The Promise of the Past
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls a father saying good night, ending a game and spoiling the child’s fun with the promise of schooldays and sleep. The piece reflects on fleeting years and a parent’s bedtime cue.
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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1900
Page
6
The Klondike plan and a sea captain’s grim aid
In Merrivale a father seeks truth about his son's death on the Seabird. Captain Coffin helps, while Tom Scott uncovers a cunning mate who seeks the belt with the papers. Tom and Green vow to pursue justice along a dangerous route toward Seattle and the Copper River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Coffin
Cap
Capt
Seabird
Merrivale
Scott
Tom
Alaska
Seattle
Rider
Cap’n
Obed Rider
Dalton Trail
Klondike
Copper River
San Francisco
Seth Coffin
John Avery
Green
Tom Scott
Avery
Rascal
Taksbesturon
Green Turns Detective In Sailor Tale Chapter VI
Tom Scott awakens in a sparsely furnished room as Green the second mate tends him with medicine and steady nerves. The doctor confirms recovery is near and Tom prepares to travel in a week while Green maintains orders and wardens his rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Scott
Mr. Green
Mr. Scott
Tom
Cap’n Coffin
Honest Pair Repaid Restitution After Engagement Breaks
In a Neighborly tale from Youth's Companion Mrs Potter and Mrs Roberts discuss the break of Ned and Sally's engagement. Ned paid six dollars for a sprigged muslin dress and Sally later returned the money with six dollars plus 36 cents interest, claiming it to be the right gesture. The neighbors commend Sally's integrity and note the couple were too young to marry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sally Potter
Potters
Mrs. Roberts
Elizabeth Sprawle
Miss Sprawle
Ned
Sally
Mia Roberts
Tey
Mrs. Potter
The Girls of Samoa A Coquette and Warrior Beauty
N Y Tribune portraits of Samoa girls as graceful dancers, fierce in war, trained embroiders, and stylish in island costume. It notes shark tooth necklaces, lava lava skirts, and evolving fashion influenced by tourists, with marriage arranged by parents and many admirers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samoa
South Sea Islands
Indian Archipelago
Asia
Shark
N. Y. Tribune
Mrs McKinley’s Winter Gown Draws Praise in Demorest’s
In Demorest's Family Magazine a portrait of Mrs McKinley, wife of the president, praising her as a celebrated invalid with refined taste. The description notes her seated posture, front effect, and gown construction. A silver gray peau de soie dress features steel embroidery, spangles, and a lace jabot with a surplice bodice and long sleeves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demorest
Family Magazine
M'Kinley
The Washerwoman's Revenger and the Gold Cuff Buttons
Mr De Sharp laments sending cuff buttons to the wash as the washerwoman reports finding two in the tub but discards them as brass. She notes the buttons were pure gold, causing shock as Oliver muses on price and class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. de Sharp
Oliver
N. Y
We Have a New Preacher Quip from Clericua
In a Tit-Bits exchange, Clericua notes a new preacher. Quellcus asks for reactions, but replies that his wife has not met his wife yet. The dialogue hints at social awkwardness and a playful, ambiguous humor about relationships.
Bride crafts pillows from torn love letters
A young bride tears years of engagement letters into small pieces and sews them into an embroidered pillow, preserving memories while avoiding burning or keeping fragile correspondence. The idea could be used to preserve other letters and manuscripts.
Shipping Trust Inquiry Alarm in Birmingham
The U S consul at Birmingham reports an unusual event as the board of trade begins an inquiry into the shipping trust said to injure British industry. The move signals heightened scrutiny of monopolistic practices affecting trade and shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shipping Trust
England
United States
Birmingham
Great Britain
Board of Trade
How to Clean Jewelry from a 19th Century Trade Guide
Instructions cover cleaning diamonds with soap lather and eau de cologne, brans for brilliancy, opals polished with tin oxide or chalk on leather, silver cleaned with salt and alum solution or lemon, oxidized silver with sulfuric acid mix, nickel with ammonia, amber with chalk and olive oil, ivory whitened with peroxide and wine spirits, all from Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Washing the Face A Homemaker’s Gentle Regimen
The article advises against constant washing to avoid coarse skin. One daily thorough cleanse is best, then use a homemade astringent bath called last virginal. Recipe includes rose water, benzoin tincture, myrrh, and glycerine, with cautions on pure glycerine and tincture types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadel Plge Press
The Queen's Ice Chest and Royal Ice Use
The Windsor Windsor Castle stores about 500 tons of ice drawn from the lake beneath the north terrace and nearby lakes. Ice is used to cool the royal kitchens and the queen's apartments, then packed in wooden buckets and stowed in the fireplaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
Osborne
Balmoral
North Terrace
Fropmore
Virginia
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Father
Annife
Kansas City
S. S. McClure
Cap'n Coffin
Detective
the Girls OF
Sealatana
WeKinley
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