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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1915
Page
3
The Dry Goods Economist notes spring styles emphasize semitailored waists for dresses and separates. High and normal waistlines appear in dress waists while military influences dominate blouses. Semifitted silhouettes, full sleeves at armseyes, and snug back neck finishes define the season.
Instructions for Beaton Biscuit mix flour with salt butter and milk to form a stiff dough. Knead heavily for half an hour until brittle, roll to half an inch, cut into circles, dock with a fork, and bake in a hot oven for twenty minutes.
Instructions describe measuring sash curtains from window casement to sill with top and bottom margins, turning hems, and stitching. Finishes include plain, lace edging, gimp braid, and materials such as French stripe nets Brussels net Berlin and vode for less transparent options. Bureau covers and centerpieces with heavy lace and punch work are noted, with appliqued lace favored to avoid ravelling.
Six cooking apples are peeled and placed in a buttered dish with sugar and cloves. A light batter is poured over the fruit and the dish baked for one and a half hours in a moderate oven.
Books impart decorative value and atmosphere to living rooms and libraries. Varied bindings and tight shelves create a homelike, intimate air, filling awkward spaces like alcoves and doorways with usable, decorative shelving.
The Dry Goose Economist notes lace use will be moderate and focused on neckwear and corsage accents with closed and semi closed necks. Embroideries will rise in sheer gowns and lingerie, with Normandy vals and chantillies dominating up to twenty seven inches in width.
Women sew small snap fasteners to the brim of motor bonnets and to veils so changes can be made quickly for color matching or if a veil becomes damp or dusty during a trip.
R and Mrs Tom Aldrich dine as a young couple near them is observed. The scene contrasts remembered wedding warmth with modern coy gestures. Mrs Aldrich critiques bridal couples while a memory of Summerset House wedding day surfaces amid flirtatious dining chatter.
In this feature a spotted puzzle sequence guides players through letter removals from words to yield new terms. It presents six rounds with examples like stable to table to able and many similar mini word chains culminating in playful answers.
The article notes Crown Prince Humbert of Italy will be eleven in September and is being trained in naval warfare by a special instructor. He expresses a wish to fight on no battleship, and Italy’s entry into World War I is discussed as a looming possibility, with the prince’s future command of the fleet anticipated. The piece closes with a poem about kittens and domestic scenes.
Describes a party word game where a chooser picks a word with two meanings and players ask questions. Answers alternate meanings with the word teapot substituted, creating questions like vegetable kingdom and mountain top. The successful guesser then selects the next word.
An old woodman advises scouts to walk around obstacles, not over them. H. W. Gibson suggests a pace of two to three miles per hour and warns against excessive water drinking. He favors carrying only essential items rolled in blankets in army style.
Two contestants grip a broomstick between their heads and lower it together to force a turn. The trick shows that great strength does not guarantee winning as grip weaknesses vary. Scoring uses chosen champions and diminishing points for each round.
The National Education Association offers a $1000 prize for essays on The Essential Place of Religion In Education with a plan for teaching religion in public schools. Essays must align with Protestant Catholic or Jewish creeds and include key moral teachings. Submissions due April 1 1915 with six typewritten copies by June 1 1915. Copyright rights vest in the association.
The account describes a single bullet killing three officers during Sudan actions. A sick officer under a canopy 6,500 yards away is struck while a dervish fires through a small wall opening at a pair of binoculars, killing the observer, wounding another, and mortally wounding Sir Archibald Hunter.
London Spectator notes the Yezidees shun certain letters and phrases such as devil and Satan and forbid words with the sound shun. They believe uttering them warrants death and expulsion from paradise, with bans extending to phrases like Thou art damned and the term wallet.
A letter to a London journal argues against pluralizing the kilt as kilts It states Scotsmen wear a kilt not kilts The writer compares usage to saying Persian ladies wear yashmak and calls the generalization about greatcoats equally absurd The kilt is a single garment and should be named accordingly
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