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Newspaper
Berwick Advertiser
Location
Berwick, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1896
Page
5
In remote regions where snow and fealty endure, winters are long and cold, exposing men to severe weather. Lumber camps and choppers face deep snows with half frozen feet, while frost bites linger from the prior winter. A lack of knowledge about frostbite remedies, such as Jacobs cures, worsens conditions.
Over thirty years France's coffee intake per person grew from about one half to three and a half pounds. The shift signals growing urban caffeine demand and changes in lifestyle, with possible implications for trade and health trends.
A garbled collection of ads and product pitches outlines various items from coffee substitutes and seed catalogues to soaps and nerve tonics. Mentions Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin, Dobbins Floyting Borax Soap, Dr Kline, and Isa Thompson Eye Water. Includes scattered figures and dates, such as 1804 and ore production data for Mexico.
A bank cashier discussed contagion risks of dirty notes and argued for destroying soiled notes promptly against new print runs. He noted increased printing facilities make this feasible. London notes rarely appear soiled as Bank of England notes are not recirculated, unlike colonial notes kept in circulation longer and in worse condition.
The article describes imitating marble by soaking chalk slices in color baths to apply mineral stains such as oxide of copper for verde antique, then placing the slices in a second bath to harden and crystallize them into surfaces that resemble real marble.
An Indian servant is sent with four loaves and a note. He eats one loaf, is flogged for theft, and later hides the note, again eats a loaf, only to be caught by the letter’s clever ruse. He confesses that the note revealed his misdeed, proving the paper’s sting.
In Hoquam Washington a local planter used beer kegs as bear traps. A keg end is knocked out and spikes inserted to the sides toward the closed end. Honey is placed at the far end and the keg dropped in the woods. Bears push in for the honey, cannot back out, and roll until trap layers arrive. Five bears were captured in one week with one keg.
Henry M. Stanley recounts building stations at Kimpoko and Gobila, exploring the Kwa and Mifini rivers, and discovering Lake Leo pold II during 1882. He details a return voyage marked by a violent fever, unconsciousness, and extreme leg swelling resembling injected mercury in each leg.
Gossip notes a chic walking Petticoat for an erudite heiress. It highlights a waterproof lining to protect feet in wet weather and suggests the garment reduces damp clothing discomfort during rainy-day expeditions.
Miss Elsie Clews daughter of a millionaire banker has completed a post graduate course at a prestigious women’s college which offered her a Greek professorship. She preferred academia to debut but now fulfills social duties graciously.
Mrs. Showalter of Kentucky, born 1872 in Donerail and descendant of Chief Justice Marshall, is famed as a leading woman chess player. Married in 1887 to Jackson W. Showalter, he taught her the game. She plans to move to Brooklyn soon to join the women’s England versus America cable chess match in April.
The fashion of displaying personal symbols grows, with women using flowers, birds, or signs on items from writing papers to lingerie. A New York society girl reportedly adorns nearly every possession with a tiny owl, while another favors a ram's head motif matching the initials R A M.
The article notes Chinese bear necklets and various fur trimmings in fashion. It describes muff styles in buff brown and white, velvet purple pansy accents, white ermine muffs with black velvet trim and gold Xs, and Medici styled lade necklets. It suggests velvet and chiffon rosette necklets for warmth without fur.
A stylish unnamed blonde drew attention at the opera wearing a rich China silk pompadour outfit with prunish ground color and blurred floral silk accents. The ensemble included a voluminous untrimmed skirt, plissé mousseline de soie bodice with a square neckline, and a heliotrope accent at the waist.
A pale hellotrope velvet belt features a decorative bow on one side. The item’s refined design emphasizes a single bow accent and smooth line, suggesting it as a dress accessory or decorative waistpiece.
A Paris foreman Monisset and his daughter, aged fourteen, clash over a request to fetch vermouth. Upset at parental rebuke she wounds herself with a knife, then asks forgiveness and is taken to hospital with injuries described as not serious.
In Cumberland Pennsylvania a police court heard a case against two young women charged with disturbing public worship at a Cresap town revival. Witnesses testified they chewed gum loudly and laughed during services. Rev. Gillum testified, described confrontations, and the judge imposed fines and costs totaling 27 dollars.
Fashion notes describe varied jet garnitures, beaded velvet, and printed velvet as seasonal favorites. Army-inspired cuffs, long shoulder seams, padded hips, and sleeves matching skirts appear in tailored coats and gowns. Changeable silks and bright trims dominate, with Langtry-style hair, elaborate neckwear, and starry embroidered yokes with velvet throb.
A recount of contemporary dress trends features gray nun cloth robes edged with gold, satin vests with bouquet embroidery, velvet capes, and embroidered jackets. Highlights include cream velour cloaks with pearl beads, ostrich plume fringes, Persian lamb jackets, shifting fur forms, and a vogue for green brown color combos and yellow evening wear.
The oil of the sunflower stands as a superior substitute for olive oil in table use and for lubricating fine machinery and for artists colors. Sunflower oil, widely grown in Southern Russia and Southern Europe, is noted as richer in oil in small seeded varieties and safer as food, while large seeded types serve for fuel and seed cakes. The New York Independent highlights its advantages over cotton seed oil and olives.
Fresh water pearls are gathered along the Big Sioux River feeding the Missouri. The find began years ago and renewed interest has grown this past summer with several men earning steady income from pearl hunting. Pearls are sold to local jewelers and dealers in Chicago and New York, with specimens ranging from five to twenty five dollars.
Dr Chandler reports a small variable star in Pegasus that winks as it fades and brightens over about 2.75 hours. The dip and rise repeat twice or thrice in a night, only visible through a telescope, yet it is described as a sun-like object with remarkable behavior.
Venezuela's total national debt stands at 22 million dollars. The figure reflects the country's financial obligations and may influence economic policy and fiscal planning.
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