Inside the base ball core and its craft
Chicago club president Spalding explains base ball construction noting the rubber core determines liveliness and elasticity. He recalls changes from a 1 inch core in 1866 to the modern hand made league ball with wool yarn cement and horse hide cover and the need for strict league sealing and signatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Spalding
Chicago
Rockford
Harvard
United States
League
Nick Young
Chicago Herald
White House Ladies Long Ago in Presidential Homes
A list of women associated with U.S. presidents outlines wives widows and daughters who served as first ladies or mistress of the Executive Mansion across several administrations. It notes figures such as Mrs Grover Cleveland Mrs Julia Gardiner Tyler Mrs James K Polk and others detailing their terms and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Julia Gardiner Tyler
President Tyler
James K. Polk
President Polk
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hayes
Rose Elizabeth Cleveland
Julia Dent Grant
Grant
White House
James A. Garfield
Garfield
Executive Mansion
Harriet Lane Johnson
Buchanan
Elen Arthur McElroy
Arthur
Patterson
Johnson
Stover
Semple
Tyler
Louise Home
Washington City
Fashionable Austin church clock drama
A fashionable Austin attendee frets as church services begin late and her newly ordered New York suit goes on display with nobody to notice due to a clock that was an hour fast. The exchange reveals social embarrassment over timing and attire in the quiet church setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Built Chimneys Guide Under Napoleon Code Safety Rules
The article explains chimney construction with brick as preferred and stone only in certain cases. It advises tying abutments to walls with wrought iron bars, maintaining flue thickness of at least four and a half inches, and placing slabs on sound mortar with four and a half inches clearance from wood. It warns against partial roofs and requires each chimney to be separate from others and not connected to stacks. It cites Napoleon code isolating chimneys from neighboring walls to prevent heat transfer.
Contents of a Confederate Musket Unearthed Treasure
A Boscawen man traded two old muskets to J Edwin Gage for about $1. He found a hollow butt containing six 50 cent coins three 25 cent coins two $20 Confederate bills a musket ball and a letter from a Confederate wife describing Yankee capture of her father and her effort to return money. The musket likely came from a fallen bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Folsom
Boscawen
J. Edwin Gage
Folsom
Concord
N. H
World horses census and new electric rail lighting
A French census ranks nations by horse and mule totals, noting Russia and the United States produce large shares. The Boston and Albany Railroad unveils electric car lighting using storage batteries with prolonged life, plus iron purifiers for water treatment experiments in Antwerp. Also a quip on self regard and a stat of eighteen thousand female college students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
United States
Canada
Spain
Russim
Argentine Republic
Austro-Hungary
German Empire
France
Great Britain
Uruguay
Sweden
Norwa
Belgium
Denmark
Australia
Holland
Switzerland
Greece
Portugal
Boston and Albany
Julien
Mexican Politeness and Customary Terms Abroad
The article recounts Mexican social norms and politeness, including familiar address, diminutives, and gendered terms. It notes men greet with embraces or kisses, locals call women by given names, and "La Nina" as a term of endearment. It also mentions nervousness cured by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters for digestive and nervous issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Ober
Mexico
Senora
Cuba
Ninas
Sunflowers Demand and Varieties Discussed in Horticulture
Sunflower seeds face rising demand from seedsmen as gardens showcase bold color. The plant ranges from dwarf to tall, single and double forms, with single varieties favored. Good soil enhances flower size and quality, while the kingly bloom and dark centers contrast with golden petals. Victoria’s Joan Rour champion cyclist notes St Jacobs Oil eases fatigue after long ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vick's Magazine
The Most Healthy People Adults by Profession
A paper presented to the Naval Statistical Society shows lower mortality in professional and independent classes compared with laboring classes. Clergy, farmers, and gardeners are the healthiest. inn and hotel servants, general laborers, and fruit-sellers the least. Infant mortality is much higher in general-service classes than in professional groups. All mechanical work not deemed universally harmful. Association and athletic clubs widely use St Jacobse Oil for sprains and pains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Statistical Society
Boldest dental patients in Pittsburgh era revealed
A Pittsburg dentist questions who are the bravest patients as he notes women endure pain better than men. He observes children fear first extractions but grow bolder after, while husbands buy pricey sets for themselves and cheaper ones for wives, who then press for quality for their husbands. A Lord Bacon quote on national spirit closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Moxie And Nervous Women Said To Improve Endurance
The piece explains a tonic known as Moxie claiming remarkable effects on nervous, weakly women. It asserts the plant remains tasteless and harmless, delivering immediate relief from nervousness and boosting endurance without typical stimulant reactions. It argues the cure strengthens nerves so the body functions recover naturally.
