Fashion Notes on Lace Edges and Summer Silhouette Trends
The article describes lace insertions with endulated edges and a new Parse picture hat named L Aigion designed for Mme. Bernhardt. It highlights waist decorations with black velvet ribbon margins, white Bengaline and pale silks for plaited skirts, sleeve styles evolving from directoire to Marie Antoinette with gathered undersleeves, and a popular morning costume featuring a white pique skirt, pink linen shirt waist, Ladysmith hat, and white accessories.
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Bamia
Mme. Bernhardt
Batiste
Valencieries
Seema
Lisle
Bishop's Lawn
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted by Cheney Company
State of Ohio county official verifies the firm of F J Cheney & Co is a Toledo business. Cheney advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally and claims to cure catarrh. notary A W Gleason records the oath on December 6. Hall's Family Pills are also endorsed as the best.
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LvCas
J. Chex
F. J. Cuzxsy & A
Toledo
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Immas
Notary
Hall
F.J Cheney &C
O. Hall
Restoration completes Bloody Tower of London work
Gleanings notes the Tower of London restoration finished. Adirondacks hosts 500 hotels and camps with a 2000-person capacity. Glycerin, a soap and candle byproduct, yields about 40 000 tons annually. Philadelphia policemen use curved canes to reach escaping criminals. Floods in Italy prompt forest replanting plans. Brazilian resources could boost raw rubber output by 5 percent if pressed. Africa reveals a nearly limitless supply. The Basutos, about 250 000 strong, are Bechuanas by ancestry, formed from tribes dispersed during Zulu conquests early this century.
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Tower of London
Adirondacks
Philadelphia
Italy
Africa
Poison In Blood Prompt Urgency In Treatment
The text urges rapid action to remove poison from the bloodstream and warns that delay can worsen condition. It stresses immediate medical response as a priority for Parmelee's Vegetable Pills to counteract the intruding toxin and achieve a lasting cure.
Genesis of Lafayette's Quest for American Freedom
The 1776 dinner scene shows the young Lafayette breaking from aristocratic apathy, declaring to the Duke of Gloucester his intent to aid the American cause. Edward Page Gaston recounts how the 19 year old, later a lifelong advocate, sparked the lifelong partnership with American independence.
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Duke of Gloucester
George Atl
Pares
Enczland
Dreston
Amwung the Courvany
Lafayette
Marquis
Empire
Edward Page Gaston
Woman's Home
Natural Curiosities and Notable Formations
A concise account of geological curiosities including Niagara erosion, the historical location of Niagara Falls near Queenstown, a natural feature named Napoleon's Keep in Natal's Drakensberg, and a Cape Town table mountain nearly 4,600 feet tall with a flat summit about three square miles in area.
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Niagara Falls
Queenstown
Drakenberg
Natal
Cape ‘Town
South Africa
Winking Question Probed by Popular Science Monthly
The Popular Science Monthly discusses winking noting no satisfactory reason has been found in science. The Cleveland Plain Dealer ribs popular scientists for missing breadth of understanding and speculates friendly, pretty girls do not wander by such researchers.
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Popular Science Monthly
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Smith family sighting noted in Chicago history column
A Chicago News column hints the Smith family existed 24 years ago as Ida-Someone notes a possible Adam Smith surname link in local reminiscence.
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Ida
Smith
Adam
Chicago News
Quinine Wine touted as remedy for morbid desepondency
The article extols Quinine Wine as an effective remedy for chronic malaise and lack of interest in life. It claims the tonic strengthens the blood, restores vitality, and improves overall bodily function, urging readers to purchase from druggists at standard rates.
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Ted
Welsh rabbit breakfast remark and medical ad humor
A fragment shows a jokey line about Welsh rarebit and a doctor’s advice. It then shifts to a noisy cough and wheeze described as bronchitis or asthma, followed by an advertisement claiming Thomas' Eclectric Ou improves chest and back issues and injuries with a speedy remedy.
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John
Indianapolis Journal
Perons
Thomas
Minard's Liniment Restores Arm Use in Glamis Letter
A Glamis Ontario reader R W Harrison reports partial arm use from a cudken strain finally restored after using a sample of Minard's Liniment. He credits the remedy with complete recovery and endorses its effectiveness.
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Minard
R. W. Harrison
Beauty Restored by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Women
A Canadian woman, Mrs Francis Poirier of Valleyfield Quebec, chronicles years of illness and relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She describes headaches heart palpitations and a pale complexion improving after treatment. The pills enrich the blood strengthen nerves and restore health, with sales by mail or local dealers.
