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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1898
Page
6
A poem notes fame brings heavy burdens as honor grows, warning that worldly height brings thraldom rather than ease. It urges humility over wealth, and declares fame is accessible to all but risks a dizzying fall.
In a tense exchange, Florence reveals she promised Nelson to marry if the robbery is traced to him, while Florence despises Jackson who seeks her hand and profits from bank misdeeds. Nelson considers Jackson's motives, noting the father’s anxiety and a quarrel that altered family dynamics.
A heated declaration of priority sparks a ride along a country road. The beloved reassures her suitor, declaring he is first now and always, then speeds away on her horse, leaving him to follow in the buggy toward home.
After supper I walked the lawn while Mrs. Snyder chattered about the house’s mysteries. I recall a ghostly voice and a spectral image, then climb to the attic to hear tapping and a voice, chase clues through the old estate, and plan to uncover secrets with Sarah and Horace Jackson in mind as the hunt continues.
A tale describes Phil Scott and Belinda in a bitter marriage ended by her death. During a funeral procession Belinda awakens in a trance and quips about burial, prompting a scene of alarm. A year later, at the second funeral, care is taken with bearers and a big sign on a tree is noted.
Chicago Times-Herald surveys hostile views between Emerson and Ruskin. Letters reveal Emerson finds Rossetti’s mind blank on art and the pair clash over life and world. Emerson laments a despondent genius, while Rossetti is described as a seer with deep flaws.
A fragmentary dialogue notes envy of a woman’s complexion she freckled and tans easily. The speaker Mamie remarks she can travel to the sea at season’s end and appear as if she has spent the entire summer away.
A playful verse by Benjamin Webster in St Nicholas guides bread making from flour and sugar to yeast dough and kneading. It outlines mixing, rising, dividing into three loaves, final baking, and cooling, ending with bread making as fun.
Ruth Ashmore discusses wardrobe management in The Ware of a Girl's Wardrobe in The Ladies Home Journal. She notes that the poorer girl tends to be more extravagant while wealthier girls rely on servants but still require oversight from a wise mother to ensure each garment serves multiple uses.
Two naval officers in a gun shop near the navy yard overhear a strange whispered exchange as if from a ventriloquist. The eerie dialogue asks if they love ums and if we love uz zins, leaving them puzzled and searching for a logical explanation.
Homemade summer fans described using a ten cent paper fan base. A butterfly fan features yellow taffeta with embroidered butterfly details and silk edging. The second uses ribbons through slats with artificial leaves. both fans hang at the side and cannot close. Francis Taylor.
The passage notes how Victoria's daughters were trained to sew mend and finish garments with neatness. It warns against cheap fading fabrics and fashion extremes urging durable materials and timeless colors for a single gown that lasts, allowing for faithful making over.
A Philadelphia correspondent asks how to darken bright feathered portmanteau leather. The recipe: apply hot strong soda water as a wash, repeat 2 or 3 times with drying intervals between washes. The method can darken yellow shoes and gaiters as well. Louis C. Elwell of Philadelphia marks 50 years in the Pennsylvania militia as a private.
Two men leave a spot as a gun breech comes into view, while a bridal coupe eats confectionery and conjures the verb to love. The Washington Star notes a comic tableau of soldiers and sailors enduring a strange old tale about birds building a nest in a cannon's mouth.
Gesine Lemerk shares a delicate chocolate custard method in Ladies World. Boil four tablespoons grated chocolate in milk, mix with warm milk, add sugar vanilla and a dissolved Rennen tablet, then chill and firm in glasses. Serve with whipped cream and blush colored sugar.
A brief exchange cites Foreigner praising a remarkable memory in Washington and Native asking for evidence, noting many monuments erected to it. The dialogue appears in a New York World item.
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