Child of Wyoming Lost Girl Frances Slocum Monument Plan
Frances Slocum known as the lost child of Wyoming endured captivity with Delaware and Miami tribes after being seized in 1778. Family banker Charles E. Slocum plans a memorial near her Wyoming Valley grave, recounting her storied life from capture to death in 1847 at age 75.
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Wabash
Ind
Lester
Charles E. Slocum
Defiance
Ohio
Frances Slocum
Wyoming
Republic
Slocum
Frances
England
Anthony Slocum
Taunton
Mass
Giles
Society of Friends of
Portsmouth
Joseph
Wyoming Valley
Pennsylvania
Delaware River
Joseph Slocum
Kingsley
Mary
Ebenezer Slocum
Ebenezer
Jonathan Slocum
Isaac Tripp
Niagara
Tioga Point
Canada
Metroit
Detroit
Fort Wayne
Port
She-fan-can-ob
Mahoonequa
Mrs. Towne
Royal Dress Allowance Varies Widely Across Princesses
A fashion writer details royal wardrobe budgets with examples from Europe. The Duchess of Fife reportedly had about 1500 dollars annually before marriage, while brides of high rank may spend from five thousand to ten times that. Ladies use costly laces furs and jewels, with many outfits recycled for weddings and formal events. The Queen of Italy and the Crown Princess of Naples illustrate differing spending habits, and the Empress of Russia favors simple daytime wear with refined evening attire.
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Duchess of
Fife
Italy
Naples
Russia
Non Sinkable Boats and Patented Life Preservers
A collage of ad blurbs touts self rescuing boats and life preserver tonics like Hostetters Stomach Bitters. It mocks neglect of life preservation and features patent medicine claims, weather notes, and assorted local quips. The fragmentary item mix echoes a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper page with ads and light humor.
Indulgent Mothers and the Pain of Menstruation
Notes on how indulgent mothers affect daughters health during menstruation. The piece quotes letters praising Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for irregular cycles leucorrhea and pain, claiming relief and improved well being.
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Carrie M. Lamb
Prixkxuam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Namiz Adkdss
la Due
Message from Heaven Preacher Arrives in Indianapolis Streets
Mrs. A. Elberson, formerly of South Bend, claims a heavenly message and travels to Indianapolis to distribute free religious tracts and sell others for a penny. She says six years in this mission, has visited the Holy Land and several countries, and just arrived from Chicago after two months there.
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Indianapolis
A. Elberson
South Bend
Holy Land
Italy
Egypt
England
Chicago
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