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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1898
Page
6
A Chicago Advance poem by A. E. Woodworth contemplates foggy dawns and nature's discipline. It contrasts grim skies with persistent faith, urging hope and song despite dreary weather and muted light. The speaker questions whether bloom or despair will prevail as robins sing against gray mornings.
The narrator surveys barns and a rear cook house, notes neglect, and recalls cakes from an old oven. After a midday dinner he plans to drive Sarah home then to Twineburgh to meet Mr Sonntag, a lawyer now managing his estate, while discussing Florence and trust, with Sarah offering motherly comfort and warnings about past robbery doubts. The journey passes Sidddington Station and Twineburgh, a railroad town of about two thousand, where the trunk question and Mr Hunsicker’s involvement surface at the station.
The narrator learns Horace Jackson visits Nelsonville for Florence Morley and suspects a rival. at Twineburg lawyer Sonntag recognizes Conway and hints at secrets hidden behind walled-up cellar doors. The old nurse Sarah and Mrs Snyder fear odd lights and noises at night. The conversation deepens the mystery and conscience of pursuit.
A humorous tale shows an old man eavesdropping at the stairs as a young couple delays good night. He chides the timing, suggesting five minutes more before morning. The girl and George depart, leaving the old man to ponder the aftereffects of matrimony. A second item notes that female spiders are larger and more ferocious than males, sometimes devouring husbands. A final oddity says potatoes in Creenlam never grow larger than a warble.
A young girl wears a cream faille coat cut in a new diagonal style for spring. The elegant side opening runs from shoulder to foot, trimmed with gapure lace, vandykes, and white satin ribbon ruffles. Lace and ribbon are easy to sew on for a simple, stylish outfit.
The article surveys women credited with invention across history. It highlights Empress Tao, Mhearai Misi, Barbara Uttmann, the Cunio sisters, the Greene widow, Clara Louise Kellogg’s grandmother, a Miss Knight, Mme De Long, and their contributions from silk spinning to metal cutting, lace making, and steam driven machinery.
Instructions describe making a pudding bag hat from a half yard of fabric and crinoline. Create a crown by assembling three wheels of cloth including silk lining and crinoline, then repeat for the underside. Cut a head opening and attach a headband, with a quill as the sole trim.
A purchaser considers buying ruffled ribbon by yard to save in the long run. A hat described as white straw trimmed with white crepe de chine features a bunch of yellow cowslips, with the yellow shade slightly deeper than the coat’s cream.
A Housewife essay argues that a room succeeds by a clear focus such as an open fireplace or a reading table. Even banishing the parlor for a library extension, with books lining walls and a central work table, creates a usable charm beyond mere upholstery and woodwork.
The Castellane veil described uses dainty cobweb lace with diamond dots and two or three black spots to mimic court plaster. This style suggests a white veil worn for subtle, delicate effect.
The Russian scepter is a solid gold symbol measuring three feet in length. It is adorned with 268 diamonds 360 rubies and 15 emeralds making it a richly jeweled royal ornament.
Mrs Barton Parnell, long active in Australian gold mines, gained fame as an assayist by mastering ore treatment before roasting to extract more gold. She plans to found a college in England for women to train as practical miners, while noting millions of self-supporting women in the United States working successfully across trades.
Remove heads and tails wash and dry herrings sprinkle salt and pepper inside and out add roe cover with white wine vinegar bake two hours then cut apart season and pot press into small pots top with suet or clarified butter. Other fish may be potted similarly.
From 140 pounds of gas tar in a ton of coal, over 2,000 distinct shades of aniline dye are produced. The passage notes coal as a source of heat light and a storehouse of colors and chemicals including medicines perfumes and explosives.
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