Valentine Day Party Customs and Superstitions Detailed
The article describes Valentine Day festivities with costumes, decorations, and games. It notes costumes ranging from Cupid to historical lovers, mistletoe decor, unique invitations, and souvenir cards. It explains rites like drawing names, water fate, ghostly games, and a heart target shooting contest with ribbons and colors.
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John Alden
Priscilla
Evangelie
Gabriel
Romeo and Juliet
St. Valen
St. Valentine
Rome
Valentine
Howland of Mount Holyoke Invented American Valentine
Esther A Howland a Mount Holyoke graduate born in 1847 created the American valentine in Worcester after studying English designs. She built a nationwide industry turning out lace and colored valentines and later introduced embossed ornaments and lithographs, eventually surpassing $100000 in yearly sales before selling her business while remaining a celebrated figure at Mount Holyoke.
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Esther A. Howland
Mount Holyoke
Worcester
Howland
England
Miss iWowland
New York
Self
Germany
Miss Howland
Valentine
Esther Howland
Little God of Love
Cooper's Sales Soar in Omaha Headline
In Omaha Nebraska on February 9 the Cooper preparations sell vigorously. Callers at the young man's headquarters praise the New Discovery for stomach trouble and rheumatism, with testimonials from W J Grant and William Kennedy supporting swift health gains.
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Omaha
Neb
Cooper
W. J. Grant
South Sixteenth Street
Earth
Wlliam Kennedy
Bennett Company
Sixteenth and
Harney Streets
Practical Christianity Button Drive At Church
Harper's Weekly reports a sewing circle fundraiser where 57 buttons were placed in the contribution box last month. The pastor asks donors to bring undershirts and three pairs of secular garments next Sunday to provide material for sewing the buttons.
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Harper’s Weekly
Resinol Ointment Cured When Nothing Else Would
A reader testifies that Resinol Ointment cured a recurring neck eczema after other remedies failed. The note mentions Barbara Carpenter of Ogden, S. C. and adds unrelated lines about patriotism, a cigar offer, and a playful remark about an old hen enjoying a treat.
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Barbara Carpenter
Ogden, S. C
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Turkey
the Queen OF Hearts
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