Mollie Gibson Turns Economy Into Dressmaking Debacle
The Register advertisement lists rates for ads while Mollie Gibson conquers shopping and sewing headaches to create her own walking suit. She buys silk, parasol, and trims, then battles a stubborn polonaise, paying extra for guidance, ending with a costly lesson on frugal ambitions.
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Nood’s Household Magazine
Earners in Debt and French Farming Wealth
The piece argues debt harms farmers though some prosper by borrowing less. It cites French saving since Napoleon, claims France became wealthier as Germans paid a thousand million debts quickly, and notes French farming thrives on small farms and meticulous soil cultivation.
A tarred barrel trap repels cockchafers in orchard
A French horticultural writer describes using an old tarred barrel with a lighted lamp to attract numerous cockchafer insects. As they circle the flame they strike the tar and drown or fall to the bottom, allowing the gardener to collect and destroy ten to twelve vallons of larvae. This cheap method promises to curb a notoriously destructive pest with minimal effort.
Why Potatoes Run Out
A New York farmer cites two main causes for seed potato shortages. Poor seed potatoes, overgrown or underdeveloped, fail to carry quality, while improper cutting between stem and seed ends harms seed integrity. He urges selecting medium, well-formed tubers and cutting lengthwise to preserve seed potential, noting single eyes still exhaust a potato.
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New York
Seeing is Deceiving and Miss Morris Attends to Dog
A quirky note explains how upper halves of letters appear larger than lower halves when viewed normally, and reversed when page is upside down. It mentions actress Miss Clara Morris with her Scotch terrier named Rags, described as the handsomest ugliest day costing $100.
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A Definition of an Editor by Josh Billings
A satirical view defines an editor as a male figure whose job is to navigate a pure paper. He writes, edits, presses, fights, and staff, yet ends poor and often unrecognized, with a brief obituary puff in wagepapers. The writer refuses to cheer up at such a long, turnless lane.
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Josh Billings
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Chewing Gum Origin and Ingredients Revealed
An exposé explains chewing gum's origins and commonness, noting many mothers scold children about chewing. It reveals a formula of gum arabic, gum tragacanth, rosin, and fat from animal sources. The piece aims to shock readers about the fat content, then ends with a dramatic Western dialect flourish.
Local Papers Urge Readers to Support Their Paper
The Sew York Pages extol the local paper as essential to the community. It argues readers should rally to its support, treating the newspaper as representative of all residents and a measure of their collective interests.
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York
Poetic Fancy and Social Snippets From An Old Issue
A playful muse praises a Chicaro poet who laments a cow shelter at Peoria and warns of kerosene danger as a lamp explodes. The Observer quotes a woman’s view on crowding and manners, while Washington society welcomes a diligent belle and a cautionary obituary notes a romantic death by misfired gun.
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