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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1899
Page
6
Poetic meditation on nature's mood and divine creation. The speaker reflects on the comfort of the skies, the vast cosmos, and the orderly law that governs day and night, praising God as caravans pass by in the night. The excerpt is attributed to Ward Wilbur Mason in Good Housekeeping.
In chapters spanning romance and military life Fannie McLane visits Fort Sedgwick where Merriam and Florence clash over a former lover Florence confesses distress and Merriam faces duty. A late night guard, a mounting patrol and a guardhouse confrontation set the stage for a pivotal separation and the next chapter.
An English court faced an unfair loan agreement where a poor woman could not pay. the judge, while upholding the contract, ordered repayment at sixpence a month, extending the debt to seventy five years, illustrating a harsh installment ruling reported by Youth's Companion.
The article explains blanket stitching as a true household border for blankets and woolens, offering step by step guidance on edge finishing and ornament. It compares binding methods, notes wool materials, and praises washable comfortables as light, warm bed coverings. It then shifts to dietary notes on varied cereals and their preparations, highlighting barley and buckwheat as versatile foods and urging dietary variety. The piece closes with attribution to Robert Mitchell Floyd in New England Grocer.
A merchant questions a young clerk about a visit to Mr Fatherington. The clerk says he did not collect money but shares an odd encounter where Mr Fatherington declares ownership and happiness over a woman. The anecdote ends with the clerk uncertain of what to make of the experience.
A lazy western college student asks a professor why a lamp chimney is smoked only to a point. The professor presents an elaborate theory on combustion and gauzes, but the student reveals the real原因: his finger could not reach farther.
A quoted comment from the New York Advertiser argues that a man's appeal lies not in wealth or status but in tenderness, ardor, tact, consideration, and perseverance. Such qualities, when wielded well, can triumph over richer, handsomer, or smarter rivals.
A quotation notes that self-reliance plus help from others attracts support and luck. The speaker, Mr. Biffle, observes that self-reliant, courageous men draw favorable outcomes and are found appealing to others, with things tending their way.
The text advises that furnaces dry indoor air harming plants and suggests evaporation methods. Place water jars near the furnace and ensure plants stay in light, airy locations away from drafts. The kitchen is recommended if temperature remains even due to constant tea kettle evaporation.
A piece discusses deceptive hand embroidery on velvet jackets and collars, noting a new exquisite applique that uses small stitches. Ready made silk roses and other patterns can be bought cheaply to be appliqued on vests and coats, with green leaves added to enhance the look of hand embroidery.
A brief dialogue from the New York World shows Knicker attempting to convince his wife he cannot afford a new sealskin cloak. Becker asks if he succeeded. Knicker replies that she wanted the argument brought home to her.
A stylish New York matron spends a daily hour with her children before midday. The mother wears a dark red cashmere gown with a tight fitted waist and black braid trim while the babies wear simple handmade outfits. The oldest son copies his father in a striped flannel lounging robe. The activity costs little and can reuse existing garments.
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