Women in the News 1890s

Miss Eva COBB, Miss Louise KING, Mrs. Kate Cabell CURIE, Miss Louisa SALMON, Miss Le VINSEN, Miss Clara SHIELDS.

Why are they in the news: One is to be married to an Oklahoma Mayor, one disappeared while bathing at Coney Island, one is the President of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, one is a sponsor of the Missouri Division of the United Confederate Veterans, one is the 2nd cousin of Theodore Roosevelt and engaged to become a Baroness, one announced her engagement at a dinner-dance given by President McKinley

All engravings are from the Kansas City Journal, 1897 - 1899.
http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

Vintage Women Ads

Another set of old newspaper advertisements I found searching through old (circa 1890s) Louisiana newspapers.
Some of the ads shown were for: Ripans Tabules, Gerstle's Female Panacea, Dr. Miles' Restorative Nervine,  McElpee's Wine of Cardul, , Bradfield's Female Regulator, Cascaret's Pills, Kabo Corsets, Henderson Corsets,  Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and Syrup of Figs.

Vintage Ads

I found these old newspaper advertisements (from circa 1890s Louisiana newspapers) while searching for marriage/birth/death announcements for my ancestors. I wonder if our advertisements will look so quaint in 125 years?! Even 125 years ago they used deceit to sell; many ads were made to look like legitimate news articles.

The ads shown in this collage were for W.L. Douglas Shoes, Smith's Bile Beans, Syrup of Figs, W. Baker & Co., Ayer's Sarsaparilla and St. Jacobs Oil.

Squirrel Antics

Hanging upside down from the suet feeder.
These guys are so cute, I don't mind them getting into the feeder as much as I do the #$! greys! They have no fear, I was able to reach out and touch this young fellow. I brought out my cat (holding it in my arms) to see his reaction and finally, he decided that it was time to leave, but he wasn't in a big hurry.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Squirrel