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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1899
Page
3
A New York Herald report details a fashion trend where a woman lines her dress closet walls and ceiling with perfumed pads. The pad lining uses cheesecloth backing and cotton batting scented with violet sachet powder, bound with violet satin ribbons, and hangs easily removable for renewal.
The article explains French cocotte stewpans used for chicken dishes with onions potatoes and broth, noting traditional serving on tables and variations in cooking time. It also highlights fashion use of narrow velvet ribbon on fabrics, with trims on skirts and garments in various widths and placements.
A feature describes a young woman expert at arranging a compact hall bedroom to feel bright and cheerful. The space uses a folding mahogany bed, a plush box for grooming tools, a mirrored door to a closet, and a small round table with a tea set to maximize usefulness and mood.
The piece suggests using fur trim to create small shoulder capes for indoor warmth and style. It notes capes pair well with house dresses, can be home made from leftover cloth and fur, and offers pattern tips such as using a Wheel pattern and a table top circle.
Cream one cupful of butter and two of sugar, then add four well beaten eggs, one cupful of milk and 314 cupfuls of sifted flour with one heaping teaspoon baking powder. Divide into three parts: brown with melted chocolate, lemon flavor the second, and pink coloring the third. bake as layers then assemble with icing. For creamed beef, melt butter, stir in flour to creamed consistency, add almost boiling milk, then add chipped beef and simmer two minutes before serving.
A Columbus based ad for Pe-ru-na Drug Mfg Co promotes its catarrh treatment. A customer letter from James Lewis touts the product, claiming it cures catarrh by stopping mucus waste and references a free catarrh book from The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing Co.
A note puzzles if a medical exam is required before joining the Wheelmen club. The response says no exam is needed beforehand, only afterward. The quote exchange appears in Yonkers Statesman, with a moral aside from Atchison Globe.
Leslie's Weekly recalls Kipling's early journalism days when he wrote a cutting second-day story on a fraudster. The piece drew 15 libel suits and half a million in damages, prompting the city editor to reassign him. The editor praised his genius but warned he was not suited to standard news mechanics.
In the U S Circuit Court Judge Adams grants a preliminary injunction against Samuel W Eslinger of St Louis restraining him from using the Castoria name or packaging likenesses. Centaur Company of New York City led by president Charles H Fletcher claims damages and vows further action once final hearing proceeds.
Local appeal praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from painful periods. Letters from Miss Eona Eutis of Higginsport Ohio and Miss Kate Cook of Mt. Jackson Indiana describe severe cramps, nervous distress, and long medical trials. Both praise the remedy and invite inquiries.
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