Linen hunt in Dey Goods Store ends in silence
A shopper asks where linens are in a Dey Goods Store. Answers direct her through stairs and annex. After a long, frustrating search and a sullen reply from staff, the mystery remains unresolved.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1892
Page
3
Uncle Sawneys Melons and the Elder at Church
A Natchez correspondent recalls Uncle Sawney with a donkey cart selling watermelons. In a rambling tale he shares encounters with thieves, the patch, and a visit from a new elder invited to supper. The elder’s departure coincides with melons gone and a troublesome hunt for the missing harvest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sawney
Natchez
New York Sun
Marater
Uncle Sawney
Oman
Mouter
Devul
Finnie
Women’s reading and social notes from a late 19th century column
A collection of light items and anecdotes on women’s topics and society. It mentions a Chicago bridge tender, Hungarian beauty standards, Miss Grace Lewes visiting White Plains, leap year etiquette questions, a Saratoga watering remark, a Rosa Bonheur portrait quip, a Detroit domestic helper mix up, the Dutch queen’s tour with Frisian dress gifts, and Hartford’s beauty standards with a physician joke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
David Power
Hungary
Grace Lewes
George Lewes
England
George Eliot
Daniel Harkins
White Plains
Ophir Farm
Whitelaw Reid
Providence Bulletin
Saratoga
London
Rosa Bonheur
Argonaut
Cassave
Hartford Post
Odds And End Foibles Of European Life
A collection of curious facts and quirks from across Europe. Notes on handwriting in Japan, a Dublin doctor's bill, German wedding rings, English horse density with sunshine limits, Quito's equatorial sun, and Holland's trio of Amsterdam Rotterdam and The Hague with witty contrasts about fortunes, consolidation, and spending.
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Dublin
London
Germany
England
Quito
Holland
Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Hague
the Hague
Lemonade Recipe from a Historic Note
A historical recipe describes making lemonade by mixing one lemon with one and a half tablespoons of sugar, boiling water, and lemon juice strained into a bowl. It suggests serving cold with a thin lemon slice floating, with optional raspberry or strawberry additions and pink coloring using grape jelly for garnish.
News in Brief from Across the World
A rubber trust with 50 million capital forms to take effect November first. A rain-maker in Council Grove Kansas quits after a noted failure. At Helsingfors Finland a pleasure steamer sinks, 45 drowned. A South Dakota hail storm causes extensive damage and injuries. An unknown rural family killed by a runaway team near Guthrie Oklahoma. Bridget Kelly 21 commits suicide in Shenandoah Pennsylvania. Cholera victims at Astrabad riot and destroy all dram shops on priestly advice. Two Cooley gang members visit a Uniontown church and prevent alarm. Preparations begin for H Clay King’s hanging in Memphis amid petitions to commute. The governor faces appeals while the scaffold is readied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Grove
Kas
Helsingfors
Finland
South Dakota
Guthrie
O. T
Bridget Kelly
Shenandoah
Astrabad
Cooley
Uniontown
H. Clay King
Memphis
Jerseyan Jokes and Ocean Banter At Public Bath
A collection of humorous exchanges from New York Bulletin with a seaside setting. An old lady seeks a roomy bathing spot while a clerk suggests the Atlantic. A pompous patient declares his gentility, a doctor offers alternatives, and two mosquitos discuss English lords and genuine articles with brisk New Jersey wit.
London Workhouses And Wheat: A Curious Currency Note
A century old column notes social issues citing thousand children born in London workhouses yearly and claims seven eighths of London bread comes from American wheat. It mentions a six by six by six foot frame house in Law rence Kansas housing a family of six with six windows. It also gives coin prices: 1804 silver dime worth $4, other dates $3 or $2.50. 1802 half-dimes fetch $30 each and values from $1 to $38 for various 170s 1726 1797 1801 1805 1846 issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lawrence
Kas
Spanish Aphorisms on Beauty and Family Life
A collection of old proverbs about marriage appearance and domestic virtue. It links attire to worth, notes women’s vanity or silliness, and contrasts a woman's hair with a ship's cable while advising caution in choosing a spouse or linen by candlelight. It also warns that a handsome wife or a frontier castle brings ongoing conflict.
Reid's Garman Cough and Kidney Cure Promoted
Many suffer heat related catarrh during dog days and cold weather. The ad claims Reid's Garman Cough and Kidney Cure relieves throat nose and chest ailments quickly and effectively with no harmful ingredients. Available 25 and 50 cents a bottle and urged for frequent use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
Garman
Market Prices Bulletin Scrapbook Style Listing
A dense fragment of a 1910s market page shows assorted groceries and provisions with prices. Items include smoked meats from Indiana and California, canned fruits, coffee varieties, vegetables, lards and oils, dairy prices, and live poultry. Prices drift, noting regional brands and packings with varying per pound or per case tags.
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Sury
Indiana
California
Morgan & Gray
Johnson
Sagarsa—Yard
Kde
Lair
Taney
Zlo
Banner Sae
Java
Yarmouth
Polk
Columbia
New York
Americas
Limburg
Lee
Alayke
Alfelfa
Timothy
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Washington Street
Walker
Circle Street
CE. Kregelo & Whitsett
Delaware Street
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Sud
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Vincanins
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Pittsburgh
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Xonka
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Uhic
Ff S
Voeet
Aortrut
Indianapolis
Testis
Erskine Cone
Zersss Hanis
Slavi
Groaneastia
Niagara
BIG Four
Lake Shore
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Indianapo
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Putin Bay
Lake Onautaqua
Palace
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Sells Brothers
BIG Show OF
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Browning & Son and
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