L. Nicholson
Brighton
Lagos
Wood County
Onto
Household Laundry Rules From Early 20th Century Guide
The article offers detailed household laundry instructions focusing on sorting clothes by type and color, avoiding overnight soaking, and using two tubs with borax and kerosene for washing. It also covers stain treatment, rinsing, and drying, plus several old time recipes for comfits pudding cake and other dishes.
Two of a Kind
A Boston gentleman with an uneven gait and a leg tendon trouble jokes about his flaw. He observes a horse strain and quips to a friend driving that the horse has acquired his gait, offering to buy the animal.
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Boston
Ises
Curious mix of dramatic and oddball notes from old news
A collage of curious anecdotes spans laughter fatality, inventions, stamps, and quirks. A San Francisco laugh ends fatally, copper tips on shoes yield wealth, a rattlesnake sighting shocks Athens, and inter national stamp ideas circulate. Reports mention a ghost in Ephrata, a bear repelled by a teacher with a poker, and a Moroccan sultan who reads newspapers for facts.
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San Francisco
Hand Braiding Debate in Boston Press
A Boston writer condemns claims against machine braiding while noting slight artistic differences between hand embroidery and machine work. The critic argues the main value of handwork is employing poor women, yet machine braiding can replicate patterns with less variation and effort. One panel in a skirt may take a fortnight of braiding.
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Boston
He Bit Nicely
A brief exchange notes that the suitor has stopped calling after a ruse involving hair and a chair was used to deter him. Laura admits she disliked telling him he was a nuisance and enlisted Tommy to relay the story, leading to the quiet.
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Laura
Tommy
Tirre Haute Express
Notable Exchange Sparks A Doorstep Jest
A terse exchange unfolds as a character insists on not giving money at the door while another hints at tossing funds out the window. The dialogue showcases wit and a ritual of missing generosity during a social moment.
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