Experience of Motherhood in Victorian Advice Columns
A dense excerpt discusses the ordeal of motherhood, urging preparation and suggesting Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for women. It contrasts unprepared pregnancies with the health of a strong, happy mother and includes fragments of advertisements and humor from period sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia KE
Pinkham Medicine Co Liin
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
President Wilson Praises Princeton Training and Tact
At a Washington luncheon President Wilson joked about visitors overstaying their welcome. He recounted a tale of an old man praising a busy young lawyer who repeatedly invited him back after brief social calls, illustrating the lawmaker’s brisk social etiquette.
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Wilson
Princeton
White House
Washington
George
Monaléur
Paris Minister of Police Tale in Bastile Escape Plot
Paris in the Louis XV era frames romance and political intrigue. De Sartines edges Madame Linden with state plots and a conspiratorial letter. De Lussac, a visionary noble, is jailed in the Bastile as a secret report and a dangerous drawer of incriminating papers threaten him and the king.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Mountjoy
Paris
Europe
Voltaire
Cafe de Regenance
Madame Linden
de Sartines
Police
Boles
de Lussac
Vienna
Polie
de Richelieu
Richelieu
de Bastile
Rea
Cost of Graduating Clothes Debated in Woman's Companions
Article discusses the cost of graduation gowns and accessories, contrasting sentimental views with practical concerns. It cites a school teacher’s letter urging restraint and mentions a proposal in Hamilton County to limit gown material costs to three dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Ghia
Cinemi Li
Counted Nap Helps Doctor Test Hearing
A weary doctor during night duty asks a patient to count while listening to chest vibrations. The patient proceeds from one to over six thousand as the doctor nods off. Awakened, the doctor notes the count and resumes the examination with renewed alertness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napestone
Making Filet Lace in Harper's Bazaar May Issue
An excerpt discusses filet lace as fashionable and easy to make with simple tools. It notes hand made net costs versus imported linen net and compares prices in Paris and New York stores, urging DIY crafting as economical and stylish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Bazar
Galerie Lafayette
Paris
New York
The Real Hope in Tuberculosis Cures and Prevention
An article from Collier's Weekly argues tuberculosis is highly curable with modern care. It notes rising hope from treatment, emphasizes early screening for those up to 30, and suggests contagion mainly from parents to infants, urging public school education and sanitary measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier's Weekly
Ume
Tenor Ricardo Martin Declines Lady's Opera Invite
In Paris while in a box, Metropolitan tenor Ricardo Martin chatted through Goettes daeminerung, irritat ing a social host. The woman asked him to attend Faust next week, but Martin replied he did not recall ever hearing it, and his future presence was not noted.
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Duc Dé Richelieu
de Lussac
Beauregard
Leutenant
de Sartines
de Lugsic
Paria
de Lussie
Dia
St. Peter and
St. Paul
Louis XL
Tad Refige
de Richelieu
New York Sun
Metropolitan Opera Company
Broadway
Thirty-ninth Street
Ricardo Martin
Paris
Goettes Daeminerung
Martha
Metropolitan
Nces
Martin
Preserving Roses With Wax Sealed Buds Method
A historical note describes preserving roses by sealing buds with squid wax. Developed buds are dipped end to seal, wrapped in tissue, and packed in a box. Months later the wax is cut away and stems placed in slightly warmed water to rehydrate and expand.
Ice Coal Prices Dip Amid Rising Costs
In Philadelphia the Enquirer notes a fall in coal prices while the usual coal man maintains a high average price. The piece references youthful figures and mentions cold storage, with remarks on fresh career stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Enquirer
Hazy Ad Jumbles Names and Phrases in Incoherent Text
Fragmentary OCR reads like a string of odd phrases and stray product mentions. It mentions Washington D C and druggists offering free samples, with unclear references to a man with a bulbous nose and a bulging crow.
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Tyra
Tyrwe
Washington, D. C
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