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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1898
Page
7
The article advises preserving a flattering hairstyle and not chasing fashion trends. It details crimping with a quince seed Bandoline, cleaning methods using borax and mild soap, careful washing, drying, and brushing, and suggests bay rum with borax as a scalp tonic to stimulate growth.
A star shaped brooch combines metal and a photograph finished by a jeweler. The process involves coating with enamel like material and polishing to brilliance. An enamel method fixes photographs on a silver star for a delicate keepsake for any keeper. Also notes on forcing flower bulbs with heavy initial watering and drainage via cinders to avoid worm mobility.
Ancient beauty lore notes the eyelashes shield the eyes from dust wind and glare. A nightly application of pure vaseline helps lashes grow and stay strong, aiding expression and protection from irritation.
A brief fashion tip notes that matching clothing to eye color enhances appearance. It suggests gray eyes look best in gray outfits and blue eyes pair well with blue, claiming the best women instinctively wear colors to match their eyes.
A Chicago News item reflects on repurposing worn kid gloves into decorative objects. An example mirrors a plum velvet base with white kid ornament, blue paper, silver thread, bullion, orange linen lining, orange silk tassels, and green thread. An antique letter case uses thin leather and paper to recreate glove tints.
The monogram trend spills into home and wearables with oak piano marks brass tacks a desk in brass and silver adornments. Personal items like chairs desks footstools and even clothing and hat linings bear initials in various styles.
The article extols household herbs and simples as culinary aids and medicinal aids. It lists fennel marjoram sage parsley thyme and other herbs including elder orange flowers bay basil lime tree flowers tansy dandelion and broom as useful for teas greens and flavoring.
A traditional pea soup recipe calls for a quart of peas, three quarts of water, a celery stalk, two onions, meat or ham bones, pepper and salt. Soak peas overnight, boil with water and ingredients until tender, then pulp and boil again. If thick, add more, stir, and add dried mint. Serve with crisp fried bread croutons after about three hours of cooking.
To mend waterproof cloth Mackintoshes use pure india rubber dissolved in naphtha to make a stiff cement. Cut a patch from material matching the waterproof cloth, apply cement to both patch and torn edges, place the patch over the tear, and weigh down until it sets firm.
Dr. Irving C. Rosse reports before the American Neurological Association that golf serves as a potent therapeutic aid across psychic, mechanical, and hygienic domains. The game is year round, suitable for all ages, with minimal risk and broad benefits for heart, lungs, digestion, and nervous disorders, including anxiety and insomnia, making it a superior remedy alongside other exercises.
The passage argues that social conditions drive a second movement in fashion driven by women's status. It claims women strive for singularity through dress to stand out from other women, paralleling men seeking distinction by force or intellect. The result is constant individual creation on a shared theme, linked to beauty.
From an ancient privilege Queen Victoria rarely used the middle of Rotten Row, a prerogative of the sovereign. The name Route de Roi, shortened to Rotten Row, carries the historic footnote cited by the New York Sun.
The Cleveland Leader notes Bermuda’s 15 square mile area while England allocates over 500000 dollars yearly to its military establishment and more for naval facilities, highlighting disproportionate imperial spending.
In Detroit two geology enthusiasts meet through a mutual friend. One guest steals a fine fossil, then nonchalantly reveals he already possessed it, claiming art has no conscience as the host laments the loss. The tale, relayed by the Detroit Free Press, blends humor with a cautionary note on fossil collection.
The article argues western Canada’s prairie settlement boosts resources for eastern challenges. It notes wheat and cattle production, widespread immigration incentives, and a 160 acre free land offer by the Canadian government to settlers, with German papers reporting on the appeal and government agents providing details.
A soiled clipping blends a dramatic faux dialogue from the Chicago Post with moralizing lines about life and effort and a Detroit Journal ad for St Jacobs Oil. The fragmentary text mixes quotation, aphorism, and a medical cure claim beside a frost bite notice.
Ten days of fighting a blaze in the hold of a Spanish steamer ended with the crew reaching Baltimore safely. The report praises steadfast crew effort and notes the dangers of stomach and digestive disorders, recommending Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic and remedy for related health issues.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item notes a Kentucky man has wed the daughter of a woman who once refused him. The bride will now greet her former rejector as grandmother, prompting playful talk of vengeance and comic payback in a domestic twist.
A vintage advertisement claims deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. It promises $100 for any deafness case caused by catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars and Druggists selling Hall's Family Pills.
A brief exchange quotes a minister and a businessman on time value. The minister insists time is precious while the businessman says it is wasted. A line about punctuality and keeping appointments appears, illustrating differing views on time management.
The Burlington Route offers Weis Tour ist Sleeper Excursions conducted by a Burlington Route Agent every Wednesday from St. Louis and Chicago to Los Angeles and San Francisco. The itinerary passes Denver and Scenic Colorado, Salt Lake City with about 98 percent sunshine year round. For tickets or a descriptive folder contact L. W. Wakeley, Travel Passenger Agent, St. Louis, Mo.
A fragment hints at a humorous line about choosing a diamond as the proper stone, with a playful exchange between Algernon and Miss Keene.
Historical ad collection notes cures and claims for cold remedies including Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee, praises for St Jacobs Oil and Piso's Cure, plus quips about doctors and social musings from May 1894. It lists reviewers from Harrisburg and Chicago Daily News and reflects era advertising style.
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