Postage Stamps and the Design Selection Process Through History
The article traces the evolution of postage stamps and related items from their origins in the mid 19th century. It covers denominations, designs chosen by the Postmaster General, the shift during the Civil War, and the rise of stamped envelopes and newspaper wrappers including production costs and usage statistics. It highlights major stamps, age of first issues, and the expansive scale of postal artifact use in the United States.
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United States
Jay Gould
Rothschilds
England
Congress
Franklin
John B. Longacre
Washington
Stuart
U.S
Confederacy
Blair
Courier-Journal
Oldest schoolteacher Price and other aged figures
A clipping notes Deacon Price of Manchester born 1808 as possibly the oldest teacher in the U.S. It also mentions Joseph Taper a Pittsburg man 107 who tried hanging himself, Stephen Osborne and wife Knoxville aged 101 and 92 celebrating 72 years married, Old Lady Aylesbury in London near 80 with corkscrew curls, Fannie Falkenburg turning 100 in New York recalling Napoleon, and Nathaniel Holland of Barre Maine at 98 still active in haying with a long history of cutting.
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Joseph Taper
Pittsburg
Aylesbury
London
Nathaniel Holland
Barre
New York Press
How Arabs Steal Lion Cubs
Arabs watch lion cub litters during teething, smother cub cries, and carry them away to waiting men with horses. Gerard notes this cradle theft as common in the region, with lioness briefly away from cubs allowing the crime to be carried out unseen.
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Gerard
Sleep as a Fat Producer in a Boston Interview
A Boston athlete discusses fat gain and diet. He cites three fat-control rules: eat less, work more, and sleep less. He argues sleep accelerates fattening, noting patients resist the advice yet it drives weight gain more than food.
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Boston
Selling Jokes to Barbers in New York
John Smith reports a professional humorist profits from selling daily joke batches to a downtown barber shop proprietor. Barbers learn the jokes and use them in customer conversations, claiming the method outperforms self generated lines.
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John Smith
Buffalo Express
New York
Napoleon's rise and fall through ages of war and law
At 25 he commanded the army of Italy and by 30 became a famed general and eminent lawgiver. He faced Waterloo at age 46, shaping Europe’s fate and history.
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Napoleon
Italy
Waterloo
Miss Sadie E Webber Ward County Superintendent of Schools
Miss Sadie E Webber, County Superintendent of Schools for Ward county North Dakota, is introduced as a Pennsylvania girl who moved west with her brother six years ago. She was elected county superintendent in 1888 without opposition and re elected in 1900 by a large majority. She is a graduate of Pennsylvania State Normal School at Edinboro and began teaching at sixteen.
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Sadie E. Webter
Ward County
North Dakota
Pennsylvania
A Cheap Veil Intolerable in Fashionable Peace
A Chicago News note argues a cheap veil is intolerable and advises selecting good material three quarters of a yard long. It recommends a light rest on the forehead curls and guidance for edge placement above the upper lip and under the bonnet.
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Chicago News
Fashion Buttons Feature Historic Coin and Medal Motifs
Tailors display oversized buttons as ornaments rather than fasteners. A green velvet sleeve basque sports large coins of Henry VII Elizabeth I and William the Conqueror era, plus Paris guild medals. Bronze and copper alloys echo Louis XVI era. red brown fashion shades show in shaded bronze buttons.
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Henry VII
William the Conqueror
Paris
St. Nicholas
Louis XVI
Chicago Post
Bartell Home For Girl Students Opens In Boston
Boston opens The Bartell a new home on Huntington avenue for girl students without local housing. Rates range from 1.50 to 5.50 weekly for rooms with wholesome meals at 19 4 cents. Lunches 4 cents, laundry three-fourths of usual, and co operative dining and facilities including parlor, music room, reading room and roof veranda.
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Boston
Huntington Avenue
Albert L. Murdock
Bartel
Back Bay Park
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Beauty and fashion notes on lighting and dress in 19th century society
A fashion and home feature discusses how upper chandelier lighting ages a woman's face and offers a remedy using pink silk petticoats around lamp globes. It then catalogs contemporary accessories and styles including capes, lace fichus, Alpine hats, chatelaine watches, crane feather collars, and black chiffon evening gowns with bell and foundation skirts.
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Dresden
Berlin
Directoire
Woman Warned Against Experiments With Bright Colors
The New York Advertiser cautions women about experimenting with blue bright red or green dyes, warning of unpredictable outcomes and urging caution in cosmetic and fashion choices.
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New York Advertiser
Life of Turkish Women Through Bath and Needlework
The writer describes Turkish women as dexterous with needlework and fond of bath days that resemble a child’s picnic. They are young, rarely educated, decoratively clothing themselves, and pass time with embroidery, stories, dancing, and social visits while husbands seldom return before evening.
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Ates
Pittsburg Bulletin
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Knoxville, Tenn
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Ely
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Atarr
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Herly Brothers
Warres
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SONS
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