Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-08-07
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- MT Of the advertisements is highly
Sn1mnining. The Boston Gdsetto Of 1167
S1Vsesisss IAN Address to Persons Of FASH
kusinda, and good people are warned to look
Out for srhe Prince Of the Air." who reigns
with almost "uncontrouled Restraint"
whether "Lucinda' induced persons OF
quality to be less giddy no one can say, but
Il n probable that many of them hied to
Sarah Todd and Mary Purcell, genteel hab-
srdashers Of that time, who had moved from
the Old Brick Meeting House to Cornhill,
next door to Deacon Botineau, and bought
there "Horse Hair quilted Petticoats, Tan
dem Holland, Psistboard Stomachers, Stone
sott il Silver Shoe Buckles, Prussian Cloaks
and Hats, and Variety of Millenary Goods,
TOO many TO enumerate'' Many of the stufts
once In common use are unknown to-day.
What are Mamoodics, Chiliabully Bastas.
Jollopoor Sannas, and Aleabad Mowsaunas ?
Occasionally an eccentric gentleman of to-
day sports bandana, but men and women
adorned themselves in the past with .ln-
dian fabricks," and very beautiful were they,
Of fine texture and of suberb hue. In lItO
some cunning people wanted to forestali the
market In Boston and got up a smallpox
Towr, Clerk, !" xposed the fraud rs "a wicked
and abusive practice" and told the country
De0ple who were alarmed 'by seeing silks
hanging on poles, that the smallpox was not
in such houses, "they being hung out at the
his shop near the "Golden Ball, Boston,"
holds ian assortment OF articles in the Gold
smith and Jewellers way" He has "Button
and Earring stones OF all sorts, Brilliant King
sparks, stone buttons in silver by the card,
best Sword Blades, Shoe and Knee Chapes
Of all sizes, Turkey Oyl Stones, Coral beeds,
Stick ditto for whistles, small raizing anvils
for Cream Potts, Lancashire Watch Plyers,
Birmingham ditto, with sundry other articles
cheap for cash." Thomas Handasyd Peck
six Lace and Frogs" In 1859 Towniey, a,
the sWheat Sheai," tells of the excellence
OF his "fgured and corded dimothys," (dimi-
ties Occasionally in New England you
can pick up to-day good pewter, part perhaps
OF that stock of Ebeuezer Coffin, who offered
"best London hard metal and common pew
ter and common pew ter dishes, plates, basons,
porringers, quart pots, tankards, soup ket-
ties, communion fiaggons, christening basons,
ETC." Boston was not for prohibition in l16g
Moore will sell "by wholesale and retail, al
her Wine Cellar, near Liberty Tree, old
Sterling MADEIRA, Lisbon, Tenerin, Claret,
Port, Malaga, Tent, sweet, and other wines,
all in their original purity" Are Mein u
Eleeming still looking out for "discreet
elderly woman that can be well recommend
ed, who understands dressing victuals and
the economy of large family? They ad-
vertised for. her in l16S How dear lemmons
with two m's)must have been lis years ago!
They were worth los per single dozen. But
they were "Good and Fresh Lisbon lem
mons" People to-day have no idea how ne
cessary lemon was in those thirsty times.
You couldn't brew punch without them.
