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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1898
Page
17
A description of fashionable china painting techniques with color schemes for plates, tea caddies and jars, emphasizing shading and varied greens. Also includes a recipe from Good Housekeeping for a spiced butter loaf with coffee, raisins and currants, boiled then molded.
Miss Hu King Eng the only China native to graduate from an American medical college is honored in China. She has been named sole delegate to a Women's medical convention in London next June and appointed physician in Li Hongzhang’s private household, a first for a woman.
Practical household notes warn oxalic acid makes a potent brass cleaner and should be kept away from children. It describes making a polish with one ounce acid to a pint water and buffing with wash leather. Also shares a lamb roast method parboiled with onions to flavor without overpowering notes and mentions Kipling granting Olga Nethersole permission for a drama adaptation.
A simple two curtain arrangement uses thin material to brighten a sitting or sewing room without darkening the interior excessively. The design avoids heavy shades and aims to relieve bare window appearance with an unobtrusive setup.
The article explains fashioning a double scal lop curtain from madras or silk by cutting one panel longer than the other, overlapping at the window, looping the shorter panel with bright ribbon on the first ring, and draping the other in a loose sweep. The result is pretty and lights the room.
Vogue notes a legend from 987 in which King Hugues Capet grants a dowry and a wedding ring to an elderly serving couple, sparking a national custom of celebrating silver weddings after twenty five years of marriage.
A detailed description of a six yard white silk sash eight inches wide with a separate belt and hook and eye. The bow ends are doubled with chiffon plaiting along the stitched edges and interlined with cambric for foundation. Black and white ribbon sashes with tiny figures are also mentioned.
A humorous round of anecdotes about congressional women and daily routines. The stationer joke turns on cards engraved for every weekday, while other quips note a powerful yet unseen influence and a proverb about avoiding troublesome people.
Claiming catarrh is a constitutional disease, the advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, offers $100 for a failing case, and lists 75 cent price with additional Hall's Family Pills.
The dialogue notes distinctions in racing crowds and participants. It contrasts Sprocketts as professionals and A and B amateurs, with B’s not true amateurs. It defines the masses as paying spectators at the races, per the New York Journal.
The Salzer Seed Co seeks names for a one and a half inch corn and White Oat prodigy with a $400 prize and $500 in prizes total. Readers can request the free seed catalogue and 11 new farm seeds, including the corn and oats, by mailing stamps to John A Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wisconsin.
In a witty exchange from the Indianapolis Journal the Seasoned Soubrette retorts about her fortune while the Funny Comedian teases debt and chalked up sums. The banter pivots on reputation and money.
A Connecticut sect allegedly immersed an elderly rheumatic woman in water to heal her, nearly causing her death. The piece promotes Hoadetters Stomach Bitters as a remedy for rheumatism and related ailments, urging trial.
A celebrated New York lawyer questions a distinguished actress about her age in a breach of contract case. She refuses to answer, prompting a remark that answering promptly would have kept her younger. The exchange, reported by the New York World, highlights the tense proceedings.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a non stimulating grain drink that nourishes and cheers without disturbing sleep. It claims Grain-O resembles coffee in taste and appearance, targets nervous persons and children, and urges readers to buy a package from grocers today priced 15 and 25 cents.
In a witty exchange from a New York Journal snippet, Mack confirms that Jack secured consent to marry by proving stock ownership and aligned views, first verifying shares then sharing his own stance.
Travel advice touts Syrup of Figs for pleasant kidney liver and bowel relief preventing fevers headaches and sickness. Sold in 50 cent bottles by leading dealers. Manufactured by the California Fig Group Co. The Washington Democrat notes a blunt theatre joke about married couples.
The Monitor of Meaford Ontario reports a dramatic recovery of Reuben Petch of Griersville after a total disability claim of 1650 dollars was paid by the Canadian Mutual Life Association. Two years of observation confirmed a permanent cure credited to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. The paper publishes a facsimile check and urges verification by medical authorities.
An employer questions a young man's poker play while he seeks money to meet needs. The dialogue contrasts authority and risk with the motive to earn. The passage includes an old testimonial about Piso’s Cure from Huntington Indiana and a literary quote about time from Hall Caine.
A brief Irish anecdote from the Binghamton Leader describes Pat, mocked for his rugged looks and poverty. When asked how he is, he says starvation faces him, and a friend quips that it cannot be very present for either of us.
Washington Democrat endorses St Jacobs Oil as the master cure for rheumatism claiming it relieves pain and disease. The ad format likens general readers to readers of church papers and promotes the product as a universal remedy.
A collage of humorous quotes from newspapers and readers in a dry goods store scene and jokes about conversation and spending. The snippets include a clerk asking about hose with or without handles and pithy quips about brilliance, gastronomy, and mindless chatter from various papers.
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