Women Save Day Against French Invasion Report
The article recalls a 1797 incident at Fishguard where Welsh women in red cloaks and petticoats opposed Col. Tate’s Legion Moire. The spectacle, though symbolic, disrupted the French landing, delaying their advance until local forces could muster real strength. It also cites various anecdotes and a physician's endorsement of kidney pills, plus notes on Cardinal robes and other assorted passages from era journalism.
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Tate
Legion Moire
Fishguard
Bristol
Cawdor
Smilkmalde
Dort
Halland
Win Cave
Austrian Steamship Plan For Floating Industrial Exhibit
The Vienna leading paper reports Austrian exporting circles consider fitting out a steamship for a floating exhibition to visit the East Indies and eastern Asia ports. A 1901 enterprise yielded profits for Austrian manufacturers and exporters who joined it.
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Vienna
East Indies
Asia
Curious Beauty Tricks and Science Insights from Old Journal
A pasted miscellany describes cashew oil used as a tan remover in Indian cosmetics, noting temporary skin darkening and a two week social withdrawal. It compares acetylene and coal gas heating, then cites a Berlin nerve specialist linking piano study to nervous disorders in girls, and ends with reflections on how women notice small details and find value in little things.
Grape Nuts Promoted as Aide to Daily Strength
A woman endorses Grape Nuts as a sustaining breakfast aiding mental and physical effort. She claims four teaspoonfuls with cream provide more lasting energy than a heavy meal, noting Grape Nuts contain rebuilding parts of Wheat and Barley. The ad cites Postum Co, Battle Creek, Michigan, and invites readers to look for The Road We Wellville in the package.
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Uivb
Jong
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Harley
Fashion Notes on Foulards and Belts of the Season
The piece outlines large figured and ombre foulards with scarlet silk, white flowers and gold embroidery, plus a hat in white Irish crochet with gold embroidery. It also critiques new belts in leather and morocco, praising Japanese feather belts with embroidered dragons and gilt buckles. The text shifts to a cheese sauce recipe, then a baked dish with eggs and cheese to serve hot.
Girl Apron Fashioned in Lawn with Embroidery Trims
Daloty aprons praised for beauty and practicality in lawn fabric. Design features epaulette-like front, bertha back, and tucked fronts creating fullness. Describes suitable fabrics for various ages and notes May Manton pattern No. 4528 offered by mail for a small price.
Pantel Pink Sicilienne Frock with Lace and Tucks
A pastel pink sicilienne dress features lace emplacements and hand made tucks. The corsage fastens at the back and sleeves form a series of rifles with alternating ici enne and chiffon ending in tight cuffs. Skirt is knee length with group tucks. Ostrich boa and muff in woodland brown.
Cheese Souffie Recipe Note Prompts Autumn Dish
Fragmentary culinary note describes a cheese souffie as a delicate autumn supper dish and gives an incomplete instruction to place two Tevel teaspoonfuls of batter in a frying pan and stir in.
Misses Waist with Sailor Collar and Applique Trim
A fashion description for a white corduroy waist with a broad sailor collar in silk appliqué. It highlights tuck detailing, box plait center front, and variations in material, plus sizing for girls aged 12 to 16. Also included are instructions for cleaning chamois trimming and advice on leather care for garments with non detachable chamois linings.
Woodland Brown Ejon Jacket in Tangerine Velvet with Braid
A description details a woodland brown and tangerine velvet ejon jacket with a yoke and vest effect. The garment features mixed brown sold braid and a shoulder overhang that extends beyond a single banded sleeve ending in a straight cuff. The text notes the braid and overall life of the design.
Three years after Dean's Kidney Pills testimonial
Eugene E. Lario of Denver asserts in 1900 that Dean's Kidney Pills cured his backache and has caused no pain since. He repeats a prior statement from the Denver papers and notes the product offered by Foster-Milburn Co of Buffalo, price 60 cents a box through all druggists.
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Eugene E. Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Union Station
Denver
Col
Lberty
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
How to Win at Poker and Other Notices
A truncated article notes a Chicago club poker incident where a man named Mc Clellan forced a hand, drew all pots, and skipped the kitty, an irregular yet admitted innovation. Also advertised: Dream Separator dairy tool promises high butter yield and low price, plus a seed company catalogue offer. Feminine mind superior in deciphering hieroglyphics, with women taught the ancient art in Europe and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McClellan
Chicago
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.N.U
Europe
America
Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for Children Cure
Product promotion for Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders used by a nurse at a New York Children's Home. Claims include curing constipation feverishness stomach teething disorders and worm destruction. Advertises over 30,000 testimonials and availability at all druggists, price 25 cents, address in LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Earle Bree
Olmated
LeRoy
Where She Had Felt
A brief dramatic exchange unfolds as Mr Clubb discovers his change gone and challenges his wife about a remark made the night before. She counters that he has no feeling, and he replies that his thinking isn’t done in his pockets.
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Mr. Clubb
Catholic Standard and Times
Notable old London signs revive in garden history
The Sun Dial is revived as a symbol of garden fashion and old signs. The Dog's Head in the Iron Pot, a landmark on Blackfriars Road near Charlotte Street, is described as a relic from King Henry VIII's era. Other signs include The Black Dog The Dog and Duck and The White Greyhound of John Harrison near St Paul's churchyard.
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London
Hal
St. Nicholas
Blackfriars Road
Charlotte Street
John Harrison
St. Paul's Church Yard
Shakespeare
Billion Dollar Na Fodder Plants Yield Top Rina
Faint readable fragments indicate an agricultural note on large scale fodder plant efforts, likely referencing vast tonnage and high yields. Mentions rape crops and rising profits but lacks concrete dates or locations. Further readable detail needed for precise attribution.
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Jan
Leland ‘Williamson
Williamwonenya
Dodd
Vatican
Hurtacheld
Ats-la-Chapelle
Ito
Willem the Conqueror
William
Princeton Tiger
Otis Cmarrh
Beneres
Beniemin Wart Richardson
Piers
Pets I
Bath
Washington
Muwary
Howard the Gral
John A. Salzer Seed Co
Ta Croane
Delicieux
West Indies
Berlin
Winslow
Yiel Rina
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