The County Seat Hub in a Dying Town
A reflective portrait of a county seat’s social life centered on court week, band concerts, races, and revivals. The piece contrasts lively old traditions with a fading town facing competition from a rival and neglect that threatens its courthouse, papers, and identity.
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Wving
Ware
County Archives
Temple of Justice
Alt and
Ieten
Boxea
Lincoln
Sleepy Hollow
Rip van Winkle Iike
Ichabod
Styles in Bodices for Woolen Fabrics with Silk Trims
Designs detail back and front bodice styles using tight linings and deep silk points. Describes fastening along center front, waist bands, and silk trimming with cords and pompons. Lists material requirements for two variations including yardage and widths.
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Wal
Methods of Perfuming Hats Create Scented Hats Trend
A hat perfuming fad spreads among milliners with boxes and scenting methods. One artisan uses a tin ice chest with a lined paper box inside and silk liners that hold sachet scents. The process seals the hat in a scented chest, preserving its fragrance for months.
Toilet Vinegar Recipe Fragments
A simple toilet vinegar recipe uses lavender flowers seven ounces alcohol eight fluid ounces and diluted acetic acid sixty eight fluid ounces for cleansing mixtures. The passage presents a compact guideline for mixing ratios and ingredients.
Filet pillow covers for summer divans
For summer divans use small flat cushions with open filet and linen squares edged with Cluny lace. Choose eyelet dominated designs to reveal colored silk beneath, or simple filet squares dyed tea color for affordable charm. Covers may be the same both sides or with lawn or inexpensive filet net underside.
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Madras
Outdoor Girl's Gloves Advice for Summer Wear
The piece warns typical outdoor and athletic girls against chamois skin gloves in summer. It notes they add bulk, wear poorly, and wash through, recommending silk gloves instead. It cautions against bright colors and favors white or soft tan while reserving black for mourning.
Cameos Remain Fashion Favorite In Jewelry Trends
A fashion note highlights the staying power of cameos used in drop earrings dainty pins belt buckles and bracelets. Designers showcase wide carved jet settings and large delicately outlined brooches and even hatpins. Imitations abound showing the cameo’s enduring popularity.
Expansive Receptacle Comic Exchange At Jokey Farm
A humorous exchange unfolds with a child declaring a toothache while boastfully claiming no pockets in his suit, and a punchline about carrying a baseball in his mouth. The banter captures a rustic, playful tone.
Cuticura Relieved Severe Itching and Swelling
A Concord New Hampshire man reports a two month outbreak of painful skin itching and swelling that blistered like raw beef. After trying several remedies with no relief, he used Cuticura and the symptoms instantly subsided. swelling decreased and he could wear shoes again within two days.
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George B. Farley
South State St
Concord
N. H
Thebes Gates and Armies in Ancient Chronicle
Ancient Thebes reputedly boasted a hundred gates with potential to deploy 1,000,000 soldiers and 2,000 chariots from each gate or 10,000 troops and 200 chariots per gate across the city. References to assorted modern brands and a Marcus Aurelius quote appear among fragmented text.
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Thebes
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Raesolas
Ernest McGaffey Nyeens Oe
Ae “Ouatdoors
By Joseph B
Cutiura
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
Ill
Winslow
Marcus Aurelius
Dodds
Carters
Daisy Fly
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Pensi Youcher
Tar Caab
AEM i Wairaa Co
Washington, D. C
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