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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1891
Page
13
A survey of women’s taste in fashion and social life cites Constess Annie de Montaigu and a mix of tips on color, dress, and dinner dances. It notes trends from London styles, velvet gowns, and ornate hats, plus anecdotes about Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and Mrs. Thomas C. Platt’s cats, and ends with reflections on marriage myths and nationalism.
A London inspired gown described in deep brown hues by a world renowned designer, featuring a leaf-brown camel hair dress with fur trims and a jeweled dragonfly clasp. It notes matching accessories, a long-lived velvet coat, and a cock’s feather boa. Also mentions incense types used in fashionable rooms and a London imported dinner dance.
A jewelry and home decor piece features turquoise velvet and silver spider motifs. Window drapes in white and silver inspire a chic New York look with sheer curtains and silver-banded shades. Dresden china umbrellas and tortoise shell hair pins headline a trend report, alongside new hood designs, kerchief holders, and split skirts with knickerbockers for practical fashion.
The piece cites Governor Pattison’s inaugural speech criticizing taxation and corruption while urging aid for workers and farmers. It highlights working women earning meager wages in mills and shops, unaffordable living costs, and harsh conditions in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, with advocates like Helen Campbell and Carroll Wright calling for reform.
A piece argues that poverty among working women persists not to moral failings but due to a mismatch in labor supply and demand. It cites wages, conditions, and social bias, urging concrete efforts to align opportunities with capable women while respecting respectable labor and breaking stigma.
Frank G. Carpenter quotes Governor Oglesby recounting a car ride with an Illinois politician. The governor reflects on life, asks what good one has done, then concludes that Uncle Dick Oglesby is a darned old fraud.
A feature discusses dietary claims about gout and rheumatism, citing Dr. Asa F. Pattee and Dr. John Cutter who advocate beef and limited starches. It recounts cures from meat rich regimens in consumption and fibrous disease, warns against vegetarianism, and extols cream and eggs for beauty and nervous health.
A famed physician extols cornmeal as a nourishing antidote to illness noting corn’s high protein content and digestive ease. A set of tested recipes follows including Superison Corn Muffins Corn Griddle Cakes Indian Pudding Cornmeal Waffles Indian Breakfast Cake Indian Pancakes Corn Bread and Stewed Corn with milk butter and sugar variations.
The illustrations show a phagocyte engulfing the anthrax bacterium in frog blood. A later photograph shows the bacterium fully engulfed and the phagocyte altered in shape. Recovery occurs when phagocytes triumph. death when bacteria prevail.
A discussion of the Papal Golden Rose noting its rarity since recent years and listing notable recipients such as the Queen Regent of Spain and Miss Caldwell of Philadelphia. It describes its art, Rome makers, and a brief history from the thirteenth century through Napoleonic era with various European monarchs and queens receiving the honor.
A dolphin is described as the speediest swimmer in the sea. It has been observed darting through waters at more than 20 miles per hour and is frequently seen circling a vessel at its top speed.
An old rule on mush advises cooking until done then cooking again. Cornmeal is used to clean hands, prepare meals, and tenderize meat. yellow cornmeal is preferred for gema and johnny cake. Maize soap and cornmeal water are recommended for skin care and tett er cleansing, with bedtime use to avoid outings.
A fragment from Chicago Times depicts a speaker urging voters not to elect him to the Legislature while mocking opponents and promising action in quick terms. The dialogue features a self-aware ex-burglar addressing political folly with punchline bravado.
Report notes the greatest distance for artificial sounds, citing December 1832 when Antwerp cannon fire was heard from miles away, marking a historic acoustic observation.
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