Various Advertisements and Anecdotes From a Late 19th Century Page
A collage of odd advertisements and short anecdotes: cure-all tonics, kidney pills, and beauty gowns described with promotional ploys. Included are claims about Mrs Gray’s Sweet Powders, Dodd’s Kidney Pills, and Poiret on morality and beauty, plus a fatherly joke about a bright eight-year-old at dessert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Fleenor
Otter
Kein
Ind
Paul Hope
M.fleenor
Dodd
Mr. Fleenor
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Found It Quote Turns Sour in Padded Cell Tale
A sharp quip about a friend who sought a soft thing ends with the grim reveal that he is confined in a padded cell. The biting proverb about stinging before being stung closes the exchange, illustrating mordant wit.
Wife Wins Battle Over Coffee With Postum Drink
A wife chronicles her coffee addiction and a physician's ban. After trying Postum, she finds relief and convinces her husband to switch. The family credits Postum with improved health and color, with Grocers selling Regular and Instant versions.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
S & Reason
Postum
Violets and Roses of Velvet Ribé Evolve Fashion Craft
Instructions describe making velvet ribbon violets and roses as durable accessories for women. Steps cover rose size, petal cutting, gathering, wiring, stamens, foliage mounting, and securing stems with tinfoil. The piece notes these dress touches suit both ample wealth and sparer wardrobes, aiding versatile outfits.
Traveler in a Kimono Tries to Ease Travel Fear
A traveler reflects on the hesitancy of appearing in a kimono before strangers, noting that subdued colors reduce notice in sleep cars and halls. A professional woman describes traveling often in a dark blue silk kimono with smocked panels and straight cuffed sleeves, saying it attracts as little attention as a fully gowned outfit.
Ingenious mouthheld mirror for back hair styling
A new broad mirror can be held in the mouth to reflect the back of the head. It is mounted on a curved bar that extends from the bureau, with a bite at the bottom covered in batting for easy grasp. Envelopes fit over the bite for storage.
New Hosiery Elevates Winter Fashion Trends
Leading winter fashion hosiery features flesh-hued silk stockings that resemble theatrical fleshings and pair with low-cut slippers and Greek sandals in black satin with seed pearls. For traditional wearers, matching silk hosiery on evening gowns can be embroidered with gold or silver pearls.
Midwinter Fur Trends in Millinery Shapes and Trimmings
Fashion notes celebrate fur and velvet in midwinter hats with black velvet fur led by plushes and duvetyne crowns. Turbans and soft caps remain popular with fur borders, quills, and ostrich trims. Furs appear as trims, not main bodies, in gray, black, and white combinations. Sueia Bottomley.
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Sueia Bottomley
Adversity Test Faint Strength Quote from Baxter
A fragment quotes a biblical or religious line about strength in adversity, noting weakness failing to seem worthy of discussion. The dated language resembles a sermon or literary clipping, reflecting on resilience when hardship first presents itself.
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Babbcock
Possibilities in Popcorn
A nostalgic home kitchen note on popping corn by wire popper, including recipes for Cracker Jack style popcorn, popcorn balls, and buttered popcorn. It cites tips for coating kernels, making hard ball candy, and proper cooling, with closing quotes from Longfellow and Powell.
Seasonal Dishes And Kitchen Tips From A Past Menu
After Thanksgiving, a cranberry jelly base with raisins orange pulp and rind thickens into a jelly mixture. Recipes for macaroni and oysters prunes and lemon jelly chicken souffle risotto and wicker staining tips are included, plus a legal quip about a drunken plaintiff.
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Farcrern CO
Quincy, Til
Tal
Babe Bammer
St. Loule
Sai
Toney & CO
Highmond, Mnd
U. 8
Factories Co
Cincinna
Jones
Paul Poiret
New York
M. Poiret
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Julia Bottomley
H. W. Longfellow
E. Yorke Powell
the State Bank
Otterbein
J.anata
BH. Bolt
Sidney Smith
Rus't Cashier
John 'S
VanNatta
THE
Farmer's & Merchant's Bank
Indiana
Jeremiah Edwards
Chas
J. McKinnis
V. Pree J. &. Ward
Dr. C. A. Chenoweth
Dr. L. Learning
F. E. Follett
Otterbeln, Ind
Ward A
Pleintif
Benton County
Ags
Fred F. Killin
Indianapolis
Templeton
R. Mather
Vetrinary
Lumber Yard
J. W. Frankin
Green Hill
James S. Wagner
Medina Lownship
Mr. Merchant
Business Man
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