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Newspaper
The Progress
Location
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1892
Page
3
A garbled early fashion note outlines a ladies costume with a long house dress, red silk stock, and a navy blue frock. It mentions a cape, intricate embroidery, a wide waist belt, feathered trimming, and various fabrics like crepon and wool, all in a period style voice.
A compact survey of late 19th century style details. It lists crapes with striped bonfers, plain parasols, wood and ivory handles, and elaborate gloves. It notes white stockings returning to fashion, lace decorations, and bright striped tennis wear. It mentions new outdoor dresses in shot rept fabrics and beaver tones with colored trims.
The New York Press notes a frail social moment where speakers wrap remarks about others with the line present company excepted. Becky Sharpe and Le ea Bot debate whether women are superior, while the crowd toggles between wit and skepticism.
A drink made from ground quassin and lalf punice sterped in vinegar is offered as a substitute for alcoholic drinks. A small teaspoonful in water should be taken whenever liquor thirst overwhelms. The Union Signal notes its usefulness when persevere.
Ireland's greatest curse, costing Ireland about $10,000,000 last year, involved more intoxicating liquors than rent, yet saloon keepers faced no boycott by the Irish according to the Boston Investigator.
A nostalgic survey of traditional May weather lore and proverbs. It recounts sayings like Never cast an clout till May is out and Cold May good year, noting their varied forms across communities and the cautionary tone about relying on such maxims for agricultural planning.
A fragmentary study argues that ancient "mild evil, melancholy lotus eaters" mirrored real peoples. It cites Dr KT Amy and Rindoll Fitanner, tracing the southern Gulf of Gabes tribes as blond Berlera living in cave dwellings amid the Schott El Djevil region, comparing them to Kabyle and Moroccan groups in historical terms.
Fragmentary advice on family conduct and social manners urges harmony at home and with neighbors. It promotes polite speech, quiet doorways, tidy entrances, respectful treatment of spouses, and careful restraint in speaking of sensitive topics.
A fragmented description of umbrella language meanings and a brief note on the study of phenology. It mentions umbrella signals for ownership changes and marriage, and the term floral calendar tied to seasonal flowering patterns. The piece cites Gobold and Mectina in discussing the interpretive system and its climate-related challenges.
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