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Imagine going to school for dueling so that you could shoot another man down if ever there was a quarrel. Such was the case in…

This interesting article found in a newspaper from 1901 describes the early process of making pine needle essential oil. This article is placed here for…

Rose geraniums are not only easy to grow, they were once also used as flavoring and picked for their scent. Below are several ways women…

Published in 1907, these grape vine designs were made to be embroidered on shirts, but were also used on pillows and other objects. Description: Very…

Women used to wear veils as a form of decoration and sometimes the trend grew a bit weird, such as with the domine veil. From…

The following summer flower embroidery design was originally published in 1916. The instructions read: Today is printed an embroidery design for a summer blouse. A…

We used to eat a lot more chestnuts than we do today, however if you already have a chestnut tree growing on your property or…

The following embroidery design was originally published in 1916. Description reads: With Christmas not so many weeks away, embroidery designs to be used on Christmas…

Liquid soap, called soap jelly, was made at home, not bought in stores over a hundred years ago. Many women felt that jelly soap was…

Hands and nails, clean and soft, were a sign of beauty a hundred years ago. The article below was published in 1898 and gives hand…