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Newspaper
Eureka Sentinel
Location
Eureka, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1915
Page
3
Thin gowns for afternoon tea and garden parties feature fillet net and chiffon with eyelet linen and Gillot lace combinations for durability. Colorful sash ribbons form a poetry of hues while dance frocks show playful skirts in chiffon net and faille. Waists vary, often placed under the arms or in basques, as ivory tones and embroidered nets elevate elegance.
The article notes olive oil as a substitute for butter in French and Italian dishes. It highlights advantages for American home cooks including less burning, reduced need for constant attention, and a rich flavor not achievable by other fats.
Fashion readers learn sleeve styles for the warm season with long, close, tubular and bell shapes. Paris designers show varied options from three-quarter to oversleeves, with sheer fabrics and subtle trills like puff undersleeves, tulle bands, and bows for evening wear.
A man recalls a serenade of a park bird and a laughing girl whose melody lured him to Washington venues. After months of pursuit through receptions and the Capitol halls he finally finds her at a dinner, where she mimics a canary and she laughs. They marry ten years later.
Ministers and lay leaders at Park Avenue Presbyterian church planned a city revival to ride the festal religious mood sparked by Billy Sunday. They urged broad participation from Protestant, Catholic and Jewish groups, aiming for a campaign lasting until Sundays visit in 1917.
John Aitken in Nature explains that dust on plaster walls comes from hot air carrying dust to cold surfaces. Laths protect plaster, pipes create vertical dust streaks, and heated rooms differ: open-fire rooms dust less due to radiant heat. Electricity keeps walls cleaner than gas. a surface hotter than the air stays dust free.
A brief guide explains folding a guest towel into a small bag. Double the towel to create two layers, sew the sides, turn it right side out, and finish with top buttonholes or eyelets. Thread a double drawstring ribbon through the openings to close the bag.
The text notes eyelid styes arise from irritation of a hair follicle with an eyelash spurting pus. It advises opening the lesion as soon as pus forms, since it will not heal while pus remains.
A descriptive instructive note outlines a party game where players place their right hands on a partner’s left arm and raise hands when birds are mentioned. The leader weaves a tale and traps players into moving for flying creatures, collecting forfeits. It suggests rotating speakers every few forfeits to vary the game.
A feature notes Master Beatty’s son serving aboard the yacht Sheelah, with his father Admiral Beatty commanding the North Sea squadron aboard H. M. S. Lion, while his mother oversees a floating hospital. The piece blends naval history with a vignette of family service at sea.
In a striking old saying the text asserts flies were once mere nuisances but are now described as murderers of infants and slayers of strong men, reflecting dramatic language about pests in a historical note.
The London Standard explains how British soldiers receive ammunition. Cartridges come in five round clips and a magazine rifle holds ten in the magazine plus one above, totaling eleven rounds. A detachable spring-loaded box feeds cartridges one by one, with a cut off to isolate the magazine from the rest of the rifle.
The article contrasts Arab reactions to genders at birth, noting sorrow when a girl is born and festive rejoicing when a boy arrives. It mentions family music and feasts for a boy, with names like dawn or star for girls and hopeful chants for sons.
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