Miss Flora Wilson's Paris Study For Grand Opera Career
Miss Flora Wilson daughter of the American secretary of agriculture has spent three years in Paris preparing for grand opera under Jean de Reszke. She debuted publicly to enthusiastic reception receiving orchids and roses and may debut in grand opera next year. Since her mother's death she has assisted her father and served as hostess. she taught literature at Iowa State College and graduated in 1892. She supports women's education and rights and believes public and private life can harmonize. She notes women in Iowa have voted locally and expect state vote soon. She is portrayed as a slender, intelligent woman with gray eyes and dark hair and a gentle, persuasive strength.
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Flora Wilson
Paris
Jean de Reszke
Miss Wilson
Iowa State College
Wilson
Whistler
Oliver Wandell Holmes
Benzine Uses For Home Cleaning And Light Morals
Household guidance extols benzine for cleaning doors windows and woodwork while removing bathtub rim stains and spots on marble and enamelware. The piece also presents a string of sharp witted maxims on marriage work and self discipline reflecting a early 20th century newspaper voice.
Cherry tree dress for baby boy delights observers
A white linen one piece for a baby boy features a cherries and leaves embroidery in white French and buttonhole stitches. The costume sparks stories of George and the cherry tree as the small wearer adores the design and the adults reflect on hurried modern manners.
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George
Quips and kitchen tips in a lighthearted miscellany
A jumble of short prompts covers golf seriousness mayonnaise care for summer refrigeration and dress shoe upkeep. The piece wryly notes a showman's elephant habit and a playful math line linking love to shared interests.
Brazil’s wedding gift coffee and inherited sacks of grain
The article explains a Brazilian tradition where a newborn’s birth gift is a sack of coffee kept sealed for future life events. The oldest grain ages like wine, increasing value, and coffee from aged sacks is opened at a wedding before being resealed for the couple. Smaller gifts of green coffee are common when funds are limited.
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Brazil
The Girl Who Couldn’t Tell a Lie review
A column extols a new book about a truth teller, praising its refreshing honesty. It contrasts candid speech with social discomfort and notes the heroine ends penniless and broke for her virtue. The piece warns against blunt truth telling in delicate situations.
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Pauline
Finishing a lingerie blouse collar with narrow lace plaits
A dressmaker suggests a dainty finish for lace trimmed blouses using a close box plait of very narrow lace that stays in place like crepe lisse rubbe. Guides include using valencieries in ready made blouses and burlap for decorative useful boxes with linen braid edging.
Arsenic Weeding Recipe for Walks
A mid 19th century instruction describes boiling two pounds of arsenic and four pounds of soda in six gallons of water to spray sidewalks. It directs adding three gallons of cold water per gallon of the hot mix, sprinkling it over warm walks, and letting them dry.
Printing quality and business success in advertising
The text argues that patrons judge a business by presentation and paper quality. It emphasizes using proper printing for bills, announcements, and letters to appear professional and convincing.
Printing office promise of reliable service
A local print shop advertises dependable service for all orders large or small. It emphasizes full equipment, a wide selection of type and materials, and a capable staff ready to handle any project with neat, attractive results.
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Cretonnes
Cretonne
Cherry
Paterfamilias
Miss Truth Teller
Railroad Street
Revere
Columbia Square
Winthrop
Suburban Gas and Electric CO
Boston
Bryant & Stratton Commercial School
Boylston Street
Amas
H. E. Hibbard
Boylston, ST
David Cummings
the Cummings CO
Washington St
Frothingham Heffernan LO
John Alden
Kashmir
Washington Street
Adams Sq
Joel Goldthwait & Co
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
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