The electrical corset

From the Logansport Pharos (now the Pharos-Tribune), Wednesday, October 08, 1890 (bottom left part of the image above):

The Electrical Corset.

I've always been opposed to this promiscuous courting; this vicious system which permits a young man without any intentions to waste a girl's time with his attentions. At last I have devised a remedy. The electrical corset solves the difficulty. It will no longer be possible for a young man to slip his arm around a girl's waist or lay his head upon her shoulder without giving the alarm. The "ting-a-ling-ling" will instantly bring her pa, ma or big brother into the room, and the offender will be summarily ejected.

The electrical corset has a great future. Its influence upon the moral tone of society is destined to be incalculable. We shall have no more of these hasty marriages which end so speedily. Many a young man under the inspiration of the moment when his arm is encircling a girl's waist breathes a love which he would otherwise have left untold. This is all wrong. The electric corset will put an end most effectually to this practice.

But let parents be on their guard. These boys will devise means to beat the electric bell of this new corset, just as the conductors did the bell punch. -- Boston Herald.