Olden Time Beauties Rise of Ancient Cosmetic Tricks
A survey of historic beauty practices describes how famous women used masks, milks, wines, and plant infusions to preserve complexion. It notes methods from Cleopatra era to eighteenth century duchesses and Queen Elizabeth, including quicksilver applications and lethal rouge risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juno
Bavaria
Queen Elizabeth
Mary
Queen of Scots
Mme. Tallien
Empress Josephine
Catherine de’ Medici
Marguerite of
Valois
Charles II
England
Duchess of Newcastle
de Borgia
Ferrara
Lady Coventry
Frugal 18th Century Clergyman Noted in Obituary
In 1766 the Universal Magazine published an obituary for Rev. Mr. Mattinson curate of Patterdale Westmorland. He served sixty years and christened his own wife’s first child. His stipend rose from £12 to under £20, yet he lived to eighty three and left £1000, £800 saved from his stipend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goldsmith
Wakefield
Universal Magazine
Mattinson
Patterdale
Westmorland
London Notes and Queries
Curious Ball Timepiece From Zurich Watch Shop
A Zurich clockmaker displays a ball shaped timepiece that travels down a 16 inch incline over 24 hours without rolling and requires no winding. The ball is propelled along an inclined plane to move the hands, then lifted back to the top to start again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zurich
London Globe
Not a Surprise
A fragmentary exchange appears to involve Mrs. Winkler and a discussion about Minerva with a speaker named Chica Tribane and Mr Spoonamore. The text shows a courtship or social tension in unclear context, with lines indicating surprise and previous statements.
Matrimony in Japan through the matchmaker system
Oko Tamura a twenty year old student seeks marriage after finishing university studies. His father consults the family and a discreet broker to arrange a formal “look at each other” tea meeting with Miss Chrysanthemum. The process emphasizes social position, etiquette, and mutual inspection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oko Tamura
Japan
Orio
Weether
Phee Oa
Wide World Magazine
Found Dime Sparks Old Debt Tale In Hushed Jest
In a playful exchange from a Youth's Companion excerpt, Jim jokes about locating a dime lost long ago. Bill reacts with surprise as the scene centers on a simple coin and a remembered promise, capturing a mood of friendly barter and nostalgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Jim
Cakes as Love Letters and Desert Courtship Customs
The article describes Hungarian gypsies using cakes with a coin as love letters tossed to women. if eaten, love is assured, if rejected, the affair fails. It also notes Arabian desert customs where a suitor abducts a girl from her flocks and, if resisted, the man bears lifelong disgrace.
Antiquity of Bells and Early Belfries
The article notes bell founding as very ancient and cites Saxons lacking church bells though small ones may have existed. Bede’s late seventh century hints at bells, while Saxon towers show sizable belfries. Crowland Abbey in Lincolnshire reportedly rang bells long before the Norman conquest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bede
Crowland Abbey
Lincolnshire
London
Symmes Hole Monument Marks Hollow Earth Theory
A globe monument in Hamilton city park commemorates Americus Symmes and his father John Cleves Symmes, author of the hollow earth theory. The piece notes Symmes proposed an Arctic voyage in 1818, sought funding, and died in 1829, with many believers despite Congress and Ohio Legislature rejecting support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton
Americus Symmes
John Cleves Symmes
Symmes
Ohio River
St. Louis
Siberia
Congress
Senate
General Assembly of
Ohio
Jeremiah N. Reynolds
Bush
Southard
John Quincy Adams
Watson
New York City
Annawan
North Pole
Canada
Leslie’s
Stone-throwing incident baffles village constable
In Both Wood a constable patrolling by boat was struck on the helmet by a stone. He suspects a local man, finds a peculiarly shaped missile, and tests it by placing a wood block inside his helmet to prove the mark. The quarrel ends with a witty clash over proof.
Gatepost Heads as Trophy in Ancient Customs
A fragment describes old customs of displaying enemies' heads on gateposts and city gates as trophies. It cites London bridge and gate houses as sites where ghastly relics were displayed, noting the memory lingers on in gateposts and related folklore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old London
Bridge Gate
Econdaure
Real Estate Transfers Record Listings
A compilation of property transfers in Dayton Amity Sheridan Newberg and surrounding areas. Transfers include Riley Andrus to WW Leete for two tracts at 2600 and various others such as Kinser and Ferguson parcels, Copenhefer to Wei gand 120.89 acres for 8000, and multiple small lots with prices ranging from 1500 to 8398.80. Names include Bechtle C H Wilcox Kinser Jones Ferguson and others with acreage descriptions and section-township ranges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riley Andrus & Wi
Leete
Dayton
Chas L Bechtle
James C & Mary J Kinser
Frank Copenhefer
W F Weigand
T M Wright
R H Crawford
A J Flynn
A Crabtree
Jl& Cora
Ferguson
O J Walker
F D
Culver
Horace Lilly
Diana Lodge
W Y Gray
McMinnville
Good
J McDonald
Isaac Peet
C Hanson & Wf
Johannes Halblaub
Edwards
Newberg
S Hayes & Wi
GH Behrens
James Morris
Arthur W Hepp
David Johnson
Harry Oviatt
AN & Lyda Hinshaw
Sheridan
James M Pugh
Luke S Otis
Hobsons
Mary E Richardson
Amity
M F Seal
M E Burgess
Louie Q Twite
Wtto
Luise Panhorst
Snowden
Malvina Yelvington
Lost glove found returns to local merchant
A single men’s kid glove was found near Porter's store and returned to Harry Baker at Merchant's Hardware for safekeeping. The finder seeks its rightful owner. Please claim at the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter's
Harry Baker
Merchant's Hardware
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Essa
Dior
Automobile Dealers Association of Oregon
Portland
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Automobile Dealers Association
Cireton
Symmes’ Hole
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