After the Play by Mrs General George E Pickett
Mrs Myrta Lester reflects on youth and lost romance as a carriage trip home reveals a past Paris encounter with a gifted American pianist and a plan by her father’s friend Mr Lester to secure her hand through money and marriage. The tale moves through memory, motive, and a looming domestic crisis resolved by a dawning, uneventful future.
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Mr. Lester
Mr. Les
Paris
Bonanza
Myrta
Mrs. Langton
Paria
Marchesi
Ture
Mra. Langton
Reat
Papa
America
Afghan Tower of Refuge and Tribal Blood Feuds
A traveler describes Afghan towers of refuge used during feuds where a besieged man is fed by the women and inaccessible to starvation. Towers protect the inhabitants for years, with attacks exchanged through loopholes while villages keep peace until reprisals resume.
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Afghanistan
Land SeekerProspects After Open Hase Reservation
A Youths Companion note explains homesteaders faced 104000 disappointments from 2700 claims opened on the Hase bud Indian reservation in South Dakota at four dollars per acre. It urges seekers to study government and state lands offered near markets, noting railroads own prime unimproved land and advise buying where cultivation costs are lowest.
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Hasebud
South Dakota
Cnin
Department of the Interior
Washington
Western Railway Companies
State
National Land Office
GOAT RAISING IN MEXICO INSIGHTS FROM PUEBLA
Consular Agent Headen reports from Puebla on Mexico’s common goat, valued for pelt tallow and flesh, with horns and hooves unused. Angora is rare in Mexico, often misfit for market, while strings from entrails fund export to Chicago and New York. A hardy animal, breeding averages four births in three years.
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Headen
Puebla
Mex
United States
Mexico
San Luis Potosi
Chicago
New York
Texas
Unappreciative. Jenking-Yes Piano Talk Prompt
A clipped exchange notes a daughter’s piano playing ability and a skeptical remark about a piano’s talking tendency. The Pittsburg Press quote suggests a wary reaction to a talking instrument, implying disbelief or fear regarding its remarks.
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Jenking
Brown
Ihs
Pittsburg
Ribbon work in embroidery gains praise for ease and speed
Ribbon work, though historically slow and intricate, is praised as a swift, effective embroidery method using pale-toned gros grain ribbons in Louis XV and Louis XVI styles. The article notes shops offered elaborate patterns, yet many workers preferred quicker results, while ribbon work remains valued for its striking garlands and etched effects.
Embellish Linen Garments With Braid and Ribbon Trim
The article describes using pale green linen with narrow white braid to create bowknots flowers and leaves. It explains methods for stitching leaves by threading a needle with the ribbon and shaping petals and stems with embroidery stitches.
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New York Tribune
A Chicago Girl's Secret Waist Fashion
A Chicago Tribune note describes a clever trick for a back-buttoned waist using a sheer wash silk blouse over a plain Swiss organza look. The fabric is cheap wash Valenciennes that washes well, creating a chiffon-like, billowy effect while saving Swiss by washing and pressing. It suggests choosing soft, light silk to blend with the waist fabric for an elegant, affordable winter wear.
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Chicago Tribune
Elaborate new furs draw fashion crowd this winter
The St. Louis Republic notes fashionable women are already ordering fur garments as stock appears. Furs will be heavily ornamented with lace, passementerie, braiding and gilt or steel buttons. Sleeves grow larger with varied cuts including square elbow fullness and bell styles. boleros and hip-length jackets gain popularity this season.
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St. Louis Republic
Designs For Silk Quilts In Simple Hexagon Form
Instructions for sorting silk scraps into very dark and very light piles, using medium shades with darks when possible, dyeing scraps if needed, and ensuring uniform color to avoid a chaotic effect. Emphasizes exact cutting, uniform rows, and joining blocks with overstitching on the wrong side.
Silk scraps inspire log cabin style quilt designs
Fig 3 discusses border options for quilt pieces and shows using small silk scraps in a basket design. It notes a dark handle basted on light silk, joined with light silk strips, and mentions a log cabin pattern using ribbons and charity items. A log cabin quilt from two worn dresses is described, dyed golden brown, with a silk lining and brown taffeta ribbon. Ohio Farmer.
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Ohio
Throw Physic to the Dogs
A physician argues that many women are starving for fresh air and should abandon pills and powders. He says daily outdoor exercise of at least two hours will renew health over a year. He adds nature cannot be cheated and busy women may sacrifice duties for outdoor activity.
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Boston
Household stain removal tips from old advice column
To remove stains from hands apply oatmeal moistened with lemon juice or vinegar. Rub around fingernails with a nailbrush, then wash with warm water and soap. Do not use soap before stain removal, or stain becomes harder to remove.
That Horrid Smell of Fish Fix
A historic note describes clearing a fishy odor by rinsing with cold water and boiling steps. It advises heating to remove a red hot cinder and then washing in the usual manner, reflecting old household cleaning practices.
Facts to Remember in Home Cooking and Fridge Care
This concise note advises that a pound of sugars equals one pint and an ounce of liquid equals two tablespoonfuls while a pint of liquid weighs 16 ounces. It also recommends placing a good sized piece of charcoal in the refrigerator until frost, removing it every ten days to two weeks.
Thought She Would Die From Kidney Trouble Testimony
Mrs Sarah Marine of Colorado Springs recalls three years of severe backache and kidney concerns. A friend urged Dosa’s Kidney Pills, leading to rapid improvement within a week and full recovery after about two boxes. She has remained well for over four months. Sold by all dealers for 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Sarah Marine
St. Urain St
Colorado Springs
Colo
Foster- Milburn Co
Buffalo
Odd Bits From Abroad and Nearby Echoes of War
Vignettes from London and Somerset note small market eels sold for four pence a handful near Blackfriars Bridge and a 99-year-old Crimean veteran receiving a reduced pension. A Meavy oak endures since King John, a Milford Haven trawler nets 12 large sturgeon, and cannon once of Finisterre now serve as curb posts in London. In Hamelin, children greet the Kaiser’s route in period dress. Monterey’s Cottington prison houses inmates in a central square, watched by guards until evening.
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Blackfriara Bridge
London
Angel Market
Done Cheeseman
Somerset
England
Meavy
Dartmoo
John
Milford Haven
Hamelin
British War Department
Finisterre
Boscawen
St James’ Square
Boscayen
Lord Falmouth
Monterey
Cottingt
Short and Sharp Reflections on Modern Manners
A condensed column notes everyday worries from yesterday s neglect and urges sharper social rules. It jokes about women sweetening tea with gosalp, warns against impersonators on stage, and observes marriages enduring after divorce.
Postum Cures Chronic Headache I'd Never Been Without It
A Connellsville woman credits Postum Food Coffee with curing twenty five years of daily headaches and related ailments caused by coffee. She stopped coffee and tea, switched to well made Postum, and says headaches and general health improved, even for her husband. The testimonial notes Postum from Postum Cereal Co, Battle Creek Michigan.
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Connellaville
Postum
Battle Creek
Mich
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