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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1902
Page
6
James Barton Adama writes in the Denver Post on a hunter resting beside a campfire. The poem paints a solitary figure king of his domain, listening to night sounds and dreaming of distant world beyond sheltered trees. It traces his independence, loyalty to his rifle, and peaceful escape from life’s ills.
Dr Will, contacted by Frank Rayne, receives a plea for a loan tied to a romance and a fortune. At Lord Nithdale’s ball the Black Diamond is stolen, with Dorothy Fleming implicated by a torn handkerchief and lace. The narrator suspects Dorothy’s innocence as clues point to another motive.
In a tense study scene at Nithdale Hall a friend is questioned about Violet Rayne in a diamond fraud plot. The protagonist unveils a glass stone, learns Violet swapped the real gem into Miss Fleming's pocket, and plans to confront Rayne to recover the true diamond or have him arrested. Prevost is urged to let Violet leave the country, as love complicates justice.
The article surveys historic hair customs from ancient Greeks and Persians to Gauls and English figures, noting long hair as a sign of status or subservience, with contrasts such as barbering in Ezekiel and punishments for slaves. It recounts an anecdote from Dr. Eugene Murray-Antrop about a headless turtle that thrashes and moves toward water, challenging ideas on instinct.
The interior of Russia faces famines as humidity declines due to the destruction of forests. Diminished moisture leads to poor crops and seeds of discontent foster a crop of wild oats.
A column by Marjorie March in Good Housekeeping offers a cheap shampoo method using melted white soap in boiling water, plus lavender oil when cooled. It also guides building a pretty inexpensive window seat and rustic piazza furnishings with matting, fringe, cushions, drapery, and rolldown awnings for shade.
Currant jelly is pressed from boiled currants then boiled with sugar and sealed in tumblers. A salmon and potato centerpiece features mashed potatoes, salting, pepper, butter, hot milk, salmon, egg wash, and browning, with a cherry shortcake recipe using cream of tartar soda salt butter milk and cherries between layers.
A historical note estimates the British crown’s intrinsic worth around 4.5 million dollars, with minor stones alone valued at 600,000. Large sapphires emeralds rubies and the famed Black Prince ruby are highlighted, though exact value remains undetermined.
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