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Williams
Francis Poirier
Valleyfield
Que
Poirier
la Presse
Dr. Wiliams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
Minard's Liniment Relieves Neuralgia Mystery
A humorous dialogue about hypnotism and a butcher, with characters Smythe and Brown. Smythe recounts using a cleverly timed phrase to gain attention and claim a bill is paid, while a patient disputes the efficacy of hypnotism and a remedy. The piece reads like a comic sketch from a 19th century issue.
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Smythe
Brown
Incident Report From A Dreaming Courtroom
A Circasian princess tells a wild man from Borneo that the India robber man cannot be trusted as he always stretches the truth. the exchange reveals a playful mistrust between two fantasy figures in a surreal dialogue.
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India
Borneo
Minard's Liniment Ad and England Furniture Move Fact
A historical ad touts Minard's Liniment for sale across locales. A George Washington quote praises duty and silence in response to calumny. The text notes England spends about £250,000 daily on furniture movement.
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George Washington
Do Not Be Hateful Do Not Judge Others
Advice cautions against fault finders and pretenders urging kindness. It warns not to belittle or gossip or assume others are happier than you or that you know all. It urges restraint in opinion and curiosity about friends’ affairs.
Bickles Anti-Consumptive Syrup Promoted as Lung Healer
An advertisement touts Bickles Anti-Consumptive Syrup as a great lung healer. It claims to soothe the throat and air passages and to cure coughs colds hoarseness and chest soreness including bronchitis. It asserts success even in advanced consumption cases.
A Smart Boy in a Turbulent Home Tale
A mother questions her son Willie about his tardy reply and learns of a playful deceit. Willie explains he did not hear until the third call and admits the mother was angered by his story. The scene closes with the mother embracing him, recognizing his witty excuse.
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Willie
Little Willie
Littl
Inside Information Sparks Plot Twist in Collier's Weekly
A playful exchange reveals a fictional intrigue as The Goat claims inside information about a maid planning to elope with the milkman, while The Watchdog questions the source. The gag hinges on a swallowed note proving the tip.
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Collier’s Weekly
Attendant Anxieties at Picnic Joke
A line from the Chicago Record humor column notes Mrs. Waddleton’s harried expression as she plans a picnic. The gag suggests she fears snakes or that lemonade will run short, reflecting light social anxiety in a playful tone.
Valor of Canadians. Picture of Commandant Botha Capture
Free Press offers a premium colored plate titled The Capture of Commandant Botha by the Canadian Mounted Rifles from the South African War. The copy is copyrighted and sold by subscription, priced at 35 cents with weekly issues to year end. It promises a handsome picture ideal for framing.
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Free Press
Botha
Canadian Mounted Rifles
Winnipeg Free Press
Largest Steamer Under Construction For North German Lloyd
The North German Lloyd Company contracts with the Vulcan yard at Stettin to build a colossal steamer. It will measure 706 feet in length with 44 000 horsepower engines and a speed of 24 knots, expected to be delivered complete in one year.
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North German
Lloyd Company
Vulcan Shipbuilding Yard
Stettin
Parmelee's Pilis Urged To Prevent Disorder
A brief note suggests resorting to Parmelee's Pilis at the start of internal disorder to restore order. The fragment implies a remedy or treatment mentioned in the source. No dates or names beyond Parmelee appear in the readable text.
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Parmelee
Minard’s Liniment Cares Dandruff and Drying Tips
Practical household notes advise doubling and sewing iron holders for stability, keeping lines two feet apart when drying clothes, and hanging from line to line in tight spaces. Do not iron flannels, but dry evenly then fold and place in the basket. Hot irons ruin flannel fabric.
Minard's Liniment Cares Burns Essay and Free Ports Claim
A brief note contrasts Minard's Liniment with claims about public health and trade, stating that New South Wales ports are among the freest globally and denying any discriminatory duties across Australian colonies.
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New South Wales
Wisdom and Humility Cited by Somerville Journal
The Somerville Journal quotes a maxim about learned men who reveal all they know versus those who reveal all they think they know. The line contrasts candor with overconfidence in conveying knowledge.
The Good Times Are Coming Song Verse
A lyric from the Atlanta Constitution praises imminent good times as a steady star amid trouble. The verse uses marching cadence imagery with whistles and drums to evoke optimism about a brighter day ahead. The refrain emphasizes resilience and collective hope.
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Thistle
Atlanta Constitution
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C. Richards & CO
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LA “Toscana,” Beliance
Dloar
Albert
Baby's Own Soap
Albert Toile
Montreal
Toronto Type Foundry Co., Limited
Owen Street
Winnipeg
National Life Assurance Co.of Canada
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Robt
Dickson
Whaley Royce & Co
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CY Linoy
Tonia
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Sadlier & Co
LH Packarpt & CO
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