Julia Marlowe and Irish marchioness bear strong resemblance
A London garden party encounter highlighted a striking likeness between actress Julia Marlowe and the Marchioness of Downshire. Both are Irish, tall and fair, with similar features and hair, though the marchioness shuns jewelry and enjoys a life split between Ireland and England. The article notes the marchioness as a noted society beauty and horsewoman, mother to Viscount Hillsborough, with a proud family history in Ireland.
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Julia Marlowe
London
Marchioness
Downshires
Miss Marlowe
Erin
England
Viscount Hillsborough
Ireland
County Down
Mayfair
Jed Whitbeck’s moonument on the slough road legend
Enoch recalls Jed Whitbeck’s crafty fix of a muddy stretch known as the Slough of Despond. Jed mobilizes 15 pair of cattle and village help to repair the meadder, bills the town, and pockets 50 dollars for a day’s work plus stun value, earning lasting local fame.
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Enoch
Jed Whitbeck
Fairsex County
Despond
Pilgrim’s Progress
Baulie Wadhams
Selec
Perkin
Stan
Stans
Hull
Ned Hawkins
Wal
Jed
Neb Hawkins
Neb
Ned
Mainston Circus
Charles Battell Loomis
How to Clean a Dress Skirt with Ammonia Water
Step by step method from a kitchen mishap. Use three-fourths pail cold water with one teacup ammonia. Brush and shake the dress, rinse up and down, soak an hour, rinse again, wring gently, hang spread, and iron on the wrong side until dry.
Hlegant Cabinets Sale at THE MODERN
Hlegant Cabinets offered at one dollar per dozen in Washington district by THE MODERN store with an 16 percent EB rate.
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Washington
Indiana Dental College Opens for General Work
Delaware and Ohrests patients are invited to receive dental care from 3 p.m. to in the afternoon. Fees will cover the cost of all kinds of genial work.
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Delaware and
Ohrests
Soldier on Guard Amid the Flames in a Nursery Tale
A child’s tale recalls a toy soldier perched on a nursery stove as flames rise. The soldier, proud yet doomed, loses his smile and his gear to heat, and the scene ends with Little Boy Blue finding only a lump of lead where the soldier stood.
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Boston Herald
A Bachelor by Punch: No One Rules at Home
A humorous verse laments a bachelor’s home life where a domineering wife commandeers space and plans. The speaker’s pleas for autonomy collide with domestic constraints as the woman asserts control with a calm, biting refrain of I told you so.
Bridal Etiquette and Wedding Gift Guidelines
A guide on wedding customs notes bridal white for the bride and gray or lavender for a widow who remarries. It advises gifts useful for the home, sending congratulations, and including a visiting card. Invitations are issued in the bride's parents or guardian's name, and guests avoid mourning attire at weddings.
Absurdities of Quiet Pleasures and Parental Silence
A reflective piece questions social pretensions from stage melodrama to domestic scenes. It mocks browbeating families, precious wardrobe fantasies, and judging authors by their work while critiquing misplaced decor and fragile expectations. The passage notes the folly of bringing a baby to theater and expecting riskless play for boys.
Short Fashions: Trimmings Define Street and Evening Wear
The article notes street gowns feature machine stitching on cheviots and broadcloth with crepe trimmings in mass use. Flannel combines with velvet, fur trims gain tails and paws focus, sleeves shrink for evening toilets while some dinner gowns show elbow or long sleeves. Transparent yokes and sleeves are lined with pale pink chiffon.
How to Bake a Stuffed Whole Fish With Dress Salad
When baking whole fish proceed with a bread crumb butter dressing enhanced by hot water minced parsley onion Worcestershire sauce tomato puree and capers. Include slices of salt pork or bacon, bake fifteen minutes per pound, then refill stuffing entrance gaps with parsley and garnish with lemon.
Popular Color Brown in Winter Fashion
The article notes brown will be a fashionable winter color, welcomed by many women though it is challenging. It advises brown haired women to choose shades that best match their hair, and suggests pairing colors with eye or hair tones for best effect.
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C. N. Fisher
Lexington Ave
New York
N.Y
Dr. Pierce
Child's Shoes 49 Cents at Stout's Sale
Damaged OCR notes show children’s shoes priced 49 cents in sizes five to eight at Stout’s sale of factory stock.
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Stout's
Never Die Like an Autumn Leaf, Poem by Coan
The poem reflects on autumn imagery and enduring love. It contrasts decay with hope, portraying leaves and nature as symbols of time, memory, and spiritual resilience. The speaker declares that love remains steadfast beyond death and winter, as nature’s cycles echo eternal faith.
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Joseph P. Coan
Boston Globe
Humorous Fragments and Jokes From Various Papers
A collection of light quotable exchanges and comic lines from newspapers. A Chicago Post joke about twins and a jackhammer prompts a parent’s bite sized lesson. A Boston Transcript quip questions extravagance before marriage. A Detroit Free Press cartoonish remark contrasts singing women and a sneer about multitasking.
Prize-Winning Silk Cleaning Method Declared
The English Society of Arts offered a $100 prize for the best method of cleaning silk woolen and cotton fabrics. The winning receipt instructs to grate two potatoes into a pint of clear soft water, strain into a gallon of water, let settle, then rub the articles with the starchy liquid, rinse, dry, and press.
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English Society of Arts
Quotations on Women and Local Refits at Kitz Alleys
A collage of historic quotes about women from ancient to 19th century thinkers contrasts with an 1880s advertisement note stating Hood's Sarsaparilla cures catarrh and a local business card for BE. Kitz & Co at 127 East Court Street announcing refitted Kitz Bowling Alleys on the second floor as the finest in the city.
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Kitz
BE. Kitz & Co
HOME-MADE HANDKERCHIEFS FOR FALL FASHION
Dainty hand made handkerchiefs will be the fact this fall. Drawn work patterns and lace edges dominate, with hematitching and plain hem stitching as popular finishes. Monograms or initials add personal touch to center or corner, offering varied decorative options.
Doctor Moves Downtown Office in City Center
Dr. B. F. Bye formerly at 237 N. Tlinois St. relocates his downtown office to 403 N. Ilinois St. at the northeast corner of Vermont. Phone number 192 remains in use.
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B. F. Bye
N. Tlinoisst
N. Ilinoisst
Vermont
Hoth Telephones No
Where are the songs of summer days in campaign
A short poem laments replacing summer joys with political fervor. It notes the brook and birdsong fading as campaigns intensify. The verse mocks citizens for burying thoughtful reflection under marching songs and loud political cheering.
New Umbrellas With Silver Grips In Winter Rain
The piece describes new umbrellas meant for winter rain featuring black silk coverings and silver grips. It highlights ornate silver designs including a caduceus, Daphne transforming into laurel, and a bishop like pastoral staff shape, contrasting with older gilded and jeweled porcelain handles.
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Daphne
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup advertises teething relief
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims the syrup soothes, softens gums, and cures wind colic and diarrhoea. The price is twenty five cents per bottle.
Special Round Trip Train From Indianapolis To Cincinnati
A Sunday excursion runs Sunday Oct 28 with a non stop special train leaving Indianapolis at 7 00 am. This is the last excursion of the season from Champaign and Peoria and Eastern points. Cost is 1 25 for the round trip.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Champaign
Peoria
Eastern
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