World and national notes on agriculture and industry
A broad survey covers Ireland’s 1985 crop acreage and outputs, Pacific coast logging for ships, rising Philadelphia fortunes among women, a lark mimicry feat, and rail traffic totals. It also notes barbed wire smuggling via Detroit routes, New York baseball profits, and Treasury plans to restore Civil War era jewelry and valuables stored in the U.S. Treasury with timelines for restoration and sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairchild
Treasury Department
Krites
Act of Congress
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
Brites
Washington
Cape Lookout
Elmira
Treasury
Ketcham
Sherman
Camden
D. C
McRae
Congress
United Stats Treasury
Twiggs
Butler
New Orleans
The Contrabasso's Story By J Watson Stead
An anecdotal tale from a concert life recalls a contrabasso player recalling a past romance. The narrator links a musician Walter Goodson and his Ros ie to a piano violin pair and a tale of love, parental hesitation, and eventual approval after a musical interlude and a playful misadventure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J, Watson Stead
Basso
Walter Goodson
Pen
Walter
Les
Rosie
Handel
Tam Ata
Featherbone born from whale bone scarcity sparks new material
The article describes a New World process turning turkey and goose quills into a fibered cord and fabric tape called Featherbone. It outlines stages from quill plumage to fiber twisting, thread wrapping, sewing stitches, and rolling for market. The piece touts elasticity and durability, claiming advantages over whale bone in dressmaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mc Warren
Grapevine Climber Covers House Facade in Portsmouth
A writer from Portsmouth describes training a grapevine to grow on the outside of a two story house. He reports the plant now covers the front and sides, with weekly care and tying of the vine as it extends. The account notes the task was simple and recalls starting with the plant and support run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris
Pleyer
Walter
Pearcer
Jrouch
Cecasdon
Tered
Rosie
Basso
Walter Goodson
Feral
Caemomros Penta
New Yorket
Portsmouth
Women Fashion Through Ages From a New York Note
A Philadelphia correspondent surveys revival ofPast glamour and the brokers who remake wardrobes. The piece notes Chinese Russian and Persian influences in attire with a focus on changing beauty ideals and the costs of wardrobe rental and resale. It includes anecdotes of Drexel sisters charity travel plans and a bustling New York dress brokerage system turning worn gowns into profitable rentals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brianty
Europe
Philadelphia
Jerristonin
Philadel
Omaha
Josephine
Alsdy
Vant
Milwaukee
Rembler
Charley
New York Sun
Boule
Fashion Notes: Fall Stripes and Trimmings Dominate Accessories
Fashion notes describe fall trends with stripes and jet trimmings, extensive ribbon use on toilets, cut steel buckles, etamine with chenille figures, and amber beads edging panels. Hats, cloaks, and collars feature beads, lace, and velvet trims. kilt skirts widen for comfort. ribbons, crepe fans, Leghorn hats, and painter’s white bridal tones appear across garments and accessories.
Profitable Silver Mines Report From Multiple Regions
A fragmented item notes profits and dividends from several mining firms. The Thsatario Company paid 430000 in dividends. The Idahoan mine in Idaho reports 00000 distributed among owners. Silver King in Arioss issued six dividends totaling 4251107. Nevada's six months profit rose to 237200, up 155820 from last year. Peacock Mining in New Mexico paid first dividend of 5000 in Dakota three mines. Interim dividend for Leodon noted on July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Baseball Club
New York
Garnet Forbes
Wall Street
Forbes
Sheridan Shook
Bon Vivant
Shook
Mr. Forbes
Polo Grounds
Thsatario Company
Idahoan
Idaho
Ariross
Silver King Company
Vipa
Nevada
New Mexico
Peacock Mining Company
Dakota
Proiess
Monteus
Dni
Eine
Leodon
The Tide Turns On A Starless Night
A Boston Advertiser poem fragment evokes a couple on a drifting boat under a dim harbor glow. The scene shifts from windless seas to eerie light as they ponder safety and dawn, with nautical imagery and dreamlike diction.
Quotations and sayings from old papers brief
A garbled collage of humor lines and aphorisms from various periodicals including the National Weekly, Somereille Journal, Boston Fest, and Burlington Free. It stitches wry one liners about women, taxes, and everyday life with fragmented attributions and misheard phrases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somereille Journal
National
Lowell Citron
St Louis
Burlington
Pennesylvania
Burlington Pre
A Novel Substitution and Curious Chester Tale
A fragmentary excerpt recounts Dr. Henry Cole visiting Chester on a Queen's commission to pursue heretics, with a mayoral encounter at an inn and a mysterious leather box. The text blends antiquated names, local figures, and scattered phrases about Ireland, Poland, and medical or social curiosities, reflecting a stray, overheard narrative from a period newspaper page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Cole
St. Paul
Chester
Trew Manningly
Motetershead
Muttershead
Ireland
Elizal
Mottershead & P Ponds
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Heri Lanier & Youmans, Publishers
WaycRoss
Giorei
England
Scotland
Belgium
Spain
United Kingdom
Gladstone
People of
Pacific
Washington Territory
Seatle
Atlantic
1S Inc
Perch Wag
Sas
Australis
Canada
Campadtotees
Sweden
Valcartier
Canias
Detroit
Mich
Dominion
Olf Knight
Walter Crane
Boston
Drexel
F.a.drexel
Torresdale
Ieee
Jans
Athough
West
London
Boston Advertiser
Daniel R. Clymer
Eed
Ing
Penn
Poland
Tina
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