Portrait Album and a Woman's Flirtatious Fame
A Chicago Times-Herald reminiscence recalls a charming woman who flirts and gathers admirers. Beaux crowded her mantel with portraits, while the speaker recalls a past rejection and wonders if his portrait remains, hearing her say I am nothing but a boy.
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A Blight That Blossomed In A Parisian Lesson
A tale of M Anatole Fleury a gifted French singer teaching two girls Alice Broughton and Lily Vansittart. Alice loves Fleury but is kept from him by her mother and a jealous rival Lily elopes with Fleury while Alice contends with a cold and a broken heart. Cousin Fred ships in as doctor and marriage prospect.
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Lichens as Food in The Imperial Book Upon Foods
The Imperial Book Upon Foods notes that over ten mosses and sea lichens are recommended for food under Chinese guidance. Preparation includes washing to remove sand, sun or kiln drying, cutting, storage, long boiling, and dual filtrations with evaporation. Filtrations yield about 25 percent then 40 percent, producing mucilage with starch and albuminoids, varying in solid content.
Dispersal of Animals Across Regions by Chance
Darwin noted over 80 weeds in a clod attached to a migratory bird, illustrating how seeds spread life. Lyell cites a swimming pig found far at sea, suggesting animals drift or swim to distant havens. An Indian marine survey report adds a case of such dispersal.
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Royal Train of England and Dulse Pudding in Ancient Text
The article notes a spread of minor industries in Maine and Massachusetts with dulse seaweed used to make pudding and as a thickener for sauces. It also cites the Royal Train of England, Edward VII’s travel carriages, and royal travel by yacht Osborne, amid other assorted items and notices.
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Royal Train and Trials in a Fragmented Page
A collage of court room banter about trial timing, a note on Queen Wilhelmina’s heir, details of King Edward’s royal train and its opulent fittings, and a surgeon’s claim about meat consumption in warm climates. The text mixes legal excerpt, monarchy trivia, and health commentary with assorted OCR errors.
Salique Jewelry Shapes a New Era in Exquisite Design
A Paris exposition spotlights Salique and Casteloni jewels as rare high fashion, blending Renaissance metalwork with symbolic stones. Salique’s pieces appeal to royals and elite patrons, crafted to order with moonstones and semi-precious stones favored for their symbolic appeal. American designers are adopting the art jewel craft, with dramatic tiaras and one ring imitating a bark motif selling to eager buyers. a Chicago shopper notes a leading woman’s advance orders into 1903.
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Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad Promises Relief
A vintage testimonial engraving extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier for female ailments Nervous prostration and bladder inflammation are described along with patient improvements and gratitude from Mrs J W Jamaica Plain and others The ad urges readers to begin use to prove its efficacy with personal evidence from sufferers and families.
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A New Wrinkle in Fashion Slang Cited
The Philadelphia Press notes a quirky trend as fashion lip service gives rise to a pun on leg pelts and leghorns. The dialogue shows amused exchanges about unconventional attire and the idea of how tight trousers influence clothing terms and style choices.
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Newbro's Herpicide Featured In Dandruff Cure Claim
A 1808 Ohio Journal testimonial from Dandraf Cured in Butte Mont asserts Newbro's Herpicide removes dandruff and saves hair after skeptical trial. The ad also praises Grain-O as a coffee substitute, touting its rich mocha-like color and grain basis.
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