Inventions for Womens Dress Reform Described in Detail
From The Woman's Journal December issue comes a detailed description of the "chemin" a new combined undergarment and dress base for women. It explains a closed drawers long sleeved chemise the back and shoulder supports the weight with buttoned connections and various accessories like carry all skirt supporters and underdresses to provide coverage warmth and freedom from whalebone. The author urges a public sharing of the design noting that the goal is full body coverage warmth comfort and health with room to walk and vote.
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Woman's Journal
Nany
Chemlin
Thane Colwane
Cam
Lahall
Jang Guay Swiseni
The New Louisiana Plot and the 1872-74 Campaigns
Long, dense account from the New York Sun detailing Louisiana politics during Reconstruction. It traces Packard Kellogg and allied figures using the enforcement act, court control, and the returning board to shape elections, impeach Warmoth, install Pinchback, and pursue a federal senate seat while scheming to defraud state creditors amid a broader conspiracy regarding constitutional amendments and party power. The narrative emphasizes fraud, political maneuvering, and the shifting leadership within the Republican factions in New Orleans.
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New York Sun
New Onveans
I Radicalfom
Etnoc
Republican Party
Packard
Kellogg
Attormey
Williams
Aminee
United States Senate
Casey
White House
Warmoth
Gov. II
Ae Jawa
Packard-Kullogg
Durell
Packard and
Returning Board
Mlawkine, Lynch, Longstreet
Herron
McEnery
Supreme Bench
P. Hickey Morgan
William S. Hunt
Norton
Pinchback
Pinchtack
Packard, Kellogg & Co
Jose
One Barre
Clinton
Lowell
Lieutstown Antoine
Geo. C. Benham
Ile
Jimen
Washington
Butler, Morton
W. KE. Shandler
Senate
House
Ring
Volus
State Returning Board
Congress
John Stay
State Land Office
United States Court
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad Company
Kay & Co
John Ray
Misfortune of Leoking Like a Married Man
Max Adeler story about Slimmer mistaken for Henry Leoking at a Reading station. A woman greets Slimmer as her husband Louisa and three children cling to him, causing a chaotic scene with bystanders. A stranger resembling Slimmer ends the commotion after a fight, Slimmer is taken away, and the real culprit later apologizes.
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Max Adeler
Slimmer
Nestle
Henry
Honry
Martha
Lemuel
Louisa
Lloury
Summer
Paiva
Perplexed Legislator and the Albany Bribery Tale
A New York legislator recounts an Albany bribery tale in which Porkine refuses to vote for an underground railroad bill, despite five hundred dollars offered for votes. The conversation shows attempts to buy opinions, with threats of absences to tilt the measure and the senator’s joyful response to the absurdity of the bribe.
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New York
Assembly
Porkine
Albany
Perkins
Heaven
Noosa
Perkine
A Love Letter From Roanoke County Virginia 2868
A fragment from Lynchburg Virginia in Roanoke county dated March 2868 presents a quirky love letter allegedly penned by an anxious suitor. The missive speaks of devotion, poetic language, and a longing to proclaim enduring affection to Missa, amid archaic phrasing and stylized prose.
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Lynchburg
Roanoak County
Misa
Mercury
Nilus
Jacon Tinnel
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Comed
Hive Gwissheim
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Bujthe
Gummer
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James Collard
Deveawd
Lincoln
Wm. Duwell
Bape
Lincoln County
Adm'r
Cribe
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