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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1893
Page
7
Fashion notes describe winter millinery with small bonnets and large hets, jet bonnets, velvet crowns, cerise rosettes with Mercury wings, and black velvet sacin hats in New York. French claret velvet hats, sheer bonnets, and fur trimmings feature alongside gloves from France and Britain, with German pelts and English-made fur gloves popular for walking.
Glove fashions feature mousqueraires in pale suede with Eid stitching and color matching. Paris shipments include perfumed suedes worn by high society figures. Russian leather brevettes and baby cantakin offer luxury options, with fine hand-cutwork and small gascers between fingers for fit. Colors range in gray, mushroom, red.
French dressmakers craft bold effects with moire and lace trims. A black satin gown features a straight hem with satin bow accents and a tight bodice with jacket fronts. Outer jackets show dark fawn tones with waist seams and wide sleeves.
A fragmented recipe describes mixing capfuls of fear with time and water to form a stiff dough. The dough is rolled thin, cut into squares, and baked until lightly browned. It notes nut meats can be reduced to meal by chopping and sieving through a fine colander.
A discussion of architecture as a response to prosperity and ambition for permanent homes. Describes a conveniently planned suburban residence with a brick kitchen, oak trim, beamed ceilings, stained glass, and well suited for family needs. Emphasizes health, sanitation, and cost efficiency in home design.
Description of a two story house with bone brick and wood mix, low faced stone foundation, shingles on exterior, towers and ornamental features. Heated by hot air furnace, complete basement, and a $6 000 erection cost. Indoor Wildwood garden tips and a Good Housekeeping note about indoor botanical pleasures.
Recipe text on buckwheat cakes with instructions for batter, soaking, and rising overnight. Notes on ingredients including cornmeal, wheat flour, molasses, and sugar. Guidance on texture, baking readiness, and adjustments to prevent sour batter.
A reader recalls finding a magazine in a library setting and reading a story titled What Do You Think Of It. A man in a dressing gown discovers him, asks what he is doing, and the narrator explains he is crafting a story and plans to let the reader judge the piece himself.
Barper’s Bazaar notes aging causes in facial expression from perpetual brow lifting to frowns and sun exposure. It links teeth loss and muscle relaxation to wrinkles, urging calmness and composure as a way to preserve youth, while modern dentistry offers preservation of teeth and facial youth.
Practical kitchen advice on baking cakes with tips for even browning and proper greasing. Emphasizes avoiding overly hot pans, using enough grease to prevent sticking, and cooking each side slowly until holes are evenly formed and the cake is thoroughly browned.
The piece discusses Louis Seize and Empire style chairs and their place in refined homes. It then shifts to a two hour New Year cake recipe and an anecdote about a man reading by lamplight. A science claim about high frequency electricity is attributed to Professor Ein Thomson with mentions of experiments at the World’s Fair. Say you saw it in The e News.
Advice on using adhesive plaster for wounds stresses clean wounds, narrow strips across the wound with gaps for lymph drainage, and warming the plaster. It notes plaster aids mechanical closure only and bleeding must stop before binding. Scalp wounds require hair removal prior to application.
The author guides painting mistletoe and holly with pale waxlike mistletoe berries and rich red holly berries. It details color mixes using cadmium, raw umber, vermilion, madder, and ivory black, with leathers, glazes, and drying steps. It emphasizes layering leaves in Antwerp blue and greens while preserving shade.
Fragmentary notes describe a man’s missed advice and a reference to time signals. It also mentions postal activity with large daily letter volumes and deliveries reported in an Atlanta London context.
The article recounts the notorious brigand Tiburzi, long sought by authorities and protected by local villagers. He allegedly extorts support from both poor and wealthy neighbors, serving as a self styled public guardian while evading capture for years. He publicly lauded for supplying food and safety, yet his vengeance falls on informers and rivals. Authorities doubled efforts, imprisoning mayors priests and officials, but Tiburzi remains elusive amid ongoing pursuit.
Danny Lawton, described as a vagrant, faced arraignment for stealing a blanket in a Philadelphia court. He delivered a self written defense claiming providence inspires his acts while a court clerk and judge listened to his garbled, largely incomprehensible statement. He was discharged with a warning to avoid repeating such defense speech.
Fragmentary text references a long war years and large expenditures, a loss of 470 009 dollars, an ancient piece of eight, and a shift in Arctic whaling away from traditional ships to steam whalers. Possible historical notes mix. Names and places are fragmented.
Describes the industrious termites or white ants of South Africa. Notes their large clay nests called termite hills, reaching up to several feet tall, sometimes two to three meters, hidden by vegetation. Explains the nests house galleries and nurseries for the colony’s queen and workers.
A tale of the English painter Mr Frith letting the young prince William paint a canvas corner, causing a smeared face with colors. He applies turpentine to remove the paint as the boy resists, learning a lesson in a humorous studio moment.
Rooms to let are described in a terse arid line set, noting quiet spaces and a shy occupant. The fragment hints at a landlord inviting a renter with a guarded, hesitant tone and a mug mention.
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