Very Canon Moynihan a Century-Old and Active Life
Canon Jeremiah Moynihan, born 1808, remains remarkably active at age well over a century. He credits regular meals, sleep, avoiding tobacco and worry, and a hearty laugh for his longevity. Known as Old Father Jerry, he refuses to reveal an exact birthday or age, yet continues ministry and valued companionship at Thirty-ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hidhchurch
Jeremiah Moynihan
Jerry
Canon Moynihan
Arch. Binhop
New Orleans
Canon Moynihan of Kanturk A Rebel Born
An interview with Canon Moynihan reveals a life shaped by Irish rebellion and Revolution era memories. He recalls Emmet’s sacrifice, the wearin the green, and soldiers as a child, while displaying sharp wit and robust charity. He speaks several languages, once served as rector in Bradford and now reflects on long memories from Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kanturk
County Cork
Ireland
Robert Emmet
Canon Moynihan
Nps
Caron Moynihan
New York
Treland
Min
Charity
Ia Ametes
Church of the Holy Angela
Chicago
Bradford
New Orta
Styles in Bodices from Woolen Materials
Fashion notes describe two bodice styles for wool fabrics. The first features a tight lining with deep Alured silk points, front fastening, folded waist shaping, silk cord trimming, and heavily tucked braces. Materials listed include 44 inch wide fabric, lining, and narrow yardages. The second design shows a simpler tucked side front, an oval back opening, white braided vest, and matching under sleeves with specified fabric amounts and buttons.
Parigian Fluffy Ruffles Replace Fashion Ties
A 19th century fashion note describes a plaited corselet skirt jaquette putty cloth waistcoat and straw hat with blue wings. It praises the crocheted or knitted Hand Made Necktie as the coveted gentleman’s accessory and urges careful construction for proper length breadth shape and color.
Wrist Bouquet as a Fashion Accessory
A description of a wrist bouquet worn by a fashionable girl. A bracelet of green or purple velvet supports a small cluster of violets, sometimes with a gardenia in the center and violets arranged around it for a border.
Filet pillow covers for summer divans described
A reader guides making lightweight filet pillow covers for summer divans using open eyelet filet squares and linen embroidery. Options include alternating filet and linen squares or a full filet square with edges in Cluny lace, often tea-dyed for a creamy look, with easy maintenance and washable finishes.
Cameos Rise In Fashion Accessories Of The Season
A fashion note highlights the popularity of cameos in jewelry and accessories. Drop earrings belt buckles pins bracelets and elaborate wide carved jet settings for cameos are featured with many imitations appearing in shops. The cameo remains a stylish centerpiece in bracelets brooches and hatpins.
Toilet Vinegar Recipe From Cojlet Vinegar
A brief note describes making lavender scented toilet vinegar with eight fluid ounces of alcohol, diluted acetic acid at six percent, and lavender flowery scent. The procedure is concise and uses simple measurements for a home preparation.
Warning Farmers Sell South Texas Farm Lands in Iota
Dr Chas F Simmons of San Antonio Texas offers South Texas farm lands in Iota for 10 to 640 acres at 210 dollars. Two towns Iota available with payments of 10 dollars per month.
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Chas, F. Simmons
San Antonio
Texas
South Texas
Iota
Chas. F. Simmons
Eccentricities of Genius in a Courier Journal quote
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt lampoons genius as eccentric. It claims Dr. Johnson touched every post in his path while noting another so called genius touches every friend he meets, or fervently tries. The remark plays on wit about social reach and eccentric behavior.
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Dr. Johnson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Cure for Severe Itching Promises Fast Relief
A Concord, New Hampshire resident, George B. Farley, reports a severe skin itch and swelling lasting weeks. After trying multiple remedies with no relief, a small amount of Cutiura stopped the itching immediately, reduced swelling, and allowed him to wear shoes within two days, on May 14, 1907.
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George B. Farley
South State St
Concord
N. H
Triumph of Mind and Delusion in a Stock Scene
A patient fears brain fever and insists on a real mind behind imagined illness. The doctor dismisses the fever as an illusion of the senses and asserts no material basis for such a fever exists. The patient contends the mind proves its own reality despite the doctor’s doubt.
That Woman's Fault Revealed Across the Fence
A young wife complains that the neighbor is a chatterbox who talks all day. Her husband learns the neighbor’s chatter is directed at him through the fence, exposing a humorous domestic misunderstanding.
Meeting the Annual Brainy Bunch in Baltimore
A Baltimore American item with dialogue features Mr Sinic and Mrs Getup noting three people walking below. They identify one as a somnambulist, one a kleptomaniac, and one a plagiarist, remarking on unexpectedly many brainy people in a group.
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Sinic
Getup
Mr. Sinic
Baltimore
First Taste of Coffee is Harmful to Children, Says Letter
A writer recalls childhood coffee exposure and long term nervous effects. After trying Postum, the author reports better sleep and reduced headaches, praising the substitute and recommending Postum to coffee drinkers. The letter is from the Postum Company of Battle Creek, Mich, and promotes its product as "There’s a Reason."
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Weillville
Helpful Advice From Mrs Pinkham Letter Series
A promotional pitch urges women to write to Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for confidential medical guidance. It touts decades of correspondence with sick women and claims her letters prove the power of advice for private illnesses.
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Woman
A testimonial from Mrs Norman R Barnett of Allentown Pa praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing organic derangement and female weakness after doctors advised surgery. The ad asserts the remedy has helped thousands of women with displacements inflammation ulceration fibroid tumors backache and nervous prostration over thirty years.
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Norman R. Barnett
Allentown
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Disjointed Vintage Ad Parodies and Teasers
A cluttered clip presents kitchen quips and sales pitches including a mock question about a wife’s cooking, a land buying offer in South Texas with payment terms, a Red Cross Blue reference, a housekeeping tip, and assorted quotes on virtue and gentleness. It reads as a collage of ad like lines and aphorisms from a historic newspaper page.
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Red Cross
Ulue
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Marcus Aurelius
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Carter
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