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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1913
Page
2
Delicate embroidery can be cleaned by soaking colored pieces in salt water briefly to preserve color. Use mild soap and warm water, rinse through several waters, roll up, and iron while damp. Do not wring, place on towels to shape, and avoid heavy handling. Starch and finish tips included.
Glove styles for warmer seasons highlighted include one piece gowns and washable fabrics. Popular choices feature freely white kidskin gloves with thick embroidery and pearl gray options, emphasizing quality and fit for spring and summer wardrobes.
Fabrics for 1913 bridal gowns favor white materials such as chiffon and satin blends with soft lustre. Descriptions emphasize chiffon roses, bows, rosettes, and light stone buckles for slippers, noting the era’s preference for delicate, decorative details.
A compact collection of old fashioned recipes includes Baked Bean Soup prepared with cold baked beans, water, tomatoes, and strain, plus Roast Chicken using soda in the water, breadcrumbs and herbs, then roasted. Also covered are Minced Meat on Toast, Potato with brown gravy, Baked Beef Roll, and Sweet Potatoes Southern baked with butter and brown sugar, with optional flour and serving notes.
The article stresses sandwiches must be appealing and tasty. It emphasizes using fresh materials, careful cleaning and chopping of fillings, freshly cooked meat, properly trimmed fat, and creamy butter to ensure easy spreading and a satisfying bite.
The text details skirt drapery with fullness gathered under clasters or held by strips of material. It notes overskirts plotted along the ventral front line and inset accordion panels at the bottom. It mentions crossed fabric ties at the back and various girding methods for the dress front and lower gown.
The article surveys famous authors renowned for extreme typographic precision. Dickens, Tennyson, Carlyle, Huge, Campbell, and others nagged printers over commas margins and spaces. It notes Carlyle’s habit of adding minute margin notes and Campbell’s obsession with punctuation including a comma-to-colon change.
The seventeenth annual report of the American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society surveys Governors Island New York harbor noting Indigenous names for the island and its early ownership by Governor Van Twiller. It details military use from the French and Indian War through the Civil War when hundreds of prisoners were kept there.
Fragmentary lines describe a ruined situation around a young Brown due to unchecked speculation and a secret engagement. Specific names and places are unclear, but tone suggests gossip-like note on reputational damage and safeguarded plans.
A historical tale recounts the rise and fall of Mexican bandit Cortina amid factional chaos. He surrenders to avoid capture, becomes entwined with a Caribbean woman, and is later killed by a lover’s blade after an evening together. Court intrigue and government complicity are hinted, with the executioner later revealed as the Caribbean beauty.
A unique clock in a New York hotel main drawing room predicts weather and displays portraits of Lincoln Garfield and McKinley at their deaths. Created by a crippled craftsman with basic tools, the four year project features a phonograph announcing each occasion. A crab and anemone interaction is also described in a separate oddity.
Two young men explored a cave on Lookout Mountain in Tennessee. After five miles they turned back and their matches failed, leaving them in darkness. They marked chalk trails from the entrance but could not find their way. They waited for three days and nights in cold and fear, hoping for rescue.
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