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Newspaper
Millicent Times
Location
Millicent, South Australia, Australia
Date
Sep 30, 1899
Page
2
The Paris Mode argues that taste and fit trump money in dressing well. It urges choosing dark quiet colors, minimal trimmings, and high quality materials within budget. It warns against flashy, unsuitable fashions and cheap copies, and favors careful, individualized style over status symbols.
Venetian women are described as charming and handsome with a distinctive stride. They walk with a grave, astride gait, aided by heelless slippers that keep feet planted flat. The movement involves the whole body and shoulders, mirroring Spanish fashion, with variations among districts such as Castello.
A rapid digest of diverse items includes remarks by a pathology expert on speech length, two MPs present at a Speaker election, a gold-dusted saloon in Buffalo turned temperance venue, locust swarms in Casablanca, preparations for Mrs. Patrick Campbell in Garrick Theatre, a Dean Hole anecdote about a cathedral verger, reflections on trust and friendship, a James Freeman quote, and a tripe frying recipe with pork and breadcrumbs.
Pressed Liver recipe step by step describes washing a calf liver, simmering with water onion carrots parsley bay leaves and a mix of spices and salt pork, then cooking until tender and removing gristle before serving with salt.
The passage notes an unusual cross influence in Venetian trends blending with Japanese styles. It highlights small, dark catlike creatures with vivid eyes and curved noses as part of the charm, mentioning their poised mouths and hair drawn back in a Japanese fashion.
A man in a drug store declares intent to kill himself and orders a powerful poison. The druggist explains the lethal effects in graphic detail, weighs ten grains, and advises taking it with water. The customer changes mind, choosing peppermint drops instead, and the bottle is left with magnesia restored.
Roil a quart of milk and stir in two large coffee cupfuls of corn meal plus the size of an egg as butter and half a level teaspoonful of salt. When cool, add six eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately and bake very hot in greased pans, filling only halfway.
Dr. Gordon Stables argues oatmeal is an ideal sustenance independent of water or salts. He outlines albuminates fats and carbohydrates roles, notes beef provides higher proteins but needs bread or potatoes, while oatmeal with milk forms a complete, sustaining diet.
A female author faced a male writer known for rudeness who asked if she wished to be a man. She replied with equal sharpness, suggesting he should consider the possibility of wanting to be a woman. The exchange highlights defiant wit between sexes.
Melba, in New York at the Savoy Hotel, was singing part of The Huguenots when a two year old child wandered into the corridor. The child cried out “Listen, mymma! Birdie, birdie,” and Melba said the moment pleased her more than anything before.
Describes a system where paper colours signal letter types such as white for weddings pink for young girls red for love, green for congratulations, yellow for jealousy, brown for posters, light green for reviews, chocolate for invitations, vermilion for business, black for death notices, violet for sympathy, and gray for curtain lectures, with sealing-wax and fashion context.
A historical tale links earrings to a biblical scene involving Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, and Ishmael. After a dispute, Abraham’s act of piercing Hagar’s son Vizar’s ear and drawing blood leads to earrings becoming a custom among women. The account blends religious figures with a legendary justification for adornment.
A historical account explains how tidal waves caused vast disasters, noting Lisbon's 13 000 deaths as a stark example and detailing phenomena like the small wave raising shorelines and sea receding before larger surges. It cites occurrences along South America's west coast and a massive 210 foot wave near Kamchatka, with broader implications for ocean science.
The text compares traditional dairy practices among Arabs and Huns. Arabs churned milk in leather skins by shaking until butter formed. Huns churned by tying a milk bag to a short lariat and attaching the other end to a saddle.
The passage notes modern craftsmen struggle to imitate feudal Japan sword blades and guards. It claims traditional testing of Japanese swords was stricter than tests for Saladin's blades. It adds a judgment on Mexico’s production and the wide variety of crops the state can raise from tropical to polar climates.
A Gobelin tapestry dating to the seventeenth century, long kept in the Hohenzollern Museum, has been repaired and moved to the Royal Palace in Berlin. The large piece, about five yards high and four wide, depicts the siege of Stettin with batteries and formations of generals and soldiers.
A rough recipe describes mixing corn meal with salt and melted lard to form ash cakes. It notes how Southern black cooks bake the oblong cakes on a hot hearth with cabbage leaves and wood heat, and mentions alternative methods using a hot oven or frying in bacon or ham fat.
A Paris Mode writer outlines woolen washing rules for blankets and flannels. Use warm water, prepare soap lather first, and rinse consistently. Rain water with ammonia or borax whitens. don’t use soda. Use multiple tubs, two people for wringing, and line dry with careful flipping for best results.
A Swiss statistician tallies yearly steps at 4 760 900 for an average 2674 per day, noting over 500 000 steps involve hills in Italy Glasgow Moscow and Asia. He compares winter temperatures: Glasgow 28.8 F above zero Moscow 7.0 F above, and Ajan 11.0 F below.
Instructions describe making orange jelly: dissolve gelatine in cold water, add boiling water after ten minutes, simmer. Squeeze juice and pulp from ten oranges and two lemons, strain and measure one quart of granulated sugar. Combine juice and sugar with gelatine, pour into moulds to set.
A recipe instructs to mix two cups corn meal with two tablespoons wheat flour and a teaspoon salt. Scald with boiling water, stir in two tablespoons melted butter, add two beaten eggs, then dissolve a half teaspoon soda in a little milk or water and mix to a pourable batter. Bake in greased pans.
The passage describes making corn meal biscuits with salt, lard, water, egg, and milk, baked in a hot oven until pale golden and about a quarter inch thick. It notes regional preferences in fat use, suggesting half butter as an alternative.
A garbled report from New Orleans describes an unclear bread contest or bake-off between teams or individuals labeled by initials. Readers note competing bakers, alternation tactics, and a final tally suggesting mixed outcomes amid jumbled text and odd phrasing.
A historic recipe describes two corn bread methods. The first uses white Indian meal, suet, scalded milk, and beaten eggs baked in gum pans. The second method blends soda with sour milk, beaten eggs, and corn meal to a pourable batter, with hot lard added and baked in a shallow greased pan.
A quirky hometown note describes a makeshift batter using a quart of mile substitute, one teaspoon of soda, three lightly beaten eggs, and a cup of coarse Tadjar mex, baked in a hot greased pan to form a rustic dish.
A study discussed in Popular Science Monthly examines how a child’s features, especially the nose and jaw, transform with age. It notes the jaw often appears smaller and the forehead higher in adulthood, and discusses how such changes complicate visual similarity between generations.
A rare ivory mat from northern India, 4 by 4 feet, with Greek border design, will be shown at Earl's Court. Made for state occasions, it used 6400TD of ivory and features exceptionally fine, flexible ivory strips. Only three such curiosities survive worldwide, enticing the wealthy to view this masterpiece.
Wash eight large potatoes bake until just done. Break them open squeeze out the insides and rub through a sieve. Add a tablespoon of butter. When cool stir in beaten eggs. Beat the whites to stiff peaks and fold into the mixture.
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