Transatlantic snippets mix myth and marvels in late 19th century notes
The compilation from Inter Mountain Globe surveys linguistic curiosities, literary notes, and oddities from Europe and America. It covers word origins like Hep and pogrom, descriptions of French fire festivals, horse consumption trends, new electric furnace tech, women rifle sharpshooters, Lyons industry, Telluride ore processing, and various regional tidbits from Lyons to Dublin.
Parisienne at 85 Shares Secret to Perpetual Youth
The article profiles Madame Lucie D Esply a Parisienne who at 85 remains vivacious and optimistic. After a life in Paris and marriage to Dr Gilbert D Espisy she endured loss, moved to America and Chicago taught French and pastel painting to support her family. She argues perpetual youth comes from a clear conscience active good deeds contentment and a resilient spirit.
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Madame Lucie D'Espisy
Paris
Vraie Parisienne
Gilbert D'Espisy
America
Louisiana
Inois
Madame D'Espley
Introducing Etiquette For Social Encounters In Modern Life
The guide discusses how to handle introductions in social settings for girls and women. It covers presenting others, who speaks first, and etiquette like eye contact and simple conversation. It advises indifference to surroundings, a focus on simplicity, and firm, clear pronunciation of names.
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Ufe
Miss Smith
Aleo
Descriptive fashion notes on a smart linen salt outfit
The text describes a salt garment made of heavy white linen with nine gore skirts trimmed by a dark blue band. A blouse and vest feature narrow blue braid and a deep sailor collar trimmed in blue linen. The jacket’s lower portion may be removed, and sleeves are three-quarter length.
Household Hints From Frugal Times And Practical Tips
Practical home tips cover knife cleaning with corks bath brick substitutes and ashes for bath brick, rinse cups to avoid stains, salted water after tooth extraction to prevent hemorrhage, ammonia in cleaning water for mirrors, lavender oil to deter flies, butter on burns, newspapers as ironing padding, charcoal in water to deodorize sinks, durable natural colored linen, flour starch to prevent color fading, stiff pillow covers for shape, cheesecloth pillowcases for sick rooms, rugs lasting tips, pounding lead pipes to seal leaks, salt in cold water rinses for easier handling, putty on holes in tinware, cheap plate racks for tins, elastic band to keep cookbooks open, cleaning mouled chandelier globes with washing soda and ammonia.
Phemimine Philosophy in a Fragmented Riff
A fragmented humorous essay-like piece with quips on marriage, gender roles, wealth, and social norms. It riffs on matrimony, alimony, and love versus money, noting stereotypes while lampooning social pretenses and wit about wives, widows, and courting.
What Women Are Doing Entirely Framed By Time
Fragmented OCR text mentions Alexandra Feta fashion and figures like Bibnor Glyn Deebsresehe with scattered references to Mariboroveh journeys and trips to New Port. It references aiding poor women and a campaign style appeal amid poetic framing in a London setting.
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Alexandra Feta
4Urumer Mafia
Bibnor Glyn
Newport
Nelean Furb
Manaheatey
Londen
Calico Curtains Used for Privacy in Country Homes
In country boarding houses calico curtains hang on bedroom doors to aid ventilation and privacy. Some guests bring their own screens or use wool cords to span doorways. A farmer even expands a dining area by enclosing a porch with dark curtains, creating a flexible open-air veranda for summer guests.
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Giite
Worth Knowing Remedy for Sticking Drawers and Doors
A rough recipe suggests rubbing a waxy substance on sticky jute to ease drawers that won t open and doors that stick. It also notes soap on new buildings to prevent top hinges from binding and to ease dormer or wall Street envy.
Monumental Terminal Building Promises City Scale
A forthcoming Terminal building in New York will house 10,000 tenants and handle about 1,000,000 daily entrants. The 22 story structure along Church Street, with vast cofferdams and extensive utilities, will connect New Jersey via tunnels and feature 39 elevators, two miles of elevator runs, and a vast array of facilities to manage a massive transit and office hub.
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New York
Geneva
N. Y
Adrian
Mich
Naugatuck
Conn
Bath
HualuUmore
Tonton's
St. Louis's
New Jersey
Uptown
Hudson
Church Street
Fulton
Cortlandt Street
Dey Street
Baltimore
Boston
St. Lautin
Denver
Broadway
Eattery
Forty-second Street
Yonkers
Philadelphia
Tle
Mneal
Church Street Terminal
Whailding
Womgers
copaproRiyl al
Hilt Pareage
Uleer
Tolih
Brielk
Archon
Wlephone
Etock
Thilser Nyaconis
Elelbini
Atreete
Audh
Eliewalle
Waetiig
Fouml Uenehes
Boottlack
Otund
Utah
WNP de
Oise
Gene
Bette
Monwlhiukh
Montveit
Tom
Japanese as Servants in America Highlight Tradeoffs and Loyalty
An essay discusses employing Japanese domestic workers in the United States, praising honesty cleanliness and reliability while noting higher wages and learning speed. It describes their frugal household economy, swift adaptability, and the social dynamics of employing Nipponese servants in American homes.
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Ber Vinta
United States
Uncle Bam
Nippon
Margaret Townsend
Enya
Ellen Terry and the Watts circle in late Victorian art
The narrative recounts Ellen Terry's life with painter George Frederic Watts, their marriage when she was under 16, and her modeling for works like The Sisters and Sir Galahad. It recalls Watts's circle at Little Holland House, acquaintances such as Gladstone and Browning, meetings with Tennyson, and Watts’s prophetic view of Terry’s future prominence.
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George Frederick Watts
Kate
Ellen Terry
Sir Galahad
Miss Terry
Holland
Mr. Watta
Mis
Prinsep
Somers
Gladstone
Diharnell
Browning
Freshwater
Tennyson
Mr. Gladstone
Adna
Divrachl
Mr. Watts
Beads Remain Fashionable With New Styles
The article notes beads stay in style with new shapes and patterns including large irregular beads and small patterned beads. Amber shades are popular, and authentic jet beads remain costly while clever imitations fill the market. Some inexpensive beads can look premium when strung on platinum wire with gold clasps.
Odd humor amid danger recounted by Col. Gillett in New Mexico tale
A Kansas City Star fragment recalls Col. Gillett, a mining promoter in New Mexico, and a Cheyenne pursuit near Kingston. The tale centers on a humorous exchange during a chase on burros, as Indians pursue a party riding to mine sites, with stubborn humor prevailing amid danger.
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Kansas City
John D. Crumo
Col. M, EB
Gillett
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Cantern Laverford
Kingston
Col Citlert
Colon
Gillet
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