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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1899
Page
5
A reminiscence recalls the famous toy shop in NEPA described as a magical place where a girl imagines choosing a single gift among swings, rocking horses, sleds, games, dolls, and books. The narrator asks what she would take if only one item could be chosen.
The article describes mail arriving with gifts for Admiral Dewey from admirers, including hats, canes, medals, and an illuminated album. It notes items from Milwaukee and Hong Kong, a painting of Manila Bay, Aguinaldo’s gifts, and the admiral’s courteous treatment of visitors as speculation about a future meeting in Waukee.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Aguinaldo ordering American officers to pass insurgent lines and push up the river, with speculation of a forthcoming “beautiful present” to his “illustrious friend.”
Arditt recounts meeting Adelina Patti in a New York hotel where her mother Mme Barili arranged for the child to sing. The future star impressed Bottesini and him with a poised bearing and lively stage presence even as a child.
The narrator recalls a young Adelina singing with astonishing power and beauty. Bottesini and the observer wept genuine tears as her voice stirred their deepest feelings, delivering difficult arias with ease and natural artistry.
Ernest Seton Thompson recounts a crow named Silverspot gathering white shells and trinkets near the Don Valley and Rosedale Brook. The crow hoards a pile of white pebbles shells tin and a china cup handle before relocating the stash, leaving the observer with only the memory of the buried trove.
A new leather embroidery style appeals to needle workers with rich dark silk grounds and lighter leather accents. Borders for portieres feature fleur de lis in yellow leather, green stems, and leaves while a library chair cushion uses green leather and a tawny lion motif. The craft uses a sharp instrument to incise leather and draw in colored leather strips, with pliable working leather available in many shades. Smaller leather pieces make good Christmas gifts for men.
Travelers bring back paper weights cups seals trays bowls boxes teapots and figurines carved from steatite near Wenchow. The mineral is soft when mined but hardens in air, yielding colors such as purple red mottled red black blue gray white jade and frozen. The finest white jade and frozen colors fetch high prices. about 2000 miners and carvers work these mines.
The article explains a no equipment method using a double boiler for twenty four hours worth of milk. It instructs to heat ten minutes after the outer water boils, cover, then pour into a self sealing jar with a cotton plug. Store the jar in a toe chest and keep the plug in when removing portions.
Drought and extreme heat struck Southwest India in 1837 causing widespread famine with over 890000 deaths. Similar famines occurred in 1865 and 1868, killing more than 2000000 people in the two years.
Jonathan Talmage praises the Shunemite woman for hospitality to Elisha, her influence in the home, and her piety. He contrasts domestic virtue with public charity, applauds kindness to ministers, and extols Christianity’s impact on women’s status and empowerment.
The article traces Christmas origins from Roman Saturnalia to northern pagan rites, noting how feasting, evergreen decorations, gift giving, and mistletoe practices shaped modern celebrations. It describes the yule log ritual, Yuletide evolution, and early seasonal games and behaviors illustrating historic contrasts with Christendom’s holiday.
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