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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1913
Page
3
Chinchilla remains very popular this season, rivaling plush in demand. The fabric comes in heavy, mid, and light weights for coats suits and draped gowns. An expensive chinchilla suit in dark blue features three tall, closely cut skirts with brown braid trim and a cutaway jacket that flatters the figure through expert draping.
Women working with furniture paint can use common salt mixed with brown soap and hot water to remove fresh paint from fingers. Wet enameled paint on hands comes off quickly, but heavy, dried deposits resist turpentine and ammonia. Use salt before the paint dries. do not tint the solution.
Practical advice on choosing a white darning egg for visibility, finishing machine scan by turning fabric and tack, using carbon paper for duplicates, testing fit with a shoe tree instead of a wooden egg, tearing out stitches by catching threads, and repairing carpet holes with tight crocheted stitches and yarn loops.
A brief note outlines a method to clean dirty collars by applying a salve made from one part salt to four parts alcohol. The mixture is applied with a sponge without rubbing, to refresh the fabric.
Styles for teen girls showcased fur touches on coats hats and gowns. Descriptions highlight ermine white fox and satin ensembles with broad collars cuffs and decorative fur strips, offering adaptable ideas for winter wardrobes.
A new boudoir addition catches the eye as down quilts shift from flowered satins and silks to brocade covers in white and pink or blue and pink. The underside matches the floral plate color and is turned to a border, leaving the center brocaded. A white satin quilt with pink velvet floral brocade and deep pink satin lining evokes ball gown elegance.
A hostess keeps a guest book listing friends with their favorite dishes and special dislikes. She finds this invaluable for planning meals when friends visit, using the notes to tailor menus to each guest.
A Harper's Weekly style note describes an Idaho acacia tree known as the angry tree. When disturbed the tree tightens its leaves into coiled pigtails and shakes violently, then releases a nauseous odor. Campers reported headaches and fled the area after disturbance.
A French botanist describes a tropical plant that coughs when dust settles on its broad bean like fruit. The plant’s leaves harbor respiratory gas chambers that swell with dust, then expel gas in a brief cough like a child’s cold, a phenomenon noted by the Philadelphia Press.
Thunder Storms in California reveal the state with the fewest thunderstorms, while Alabama and Florida record the highest counts. Florida also leads in the most even temperatures, indicating stable climate patterns across the state.
A court scene contrasts a student’s prompt, clear responses with a teacher’s patience as the judge notes Edith’s daughter often knows her lessons, prompting a brief exchange on classroom performance.
Hetty, near twenty, faces suitors as farmer Samuel Johnson consults his wife and debates Hetty's future. A wire fence man named Meeker arrives, proves wealth and heroism, and competes with Waterson for Hetty. In a fierce neighborhood rush, Hetty and Waterson meet and he asks for consent to marry Hetty.
The article describes a stage mind reading trick where a confederate writes a sentence, seals it, and a prearranged sentence is planted to appear as found on unsealed paper. The performer reads and confirms the sentence, then repeats it as if discovered on the actual slip, guiding the audience through a sequence of envelopes to reveal each line.
A quirky collection of riddles asks which poet’s home a speaking beefsteak would name, compares a side saddle to a four quart measure by noting it holds a 1 gpa, and questions what is needed to build and move a wagon yet is useless to it, answered as Noise.
A canner cites a saying about his skill and limits in a morning remark to his granny. The tongue twister notes that a canner can do many things he can, yet cannot can a can.
The excerpt discusses taste as four primary sensations with regional sensitivity on the tongue, linking taste to smell and sight. It then offers a playful nursery rhyme line and a riddle about a kneecap, followed by a pun about Moses sleeping with the forefathers.
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