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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1898
Page
6
A poetic reflection on nature and the heavens praising creation. The piece contrasts dawn and sunset with the vastness of the cosmos and the law that governs day and night, noting stars, suns, and worlds as evidence of divine power. Written by Genoard Wilbur Mason in Good Housekeeping.
A serialized romance set around Fannie McLane and Randolph Merriam. Chapters follow engagements, family tensions, and a shooting mystery as Mrs. McLane visits Fort Sedgwick and Merriam faces telegrams, dreams, and renewed ties with Florence Tremaine.
In a moonlit Fort Sedgwick night, Randy Merriam defends Florence's honor while a door creaks with a secret. Mistimed trust and a looming separation strain a wary marriage as troops march out and guards hustle to control roaming soldiers. The scene blends jealousy, duty, and the peril of private horses at the garrison.
An English judge sides with a poor borrower in a usury dispute by ordering payment at sixpence per month, effectively delaying the debt for 75 years. The decision highlights bending strict law toward practical justice.
An exchange between a merchant and a young clerk recounts a curious visit to Mr Fatherington. The clerk admits uncertainty about the outcome while the merchant presses about money owed, then hears a surprising private remark predicting happiness over a matter.
A western college student known for laziness cleaned a lamp chimney with his finger. He asked a professor why the glass smoked to a point. The professor explained combustion and scientific laws, but the boy revealed the real reason, saying his finger wasn’t long enough to reach farther.
A Worldly woman cites love factors as tenderness and perseverance over looks wealth or brains. She argues a man’s capacity for lovemaking and perseverance wins a woman’s love even if poor and unglamorous. The N Y Advertiser quotes. Mr Biffle notes self-reliance draws support from others, noting the self-reliant man is magnetic and things tend his way as others respond to courage.
The article explains blanket stitches as a true household stitch used to secure and ornament blanket borders and woolen items. It describes preparing washed blankets by turning the edge, securing a hem, and applying a border of blanket stitching in German town wool, matching the top woven stripe color.
The article describes an interlaced edge stitch for finishing blankets and comfortables with multiple rows at different depths. It then surveys cereal foods, detailing various forms of barley, buckwheat, corn, oats, rice, rye, and wheat products and praising varied grains for healthy breakfast options.
The piece warns that furnace heat dries the air and harms plants. It suggests evaporation tricks like water jars near the furnace and keeping plants in light, airy spots away from drafts. The kitchen is praised for steady humidity from kettle steam.
The text notes a shift from real embroidery to delicate appliques for vests, Medici collars, and Louis Quince coats. Ready made silk rose appliques cost only a few cents and can be affixed with small stitches. After applying figures, green leaves are embroidered to improve the look.
A brief exchange from the New York World recounts Knickerbocker arguing with his wife about affording a new sealskin cloak. Knicker notes failure to persuade. wife insists the argument be brought home to her.
A fashionable New York matron spends an hour daily with her children before noon. She and the youngsters wear simple morning dresses as the mother, dressed in dark red cashmere trimmed with lace, supervises playtime and conversation, highlighting domestic life.
A description of children’s clothing including a tight fitting pink dotted lawn slip for a baby girl with a plain slip, a grown up style wrapper, and a four year old boy in a striped flannel lounging robe. It notes such outfits can be made cheaply, even repurposing the mother’s garments.
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