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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1903
Page
3
Lace tunics appear chiefly on evening gowns and renew skirts by thick lace. Fashion focus shifts to gowns suitable for evening or morning wear. Satin shoes and lace trimmed stockings gain visibility at fashionable resorts. Stiffening vanishes from skirt linings except at elbow and hem.
A Face Book is a bound pad of drawing sheets used at five oclock teas and Sunday suppers. Guests draw a head on the page, any figure or creature, regardless of drawing skill, with bold colors and a clever black sketch on the cover.
A low revolving platform assists dressmakers by lifting and turning gowns during fitting, freeing wearied workers and reducing the need to crawl around a customer. The piece is praised for practicality and mobility, while noting Princess Victoria of Germany as a musically gifted, spoiled royal child loved by Kaiser Wilhelm II and her court.
Ostrich tips grace hats for children and adult street and house wear. Flowing sleeves and taffeta tabs frame Lib erty neck ruffs. black guipure lace accents new hats and dresses. Velvet and satin finishes appear on stiff hats with beaver crowns. broader cape-like sleeves and pinked taffeta frills enhance brim details. Elegant hair combs and coral lorgnettes suitresses. ornate hat pins with caps mark the season. Cape collars and fitted sleeves complete imported gowns styling.
A compact reminiscence links playful nature stories with a kid’s quip about a gander. It recalls a blacksmith scene where a boy buys time with a lick of hot iron for a dollar. The piece closes with a dice game called be ginnings and a note on its quick eye and hand coordination, as cited by the Washington Star.
Passengers on Atlantic ships encounter vast drifting patches of yellow Sargasso weed in the Gulf Stream. The weed hosts unique creatures such as tiny bright crabs and the marbled angler or mousefish. The fish builds a nest in the weed and drifts with it as storms move the weed offshore.
The text notes the nest of the nest building angler occasionally drifts toward shore when currents move landward. It mentions weed traveling north with the Gulf Stream and Marvin the marbled angler arriving off Cape Cod but failing to survive cold water north of Cape Hatteras. The nest is a small, glowing structure adorned with shells and shining drift items resembling shell jewelry.
In a fairy tale from the San Francisco Chronicle, 11 year old Pon-Pon, heir to a benevolent king and queen, is orphaned after a cannon mishap. Hussim, a cold nobleman, plots to seize the throne and binds Pon-Pon in a forest trap. Wolves menacing the boy are frightened away by riders led by a girl who declares herself Fan-Fan the Fairy, who frees Pon-Pon and ensures Hussim's downfall. The tale ends with Hussim punished and Pon-Pon’s future secured by the Fairy’s aid.
Household hints describe a simple stove repair using equal parts wood ashes and salt mixed with cold water to form a paste. The cement is packed into cold stove cracks and allowed to set, hardening quickly and promising long-lasting repair.
Advice on cleaning varnish surfaces using soft chamois saturated with sweet oil to remove fingerprints. For paint spatters or blotches begin with kerosene and then rub with sweet oil for a smooth finish.
Silver spoons discolored from cooking eggs brighten with a salt rub. Coal gas and rubber cause tarnish. A Canton flannel knife-case hung on a closet door serves as an excellent receptacle for silverware and cutlery.
An experienced laundress explains that blueing works best when the bluing water is cold and clothes are placed in it after rinsing in water of the same temperature. Mismatched temperatures cause streaks and dull color, while wrung hot clothes put into cold bluing water produce poor results.
A clinical thermometer is essential at home. A reading rising from 98 to about 100 signals fever needing attention. A mother of five says they could not raise a family without it, as highlighted by Good Housekeeping.
A home tinker can craft shelves between wall projections and finish with stain or paint. Triangular corner shelves and door shelves offer decorative variety. Brass tablets and candlesticks pair with deep curtain tones. window shelves add colonial charm with blue willow ware. Iron side rests from hardware stores ease assembly, though carved wooden supports are harder.
A collection of home recipes includes Cress and Tomato Salad with water cress dressing, Meat and Rice Croquettes wrapped in cabbage leaves, Delicate Cream Mafins with muffins made from graham or corn meal, and Ripe Cucumber Catchup with cucumber juice, vinegar, and horseradish flavoring.
In Jefferson Market Police court, Max Stolloff and David Fitzpatrick faced Magistrate Brann after a green paint altercation. Stolloff claimed Fitzpatrick blocked his work and struck him, while Fitzpatrick admitted painting and defending his awning. Each faced possible fines or discharge. Stolloff chose to settle.
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