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Newspaper
Guyra Argus
Location
Guyra, New South Wales, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1903
Page
8
Fashion notes describe seasonable styles including sail pleated waists and kilts, blue serge and corine tm cloth coats, pleated capes, and basque detailing. Trim options feature black caracule and astrachan, with decorative red braids and bouclé accents. Cashmere dressing jackets and cream cashmere touches complete the display of luxe fabrics for chilly days.
The passage discusses reticules as decorative yet auxiliary to the toilette. Tan suede and black cloth offer versatile options with brocade bags for the parno and pocket handkerchiefs of silk or satin. Small colored leather bags with stars of metal or enamel are noted, along with belts combining deep and narrow silhouettes and buckled kid accents in red, green, and mauve.
The piece notes a shift away from long gauze veils toward a shorter veil that barely reaches the lips. It discusses how the motor veil must secure the hat and shield the face, while signaling a possible resurgence of the shorter style.
The article argues for affordable cold storage buildings to extend markets for fruits and vegetables, noting that proper insulation, structural simplicity, and artificial ice can stabilize prices. It urges farmers to adopt shared cold storage to reduce glut and improve returns, with construction specifics and cost-saving tips.
A lively excerpt shows a bookseller dealing with an impromptu speech request and a nosy customer. Willie asks about a remedy for illness while a man jokes about two weeks to prepare a speech. Mr Snoodie politely courts Miss Annex as Shop Girl reflects on nervous prostration.
Social Moods discusses whether visiting ill friends helps or harms, noting families weighoutside presence in hospitable rooms. It argues that during serious illness, calm routine aids recovery, while outside visitors can disturb the patient. after convalescence, controlled visits may help.
A damaged report alleges widespread food fraud across Pavia and beyond. It cites adulterated snails with shell coatings and greens, bogus Burgundy shells, hog connective substitutes, roasted pig parts sold as meat, and spoiled fish treated with ice, borax, aluminum, or metal coatings. It notes coloring and flavoring tricks to mimic real products, including oysters dyed and treated to imitate freshness.
A historic recipe notes German potato salad prepared by boiling and peeling potatoes then mixing with hot oil, half a pound of lean bacon diced and browned, pepper, salt, and finely sliced onion for a seasoned finish.
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