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Newspaper
Daily Inter Mountain
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1899
Page
4
Paris designers unveil refined ball gowns with narrower skirts and long trains. The princess and empire styles dominate, with appliques, gilt passementerie, and vivid belts. Fabrics range from satin and tulle to brocaded cloth, highlighting velvet, guipure, and rich color contrasts for a queenly silhouette.
An examination of smelt, its Pacific versus Atlantic fame, and the sardine trade origins. Notes on the pilchard as the true sardine, French naming quirks, and old misperceptions about fish canning. Mentions of small coastal fisheries, canning failures, and historical trade practices.
The text notes sprats in Norway becoming a major canning industry, with British fishers adopting the practice. It contrasts sprats five inches long with herrings, explains Norwegian pre-canning smoking, and asserts the herring’s prominence from Northern Europe to America. It argues the American sardine venture can grow with quality, even-sized packs, sand oil use, and strict output standards.
In a rugged forest journey, Henry M. Stanley notes the Wambutth dwarve as the fiercest foes. Armed with tiny bows and venomous arrows, they strike unseen from ambush, employing ditches, spikes, and poison to halt explorers and defend their realm.
A young shopper in Chicago seeks a real nice gift for a young man. A gallant clerk replies with a mirror suggestion, flustering her and leading to four unintended purchases before she realizes what happened.
A New York letter to the National Women's Suffrage Association expresses a wish for 1899 to advance ballot rights for women, noting desired gains in state legislatures and mayoralties, and urging suffragists to aid men in electing good officials. It compares U S progress unfavorably with England and cites Susan Burger Stearns' view.
The 1899 outlook shows suffragists planning to win new states and territories despite slow progress. Leaders like Alice Stone Blackwell and Susan B Anthony urge a steady year of gains, with hopes for territory votes and growth in New York, Oklahoma, and New Mexico while President Roosevelt’s stance is noted as mixed.
A paired pair of mammoth tusks weighing about 207 pounds were recovered from ice near Point Barrow by H. Liebes company whalers. The tusks measure 108 inches outer curve and 91 inches inner curve with large base diameters. Two natives died digging them free, one slipping into a crevice and another into the sea. The find supports theories of enormous prehistoric beasts in polar regions.
Representative Bennett of Brooklyn is described as a fashion plate in Congress, noted for his stylish cravats, headgear, shirts, and clothes. The piece highlights his youth, athletic presence, and proximity to Speaker Reed, with rumors of a possible betrothal to Miss Kitty Reed that proved unfounded.
A conversation portrays a French soldier and his friend debating self preservation versus duty to the army. The friend notes the popular rallying cry is to support the army, while the soldier replies that one should live well as part of the army, highlighting tensions over sacrifice and self interest within wartime loyalties.
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