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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1898
Page
15
A tranquil verse depicts the crescent moon rising over a dusky sea, stars awakening, and a peaceful night. The Night Queen's silver bark glides across a star-paved sky as a cool evening wind ripples the calm.
Harvey Neil lies recovering in a Windy Gulch hotel after mountain fever as Dorothy Meredith’s tragedy and a coming legal clash unfold. A doctor brings mail and a Denver oyster treat while a troubling letter from Miss Meredith’s lawyer hints at a compromise over the Grubstake mine dispute.
A bold young woman enters a Sunday newspaper office carrying a slate of manuscripts and a letter of introduction from author Mr Penwell. She proclaims herself a business woman and offers her work for consideration while the editor fumbles, amused and astonished by the scene.
A woman pleads with her husband William to wake up for town. He yaws through the alarm, returns to sleep, and she warns him that rushing later will leave no time to fault the breakfast in a lighthearted Tit-Bits style anecdote.
A Boston Traveler report notes a new device for catching mail pouches. A lever on the side of the car truck engages a block only when a pouch is hung, flipping the catcher into position during discharge.
A house novelty dress in lavender features wisteria motifs and a full skirt with tiny waist tucks forming a vest effect. A lace yoke with deep purple velvet revers and collar completes the look, and the white or lavender yoke can be swapped. Suitable only for indoor wear, it brightens dull days.
Silver novelties captivate buyers with fresh designs. A fox brush duster uses a fox tail on a silver handle, hung as decoration when idle. Eight inch cut glass powder boxes with silver lids showcase pink or blue puffs. Opera vinaigrette blends aromatic salts and perfumed salt in a single cut glass vessel with a monogrammed silver top.
The passage notes a growing taste for rhinestones and French brilliants among shoppers. Merchants showcase dress trimming sparkling with mock gems while milliners offer pins brooches and ornaments set with stones to decorate hats bonnets and foliage. Slides with pebbled rows adorn neck ribbons and stones are mounted to be sewn on velvet in arabesques.
A country clergyman nails a creeper to trellis near his gate and spots a boy watching intently. The cleric asks if the boy seeks gardening tips. The boy responds he waits to hear what a person says when he hammers his thumb.
Advice from Amy E. Hull on achieving clear skin through good digestion, daily cleansing, warm baths, cold rinses, facial washing with soap and meal, cold cream, and regular life. Emphasizes temperance and routine as key factors, citing Quakers and religious orders.
A New England girl designs a charming holiday gift for a friend abroad. She hides twelve monthly envelopes in a satin portfolio, each month bearing a message and a small keepsake. The thoughtful gesture pleases the recipient and offers a lasting keepsake after the year ends.
A traditional Japanese floor polish is described using one pint each of linseed oil and strong cold tea. Add two ounces of spirits of salts and the whites of two eggs, mix, and bottle. Shake well before use, apply half a teaspoon on a silk pad, rub with the grain, and finish with a silk handkerchief.
A boy asks a chemist for more pills for his father. The chemist asks if they help. The boy replies the pills may not help the father but benefit him by fitting his new air gun, capturing a humorous Colier's Weekly vignette.
In Yonkers Statesman dialogue, Jennie and Julia discuss Jeannette potentially entering business with a remark about everyone joining in. The snippet captures casual chatter on entrepreneurship and social trends in a local column.
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