Crystal Wedding of Frost and Wind in Harper’s December Issue
Harper’s begins volume sixty six with December number praising its popularity and design. A new Constance Fenimore Woolson novel For the Major is noted. A whimsical verse about a crystal wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Frost describes a shimmer scene dissolving as the sun and frost end the spectacle.
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America
England
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Anne
Mr. Frost
Mrs. Frost
Miss Snow
Mr. Sleet
Old Jack Frost
Harper's subscriptions and back volumes details
Harper & Brothers advertise Harper's Magazine and related titles offering subscriptions for United States and Canada, with options for cloth bindings and index volumes. Remittances by post-office order or draft, and notice that newspapers may not copy without express authorization.
Harper's Weekly aims to be America's popular family journal
Harper's Weekly positions itself as a leading illustrated weekly union of arts and letters. It vows unbiased politics, notable illustrations, and quality serials and poems from top creators to bring instruction and entertainment to American homes.
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Harper's publications available by subscription
Harper & Brothers advertises subscriptions to Harper's Bazar Harper's Young People and Harper's Weekly with one year options. It notes annual volumes, cloth bindings, mail delivery and freight limits, and requires money orders or drafts for security.
Harper's Young People subscription offer and notes
Harper and Brothers advertise Harper's Young People an illustrated weekly for youths aged six to sixteen Vol. IV begins November 7 1882. Endorsed by the New York Evening Post Boston Journal and Pittsburg Gazette the paper aims to replace vicious youth papers with wholesome attractive content. Subscriptions 1 year prepaid 1.50 four cents per single issue. 1881 1882 volumes bound in Illustrated Cloth available for 3.00 each plus postage. Remittances via post office. address New York.
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Harper's Weekly
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Harper’s Young People
N. Y. Evening Post
Boston Journal
Pittsburg Gazette
Ds and Mortgages Best Forms at the Mail Office
Best forms for deeds and mortgages offered in neat print at the mail office. Local residents encouraged to obtain documents and complete transactions efficiently.
Oil Market Gamble Ends In Hard Lessons For Reporter
A reporter visiting Williams' oil brokerage learns quick the risks of oil speculation. He buys one contract at 1.11 with no margin, sees rapid gains then crashes as prices fall. After fear, margin calls, and a dramatic revival, he exits with a modest gain and a wary moral: trading oil is gambling with real stakes.
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Telegraph
Sea of Fortune
Matteson
Wheshie
Dunkirk Journal
Something Nice for Grandma Christmas Gift Idea
A reader suggests making a comfortable dressing gown for an elderly grandmother using a loosely fitting night dress pattern. The gown uses pretty worsted fabric with a cotton interlining for warmth and ease of wear, aimed at improving comfort during early morning hours.
The Supreme Court Portraits and Ceremonial Opening
E V Smalley describes the Supreme Court of the United States in session noting the opening procession, oyez call, orderly bench, and simple, quiet proceedings. The piece likens graduate style to a college lecture as judges and lawyers engage in patent case demonstrations and close attention. Chief Justice Waite presides among varied chair styles.
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Supreme Court of the United States
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United States
Supreme Court
Waite
Changed Christmas Expectations Through the Decades
Deacon Green contrasts past and present Christmas gifts from Old England to modern boys. He recalls his father and Aunt Mary’s joys and lists a long array of desired items ranging from books and dolls to toys, tools, and technicolor gadgets for today’s youth. He notes a school-maam ends the discussion, leaving Jack unsure what an average girl would find on her tree.
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Secrets Of A Centennial Beauty Revealed By A Belle
A celebrated beauty tells a Washington Critic correspondent her daily beauty routine. She washes with hands and a soft sponge using clear water in the morning and white castile soap at night, then rubs with a flesh brush. She also sleeps in daylight to match late hours. Soft water and sound sleep ward off wrinkles and spots.
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New York
Washington
Leaf Hair Restorer Seeks Patent Cure for Hair Loss
An English advertisement promotes Leaf Hair Restorer as a vegetable remedy that clears dandruff, restores gray hair to its original color, and stimulates new growth without affecting the scalp. It claims rapid darkening to a glossy brown and guarantees each bottle. Smith Kline & Co and Hall & Ruckel are listed as agents.
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Erence Hall
Ruckel
New Vor
Pay the Printer in Every Nightly Weave of News
Poetic plea urges readers to honor the newspaper printer. It contrasts the prompt payment of other trades with the neglect of settling the printer’s bill. The verse emphasizes printers serve all regions, enduring heat and cold to deliver weekly news from all directions.
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Beating 240 With a Three Minute Horse Warns of Downward Paths
A penitentiary inmate uses the 240 and three minute horse metaphor to warn that many in business, young workers, and lovers chase risky excess. He cites small business debt, splurging on vanity, reckless luxury, and heavy drinking as paths to ruin, urging caution.
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Indiana
Night Shirts and Baldness Cure Warns Against Friction
A Hawkeye letter claims baldness stems from pulling night shirts over the head. It argues friction damages hair roots and suggests men walk out frontward to preserve hair. Women are said to retain hair since they avoid this practice. It proposes classes to teach front‑exit methods and jokes that bald heads will vanish in future generations.
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Sahara
Hawkeye
Gentle Persuasion to Help Women Escape Home Ruts
A historical column urges husbands to actively encourage wives and mothers to leave the home for brief breaks and social contact. It argues that daily routines and nerves weariness justify occasional outdoor time, social outings, and rest from household duties to prevent stale habits and improve well being.
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