Does not Mr.. Stevenson tell us how a Scotch
gentleman in l745 invariably had a bag OF
lemons tied in front of him when on horse
back, 80 that his punch should always be
perfect ? Samuel Allyne Otis, wants New
England Rum and it is supposable that Med
ford's supply was scant at that time (l161,)
for he will exchange "Bohea Tea, Indigo
Long and Short Pipes and Dumb Fish io
N. Z. Rum" What is DUMB Fish vii
the United States fish commissioner pleas
explain William Lang will serve his Gus
toners sin the tgenteel and polite Taste
with wigs. He assures judges, divines
lawyers ana physicians, because of the i'm
portance of their heads, thsi he can sssort hi
wigs 10 suit their respective Occupations anC
Inclinations." For the ladies' he has the git
OF 'a nice, easy, genteel, and polite Construc
ton OF Rolls, such as may tend to raise thei
Heads to any Pitch they desire.n
A very pretty bit OF patriotism and som
little OF twist and turn IN politics 10 appal
ent by the cards published in the Esse
Gdsehc relative to the departure of Gov
Hutchinson from the province OF Massachu
sets in IVA. 1t appears that sundry citizen
had given the governor send-otf and haI
landed him. Soon after Hutchinson's de
parture the battles of Lexington and Concord
had taken place, and there was a change o
sentiment so the signers OF the address o
laudation to the governor took back all they
had said and signed to- 1t would never havt
done for the gentleman to have been accused
OF TOryism. j. Fowie is right down plair
and honest for he points his recantation il
this way "Whereas l, the subscriber
signed an address to the late Governor Hut
chinson-I wish the Devil had said Addres
before had seen it J. Fowle, Marblehead
Oct. "a, IVA" Certainly j. Fowle was n
hypOcnse.
They did not say tooth brushes a centur,
ago, but " teeth brushes " and teeth pow
der" Isaac Greenwood, whose advertise
ment is ornamented with the queerest kline
of q rough woodcut OF a simpering woman
with construction on her head and
parasol in her hand, will sell "teett
brushes !" and "will repair violins, make
flutes, flies, hautboys, clarionets, tamboy
frames, Backgammon boxes, men and dies
billiard balls and lemon squeezers" Her,
Is the curious heading of an auction " By
authority Jewels and Diamonds for senti
mentalists. " Robert Bell, book seller
Provedore to the Sentimentalists, is just ar
rived from Philadelphia" and will sell his
tory, art, science, novels and adventures "by
the most ancient and modern authors, who
have explored, Investigated and attempted
10 Illuminate the human understanding
with the godlike attribute OF knowledge =
Certainly in those days, which are past
those poor authors had their need of prais,
allotted them. In 1871 Salem has a wax
work exhibition, and in the Eden Musee o
that time there was 'the unfortunate Baror
Trenck In real chains " and Doctor Frank
lin dressed in suit of his own clothes.
Baron Trenck was perIpatetic for a grea
many years in wax, and always WAS dresse,
"in real chains" Baltimore in I7Ss had
very barefaced but persuasive man in /
when Tom Hepburn tried to sell liquors W i'll
this advertisement: "The Rosy God, eve
attentive to the wants and wishes OF his yota
ries here below, has for their use deposited il
the hands OF the subscriber Zone of his oldes
Idpsters) some OF his choicest gifts, the bes
froduce OF various Vintages, etc, etc" Some
times the advertisements contain notices O
goods which are quite mixed. w. F. Bart
lett OF Salem, in 17SS will sell "next Frida,
Bandannoes, Broadcloths, Whalebone
Bibles, Bottled mustard and Playing cards,
with :" q few pounds of nutmegs" The Bar
NUNS OF America went their rounds early
ior Mr.. Gilbert exhibits at Salem ga large
ha6oon, Porcupine, Bear Rackoon aud
Rabbit collection of Living animals
nermless and playful" Were rabbits rare
10 those days? Later on We have the Sa
Rient Dog and " the Pig of Knowledge .
now the character of words changes In
commemoration of the death of Washington
NJ. Brewer makes 4" a very Ingenious and
easEant mourning Vignette," thus de
~ Etpeo Round the monument are nym phs
sno posture OF mourning" The Temple Of
xamS IN Boston goes in for a real alIeeory
WIN an excellent figure of Gen. Washing
,pa,w a,s Smpie expressive OF the late melsii.
cnoly ovenI The Young Ladies
Mn,cn represent the Sister States (with !
s,;s.hId e,,a,.sig over will be seen with
d ssoit~rst,onsm What Is meant by
Inere - nne hre of patriotism wbs, tbo
6l8eto Ess1x ID puilt and launched AT SaIan,
~ AZ montns, ana the people are ask ed r.