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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1892
Page
3
An 19th century style guide describes hand beauty as whiteness and smallness influenced by climate. It promotes whitening unguents, glove-wearing in bed, and careful manicuring, with glycerin and rose water as a cooling mix, plus massage and powder for red arms and mottled skin.
The article explains heating milk to 224 degrees for several minutes with a steam sterilizer, or boiling about 30 minutes, to kill bacteria. It notes pasteurization at about 167 degrees and that sterilization serves to destroy germs, prevent acid production, and protect infant digestion.
At a ladies luncheon the hostess seats the guest of honor at her right and directs placement without confusion. Guests may not sit in pairs and may line up as they please. A sample menu includes bouillon, halibut, Parisian potatoes, sweetbreads, chicken or lamb, peas, salad, dessert, fruit and coffee with hors d oeuvres.
A brief note on proper invitation wording in polished society. It explains that daughters’ names follow parents on cards, sons require separate cards, and when addressing multiple sisters the phrase The Misses implies only two will attend. It also describes invitations to country houses using Mr and Mrs Green and party to cover the household.
The article notes pale blue, old pink, ecru and copper note paper with simple design and occasional monograms. It mentions gold eye initials on colored correspondence cards and long shapes with matching envelopes. New gowns feature princesse backs and coat fronts as part of reception attire.
The piece surveys baseball players who tried acting on stage and in opera, noting Frank Lane and George W. Barnum as early crossovers, with others like De Wolf Hopper Digby Bell Artie Latham and Norman Baker among those who pursued theater or music alongside baseball careers. It mentions Adrian Anson, John L Sullivan, and Ward era figures, plus the tug of paydays and pride in a shifting world of leagues and exhibitions. The narrative blends humor and nostalgia on athletes turning to the stage, the ragged life, and the uneasy balance with the rising theater careers.
A survey of music as a medical agency across cultures and eras. The piece cites beliefs in demonic possession in semicivilized regions and notes references from Pythagoras, Shakespeare, Burton, and M. Burette. It also mentions Miss Jean Dagelow and her reflections on poetry and art.
Nearly sixty years after Charles Lamb death the Edmont on cottage where he and his sister lived shows little external change. Near the railway station the tiled roof whitewashed walls narrow doorway and small paned windows evoke Old World comfort. A rowan tree with red berries at the gateway adds autumn color to the historic building known as Lambs Cottage.
The text traces the feather as a mark of honor from ancient Syrians and various tribes of Asia and America to medieval chivalry and beyond. It notes a Hungarian rule granting feathers only to those who killed a Turk, and mentions Scottish and Welsh traditions where a first wood duck kill earns a cap feather.
The text describes sherbet as cold water with sugar and flavorings. It mentions raspberry or pineapple with lemon, orange or pomegranate juice, and insists on cold water with ice or snow blocks, avoiding effervescence. It notes a highly priced sherbet from a willow flower distillate for the wealthy.
The piece discusses the phrase mother country as referring chiefly to England in relation to America and other colonies It notes that North American and Australian inhabitants are largely of English descent and therefore England is termed the mother country The German term fatherland is contrasted for native country naming.
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