Stage Slippers and Boots Attract Fashioned Attention In New York
The feature notes the craze for feminine stage footwear including brocaded slippers and boots, with prices $25 and $12 respectively, plus hand painted Paris imports. It cites buyers like Mrs Langtry and Miss Nilsson, discusses heel effects on perceived foot size, and recounts anecdotes about actresses and fashion preferences, including attire and fit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
New York
Star
Langtry
Annie Pixley
Chiexco Sud
Christine Nilsson
Misa Nilsson
Sure
Rush of Virgins to the Head and Odd Observations
A rural scene shows Mrs Parlington chiding a youth named Ik t for energetic gymnastics promising not to throw his heels in the air. The piece also notes submarine lighting methods using compressed oxygen and electric lamps, and mentions a diver's helmet with a glass cylinder. A wind thermometer is said to report cooler wind.
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Mrs. Parlington
Providence
Plata Froi
Farming advice on stock breeding and farm practices
The piece urges farmers to study high quality stock and avoid novice breeders. It argues that good horses and draught stock command higher prices, warns that scrubs lower values, and stresses vigilant breeding and stock management. It also covers flax straw feeding, lime treatment for pests, garden and fence work, and dairy herd quality. It cites Texas sheep numbers and dairy profitability, advising best cows and controlled feeding for milk output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tan
Cooking and household tips from a 19th century guide
A long page of practical instructions covers frying fats and oils, butter versus lard, and a butter clarifying process. It also provides cheesecake style coconut pudding, sugar syrup, and a gingered molasses cake recipe. Other tips include furniture stands with mirrors, making cheap disinfectants, and a steam locomotive project for the Erie Railway with an air heating ventilating system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Erie Railway
Mellett
Fragmented tale of misfortune and odd remedies in a rough era
Readable fragments describe a weary narrator recalling a man with epileptic fits, a pedestrian helping a drunk at night, a woman lamenting slow blindness, and a mix of ads for Kidney Worth and Dr William Hall’s Balsam. The piece blends local anecdotes with fanciful slang and period advertising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubighbrra
Henry
Strange farming notes and early phonograph idea from era
The passage discusses diverse topics from vine shipments and Pekin ducks to ways for destroying pests with soap and tobacco scraps and a method for estimating pork cost. It also mentions manure timing for fruit crops and a simple, inexpensive phonograph design using a mouthpiece and a wooden grooved piece to record sounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Fragmented 19th Century Ad Fragments and Notes
A jagged passage blends medical nonsense, sensational ads, and notices. It cites Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup, mentions European floods, a New York newspaper circulation claim, and a Malay Peninsula “evia” drink. Also references to beef tonic, color testing in dye works, and random consumer quips.
Innovative air passage bars fit boiler flues
An excerpt describes wave shaped air bars with interlocking convex and concave portions to regulate air flow and space between openings. Wider bar surfaces are thin to allow ample air, with tooth like projections on the outer edge for fitting against boiler flues and easy on-site trimming.
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Ivonstor
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