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Newspaper
Plainfield Courier
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1891
Page
2
The piece lampoons British royalty funding, jokes about the Duke of Clarence, Teck, and abolishing monarchy while praising Miss Helyett at Mrs. Carter’s Star Theatre. It notes Mrs. Carter’s eighth week and fiftieth performance with strong audience demand from Cincinnati and Chicago and a Christmas matinee.
An 1891 overview previews the Ladies' Home Journal social life series with insights from Mrs. Burton Harrison and Mia Admiral Dahlgren on New York and Washington society. It notes forthcoming pieces on Chicago Boston Philadelphia and San Francisco and promises vivid depictions of dinners dress etiquette and society life in great cities. The Illustrated American issue for Dec 26 1891 features Dom Pedro Brazil Hawaii and other notable topics including Peg Woffington and Princess Mary of Teck.
Eve's Daughters cites Marion Harland endorsing Allcock's Porous Plaster as an effective back comforter. The text recommends applying over the seat of uneasiness for days or weeks and notes tonic qualities and sustained warmth aiding recovery. It also suggests wearing the plaster for back pain and fatigue to provide support when the weight on the small of the back grows heavy.
An aged advertisement touts Aunt Fanny's Health Restorec as a remedy for dyspepsia liver issues rheumatism and general debility. It promises liver regulation and renewed vitality with free samples and large packages available. Bolded by LW Handolph.
The piece discusses reactions to a northern view of Alabama characters in a theater saluting Southern sentiment. Arguments centered on Col Moberly and the Talladega Horse Artillery references. Southerners were said to overreact, apologize, then rereact to perceived offenses, while Palmer’s theater faced picky scrutiny.
The Federation of the American Noming Pigeon Fanciers held its annual meeting in Newark. W. B. Garrabrant of Newark was elected President with John Love of Philadelphia as first Vice President and Goebel of Philadelphia as second VP.
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