Adirondack Camp Memoir Amid Forest Fire Threats
The narrator recalls September forest fires near an Adirondack camp, describing orange skies, smoke, and a night walk that turns terrifying as wolves, lynxes, and a rushing forest reveal themselves. He and a companion escape to the cottages, later reflecting on the paradox of rustic living with modern comforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Om Pall
Willyou
Bardy Kendal
Weihly Forest
Empire Tung
Starp
Shinde
Sands
Res
The latest tailor made skirt and camp life
The article blends fashion notes on a new skirt with vivid camp descriptions. It details rustic log camps with grand dining rooms, antler decor, and electric lighting, plus a social vignette about a Philadelphia guest and a humorous incident near the Martin hotel involving an embarrassed sportsman and a crumbling wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Couras
H Besiis
Ceushnot
Taditn
Suranae
New York
Philadelphia
Bert
Mollie Fancher An Early Day Spiritualist Enigma
Mollie Fancher, a 19 year old cripple in Brooklyn, is described in a long 19th century portrait. She endures nine years of trance like states and violent spasms, travels invisibly through the air to visit friends, and writes 6600 letters during confinement. Her case is likened to the Prevorst seeress in its mystic phenomena and bodily restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falton Street
Brooklyn
Mollie Fancher
Miss Fancher
Pato
Moble Fancher
Mise Fancher
Seeress
Prevorst
Trences
Pernens
Mies Vondher
Rewald
Mulli¢ Fanchur
Alice W
Fancher
Hos
Fragmentary Memoir Fragment on Mollie Fancher Memory
A garbled reminiscence recalls Mollie Fancher nine years after a mysterious episode. The narrator mentions a tight black mousseline costume and a forceful opening, then a hospital visit and a startling change in appearance, ending with Mollie Fancher noting she remembers nothing of those days.
Woman's Odd Little Ways Spark a Fashion Feud
A fragmented tale centers on Ivie Rose and Girty Down amid fashion drama at a fair. Ivie roams the crowd admiring a rival's costly blue ribbon outfit while plotting a rival display and enlisting Sadie Sweet. A local shopper recounts prices from Shopping street, detailing a pale blue plume hat and inexpensive fabrics as the feud escalates into social theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ren
Ivie Rose
Ginty Down
Sadie Sweet
Sadie
Ginty
Ivie
Girty
Youthful Coiffure Trends Highlight Hair Fashion Art
A vintage passage describes youthful hairstyles and facial complexion care as a symbol of optimism. It details beaming headdresses, waved bindings, and fringes or bows, noting waved headbands with parts growing in popularity each week.
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Kate
Clyde
Adirondacks
Spain
Ethel
Roe Ford
Vor
Bure
Yorks
Mark Twain
Martin Hotel
Muriel
Armadi
Euge
Saranac Lake, N
Mollie “Oe
Tabitha Sourgrapes
Angiris
Twi Hoke
Girty Down
Tyje
Girty Daven
Gale
Yardatick’s
Bev
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