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Newspaper
Carthage Record
Location
Carthage, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1898
Page
6
Rev. H. Edward Mills notes a tale in Chicago Advance about a minstrel whose magic voice and strings enchant a king and court. A jewel can unlock heaven born harmony but vanishes, plunging the gifted bard into silence and a loss of regal power. The king orders the bard to be stripped of the priceless treasure.
Darcie and Mike discuss labor strife and union power as miners face threats, intimidation, and shutdowns. A letter hints at corporate corruption while Darcie wrestles with sending it, torn between loyalty to the company and a growing personal stake in the conflict.
A threatened notice for Barcie to pack his blankets appeared on the Black Dwarf door without a human delivery. The language used cannot be repeated here.
Mike McGowan brings supplies and stories from town as unrest grows near the Big Horn. Aynarchy fears rise after a worker is jailed and mistreated, while Darcie and Abby Steers stir town gossip and a secretive visitor awaits.
A Paris charity fire reveals heroic acts by diverse lives including a poor woman Surrault who sacrifices her chance to escape to save others and Duchesse d Aleucon who perishes after urging guests to flee. The piece reflects on what makes a hero beyond fame or birth.
A New York Herald notice describes a DIY water filtration setup using a decanter, lamp shade, sponge or cotton wool, sand, and animal charcoal. It explains assembly, operation, and periodic cleaning to maintain effective filtration at minimal cost.
The Wakefield bishop How story recalls his rise from 1878 as bishop suffragan of East London. Early gawkers asked about his gartered legs and learned a playful answer. A year later the questions changed to recognition, and on his Wakefield move the quip crowned him as “the bishop.”
An old column urges a light summer diet and gentle habits to improve skin. It links digestion to beauty, recommends fruit and milk, whole grains, loose clothing, and moderate exercise. It advises facial care with tepid baths and a glycerin rose-water lotion for parched skin.
A Ladies Home Journal piece by Mrs. S T Rorer urges young girls to carry their bodies erect with a loose warm wardrobe and minimal fatigue. It prescribes daily outdoor time, a light morning routine with hot water and a soft boiled egg, beef meals with salad and dessert, and olive oil after supper, all aimed at health and posture.
Instructions explain applying satin for embroidery by pasting satin on tissue paper matching the net color, letting it dry, then cutting with sharp scissors to avoid turning edges. Embroidery paste is common, but thick starch in stiff jelly form also works though less satisfactory.
An inexpensive stylish fichu pattern guide for young women. It describes selecting plaid silk, cutting to pattern with two long stole ends, covering the collar with plaid chiffon, adding three ruffles, edging the sides with chiffon, and finishing the front with two large rosettes.
A sponge cake recipe details weighing six eggs and using sugar equal to their weight with flour at half that amount. Separate eggs beat yolks with sugar, fold in beaten whites, sift flour lightly, fold in gradually, bake 20 to 25 minutes in a quick oven in a greased paper lined pan.
A music room wedding display featured a large pink center India shawl draped over the grand piano. A pink sar dinere with apple blossoms rested on the pink center while a tall Chinese jar nearby held more blooms of dogwood and apple blossoms.
A brief item notes every baby should have a sweater for rides in the perambulator. The cloths are easy to slip on in cooler weather. Colors favored are white pale pink and sky blue.
A fragment explains that under Mexican law a Mormon man seeking a second wife must obtain a certificate from his first wife verifying her consent and must also secure the consent of the second wife and her parents.
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