This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1899
Page
6
The article discusses spring fashion trends with sheathlike skirts, spencer bodices, tight sleeves, and pelonaises. It notes a shift away from flounced skirts and emphasizes fitted waists, ornate blouses with net and beads, and decorative flowers and toques in violet and lime tones. Also included is a brief, technical aside on piano legato technique and tonal exercise.
The article previews spring fashion focusing on long house gowns with tubies and triple overskirts. It describes brown cloth gowns with cream chenille trim, cerisy satin tunics, cream velvet spatted trims, and bold green gray color combos. It notes the extreme floor-length gowns pose practicality issues in muddy streets but hints at shorter skirts coming.
A vintage health column extols massage as a method to reduce flesh and ease rheumatic and nervous issues. It notes Turkish baths, home routines with hot baths, hand techniques, oil or wine blends, and post massage rest with tea. It adds painter notes and gilding advice from Art Interchange.
The article presents a tatting project for a table centerpiece using two spools of No 4 thread two shuttles an 18 inch linen square and three skeins of Caspian floss. It describes borders wheels clover leaves and rows of rings and chains with specific stitch counts and joining methods. A second recipe combines breadcrumbs grated cheese eggs and spices for a baked dish finished with Parmesan.
A guide on selecting bookcases for every room highlighting styles from Sheraton to Chippen dale. Discusses materials oak walnut mahogany ash and ebony, built in shelves cabinets and glass doors, and design details for libraries drawing rooms and bedrooms to blend with existing furniture and decor.
The text describes a simple fitted case easy to build for anyone with basic carpentry ideas, costing only a few shillings. It mentions a hanging bookcase or shelves common in bedrooms, attractive wall decorations, and a revolving bookstand made of mahogany with satinwood inlay, serving as a handsome ornamental table or book stand.
The Household guide explains pastry bags and tubes, noting their value for birthdays and small gatherings. A loaf of cake becomes art with proper bagging, and salads gain decorative dressing while desserts are garnished with meringues created with the tool.
The article describes making pastry bags from stiff brown paper or rubber cloth for decorating cakes and salads. It explains assembling a triangular paper bag, adapting rubber bags of various openings, and using tubes to pipe icing with different shapes and decorations for birthdays and initials.
In a playful exchange, Mrs Jibbins dismisses arguments about the world’s size after glancing at a globe in a shop window. Abs Trimmins counters with a flat earth claim while they joke about Averstock Billy and a London Panch.
A mixed recipe for sponge pudding with milk sugar and eggs plus knitting directions for a lace insert using 32 stitches. The text blends culinary steps and pattern instructions including casting on purling and binding off and repeated stitch patterns.
A thrift oriented guide details dry cleaning at home using gasoline with outdoor safety. It covers jacket cleaning, rinsing, drying on a line, and repurposing solvent for other garments, plus tips for scouring muddy or greasy stains. The piece cites guidance from The Ladies' World and The New York Sun on lace waists, Eton coats, and current fashion trends including silk blouses with trims.
The New York Tribune lists cat glass or crystal buttons among recent Paris imports. Ball buttons in colors like red garnet lavender and sapphire sell for 48 cents a dozen. plain white small balls at 11 cents a dozen. large clearcut balls 63 cents a dozen. Olives priced 58 cents to 1.24, extra large at 5.75. some jeweled with stones, mediam ball 25 cents. Flat crystal battons and buttons of various cuts cost 53 cents to 1.87 a dozen. Text also includes piano care tips noting placement away from drafts, dust removal, and polishing with a silk handkerchief.
The article reflects on Jesus teaching in the temple during the Feast of Tabernacles. It notes His timing, His divinely sent doctrine, and the unbelief of the Jews who claimed to know Him. It cites verses from John and Isaiah while contrasting belief and rejection, ending with a note on living water imagery and the era’s fashion notes.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.