The Pistol in Mexico
A vivid anecdote on Mexican streetcar conductors where pistols are part of formal dress. The narrator notes two pistols worn openly as a status symbol and ubiquitous presence in daily life and social events. The piece includes a teacher who deposits a big revolver before lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jannie B. Ward
Carded Cure Claim Sparks Bidding War for Catarrh Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr. Sage Catarrh Remedy promising rewards to the man who fails to benefit. It boasts thousands cured by the remedy and taunts readers to bid for a cash prize. It also includes a springtime quip about a chicken on a pretty girl's plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sage
W. Hausner
Ithaca
N. Y
Er Rossini
Bunyan P. O
Columbia Co
Enays
Featherbone Dress Stay Aims to Replace Whalebone
A new Dress Stay named Warren's Featherbown offers soft pliable support for dresses. Made from quilla it attaches along the seam to prevent wrinkles and provides a smooth finish. Sold by the yard in various coverings and colors, it’s praised for comfort and durability as whalebone declines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Quilla
United States
Dramatic Powders and Tonics Promoted for Debility
Vivid sales pitch urges action aboard a vessel with danger, touts Dr. Harter’s Iron Tonic and MENSMAN’s Beef Tonic as blood builders and life savers, claims quick relief for indigestion dyspepsia nervous prostration and pulmonary troubles. Hazard Hazard & Co New York sell through druggists. Piso's Remedy for Catarrh priced 60 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mensman
Hazard, Hazard & Co
New York
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Universal Remedy
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as universally true and highly praised. It claims benefits for impure blood fatigue dyspepsia and kidney liver complaints. A testimonial from G Somza Yvill Moreland Cook Co Illinois asserts improved health after using three bottles. Sold by all druggists priced one dollar or five dollars for six doses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
G. Somza- Yviil&, Moreland
Cook Co
C.J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Sowell
Mass
J. B. Smith & CO
ST. Louis
Advise to wait for cheaper thermometers next winter
A reader is urged to delay buying a thermometer until the next winter when prices are expected to be lower. The note suggests waiting could reduce cost and avoids current higher prices.
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Living Ladies of the
Horses of the World
W. Anderson
Sir Frederick Abel
Antwerp
Anderson
Joan Rour
Sydney
St. Jacobs Qil
Lord Bacon
Moxie
Regerge
B. V. Pierce
Buffalo
TRE Green Grocer
London
Lyon
Bank
Express Co
Bamwe
HUNT
Cincinnati
OS Co
U. S. Chase
Fitlgerald & Powll
Indianapolis
Ind
Addreas Brewster
Holly, Mich
A. P. Lacky
Washington, DC
Randolph St
Lord & & Thomas
Warren Featherbone Company
Three Oaks
Mich
W.H. Fay & CO
Gamden
N. J
Minneapolis
Northwestern Biain Works Milwauekbde
Wis
Chicago, YL
Evencland Conservatory OF Music
Boston
Literstare
Ger Bist Andite Iteaya Lamuegep
Gymunaatica
Rida
Tourjee
Franklin 89
Advzetisens
Avitia
W. Va
Piso
N.S. J. Strider
Adate. A
Procter & Gamble
DR. Pierce
Sige
Pierce
Chemical Laboratory of World's Dispensary Medical Association
N.Y
Dr. Lange
Thomas J. Rushing
Hsg
Pine Street
Bro
Dr. Sage
Succese
Og Po Fee & Son
Washington
B. Coys
Wizard Oil Company
Chicagoc
Dearter
Daryl le Dose
DR. Harter Medicine CO
Kidder
Chichester
Chicheater
Returm Mail
Chichester Chemical CO
Madison Squai Philada
Drurgista
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