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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
8
A Manila report details Filipino women’s taste for rich fabrics and decorative styling seen in merchant shops. It notes satin with lace, bold necklines, and velvet robes, plus lace, pongees, linens, and matting crafts, created largely by trained local women.
A New York designer unveils a multi point measuring device that captures a woman's contour by pressing spring loaded points onto the body. The device records contours on sheets to create a paper model, enabling tailors to cut patterns with a facsimile of the wearer’s figure.
A comical tale from the Philadelphia Inquirer tells how a wife with forty dollars in mixed bills sought gold by visiting the mint and banks. After various exchanges she finally deposited the coins in the savings fund, sparking consternation and laughter at the husband’s disbelief. Also a note warns against overfeeding babies with cow's milk, urging dilution with warm water for weak digestion.
The Maine experiment station at Orono reports on subirrigation in greenhouses. A cemented bench with porous tile channels delivers water to soil, plus an alternative bench of potsherds and burlap. Radish yields rise about 15 percent, though damping off increases and rootworm damage grows slightly. Subirrigation may benefit lettuce and other damp-soil crops.
Prof Thomas Shaw endorses supplemental feeding for piglets lacking sufficient sow milk. Use skim milk in a protected trough, then add shorts and milk, followed by oats or corn. If skim milk is unavailable, a thin shorts and water slop works. Allow piglets to feed with the dam when space allows, but keep the trough low and avoid coarse bran while learning.
The guide explains horseradish growing from sets in rich moist soil with early spring planting in three foot by fourteen inch rows. It also advises raising heifer calves from proven cows and emphasizes the need for careful pruning to ensure continued fruit production and crop reliability.
The Montreal Herald explains how the British lyddite shell used in South Africa blends picric acid with a fusion charge, ignited by percussion fuses. It describes explosive power, blast injury, and compares its lethality to shrapnel, noting air concussion as the primary killer in group bursts.
A Chicago Times-Herald fragment describes a couple dancing to heavenly music. The woman compares him to Whitman while the man feels dizzy and drifts into a dreamlike state as they speak of poems.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway runs through trains with palace sleeping cars, dining cars and first class day coaches from Chicago to Calumet and Hancock with direct connections to Marquette Negaunee Ishpeming and other Copper Country points. Passengers from the East South and Southwest are directed to tickets via this line.
Catarrh treated as a constitutional disease requiring internal remedies not local applications. Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces, not a quack medicine. Prescribed by leading physicians for years, it uses tonics and blood purifiers to produce results. Send for testimonials. available from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, sold by all druggists at 5. Sold.
Somerville Journal recounts a light exchange about hurrying Elvira, with a touch of humor on waiting. Separate note advises on winter hand care, recommending gloves for chores, gentle washing with Ivory soap, and avoiding extreme temperatures.
Detroit Free Press notes Ty Willoughby as a companionable fellow who remains agreeable while playing whist. The piece highlights his social ease and humor during the card game.
A compilation of small advertisements and quoted snippets notes remedies for digestion and coughs, travel pamphlets about Cuba and Puerto Rico, court anecdotes, and social quips. It includes Lane's Family Medicine claims and various humorous or promotional quotes from the era.
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