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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
May 27, 1899
Page
6
In a fragmented scene, two women discuss a summer absence and a man named Harry. Plans to visit him in town unfold amid talk of duties, love letters, and a wary suitor. Tension rises over Beery and Nellie while other locals react to the social web around a city home.
A husband offers his wife a new pair of shoes claiming they are warranted. She compliments them and asks what the warrant covers. He replies that the warrant is better than preventing wear or tearing and that the shoes will not run down the heel, implying durable quality.
An illustrated Paris article notes hair’s surprising load bearing capacity in a report on rope-like strength. It cites Greiller and lichter, claiming a single hair could bear up to about 1034 dkme, with blonde and black hairs bearing more, and compares this to Carthaginian uses of hair ropes.
A writer on facial expression discusses unconscious imitation, noting how people mirror others with frowns smiles and yawns. He mentions a tutor whose speech and mannerisms have influenced many over the past six years, shaping social behavior and reactions.
An article describes a dancing academy proprietor who began hiring out well dressed male dancers for private balls. He recruited twelve excellent dancers from among his pupils, paid them 3 shillings per night, and built a profitable service that expands as demand grows.
A quirky dialogue about social grace ends with women’s cunning in romance and a shocking tale of a man killed in Woolwich Arsenal casting. The British War Department chooses to bury the molten steel rather than reuse it for ordnance.
J N Jennings of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Photographic Society gave an exhibition to the Society of Amateur Photographers in New City. He argued that popular notions of lightning were wrong and presented numerous photographs and demonstrations including tree like bolts, dual branch discharges, and a railway flash viewed from a moving train to explain lightning on photographic plates.
A cursory survey of Registrar General statistics shows rising proportionate mortality from cancer and circulatory diseases, with nervous system cases also up. Heart disease affects the elderly more, while fevers kill the young, suggesting a shift toward end-of-life deaths rather than overall rise in deaths.
A medical commission recently analyzed Ireland’s rising insanity rate and concluded that sinking was a key factor in the prevalent melancholia. A casual note mentions a cat’s voice supposedly larger at midnight and offers kitchen tips on drying potato peels for lighting fires to save wood.
Fragmentary excerpt discusses justice as superfluous and questions sovereign authority. It references unfair use of Dower and sharp criticism aimed at intellect, capacities, or motives, with tone suggesting distrust and suspicion amid critiques of governance.
The article describes ornamental paper crafts using glazed brown paper, tissue strips, and crumpling to form borders for lamps, candle shades, and picture frames. It highlights Japanese paper varieties resembling leather and gauze, and notes handmade items like boxes, screens, hats, and even washable paper garments.
The article discusses removing wine stains from damask with milk when fresh, and a stronger method for old stains using lime and washing soda in boiling water. It moves to fruit jelly making with brambles and sugar, warns about jelly molds in open air, and ends with a caution on kitchen hygiene and a domestic anecdote about a San Francisco divorce case and a wedding cake.
An absent minded professor chats with a friend from the game town. She mentions her three small sons one by one. The first two leave him puzzled. at the third he exclaims about there having been a time with only one con.
The Royal Palace upkeep cost the women last year amounted to £4,000. For next year the House of Commons must approve a much larger allocation, about £30,000. The itemized costs include Palace £2,951 Jomps's Fae a Palace £2,215 Stadborwagt £2,110.
The text cites St. ee x ES BAX rules for reading attributed to Blackwood, stressing reading yearold works over newer or infamous titles. It notes the danger of chasing trends and warns that following such rules saves readers from the vice of reading too much, which spoils true reading.
A historical note extols children and youth to keep mouths closed to avoid disease. claims nasal breathing prevents germs reaching lungs and protects teeth. It praises Rayage tribes for always keeping mouths shut except when talking or eating, warning open-mouth breathing harms throat and lungs in winter air.
The article notes that European clothing alters social treatment of Japanese women. When in native dress, a woman is treated like a servant. in modern dress, she is accorded European husbandly respect and equality. Dress reform aids emancipation efforts and a shift in household and wardrobe norms.
A Galway lady devises a purse strap worn on the wrist to prevent theft and free the fingers. The device keeps the purse accessible to the owner while eliminating the danger of dropping or losing it on counters.
Advice on a good wife to have a calm temper and cheerful view. It urges knowledge of men’s interests, including politics, and suggests a side business mending for women workers. It notes women can acquire sewing skills and practical execution to build a useful enterprise.
The writer discusses labeling tin boxes, noting that even painted tins are used and labels often fail to stick. He explains the difficulty of securing durable labels and mentions the reader experience with fragile or removable labeling during the season.
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