Dress reform and new labor groups spark national debate
A flurry of items details a dress reform controversy, a new Anthropometrical association, young women in San Francisco earning money, a Boston apple theft case, a Benton Me death, a Wyoming bear incident, workers’ convention plans in Worcester, and openings at Boston Seminary. plus notes on a NYC boss’s wealth, a Rowley girl’s woodchucks earnings, a pocket-book mishap, and various regional curiosities and warnings about medical towels.
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San Francisco
Amy
Boston
Jackson Genaro
Benton, Me
Dorothy Williams
Wyoming
Gren Thomas Ewine
Ohio
National Institute For
Worcester
Mass
Methodist) School of Theology
Rowley
Dallas
Tex
Herald
Becavak
Barton
America
England
Pennsylvania
la Salle Street
Chicago
Yeddo
Burgess
George Straubel
Allie George
Ice Chest Grim Death Tale From Louis Republican
A startling account from the Louis Republican describes George Straubel using an ice chest to cool down. He entered the chest and soon felt chillingly cold, perspiration fading and his body growing colder until he died, a death attributed to the chilling confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Straubel
Straubel
Wé. Louis
The Granary of the World Reveals a cereal region empire
A historic overview describes the cereal region across Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin Missouri Iowa Minnesota Kansas Nebraska Dakota and related wealth. It notes vast farm values public lands progress population and grain production in 1872 totaling over 900 million bushels. It contrasts east and west river commerce and emphasizes pioneer energy shaping the United States.
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Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Pacific
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Mississippi River
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Territory of
Dakota
France
Belgium
Holland
Denmark
Germany
Switzerland
Italy
Great River
Europe
Hlinois
Chicago
Mississippi
New York
Boston
Great American Desert
Great West
America
Pioneer
United States
Appleton
The Granary of the World How Iowa and Corn Belt Lead
Appleton's Journal notes that Iowa surpasses Illinois in wheat while Illinois leads in corn and oats historically. It cites 1872 state yields and farm values, highlighting the cereal region’s half of national farm wealth, rising farm values, and vast potential as the westward agricultural core of the United States.
Cleaning the Cellar for a Cool Summer Dairy
A Rural New Yorker letter describes converting a cellar into a milk room with whitewashed walls and clean racks to prevent odor during summer. The author details spring cleanup, mold prevention, and daily care, praising a neighbor’s approving surprise. It also notes a Philadelphia Press item about women in colleges and a Boston University dissecting room praised for decorum.
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Bridget
Jruth Lee
New Yorker
Philadelphia Press
United States
Boston University
Farm and Household Recipes and Repairs
Recipes for sponge cake puddings and roley poley with orange filling. Techniques for whitewood carvings mended with glue and putty plus varnish tricks. Guidance on feeding young chickens with soft custard like food and frequent meals. Leather cements using india rubber and glue formulas from Hearth and Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Learth
Hume
Do Not Neglect to Thin Out Young Fruit
Guidance on thinning fruit trees stresses limiting initial crops to protect growth and future yields. Authors advise removing imperfect pears apples and peaches and keeping only a few fruits per tree, noting overbearing harms health and flavor. Also mentions a rapid New York to Philadelphia train and a Paris dress maker from Connecticut in brief snippets.
Baking Shad With Parsley Butter Dressing
Instructions describe a dressing of bread crumbs parsley butter and egg yolks for shad, baked with butter and a little water. Rock and sheep head can be prepared similarly but require longer cooking. Onions or garlic may be added per taste.
Women health advice from Dr Pierce promotes Favorite Prescription
An 19th century advertisement by R V Pierce from Buffalo urges women to seek treatment with his Favorite Prescription rather than harsh therapies. It praises tonics and nervines, notes relief from periodical pains and nervous debility, and claims widespread endorsement by doctors and hospitals.
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R. V. Pierce
M. D
Buffalo
N.Y
Indy
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WinsLow
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Curtis & Brown
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Hagan
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Central Hotel
Washington
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Mike
Erie
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