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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1899
Page
4
A New York World report describes a fashionable housewife upholstering a dress closet with scented pads made of cheesecloth batting and violet sachet powder, bound with violet satin ribbon. She invites imitation with delicate silkoline fabrics and matching ribbons to create a fragrant wardrobe ambiance.
A dish by dish guide to French cocotte chicken with onions and potatoes cooked in white broth then browned, served on a platter with gravy. The piece notes cocottes as elegant tableware and contrasts them with bean pots. It also discusses narrow velvet ribbon trims on fabrics and fashion usage across garments.
A compendium on brightening a cramped hall bedroom with clever layout. The author describes a folding mahogany bed that doubles as storage, a plush box for grooming tools, a round table with an afternoon tea set, and a wall hung mirror over a closet door.
The article recommends fur trimmed shoulder capes for indoor warmth and style. It suggests making capes at home by combining leftovers and fur borders, notes that a circular wheel pattern yields a reliable cut, and advises slitting the front for an arm opening with fur edging and a double fur ruffle. An old muff provides usable fur material.
A vintage cooking note shows a Ribhbon Cake method using butter sugar eggs milk and flour with three flavorings brown chocolate lemon and pink coloring baked in layers with boiled icing. It also outlines a Creamed Beef breakfast dish using smoked beef butter flour milk and a light simmer to finish.
A Columbus Ohio company advertises Pe-ru-na with a testimonial from James Lewis praising its effectiveness against catarrh. The letter asserts mucus waste linked to catarrh can be halted by a Ve-ru-na treatment and invites readers to request a free catarrh book.
A fragment quotes a Q and A about medical exam needs for joining the Wheelmen group. The exchange notes no physician exam is required before joining, with a counteranswer about after joining. The source item includes a witty maxim about fools from Yonkers Statesman and Atchison Globe.
A Leslie's Weekly piece recalls Rudyard Kipling's struggling days as a reporter and a third assignment that turned into a biting satire on an insurance fraudster. The city editor labeled Kipling with 15 libel suits and half a million dollars in damages, then reassigned him, saying he had genius but not the news mechanism.
In a United States Circuit Court decision Judge Adams granted a preliminary injunction against Samuel W. Eslinger of St. Louis to stop selling medicines in packaging resembling Centaur Company Castoria. The Centaur firm led by Charles H. Fletcher accuses Eslinger of piracy and aims to protect its Castoria label and trade identity. Criminal action and further damages will follow pending final hearing.
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