27 Feb 1901
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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1901
Page
1
A 1901 letter mix contrasts a hedonistic noblewoman fixated on diamonds with religious warnings about traditional marriage and salvation. It decries vanity, warns against priestly curses, and urges a high divine ideal amid social preoccupations with wealth and appearance.
A practical guide on introducing children to sewing with short sessions, safe tools, and simple projects. It suggests starting with a doll’s undergarment, using soft muslin, and building skills by showing how to thread a needle, knotting, and easing beginners into basic hand sewing cosniderations.
The paper advocates sulphur as a preventive for grip and other illnesses citing prior reports. It urges readers to place small bags of sulphur around each child’s neck to guard against gripping times, describing it as harmless and potentially beneficial.
A Roanoke merchant was hanged for a Shenandoah Valley murder. After death he predicted the trees would reveal the true killer. A dying cedar near the jail withering in a straight line led to an unsuspected man’s arrest and confession. Prominent Albemarle residents vouch for the tale.
A sharp post office ruling, cited in papers, imposes a $2,000 fine or one year in jail for taking mail not belonging to the offender and failing to return it promptly. It applies to newspapers and letters alike. negligence is not a defense.
The text notes that clean fresh egg shells are used to settle coffee. Used shells are discarded while clear fresh shells are saved for the coffee making process. One or more shells are used depending on the amount of coffee to be prepared.
A column of pointed phrases and penny wisdom lampoons manners, politeness, and ambition. It riffs on love, money, and social foibles with humorous paradoxes and homey anecdotes. The quips pivot on social behavior and common sense in daily Chicago life.
The article advises removing disagreeable emons produced during cabbage cooking by adding a bread crumb in a fue rag to the kettle with water. After about fifteen minutes on the fire the crumb is to be taken out and burned.
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