Yale's Hair Tonic touted as gray hair revert remedy
An advertisement from Mme M Yale promotes Excelsior Hair Tonic as a tested chemistry remedy that reverses gray hair to its original color without dye. It claims immediate hair whitening repair, non greasy formula, soft hair, and suitability for men and women, with a price of $1 and distribution through druggists and the Temple of Beauty at 140 State Street.
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Lanrtes
Mme. M. Yale
Yale Persopdilly
Tallet
Temple of Beauty
State
Society Circles Current Week Social Calendar
In society circles the current week's social calendar outlines upcoming events, gatherings, and engagements. The list highlights host households, venues, and dates for formal dinners, receptions, dances, and charitable functions, reflecting regional social season activity.
Topeka Club Musicale Ends With Notable Performances
The Topeka Club Musicale drew about 150 attendees to Library Hall where Irene Horner Madge Johnson led an engaging program. A trio by Mrs George Parkhurst Dir James Moors and Professor Wwy H Leth opened with a vocal piece, followed by Irish ballad encore and a violin solo, with Louis Bach providing music and further encores.
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Nautilus Club
Society
Ida Russell
Hattie May Clark
Ona McFadden
Mesdames
W. W. Manspeaker
J. D. McCune
C J. Prescott
C Baker
Unity Church
Church of the Assumption
Library Hall
Assembly Club
Library Hell
Willis Norton
Theodore Wear
Peerte
Col.a. &. Johnson
George Parkhurst
James Moors
Wwy H. Leth
Moore
Moors
Louis Bach
Irene Horner
Farber
Nevins
Mia
Parkhurst
Rizzo
Pessard
Gertrude Tracy
W. H. Leib
Marston
Hawley
Jaries
Elric Daly
PJ. Fook
J. W. Shearer
T. Challenger
O'Bryan
Oilers
Mme Yang of China Shines in Washington Society
The Chinese minister to the United States and his wife Mme Yang are among the social highlights in Washington. She is described as a striking figure with ornate attire and a gilded fan, rarely seen except at official events, as she shops via servants. The couple enjoys ball and dinner hosting, values America, and notes Americans’ limited knowledge of China. she doubts Christianity’s hold there.
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Washington
Mme. Yang
United States
Legation
Potomac
Mme Yang
America
China
Mme
Yang
Lincoln's Sister in Law Emily Helm for Kentucky Postoffice
Kentucky has two Lincoln related postmasters Mrs Emily Todd Helm of Elizabethtown and Miss Mary Todd of Cynthiana. Helm, sister of Mrs Lincoln, fights to keep her job amid a senate contest aided by ex Confederates who recall Helm's husband General Benjamin Hardin Helm. If unconfirmed, the postmaster will stay until a successor is confirmed. The piece notes Helm once hosted Lincoln at the White House after Helm fell at Chickamauga and includes a counterpoint on opal counterfeiting.
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George W. Veale
Mra
G. Foster
Elric Cole
Great Bend
Calvin Hood
Emporia
Bra
C. C Baker
Stargaret Mulvyane
Charles Hochetwller
Kansas City
W. H. Rossington
W. H. Leib
Gertrude Freeman
Winfield College
Misa Hale
Edwin Knowles
Bucher Club
S.B Brett
BT. Lewis
W. A. Morton
Emily Todd Helm
Kentucky
Elizabethtown
Montgomery
Frank W. Joplin
Helm
Senate
Benjamin Hardin Helm
Chicka
Mes
Joe Blackburn
Joplin
Sai
Lincoln
Chickamauga
White House
Cleaning Lace Curtains at Home with Simple Soak and Rinse
The article outlines a home method to clean lace curtains using warm water, shaved soap, ammonia, and multiple rinses. Soak overnight, wash in soap solution, rinse in fresh water then bluing, and air dry on grass or a clothes line. Finish with starch and frame or mattress setup, with optional coffee rinses for shade.
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N. ¥. Advertiser
Simple Mouse Traps That Can Be Made Quickly
Two inexpensive traps for mice are described from Farm and Fireside. A figure four trap baited with cheese or pumpkin seed costs only a minute to make and set. Also shown is a plate and bowl trap using a bent wood strip and inverted bowl to trap and drop mice into water for dispatch.
A Pair of Veterans and a Mother's Whisper
A fragment recalls two dauntless wanderers lain low by time yet united in rest. Wise words from Francis T Rhoads urge calm, easing burdens with simple meals and rest over frenzied toil. A home recipe hints at thrifty food, blending flour oil and vegetables into a baked dish.
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Mother
Priser Francis T Rhoads
The Club Question Debates Women's Club Membership
Mrs Weldm tl criticizes excessive club joining as intemperance during her Boston visit. Reports claim Mary A. Livermore belongs to 47 clubs and Micah Dyer Jr. to 23, sparking debate. Mrs Dyer defends active affiliation, arguing women may profit from many clubs without neglecting home duties.
Minister's Query on Woman's Role in Church Governing Body
Rev. Hugh Johnston writes from Washington to Zion's Herald arguing that there is no sex in faith or intellect and questioning women's absence from church governing bodies. The piece notes Alberta R. Taylor, daughter of a former Alabama governor, addressing the Woman Suffrage Club in Decatur, Alabama, about suffrage progress and the push for full citizenship rights for women.
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Hugh Johnston
D. D
Washington
Zion's Herald
M. Bi
Sydney Smith
Isis
Alberta R. Taylor
Alabana
Huntsville
Woman Suffrage Club of
New Decatur
Als
Taylor
C. J. Hildreth
Denver
A Hint of Colors for Spring Wardrobes
French color cards hint at pale bluet continuing with cherry and magenta reds, especially reine a reddish pink, while Biasck shows in trims and dress goods to be worn in spring as in winter. Turquoise blue, golden yellow, pale sten green, browns, and navy blue emerge as spring staples.
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Emma M. Hooper
Ladies’ Home Journal
Biasck
A Hotel For Women By YWCA Of Chicago Planned
The Young Women's Christian Association of Chicago will erect a seven story hotel building with modern conveniences to house 500 guests. Weekly rates range from 2.50 to 5.00 dollars. It will offer private accommodations for women traveling alone seeking privacy at hotel rates. The group began 16 years ago in a frame dwelling on Michigan Avenue with space for 80 girls.
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Young Women’s Christian Association of
Chicazgo
Michigan Avenue
Chicago
New Jersey Bar Admits Women Seen as Still Behind Times
A Times critique notes New Jersey lagging in admitting women to the bar while praising the value of women’s contribution to the profession. The item also advertises Bellew’s latest valentines designs as a seasonal display.
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Benied
Times
New Jersey
New York Evening Sun
Women Suffrage and Dress Etiquette Stir Civil War Echoes
A historical piece cites Wendell Phillips on Anna Dickinson as the “young elephant” in the suffrage struggle, urging women to sacrifice vanity and push for rights. It discusses Paris fashion critiques of American modesty, dress uplift, and changes in stockings, shoes, and hosiery as seen in a Gow Review excerpt.
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Wendell Phillips
Anna Dickinson
Margharita Arlina Harmin
Mysteries of the Nervous System and Brain Claims
An 19th century style treatise argues the nervous system at the brain base governs all body parts and mind. It asserts nerve center disruption causes organ dysfunction and promotes treating the brain rather than the organs. It mentions Druggist sales and a known doctor or expert.
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Humnan
Rick
Peedie
Paaxeois Mines
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