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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1899
Page
2
A long recipe fragment details making a French Apple Cake with layered paste, an apple marmalade, Vanilla Apple Tartlets, Apple Paste, Apple Souffle, and Apple Sponge with lists of ingredients and steps. The text then shifts to a report about a Brighton incident involving Mr. and Mrs. Talt, noting public sympathy and the wife’s unexplained journey.
Metropolitan Police investigate a bizarre memory loss case involving Elizabeth Talt and her family. A wife from Upton Park vanished on a trip south, later appearing in Brighton with no recollection of who she is. She was found at Bright on Workhouse crying for her memory.
A wide array of nautical beliefs explains fish colours and luck aboard ships. Legends recount salmon flames from heaven, Loki as a salmon, and St Peter’s fingers on haddocks. Yorkshire and Irish tales link fleas, dead wrens, and Magpies to fishing fate, with priests mocked in rustic rites.
Jacob Levi questions Solomon Solomons as a store burns, Solomon half present and unsure. The exchange shows confusion about the fire and his response hints at mixed motives or allegiance while noting his short three week presence.
A Michigan merchant offered prize of marriage ceremony in his shop window. A young girl from the local area won the contest and the prize. The clues describe strange devices and a lamp used in Africa, plus notes on a coconut wick contrivance and transport topics. A Minnesota judge was due in court at a distant town.
The passage reflects on marriage, friendship, and selflessness as keys to social harmony. It quotes a philosophy of listening, considers why some women stay single, and cites Dr Talmage on destined matches. It ends noting the persistent figure of the woman who refuses marriage.
The article extols moderate face washing with cosmetic oils and alcohol mixtures, warns against excessive washing and harsh soaps, and recommends dry rubbing, olive oil, lanoline, or cold cream. It offers tips on alcohol glycerine mixtures, perfumes, and water temperatures, plus strawberries cucumber juice, borax lotion, diluted lemon juice, and various gentle powders and infusions for different complexions.
An anecdote recounts a Siberia exile prank that circled Russia’s imperial court. A poet mocked the Empress and Grand Dukes in a scurrilous verse. The Empress requested the poet read aloud for her amusement. The poet faced a mock fate but was spared real punishment.
A writer in the Electrical Engineer discusses two copper lines between York and Chicago fed with mail matter to carry thousands of messages daily and suggests a possible cut in mail delivery via telegraph for profit. The piece touches on Queen Victoria’s great grandchild and the looming betrothal, while naval questions and naval literature are also mentioned as the empire’s modern concerns.
An ingenious album idea records a woman's gowns with fabric scraps and notes on where bought who made and the memories tied to each. An American variant, bound in white and gold, titled The Wedding Gown, preserves invitations telegrams and honeymoon mementos for future generations.
The Royal Academy of Dancing at Paris was founded in 1662 by Heau champs, a famed master who tutored Louis XIV daily for twenty two years. One who rose to Austrian minister at Belgrade, with marshal rank, owes much to a sewing machine presented to the Princess of Montenegro, aiding her self presentation. Scotland derives its name from the Scots tribe of North Ireland. Caledonia meaning hidden, Gaels meet the early maps of the region.
A Viennese actress Mme Lenthold quits after a kissing scene dispute with co star Herr Ranzenberg at the Halmund Theatre. The director shifted Lenthold’s role, witnesses described Sunday concerts and sacred music debates, and Mr Nash declined Sunday performances while supporting free expression on the Sabbath.
The text laments changing roles for women, noting lost attractions and altered living arrangements. It questions whether new freedoms affect trust and mentions men cautious about relationships with women who challenge traditional norms. The prose reflects unsettled attitudes toward modern womanhood.
Fragmentary text presents a dialogue with archaic language and surreal imagery. The speaker discusses a cryptic quest and a warning about entering heaven, featuring references to Kirkcaldy and a wild door. No clear article event or identifiable figures emerge from the readable portions.
A buyer returns a parrot claiming it uses obscene language and demands a refund. The seller refuses. The bird bites back with a string of expletives as the lady, exhausted, finally places the parrot on the table. Nearby, a drowning cat story unfolds as a man attempts to kill his pet but drowns himself in the river after falling into a hole. The daughter of author W D Howells shows literary talent and illustration, while a Norwegian rescue is honored with a royal token.
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