Notes on the Fashions New Woman Wardrobe Items
Fashion notes describe color shifts and modes with hats and bags, semiciiliary Balkan styles in tailored night outfits, and bright embroidered trims on afternoon gowns. Trends include broad crushed belts, floral printed crape dresses, surplice corsages, and novel millinery ribbons twisted into bows. Mme. Repley lists seven garments for the new woman including a sheer lingerie suit and a knee length corset, stockings, shoes, a one piece gown, and a two button coat.
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Obifton
Mme. A. Repley
Chicago
Sewing room tips for summer fabric work and trims
Practical advice for hot weather sewing. Wax threads before stringing beads, use emery cushions to remove moisture, and sew lingerie with lace insertions. Tips include restitching buttons with a double pass, narrowing embroidery under lace for durability, and handling slippery fabrics by testing tensions and cutting with pattern paper.
Milk and Water Mixture for Skin Softening
A fragmented note describes using milk in warm water to soften and plump the skin. It mentions soaking for twenty minutes and suggests a canteen or milk mill could help prepare the mixture.
Plaster Repair Technique With Camphor and Shellac
A fragment describes a method to mend broken plaster by heating camphor and heptal thickened with shellac and applying the mixture to the edges of broken pieces. The substance cools and hardens, sealing the repair.
Etiquette of Calls for New Residents in 19th Century Society
New York Tribune outlines social visiting rules for a new household. It details card etiquette for married and unmarried women, visit timing, and how to indicate an “at home” day. It specifies which cards to leave when visiting married or single hosts and how daughters should present both their own and their mother's name on the card.
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New York Tribune
A Darning Suggestion From Old Time Tips
A vintage tip guides menders to hold the stocking over a kettle of boiled water to steam shrink the wool before darning. This aims to prevent the repaired area from shrinking or loosening in the wash and during wear.
The Hot Salt Bag Substitute for a Hot Water Bag
A salt bag half filled with sand serves as a satisfactory substitute for a hot water bag. It can be heated in an oven or on ashes and holds heat longer than a water bag. It is safer as there is no leak risk and no unpleasant results.
How to sharpen a knife with emery paper
An old technique explains folding emery paper to center and quickly draw the knife back and forth while turning it to sharpen paring knives. The method emphasizes a steady motion and center crease for a keen edge.
Coffins as Presents in Chinese Custom
An American woman recalls Chinese customs where coffins are given as tokens of final affection. One tale describes a burial coffin left unneeded, awaiting a more suitable day, while another notes a Maine girl sleeping beside a large coffin gifted by her friend’s grandfather, who praises the wood and cost as a lasting symbol of love.
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China
Wethelen
New York
Somehow or Other We All Get By
A Washington Star poem excerpt reflects on resilience through winter and hardship. It notes flowers breaking through after each season and the human urge to hope and recover despite cold skies and long roads. The piece ends with a universal message of endurance.
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Fay
Washington Star
Moon Rivers reveal hidden lunar features and channels
The Moon shows long narrow lines called rlix beneath the surface, deeper than the surrounding ground, leading astronomers to debate whether they are cracks vents or ancient river channels, a view tied to the moon’s crust and former oceans.
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Detroit Pree
Rival teams duel in season finale baseball championship
The Arlingtons led by Captain Barr faced the Crescents captained by Thruston in a tight seven game series. Beatrice Barr’s presence and a negro pitcher affected outcomes as the Crescents finally won the deciding game, with Thruston defeated and Barr celebrating.
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Bors Dick
Dawn
Tou Barr
Artieton
Beateloe
Artingtons
Tom Harr
Crescents
Pmck Theaston
Crescent
U ‘Theuston
Ariingtons
Barr
Thriston
Hare
Rin
Dick Thruston
Bart
Wilc Ax
Tom
Arlingtons
Tom Barr
Thruston
Theuston
Thenston
Rathich Barr
Eh Binim
AP Taeton
Wluew
Avadal
Peruasion
Uwe
Beatrice Barr
Ber
Beatrice
Hart
Piruston
Atth Si
Rowind
Crescenta
Muony
Throston
Besteloe
Beatties Barr
Wahie Wis
Shiv
Oval
Tek Phriston
Tou Bark
Toe
Tick
Boy and the potato dream spurred a wealth boom
In Farm and Fireside a tale recalls a boy Luther Burbank urged his mother to grow a new potato. His trial yielded 20 bushels per acre and spurred a revolution in potato farming that greatly increased national wealth by tens of millions.
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Siying
Luther Hurbank
Wikard
Burbank
Ireland
Mend My Shoe Childrens Cobbler Game On Floor
In a playful scene children pretend to be cobblers seated in four circles around a door. One child outside acts as the customer and shoe owner, while the others pass the shoe secretly to mend it. The customer pretends impatience and tries to trick the group as Homer takes a turn at the door.
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Homer
Kissed the Queen s Palm at Rome Montessori School
An American child caused delight during Margherita of Italy s visit to a Rome Montessori school. A four year old girl touched and turned the queen s hand in a polite gesture, later explaining the act to her instructor. The event drew praise from the queen and family.
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Margherita
Italy
Montessori School
Rome
Savor Tandeau
Sue
Wien Ple
Tnt
Aloulil
Ely Ahlig
Duvanile Definition Sparks Confusion at City Talk
Fragments show a local discussion about a person named Duvanile and a worker nicknamed New Tommy. The text mentions the Fedbow and Julie in unclear context, with partial phrases from a Mausos City setting.
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Tommy
Julie
The Magnetized Hat Trick Instructions
A garbled set of stage directions describes a hat trick involving a tap hat, a bat, and sleight of hand. It outlines moving objects, palm concealment, and a reveal using a Bible or book as cover to produce or withdraw the hat or prop. The text reads like a magician's sequence with misprints and unclear steps.
Fragmentary Note Describes Hidden Messages and Affection
A garbled excerpt hints at a personal letter or note with lines about coming to a window. References to a table, a Mad Medul Frans, and a love message from a beloved figure appear amid fragmented phrasing.
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the Children’s Department
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