Scattered 19th Century Oddities and Rumors
A noisy collage of essays and snippets notes maple sugar output, a chauffeur tale, cough instructions, a Chicago waiter’s tip, fashion at 1880s, charity and class commentary, a New Jersey grower’s crop bid, jokes about Chinese New Year, poetry query, Missouri student logging wood, Harvard footfall critique, John D. Rockefeller retirement rumors, Ed Geer’s oath record, Sullivan and Parsifal rumor, Korean fate, whisky weight myth, health fashion cautions, undertaker fee suit, Austrian elopement, kisses and cheeks, Russian navy irritation, cigars last year, glass button cures, Riviera robberies, New York heiress marriage, Boer War mule stock, and baser metals to gold quip.
Childs Sacque and Kimono Fashion Patterns in Cloth
Patterns describe loose sacques and a kimono for infants and toddlers, with materials, sizes, and yardage. Details include white cashmere sacque with insertion lace, pale blue flannel kimono, and pattern 460 for ages 6 months to 4 years. Also covered are boys blouse knickerbocker suits, fabric options, and pattern 4685 for ages 4 to 10. Elaborate umbrella handles, girdles, and belts are discussed with style notes.
Pattern and coupon program noted in May Manton issue
The article mentions a May Manton pattern and a coupon program tied to Hingok or similar supplier, with mention of funds and a local business Harris on & Go. The text references youth Piaow Chie cup and pastors to be mailed promptly, indicating an distributing or mailing detail for church or community notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cbn
Hingok
Kherute
Foi HK
Harrison & Go
Hitchen Alcohol and Cold Compresses Improve Efficacy
The article notes adding hitchen alcohol to fee water enhances cold compresses. It advises using milkful cold cloths on the throat or head, using muslin or cheesecloth for best results. It also briefly mentions a salad recipe with English walnut meats and celery and gives a household tip for cleaning enamelware with emery cloth and a method to create rice cheese from cream and salt.
Fashion notes on coats sleeves and trims from 1830 styles
The article surveys spring fashion trends with belted back coats drooping shoulders loose fits and revived trims like rubhes and gaigings. It mentions high girdles swagger sleeves illuminated leather novelties and new table mats reflecting a shift toward comfortable yet stylish dress and home goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Droga
Sectional Tucked Skirt Pattern Description
Sectional tucked skirt style shown in foulard amethyst with black and white figures. Three straight lower edges with gathered upper portions, adaptable to cotton linen wool and washable fabrics. Pattern 4054 fits 22 to 50 inch waists with sizes 11 1 8 to 62 inches wide fabrics.
Practical Household Tips From An Old Column
A reed of advice suggests using a carpet strip glued to two pieces of wood to remove mud from heels quickly without injuring leather. It also notes placing a dish on a wet cloth when pouring hot fruit to prevent cracking, and boiling corks before bottling pickles or ketchup to ensure a tight seal when cooled.
Linen waist with Bulgarian embroidery and tailored yoke
A May Manton pattern 4617 offers a linen waist in white etamine enhanced by Bulgarian embroidery bands. The design features a tucked yoke front and a V back, with snug sleeves and banded edge, instructions include yardage for sizes up to 44 inches wide.
Literary Weather Bureau brings the nation poems and tunes
In Chicago James Be. Kinwella outlines a sweeping literary roster from Joaquin Miller to Harriet Monroe and Mary Meebane, praising a national chorus of poets and bards. He links a modern literary weather bureau to a tradition of rustic humor and labor songs, celebrating varied voices across cities and eras.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Murroughs
Prazice
Asuka
Joaquin Millers
Jack Ton
Ther Bureau Stinda
Lona Eyelone
Lauri Jean
Markhim
Hubbly Creek
Sierra
Heho
Joaquin Miller
Kansas
Boston
Fernest McGaffey
Chee
Loulaville
Lake Shore
Harriet Monroe
Hutte City
Montana
Mary
Chummie Fadden
Bowery Porteoye
New York
Gan Gorge
Posey
Haisted
Literary Weather Bureau
Jamen
Kinwella
Chicago
Unusual Battles Across Odd Front Lines Highlight History
The article recalls battles fought in unlikely venues from ship piers and frozen lakes to sewers and mines. It cites Monterey in the Mexican War, William the Silent era struggles, Austerlitz, Haarlem sewers, and Paris after Versailles, noting daring moves by cavalry on ice and underground conflicts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
Royal Mail Steamship Company
Monterey
William the Silent
Netherlands
Austerlitz
Haarlem
Versailles
Paris
Abuse of the System Encourages proper daily physical exercise
The article argues for moderate exercise to improve all bodily functions including muscles and brain. It warns against overexertion such as exercising after meals or rushing between tasks. A young woman’s example shows improper timing of activity. It concludes that steady daily work and sufficient rest sustain health into old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T Wan
Thia
Symbolic Liberty Over Bosporus Amid History's Tide
A writer extols Constantinople as a symbol of Western and Eastern powers. He notes two war ships on the Bosporus and Robert College on the western shore with fort ruins nearby. He lauds the beacon of liberty above the water and the press as defender of the idea that the pen is mightier than the sword.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Sea of
Marmara
Bosporus
Orient
Bosportia
Robert College
Rébert College
Speech and Statehood Hearings Stir Delegates
Washington Post reports a New Mexico delegate’s heated plea on foreign populations during a statehood hearing. He argued Americans trace roots from Europe and Africa and urged inclusion in the nation, drawing laughs and later disapproval from the territories committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Rodey
England
Prances
Territories Committee
Washington Post
Also Mentioned on This Page
Kansas Agitator
Vermont
New Jersey
Richard le Guilienne
Missouri University
Harvard
John D. Rockefeller
Ed Geers
Gulf
The
John L. Sullivan
Frau van Henry
Korea
Ministry of Marine
London
Riviera
Monte Carlo
United States
Suort Eton
Brinks Enelow Foo
B & Larrison & Co
Plymouth Place
Hitchen
Roonevelt
Biance
Owen Wirter
Balkans
Harding Davis
Davy Crockett
Cole Howle
India
Ames Dooley
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