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Newspaper
Daily Star
Location
Marion, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1878
Page
4
An Indian sparrow is said to weave a glass bottle nest with glow-worms inside for illumination at night. Reports describe chambers lit by insects, a bird that can fetch, carry notes, and even retrieve dropped rings. Hindoo women wear thin gold plates. lovers train birds to pluck gold from foreheads and present it to them.
Fashion notes describe very wide belts gaining vogue and Spanish lace scarves worn at the neck. Dotted muslin becomes summer proofing, with porcelain buttons favored and solid silver ornaments replacing filigree. Belted habit basques rise for wash goods dresses as steel springs replace whalebones.
Water standing in crowded rooms harms health and should be avoided. Do not use stale pipe water. For oil cloths use warm water and soft cloth. avoid soap. To starch shirts, mix cold water, raw starch, sugar and borax before ironing. Bleach straw hats with brimstone vapor. Salt for dairy cows varies with season. keep salt accessible in stable for frequent licking. For calves, use a box of rock salt under a cover to prevent waste and regulate intake, as advised by Professor D L B Arnold.
In a local barber shop a man dismisses women as not ahead of men in virtue. He mocks charity by claiming men give alms by reaching into their breeches’ pockets, while asserting women never do. The reaction leaves the other patron crushed and dazed.
The article tours the western Nile fortress opposite Dakkeh known as Ipsambool. It compares its seven hundred foot thick walls and sun dried mud blocks to a medieval keep, notes draw bridges and gates, and records the hands of ancient workers including possible female labor under Hatasoo and Ismael.
The article describes Russian marriage rites at church with the crown of silver and lit taper, a Scripture reading, and a communal circling of the altar. It notes a merchant dinner custom where the couple serve guests, saluting each other for sweetening requests, a tiring but entertaining ritual for visitors.
The article advises a spring and early summer extermination campaign against moths. It recommends airing and brushing clothing in open wardrobes, sealing cracks, and using spirits of turpentine in old houses. Camphor and tobacco should be placed with garments, and carriages' linings sponge treated with a corrosive sublimate mercury solution to avoid white marks.
The Advocate and Greenback Labor press in New York sparks publisher excitement. It started in May 1875 in Rockland County and moved to New York on January 1. Initial distribution ran to 438 copies, with rapid growth to 136,000 by May. The firm aims for 2,000,000 circulation and plans to spend 200,000 to promote paper ads.
A fragment details kneading biscuits with Pab two teaspoonfuls Dooley s der in a quart of floor rubbed into lard then mixed with sweet milk. The dough is kneaded five minutes then cut into biscuits and baked.
Mason and Hamlin displayed six cabinet organs at the exposition and earned the top world prize. Many makers attended the event, yet only a few challenged the award, underscoring the company’s distinguished achievement.
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