Queen Natalie of Servia and the neck exercise fad
The piece extols Queen Natalie of Servia as Europe’s beauty, praising a neck strengthening routine using a heavy pitcher on the head. It notes her regal status and contrasts her with her husband, while linking the method to women in various cultures and urging American readers to consider the practice.
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Europe
Natalie
Servia
Belgrade
Dame D'Honneur
Venus of Milo
Rachel
Jacob
Greece
Italy
New York Journal
Jewel work embroidery novel in simple effective form
The latest embroidery trend jewel work uses gems like garnets turquoise and topaz arranged in rounds and ovals. The turquoise is emphasized with blue floss while other gems appear in color or white foundation for harmony with china. a single gem offers simplicity or multiple gems give richness.
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Chicago Chronicle
The Art of Bow Tying for Young Women
A guide from the St. Louis Republic detailing how young women should learn bow tying for neck and belt, hair, and slippers. It describes a velvety orange capucine bow with a cinched waistband, crinoline girdle, and stiffened loops for durability and a neat finish.
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St. Louis Republic
Jewels in Umbrella Handles New Fashion Conceit
A fashionable trend features precious stones set into umbrella handles and parasol sticks. Women seek jewelers to transfer stones from rings to the umbrella handle, creating intricate designs.
Skeleton in Smith Family Rumor Sparks Conversation
A rumor circulates about a skeleton in Smith's family prompting curiosity. Jones and his wife discuss where the skeleton is located inside Smith, with lighthearted if foolish amusement.
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Smith
Jones
Be Your Own Doctor Says N Y Journal
An article advocates self treatment with simple remedies for common ailments. It cites pressing the upper lip to stop sneezing or coughing and boxing the ears for hay fever, plus home procedures for heart palpitations, hiccups, writers cramp, colds, and asthma, with sensational claims from diverse regions.
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Nature
Malta
Russia
Arctic
N. Y
Pale green silk bridesmaid dress described with airy etheral styling
A pale green silk bridesmaid dress features a full skirt wrapped in mousseline de soie around the foot. The waist is veiled in green silk with a long green sash tied at the side. Square neck and puffed sleeves imitate wings, giving a fairylike, airy effect.
Put His Foot in It and Bologna Bloomers
In a comical exchange Bixby misidentifies a passerby until Stinchcomb clarifies the humorous mix up. The dialogue centers on mistaken identity and a shouted reference to Bologna bloomers.
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Bixby
Stinchecomb
Stinchcomb
Bargain Listing Mentions He Miss Passe and He Thirty Eight
A fragment notes a bargain titled He Miss Passe and He Thirty Eight priced at £4 with references to Lit Vits as part of the sale. The garbled OCR suggests promotional text for discounted items.
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Miss Passe
Discoveries in Winter by a Young Explorer
A child recounts splendid play on a pond and ice brook with discoveries near the shore. The narrator recalls a frozen waterfall, a wee island, a brown winter wren, a tiny cage, and a grassy fairy bower while comparing the scene to a Columbus voyage. The piece ends with the comforting note of home near Youth's Companion.
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Tne
The
Coyote Cleverness Described In Prairie Ambush Tactics
Forest and Stream recounts coyotes luring a dog into an ambush by surrounding it at a ranch. The dog pursued a coyote, was attacked by six or seven others, and left with wounds. Coyotes also use tricks to outwit a badger, drawing it near a hole while a second coyote lies in wait.
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Afron
Sportsman
Neat Toy Balloon For Boys And Girls
A cheap DIY balloon made from tissue paper costs only a few cents. Cut tissue into 14 a shape, assemble with no gaps, add wire neck and cross supports, then use a cotton wick dipped in alcohol to ignite and inflate, launching the balloon high. The Chicago Record notes it is suitable for any child to build.
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Chicago
Grant's Two Tunes and a Wry Reply
A drum corps teased General Grant with a camp meeting air and he quipped that he knows only two tunes Yankee Doodle and the other. A Maine boy resists medicine for pay reflecting a child's sense of fairness. Levonshire butter shows 82.7 fat 416.2 water and 1.1 percent other constituents.
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Rawlins
Horace Porter
Century
Levonshire
Bertholde the Dwarf Outwits a Lombard King in Verona
In a Verona court, the Italian dwarf Bertholde sat beside Lombard King Alboin and answered sharp questions with wit. He declares his country is the world and seeks happiness the king cannot give, prompting a royal temper and orders for removal.
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Mary Shears Roberts
Berthelde
St. Nicholas
Bertholde
Aluoin
Verona
Alboin
Massage instruction urges widespread use and careful technique
A Philadelphia Times excerpt highlights massaging's rise in medicine with emphasis on safe practice. It outlines full body methods starting at the feet, gentle abdominal kneading, back and spine work, and facial routines. The article notes oil use and treats massage as a proven aid to circulation.
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Achiava
Philadelphia Times
Dog Buries Live Pigeon After Killing Spree
The London Spectator recounts a dog that killed pet fantail pigeons then, after punishment, began burying one alive. When the master freed him, no pigeons were harmed for days until a mound of fresh dirt revealed a live bird buried beneath. The master suspects the dog can do anything but speak.
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London Spectator
Fairy washerwoman of Inadell and blue sky clothes
A poem notice describes a fairy washerwoman in Inadell setting acorn-cup tubs under a drooping harebell and washing clothes with sea-tuam for suds. She uses blue sky Indigo to brighten garments, then hangs them to dry on a cobweb clothes-line in a fresh morning scene.
Talking doll choice echoes ntown toy sales
In a Chicago Tribune snippet a toy-store salesman proposes a talking doll to a little girl from Boston. The girl replies she would like one that talks intelligently and not with taut giggles.
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Boston
Chicago Tribune
Deviled potatoes spark petty dispute over house rule
A diner resists paying ten cents for potatoes with his meat order insisting on deviled potatoes instead. The waiter cites house rules, and after heated exchange the cook injects capsicum into a baked potato to satisfy the request. A coffee soaked bread fritter recipe follows.
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Ife
Oly Moses
Cure Deafness Then View of Constitutional Remedies
A Washington Star excerpt cites medical claims that deafness from ear inflammation can be cured only by constitutional remedies not local applications. It notes Eustachian tube inflammation causing rumbling sounds and potential deafness, promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure and Hall’s Family Pills, and offers a reward for cures that these remedies cannot achieve, with a distant Toledo company listed.
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Hall
Tree
I. J. Cunnng & Co
Loledo
Drugeists
Tae
Unwritten Local Code Governs Women’s Evening Walks
A fragment notes a community custom restricting women to within two blocks of home when shawled, shaping public behavior and social norms for women in that era.
Washington Given Round Trip Fare via Chesapeake and Ohio Route
The notice mentions a fare rate for a round trip to Washington via the Baltimore and Ohio connections with travel details and an address in Minneapolis, reflecting daily chatter about a married couple.
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Chesapeaka
Ohio Ry
Washington
Meinley
March Dt
Tercen
Clavie Street
Chisago
Washington Democrat
No-To-Oao for Misty Conta
Ad claims No-o-Bao regulation aids desire and health with a promise of guaranteed care. Mentions pricing and druggist availability. Uses sensational language about relatives and opposition to dictate consumer choices.
Demoralized Fragments on Health and Matrimony
The clipping mixes health claims about cascanirs stimulating liver kidneys and bowels with a remark on marriage duration affecting a woman's wealth. It presents no coherent story or identifiable individuals or events.
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Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Dorchester
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Sterling Remedy CO
Montreal
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