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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1899
Page
7
A wartime style guide explains lady riding standards for an Indies horse, detailing saddle fitting, lighter bridles, and the use of three crutches for a secure side-saddle. It covers mounting, posture, rein handling, and dismounting with emphasis on balance, proper knee straightening, and the crabbed support of crutches.
The excerpt offers old fashioned guidance on selecting a horse by height conformation and temperament, plus a long list of laundry and fabric care tips. It covers measuring horse proportions, diet hints, and general horse buying wisdom, followed by wardrobe and textile treatment methods, including starch, stain removal, and ironing.
A editorial sketch lists common manners that offend: noisy table sounds, teeth sucking, ear cleaning, nail paring, throat clearing, chair rocking, windowpanes tapping, and constant talking. It notes such habits cross social classes and even affect "gentlemen" in public settings, rendering music to the listener as torture.
Dissolve gelatine in cold water then boiling water. Stir in juice of six lemons, one pint granulated sugar, and one quart cold water. Combine with gelatine mixture, strain, and freeze in can.
At a Washington auction a young woman bids against a stranger for an aged desk valued only by its associations. The price climbs from five dollars to one hundred fifteen as spectators watch. Her mother, arriving late, discovers she was bidding against her daughter, who could have bought it for sixteen. The desk ends up in the family.
A Le Crosse quarry worker known as the human skyrocket was blasted from a hole when a charge exploded. Thrown about 150 feet, he landed unconscious but survived after skilled surgery. He later explained that staying at the bar would have doomed him to Minnesota’s fate.
A fragmented dialogue hints at a curious tourist accusing a liar and a coroner’s mention of a first sighting. The speaker muses on mothers, children, teachers, and secrets kept at school, revealing a curious, disjointed reminiscence.
An Irish traveler seeking lodging in New York was coerced into sharing a bed with a Black man. After a restless night, the man was awakened, confronted, and reacted violently at the boarding house before heading to the railway station. The chaotic scene ended with authorities or witnesses noting the disturbance on the premises.
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