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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1898
Page
5
A collage of vintage advice and fiction fragments discusses fashion, corset care, and a moral about when a young woman should marry. It blends verses on sea storms with guidance urging girls to acquire housewifely skills before marriage, stressing competence, neat homes, and practical housekeeping.
A fashion summary discusses corset styles emphasizing fit and hip shaping, noting biases toward waist emphasis and full skirts with simple hems. It also covers London shop workers pressed for fair treatment, comparing overseas trends as American domestic workers pursue better positions amid kinder mistresses and better notice from employers.
The piece notes a shift in attitude among young women toward domestic labor and store work. Former reluctance stemmed from pride and fear of constant supervision by a mistress. Many prefer day-long counter work despite low wages if evenings are free, yet some intelligent workers realize nighttime freedom may not compensate for the cost.
Table decorations vary in height and style with guests seeing each other either over or under. Centers use soft cream silk and roses, with silver lamps and baskets. an epergne may be decorated with fruit, roses, and smilax. Varieties include Clutha glass Aller Vale Rhodian pottery Delft Rouen ware and blend of beauty and originality.
The article describes linen clothing trends featuring white lawn and lace blouses under smart coats, and notes linen gowns gaining popularity over pique. It highlights a red linen costume with a diamond guipure pattern, a plaited lawn skirt with a black stock, and combinations of blue linen with white on buff, plus a yellow dotted linen gown and a sailor blouse with a black linen collar and a white linen trim.
Dress carefully and cut open down the back. Heat four tablespoonfuls of butter until brown. Add birds, salt, pepper and cayenne. Cook five to seven minutes, turning quickly with the dish covered. Brown both sides and serve on thin toast slices.
A simple recipe describes combining grated cheese with mayonnaise until creamy. Spread the mixture on light green lettuce leaves, sieve dress with mayonnaise, garnish with capers, and serve with bread and butter sandwiches.
A compact bake guide uses one pound flour one cup sugar three eggs one cup lukewarm milk one tablespoon butter one teaspoon cream tartar half teaspoon baking soda and bakes fifteen minutes in muffin rings with simple method and measurements.
Talmage extols a divine panorama from the Rockies to Yellowstone and Yosemite, urging irrigation of deserts into Edenic fields and a nation sanctified by cross imagery. He links national destiny to gospel outreach, youth movements, and a vast, water funded program to flood the land with faith and mercy.
Turkey refuses responsibility for Armenian massacres and rejects indemnity claims. The United States Britain France and Italy are cited as having missionary interests in the region. With Europe unsettled and Turkey indebted to Russia leverage grows as Moscow aims to embarrass Britain amid intertwined interests in Asia.
A London correspondent notes girls in schools endure whipings with quiet dignity. They accept punishment as deserved, dry their eyes, smooth their curls, and hide the experience from parents and others.
In a Chic News snippet Brown questions Smith about a rumor surrounding his wife. Smith confirms he believes her actions are odd and notes she demands a whiff of his breath whenever he returns downtown late at night.
In a Detroit biography a leading supporter of the deep water route, Major A. C. Bishop, recalls illness and hospital recovery. He credits Dr Willians Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring strength after sickness, endorsing them for valids and those with weakened constitutions. Notary public testimony and testimonials from public figures accompany the promotion of the remedies.
An odd jumble of brief notices and ads features claims that cures for throat troubles exist with a free book from Muco-Solvent Company in Chicago. Other items tout Diamond C Soap for laundry, Miss Zephyr Adler joining the Salvation Army in Nashville, and a Missouri paper chiding readers for forgetting to pay subscriptions as a humorous aside.
Life insurance firms reject about three fourths of applicants who are gymnasts due to findings that many have strained hearts from excessive exercise. The warning note highlights cardiovascular risk linked to intense athletic training.
Two buildings are highlighted the Frederick Maryland freight station in use since 1831 with a bell in its cupola rung on Baltimore trains by horse power and Mount Clare Baltimore home to the world’s first telegraph office from which Morse sent his 1844 message. The piece also notes various cultural curiosities and advertisements about soap tobacco and electric weaving afterlife.
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