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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1894
Page
7
A fashion column surveys dress trimmings and corsages, noting gauze garnitures with high collars for warmth, iridescent sleeves and plissé fronts. It details umbrellas for all budgets, boy’s suits, artificial flowers on gowns, and notes Paris trends, with miscellaneous editorial asides.
A compact description of an old colonial style stable priced at 3000 dollars. It emphasizes comfort and care for four horses, matching human needs for warmth and proper shelter. The plan includes five single stalls a box stall a harness room and a picturesque exterior.
Description covers a prospective stable with concrete floor, iron gutters, a rear manure pit, removable wooden stall gratings for cleaning, a carriage room feedroom and harness room with double doors, tin and pine finishes, hayricks and feedboxes, airtight harness case, a stair to a hayloft, and a brick chimney to keep the harness area warm.
The article describes a two room second story stable for a groom or coachman with tin gutters and flashings, corrugated galvanized iron leaders, an unpainted roof, and two coats on woodwork. The stable can be erected for 3000 dollars, with possible lower costs in some localities.
The article advocates dedicating a room as a combined sitting room and library to protect and showcase books and periodicals. It favors low, four-shelf bookcases with ample top space for bric a brac plants lamps and decor, and warns against uniform long shelves that overwhelm a room.
Hing Khama, ally of the British in the South African war, is described as a Christian, monogamistic and teetotaler. The text recounts a confrontation where a Boer forced his father to surrender ivory after Khama reportedly drank from a bottle, triggering Khama to enter a temperance path and advocate for black bottle patronage.
A humorous tale describes a dog named Punch who watches taffy being made and begs for tasties. He eventually gets his share but is left with jaws stuck together by the sticky candy, prompting laughter and relief as the narrator frees him.
An editor in a Moscow newspaper dies after a fatal clash with a proofreader over missing copy. The dispute escalates as the proofreader wounds and kills, then surrenders to police. Separate reports describe remarkable early 20th century ordnance tests and weapon demonstrations.
A mixed set of playful classroom exchanges on cat claws ends with a note on a fictional Andorra story about its army and cannon. The tale describes an impractical artillery plan and public caution about firing a cannon in the republic between France and Spain. It also touches on statistics about state leads in production, mentioning New York and Pennsylvania.
A man staying at the Palmer House forgets his assumed name and struggles to recall it. He demands his train ticket within 15 minutes, checks the hotel register, and confesses after staff locate his real name, ML ML Short, aiding his travel.
The article notes that solar coronae, long seen only during eclipses, are now photographed and shown as vast flaming vapors extending up to 50 600 miles in length. It claims the corona flickers rapidly, with bright clouds of carbon rising to the sun’s surface and cooling.
A new observatory sits atop Mont Blanc in Switzerland at a lofty height of 15,000-plus feet. The structure faces arduous access challenges due to persistent snow and ice and requires transporting timbers and materials along steep, dangerous trails to reach the summit.
The Mont Blanc observatory is built directly on ice with screws to adjust for settling. It spans two stories with storage and sleeping quarters below and a observing roof and tower above. The facility will study meteorological, physical, astronomical and spectroscopic phenomena amid ascent parties.
The article discusses brain cell count and capacity, noting 3.6 billion cells and hypothetical scripture-letter comparisons. It then surveys early airship work by Alexander Graham Bell, Langley, and Hiram Maxim, describing light-weight designs, limited steering, and propulsion methods including external power and kite-like concepts.
Fragmented notes discuss microbes and trade benefits, referencing medical practice and tools like forceps. The piece alludes to lucifer matches as state monopolies in several countries and cites a Buffalo Courier quote about a backman’s social skills. Four state prisons cited deny religious privileges as punishment.
A miscellaneous page describes a violet and white room scheme with white enamel furniture, violet wallpaper and fabrics, and accessories like chintz hangings and violet silk bedding. Kitchen tips include a woodbox design and crisp fried potato slices. Also featured are notes on blue china imagery, a sauce for steamed puddings, tea brewing, and a portrait of Britain’s best dressed woman, the Princess of Wales.
The text lists home remedies for warts and erysipelas and gives cautions on fever. It advises tincture of iodine and acetic acid for warts, hot water immersion for nosebleeds, cranberries in a poultice for erysipelas, and a mixture of sweet oil with chloroferve for a catarrh. It notes fever thresholds around 103 degrees as dangerous.
English and American etiquette differ. the hostess should avoid rigid introductions. In England guests often remain ignorant of others names, while American practice favors pre announcing guests or names at each place setting to prevent social blunders. The host leads to the dining room with the chief guest on his right, the hostess last. If eight or more guests attend, place cards help identify seating order.
An odd fragment describes wedding cards and crowd concerns at churches with outsiders seeking entry. It mentions the danger of crushes, preserving order, and a curious method involving a glass stepper and a bottle to manage access.
The advertisement touts Rambler bicycles as safe strong and easy on corrugated roads with G and J pneumatic tires. It claims 14 years of bike building experience and guarantees the product while inviting readers to see and try them at the new office.
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