The Wopian's Corner and Fashion Notes Preview
A mixed collage from The Wopians Corner featuring a moral aside on feminine emancipation and duty, followed by fashion notes on green color trends, striped fabrics, and wedding attire. It includes guidance from Ladies' Home Journal on bridal dress and groom attire, plus a Kansas invention: a women’s darning club led by expert mend ers.
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Kansas
Stenographer’s Rise to Wealth Through School and Hotels
A Cincinnati stenographer built wealth by founding a stenography school and hiring qualified students for hotel positions with regular salaries. Her enterprise yielded profits and she became wealthy through diligent effort and business acumen.
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Cincinmati
Evening Hat Described With Silk Plisse and Pearl Trim
A vintage description details an evening hat in white silk plisse with lace top trim, pearl bead embroidery, and velvet ribbon accents. The lace forms a pointed edge with pearl embellishments and a 18 inch pearl trim in vogue for evening toques.
Lace fashion in Easter bodices described in guide
A period piece explains lace shirts and Easter bodices built on filet lace foundations with lace figures or woven pallets. It notes using coarse sewing silk and French knots for texture, teaches the technique, and cautions that the knots may run when laundered, urging careful work.
Wedding Attendant Tale Differs from Bride’s Dream
A brief wedding notice contrasts the tale of honor with the bride’s dream, noting subtle differences in expectations and roles. The fragment hints at ceremonial contrasts and social custom within a local wedding context.
Trimming of Tailor Gowns Describes Silk Braid Effects
A feature describes a handsome silk fabric with heavy braid trims shaping tailor rigs. Navy broadcloth shows three rows of black braid framing the flared founce and looping through black silk rings. Braid decorates Carrick cape shoulders and finishes the turned-back cum.
Young Faces Hat Design Description
A hat described with a very small crown worn far on the head. The inner side features pleated rose muslin while the outer uses pleated and rocked tulle. Face trimming includes dark red berries and green velvet leaves to complete the decorative effect.
The Last Banderilla. A Madrid bullfight tragedy tale
Soledad Timenes watches her matador husband José endure a dangerous corrida in Madrid. A storm erupts as the afternoon ends, and Soledad races through rain soaked streets to learn his fate, fearing his bruising life and their fragile family.
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Madrid
Soledad
José
Fragmentary report of street calamity in calm neighborhood
In a damaged text a child is cared for by neighbors after a disaster. A child lies in a doorway while someone plays piano in a nearby house. The scene centers on a neighborhood reacting to the catastrophe with neighbors standing watch and assisting.
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Gomeone Ie
Woaltaudtel
Seven Million Gold Cargo by Navy Steamers Swatara and Yantle
A veteran reporter recalls 11 100 000 to 15 000 000 in silver dollars carried from the New Orleans mint to Washington by naval vessels Swatara and Yantle. The money traveled in boxes and bags, with secret service oversight and a four day voyage amid winds off Huttras. The Swatara, once flagship, is now in San Francisco awaiting survey.
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Navy
Fie Mint
New Oriente
Treasury
Washington
United States
Swatara
Yantle
Mint
Secret Service
New Orleans
Washington Navy Yard
Hut~tras
Navy Yard
John Surratt
Malta
Prince
Much Money for Candy in Paris in Two Months
The article notes nineteen million dollars spent on sweets in Paris during December and January, with France producing about 143 million pounds of confections annually. It highlights Paris, Bordeaux, and Lyons as sources of the finest chocolates, mentions the tax on sugar and cocoa, and warns buyers to choose premier brands from Ardeche, Gard, Rhone, Cantal, and Clermont-Ferrand while noting export and production details.
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France
England
Germany
Paris
Bordeaux
Lyons
Ardeche
Gard
Rhone
Cantal
Clermont-Ferranc
Native brew tale hints at old Malagasy ritual and danger
Fragmented text describes an ancient tribe in Madagascar with references to winds, ritual acts, and family lines. The garbled prose mentions a historic ceremony, a river or place name, and a distant event involving youths and a religious or cultural rite, though specifics are unclear.
Peculiar Medicine Claim Promises Wide Cures
An old advertisement touts a product as unique and year specific with unknown ingredients, claiming it cures thousands of crippled people and offers more cures than any other patent medicine, embrocation, or oil. The copy emphasizes its proven efficacy and market size.
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Ntl
Anye Willian M. Satter
Atlantic
Tie Wee
Vogeler's Curative Compound Promises Health Boost
Advert reads that weak and sickly children with digestion issues can become strong with Vogeler's Curative Compound. It claims doctors endorse it for improving appetite, color, and flesh, advising two to five drops twice daily for best results.
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Vogeler
Dan Daly's Philosophy in Mixed Up Quote Mayhem
A garbled note attributes a quip to Dan Daly while performing in Chicago. It mentions a New Yorker in London in June and a comedian replying he prefers to continue at home, citing more of them and more easily done there.
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Dan Daly
Chicago
London
I. A. Hopking
Tit Board of County Commissioners
Emworth
Kandle
Alkatie
Market gardeners advertise seeds and supplies
A garbled Omaha Times style notice lists seeds and garden supplies from Market gardeners and Gower. mentions onions per acre and vegetable seeds. It references Prof C at Central High School after a tornado lecture and a student question about where to go if no cellar and no time to run, with a cheeky reply.
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Sabeera
IBM
Enon
Jobo A
Prof. C
Central High School
Broad and Green Streets
Profesor
Philadelphia Times
Hall's Catareh Cure Mercury Free and Sponge Trade Notes
A historical notice discusses mercury dangers in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catareh Cure from Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and orally active. It also mentions sponge harvesting from the Levantine, Adriatic, and Trieste markets, noting sponge mutilation and regrowth under proper anchorage.
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Hall
BW. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Sheney &Co
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Trieste
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