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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1899
Page
3
The piece celebrates autumn style with shirtwaists and practical home sewing ideas. It notes clever ironing board shapes for sleeve gathers, belts and sashes stitched for a clean look, velvet hair bows, satin piping, and bold black and white passementeries. Mosquito imagery is playfully suggested as decor and scarecrow aid.
The guide covers bottling fruit on dry days with sugar sirup, boiling the bottles in tepid water, and sealing air tight. It describes salvage if moisture leaks and extends to preserving vegetables in salted water, plus a fish salad and serving method.
Practical instructions on roasting broiling meat boiling chicken and ham, making jelly from boiled chicken water and broth, and creating a palatable chicken broth. Also tips on home decorating harmony of color, using violet and green schemes, and an oaklike towel bag and monk’s hood wrap for bathroom-to-bedroom transitions from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A crowded hotel parlor story recalls ill assorted marriages and a man who visited a beauty at her home only to find a harsh voiced scold. He lingered in the morning then left, having seen the contrast between charm and disordered morning reality. The piece blends a cautionary tale with a brief domestic vignette and a Women's Home Companion excerpt.
Rural weddings charm the fashionable world with outdoor breakfasts and lawn frolics. Bridesmaids surround a blindfolded bride who catches flowers with a ring at the center, predicting the next marriage. Couples often honeymoon in a pony-drawn open trap, rice bags shower guests, and outdoor décor with smilax and palms sets a festive scene.
A traveler reports a Russian village near the German frontier drilled with a drought belief linked to a buried woman’s corpse. Residents opened graves to reseat remains, sparking legal inquiry while seeking rain via ritual acts.
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