08 Jun 1885
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Newspaper
Le Mars Evening Sentinel
Location
Le Mars, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1885
Page
1
A poem extols a brown haired woman with sweet eyes and rosy lips. Vivid imagery likens her to a star seraph and rose, praising her voice, step, and delicate form. The speaker imagines devotion and hope, even as the lyric hints at awaiting a husband’s death.
Mr Ficklepate asks Miss Gold Dust to keep his private feelings secret as he reveals his plan to propose to her elder sister tomorrow, stating he will not betray what he has just learned of his own deep feelings.
A New York Sun item records a father questioning his daughter's engagement with a man named Featherly. The heiress affirms love, but the father suspects material motives after recalling the first sighting at Coney Island and noting she wore a bathing suit.
Clara Belle from the Cincinnati Enquirer laments that society girls neglect arm gesture. She argues arms should move with grace in opera and balls, calling for a school of arms for girls to improve gesticulation and social presence.
The Atlantic Constitution notes Southern women excel in literature journalism and education with examples including a North Carolina businesswoman in New York employing 100 typewriter operatives and South Carolina inventors. It cites dress reform guidance from a San Francisco interview and a humorous account of dress fitting misadventures, plus a brief science anecdote explaining Fahrenheit zero and Franklin Frankenheit.
A refined remark on embroidery and dressmaking notes that if you can embroider a dress, you can create beauty with little cost. Otherwise, content yourself with neatness as the best sign of refined taste, reflecting a period view on appearance and manners.
A Woman's Letter in the Pittsburg Dispatch argues women seek freedom and pleasure outside marriage. It claims many wives are content with pleasant homes yet would travel freely, disagree with male supremacy, and demand a higher standard from men to avoid being "left."
A historical overview traces how plagues decimated people and livestock from ancient times to medieval Europe and beyond. It notes long term gains in human and animal health, the shift from widespread die offs to modern control through land drainage and marsh removal, and ends with a misquoted Cincinnati Enquirer aside on cosmetic patches.
A New Castle rooted preacher recalls early church service, choir leadership, and YMCA work that led to Dwight Moody and Sankey's global revival partnership. He details the Indianapolis convention, the street corner Moody outdoor meeting, and the invitation to join Moody in Chicago, later touring Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States with continued mission ahead.
A brief note observes the toilet mask becoming popular as a wearable novelty. It suggests the item is worn at night and implies its fashionable appeal and potential novelty value for users.
A Boston Budget summary advises tailoring hair arrangements to nose shapes. Roman noses require pronounced styling, Greek noses merit guarded classical knots, and Anglo-Saxon noses vary widely from acquiline to snub, with coquettish curls discouraged for turned up noses.
A gentleman asks what to name a new mining enterprise and a friend replies Stratagem, noting it may be odd yet clever since stock sales require stratagems. The remark ends with a quip that courage in people is the best physician for the human soul.
The Des Moines Register recounts Gen Joseph Lane a long serving public figure who died in Oregon in 1881 after a life of public service from Indiana to Oregon. It notes his roles from state legislator to Mexican War commander and Vice Presidential nominee, then his fall into poverty and isolation on a mountain cabin, with Joaquin Miller later recording the poignant scene of his end and lack of wealth in stark contrast to others’ riches.
The article surveys Paris Grand Opera salaries, noting high pay for performers like Fann and Krauss, and questions why grand opera struggles despite subsidies. It also covers Chicago theatre moves, Daly's legal case, and profiles in music and stage careers amid a bustling early season, with remarks on fashion and dress influence.
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