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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1903
Page
6
The newest parasols and umbrellas combine practical use with luxury. Handles hold scented oils or toilet water for quick fragrance when near, and some feature ornamental carves. In some models the handle holds aromatic agents like curry powder or French dressing for novel culinary use.
At a Royal Society reception in London HH Yale Oldham presented an experiment showing curvature with a camera and Dallmeyer telephoto lens. A Norfolk canal with two bridges six miles apart had marks fixed at both bridges and midway, all level with the water, photographed from one end to reveal the curvature.
A garbled OCR excerpt describes a straw colored silk attire with lace, white embroidery, a waistcoat, and a banded trim. It mentions a pleated lower section, a plastoon of albaw, and various decorative features. The text is incomplete and contains several unclear terms and misspellings.
A fragment describes edge of town stalls offering Perenne grafts and Whiter tear Severna, with a Wotmat beetorty, Woerl on plates and knives, sandwiches bright with collapiypwed-pegpecims and Crown Tye. It lists deviled eggs, buttered bread, cream, and various cakes with coffee and ice cream.
An LA Times item discusses drapery design for grand rooms, advocating long before modern styles and stressing color schemes over heavy furnishings. It emphasizes harmony, avoiding crowded combinations, and notes an arched door treatment as illustrated.
The text outlines a variety of roast dishes with accompaniments including beef veal mutton poultry and duck. It lists sauces and garnishes such as horseradish mint cranberry and currant jelly along with a bread based almond and walnut sandwich spread and a chopped yolk butter anchovy paste recipe.
A fashion notes survey highlights white pongee morning and quitting wear with delicate faundere weaves and trailing blossom vines. It covers silk gowns, Swiss embroidery, fringe trims, Parcs Prime style, and new parasol handkerchiefs. expert buyers advise washable feet care and enduring vitality in fabrics and trims.
A London hair-styling expert argues against modern methods urging return to traditional practice. He warns that new hair treatments damage roots and cause abnormal growth leading to exhausted, balding appearance.
Fragmentary OCR text describes mixing ingredients in a basin with chocolate, corn, mace, cayenne, egg yolks, and butter. The passage is incomplete with garbled words, but indicates a cooking preparation procedure readying a batter or sauce. No clear event or subject beyond the recipe fragment.
A fragmented health advisory urges women to walk ten to two miles daily to improve health and beauty. The text describes a routine breaking fast then taking a long stroll, suggesting morning and evening walks as essential for fitness and well-being.
A fragmented description of a Blouss of Ecru Tusser Silk garment notes plain yoke tops and sleeves trimmed with taba piped with rolt tafeta. It mentions diagonal stripes in red and yellow, folded front panels, and padded folds finished with deep edges and talio Wierer Chie.
An old recipe describes soaking an ounce of gelatine in water then pouring over boiling water until dissolved. Add one pint and a quarter of claret, the juice of half a lemon, and sufficient sugar to taste. Stir in a little Moyen, arrange in a wetted border mold, set, then unmold and cover with pink tinted whipped cream.
Readable text discusses ironing techniques and gear including dampening with jet water for even dampness and faster ironing. Mentions a wooden rolling pin used by a woman to press sleeves and wristbands and a sleeve insert for easier pressing. Debates arise over whether gold decorations should be washed in hot water, with a foilender noting it can withstand hot washes if soap is omitted.
A Maine hunter recounts a porcupine chase with his dog Tige, the dog’s risky bite of six bullets, and a painful, comic outcome as quills and pins cover Tige’s mouth and body. The tale notes a bounty law and the community’s rising porcupine numbers, ending with the grim realization that porcupines aren’t worth 26 cents a head.
A sermon deconstructs the Biblical tale of David and Goliath, presenting Goliath as worldly power and David as a sign of faith. It emphasizes trust in God over armor and strength, urging believers to discover their talents and confront fear with divine help. The piece ties the scene to modern Christian courage and the power of faith to defeat overwhelming odds.
A young city resident living at home answers a daily paper appeal seeking women for a work opportunity. She discovers the job involves preparing circular letters for a large department store. The firm printed Come early to avoid the fund on each letter and a young man ignored her invitation. she later learns she wrote Come early to avoid the rush. Philadelphia Lodger.
A fragment from the Atlanta Journal describes a group of college graduates traveling by freight train toward Kansas seeking employment, highlighting urgency and improvised travel amid uncertain job prospects.
A survey shows Americans leading in candy consumption and water drinking among frat groups, highlighting quirks in dietary habits and hydration trends across campuses.
A historical note explains the shift in legal status for women in Scotland and England. Courts in Scotland and England defined a woman as a person only after parliamentary acts allowed women to enter professional fields. Similar reforms followed for women medical students allowing admission to examinations with professional support.
A Long Island farmer reports a hen laying 64 eggs in a single period. He nicknamed the bird Macduff to coax more laying as the remarkable fowl is valued at 100 dollars according to the New York press.
A fragmented, messy text discusses inner strength and self mastery. It references a figure as a master of time and power, claiming control over distractions and adverse conditions. The passage reads as a stray, incomplete motivational-style statement without clear events or origins.
Lord Kelvin argues that natural formation of crystals is not applicable to life, calling the growth of molecular structures in living beings a miracle of free will. He states science assists religion rather than anathematize it, framing scientific action as a bridge between faith and understanding.
A sensational and dangerous auto race ends with multiple fatalities and injuries. Two chauffeurs are killed, three owners fatally hurt, five bystanders hospitalized, and one car plunges off a cliff. Vehicles careen across the countryside terrorizing the community as feats of driving mix with tragedy.
Fragmentary report notes a railroad incident involving Freddy Yeu and an attempt to prevent a downstream spill through a funnel. Authorities are reviewing the scene for cause and safety implications.
A garbled royal dialogue shows the Congibal King scolding a cook for lateness and ordering Chamberlain to summon the kitchen as a puzzled adviser questions the king’s memory and the cook’s fate.
A public figure contemplates choosing between appeasing bosses or appealing to the people. He warns that offending either side jeopardizes nomination or election, arguing the public underestimates the dilemmas of public life.
A fragmentary quote describes a man claiming a quiet marriage last Tuesday week and a trip to Niagara with his wife. He recalls the astonished reactions of onlookers as they passed. The text presents dialect and informal speech, with a focus on social reactions and travel.
Markley rails at Bergen & Co. over a monthly statement calling it ta Money. He chides his wife for not asking prices when shopping yet failing to save money.
A brief dialogue fragment shows a playful exchange about aging with a girl claiming she will look older at forty. The remark hinges on a misheard compliment and the humorous misunderstanding about reaching age 40.
A brief dialogue fragment shows Mrs. Newriche criticizing vulgar language while Jack Abthere defends it as expressive. The exchange hints at social tensions and character dynamics in a stage or literary scene.
A quoted exchange questions trust in engagements. One speaker says confidence is broken when future spouses know every income detail, arguing that disclosure blocks personal spending without the partner’s knowledge. The other calls the view absurd.
The New York Times quotes Cholly asking if cigarettes injure his brain and Miss Rose urging him to keep smoking, insisting they will not hurt his brain. The exchange reflects a humorous or ironic moral tone about smoking effects.
A dialogue exchange imagines women roaming a trolley and reacting to a blockade with phrases like Oh fury and Oh fudge. The speakers, Ernie and Tom, discuss what they would like to hear during the disruption.
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