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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1893
Page
7
Describes ivory wedding gowns, Marie Antoinette fichu influences, and lace versus tulle veils. Explains gown shaping, bridal party colors, and trims like accordion pleating and crapelisse, plus evening hairdressing and popular braids.
The Four Hundred respond to flood relief for Sea Islands in South Carolina by sending Paris gowns Moscowitz Redfern costumes Fifth Avenue suits and patent feather shoes. The dressed Negroes in New York finery would be a spectacle for gods and men.
A discussion of front elevation and window garden design for a two story dwelling. advocates natural colors, simple floor plan, and restrained decoration as keys to lasting beauty. notes back porch and upstairs hall cooling features, with projected cost estimates and a critique of contemporary architectural haste.
An 19th century discussion outlines headaches caused by vascular congestion and offers remedies. It cites lifestyle changes, rest, fresh air, sleep, and gentle exercise to redirect blood from head vessels. It notes cautions about stimulants and medicines, plus physician guidance for persistent pain.
A Meadvile Tribune chronicle recalls a eastern county fishing adventure where a man lacks gear but entices a black snake to catch trout. He pins the snake by the tail, hauls out fish, and the reptile gradually masters the task, helping land a dozen or more trout before the hour ends.
A detailed set of instructions for painting a yellow and green China cup and saucer, including color mixing and washes, attributed to The Art Interchange. Separately, a humorous anecdote recalls a man who loses a snake that returns as a fishing invitation after a week, the reptile coiling its tail against his leg while he watches trout.
London electrical supply firms promote electric cooking by lending stoves and supplying separate meters with half-rate cooking charges. Breakfast cookers allow eggs and bacon to be warmed at the table, expanding practical use of electric heating.
A large force prepares a novel removal for the steamer Crescent City from Bay Shell road. A 6 foot basin is cut to turn the boat, connected to a three section canal five feet deep. Water is pumped to float the vessel, then dams are opened to float her into deeper bay water toward safety. The plan draws wide shipmen interest.
A London Illustrated News quip notes editors bear misfit status and harsh times as advertising slack, fuel prices rise, and writers push submissions. The editor claims independence from fuel shortages, and jokes about never returning rejected contributions.
Instructions describe creating two interlaced four pointed stars on a perforated cardboard then projecting their union onto a screen to form an eight pointed star. It explains rotating leaves 45 degrees, using colored glass or liquids for color, and a decorative optical effect.
Inventor M. Abbe Schnebelin demonstrated a new smokeless powder in front of onlookers. The test showed no explosion under concussion or friction. a lighted match caused only a bright glow. A cartridge weapon fired through steel and wood at 160 yards with a military grade powder, confirming limited blast.
An article recounts an argument dismissing the idea that a cyclone forms a vacuum. It mentions experiments with a feather in a glass jar and notes that air compression and velocity at the cyclone’s center create lifting power. It also warns of breathing difficulties near cyclone tracks due to air compression.
The proper method starts with hot water in a bowl, dip a Banner cloth, apply soap, then rub gently over the face. Wash off, sponge with cooler water, dry with a towel, and massage with palms to stimulate circulation. Apply almond oil or cocoa butter sparingly to soften, avoid constant use to prevent a shine.
The piece describes Philomena Sicardi, called the queen of the devil's newts, as a swindler who claims to summon the devil to take money from poor Italian families. She performs a ritual in which a knife is drawn, a pact is formed, and communications are done by fire. Payment ranges from 10 to 100, and the devil allegedly cures illnesses in exchange for ongoing weekly sums.
Mrs Wells of East Sedalia Missouri heard buzzing in the closet where clothes were kept and suspected a katydid. Her husband shook a pair of trousers from the closet hood and a three foot rattlesnake dropped out, correcting the mistaken insect.
The source portrays roaming Mongol Han people living in felt tents shaped with a pointed top. Doors are small, about half a window frame in height, and the tents are tight and cozy in summer but cold in winter, reflecting a nomadic lifestyle.
A folkloric tale from Gotham England recounts King John’s near miss with a public road and the villagers’ ruse to deter wrath by drowning an eel, rolling cheeses, and hedging a perched cuckoo. The piece compares worldly folly with hidden wisdom, then shifts to a humorous vignette about Teddy misnaming a bat as a baseball bat and his mother’s hasty rescue.
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