Old Fashioned Names in Fashion and Feelings
The piece argues old fashioned names like Dorothy Elizabeth Katharine Mary and Jane remain prettier than nicknames such as Dot Dolly Lizzie Meg and Patience. It notes dignity in Katharine and Kate and suggests Patience or Faith as blessed names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Dot
Dolly
Elizabeth
Lib
Lizzie
Katherine
Kitty
Kate
Margaret
Maggie
Meg
Margie
Mary
Jane
Kirl
Patience
Salvation Oil Ad Makes Rheumatism Claim in 1st Person
A humorous exchange notes a classmate now taking orders in a restaurant. The piece closes with a testimonial from D H Tyler of 150 W Main St Galesburg Ill praising Salvation Oil as the best rheumatism remedy he has used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Smith
D. H. Tyler
W. Main St
Galesburg
Als
Excise, Society, and Health Claims in Old Advertisements
A collage of old ad copy and maxims promoting health remedies and personal conduct. Mentions Lane's Medicine for daily bowels, Duquetin and Cos Pomona Cough Tablets, Garfield Tea, and Arnold Cooker Company profits. Includes social quips about entertaining, self control, and modern civilization.
Coughing Leads to Consumption and Travel Promos
Coughing leads to consumption with Kemp’s Balsam offered free in sample bottles and cheap large bottles. Eli Perkins extols the Union Pacific route as the great transcontinental line with historic sights from Salt Lake to the Grand Canyon and onward to Portland, Seattle, and San Francisco. Firehose of details laud travel, land sales, and railroad routes with contact avenues in Omaha and Council Bluffs.
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Kemp
Eli Perkins
California
U. P
Salt Lake
Great Laramie Plains
Humboldt Basin
Grand Canyon
Horace Greeley
Artemus Ward
Union Pacific
Portland
Pueblo
Helena
Yosemite
Tacoma
Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
E. L. Lomax
G P.& TA
Union Pacific System
Omaha
Plenty of Time in Schoolroom Reflections
The passage muses on time and education in a reflective tone. It contrasts abundant time with the brevity of schooling and argues that duties define life beyond youth. It weighs sage advice against daily battles with evil amid wonders above and around us.
Deaf Smith and the Austin archives duel tale unfolds
An 1840s Texas frontier chronicle recounts Deaf Smith’s prowess as Houston’s scout and a dramatic confrontation over the Austin state archives. A stranger arrives, a pistol duel is arranged on the Colorado river left bank, Morton is slain, and Houston later moves the archives to Washington with Deaf Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deaf Smith
Lone Star
Texas
Mexico
Houston
Great
Southwest
Austin
Washington
Brazos
Morton
San Jacinto
Committee of Safety
Colonel Morton
Sam Houston
Colorado
Judge Webb
Battle of
Smith
General Houston
The Chance of His Life
A terse comic exchange about a jealous wife and a typewriter drives a joke on replacing her with the machine. The dialogue implies a husband’s scheme to avoid his spouse’s ire by discharging the typewriter to win freedom.
Irish Member Clashes In Commons Over Treasury Speech
In the House of Commons an Irish member denounced a treasury speech, insisting the government spokesman’s statements were not fully accurate. The Speaker called for order as deputies tugged at his coat tails, and the member, briefly apologizing, sat down after delivering a sharp retreat, saying he would comply with the ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State and
Monroe
Chicago
House of Commons
Treasury
Evergreen State Weather Report for 1892 at Fairhaven
The report from Fairhaven Washington shows 193 sunny days 82 days with cloud but no rain 47 days with slight rain 42 days with rain and two days with snow. Sunshine often appeared during cloudy periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Fairhaven
Wash
Forty-Ninth Parallel
Newfoundland
Belea Hunt Jackson Named Colorado Garden Inspiration
Helen Hunt Jackson, credited with naming The Garden of the Gods in Colorado, is described riding past and spotting a beautifully kept garden near a prospector’s cabin in the early settlement days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belea Hunt Jackson
Helen “Hunt Jackson
Colorado
Long Beards and Doctors Sparked Lord Rokeby's Odd Will
English lord Matthew Hobinson famed for a towering beard and a fierce disdain for doctors. He reportedly disinherited a favorite nephew if the nephew called a physician during the lord's final illness, prompting the nephew to let the urge pass in good health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana Long
Matthew Hobinson
Lord Rokeby
Shorthand Writers in Australia See Big Demand
A Melbourne shorthand exam showed only six of thirteen passed at 120 wpm and fewer at 150. Sir John Thurston sought a stenographer for correspondence offering $1000 a year plus board, but found most applicants unable to write quickly or read notes later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Melbourne
John Thurston
Royal Baking Powder Advertises Superior Results
An advertisement extols Royal Baking Powder as superior for cake and biscuit making. It claims universal adoption in leading hotels and homes, asserts no souring, sogginess, or lumps, and states it prevents ruined ingredients while old-fashioned methods fail.
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Sheen
Boston
L. C. Frost
Mass
Aten
A. Woodward
Laroy
S.S
H. Elbert
Galveston
Tex
Wirr Specific Co
Atlanta
Thomson
Mil. Thorison Mfg. CO
Waltham
Ainlet
Imbacni
Otter
MGR
Sk Rt
Knickerbocker Brace Co
Easton, Pa
Nebraska Cycle CO. ‘Incoln
Nebraska
N.Y
Waseington
SPEO
Times
Wables
Hermes
Suale CO
Jebb
Y Thompson
Edward E. Broughton
19Th St
New York City
N. Y
Dr. Bull
Lane
England
Liverpool
Europe
Duquetin & Cos Pomona
Bertrand
Neb
Arnold Cooker Company
Ait
Citro
Pola Ache
Amber
THE
Texas Scout
Growler
Washington Street
Auditorium Tower
Frankfort
Ireland
Illinois
Charlie
Evergreen State
Fo Y-One
State of
New
Kitee
Poliadelpaia
Baker
Gruggtets
Winarew
Hansod
H. P. Carson
Scotland
Hall
W. H. Griffin
Jackson
Michigan
Ausert Burcu
Toledo
Ohio
E. D. Loomis
Detroit, Mich
E. A. Roop
E. B. Wattnat & Co
J. A. Johnson
Medina, N. Y
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledoo
DR. C, Gee WO
Omana
Medical College of China
Chines
China
Chan Wong
Ching
C. Gee Wo
Supreme Court
Iis
C. Dee Wa
Bine
DR. C. Qee WO
North 10Th St
Tos Gyrel
Firtere
AUMEQ
Alexandra
Davis & Rankin Bidg
Mfg. Co
West Lake Street
Ely’s Cream Balm
Gatarrh
Oer
Belm
Warren St
Rcxory, Moor
Dwyer
Enderesiseat
Ycroff
Minn
W. L. Douglas
L. Douglas
Douglas
Brockton
Sommert Es
Krausers
E.krauser & Bre
Micton.ar
Omaha Busines
Chas
Foun Hing Ice & Co
Celebr Whitney
Perices
Cataloue Azaarbadoo Cent
Saddlery
Hakbdhff Walz
C.D. Woon
Worth 4 CO
Farnam, 51
Mase Ball
Cross Gun Co
Douglas St
Arrell & CO
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Kimball Pianos
Emerson Pianos
Kimball Organs
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