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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
6
A nostalgic contrast between domestic chaos and frugal female labor. The piece recalls a Baltimore American scene of exhausted housework and cautious savings, listing women tidying homes, mending outfits, and cutting costs while fearing folly in economizing. It cites anecdotes of careful spending, hiding coins, and guarding belongings amid a national mood of thrift.
Grace Catherine Williams an 18 year old girl married Chan Ah On a Chinese student at the Washington night school in San Francisco. Afterward her mother jailed her for vagary and she charged cruel treatment by her mother and brother. She admires her husband who sends her 14 dollars weekly and says she will stay with him or seek work or an institution rather than return home.
A Philadelphia Evening Bulletin critique mocks the idea of female thrift describing a woman who saves pennies by eating frugally then spends more on unnecessary items. It portrays her hoarding old nails and strings while neglecting practical upgrades and warns against excessive thrift.
A published observation discusses whether love endures after marriage. It argues love survives only with mutual effort, tempered by mercy and home training, and warns that courtship passion does not guarantee lifelong fidelity. It emphasizes thoughtful approach to marriage and shared sacrifice.
The column describes two tone walking gowns called groves in two colors and Valenciennes medallions inset in delicate lingerie. Straw trimming dominates new hats while embroidery adorns many blouses. New fans use tropical bird plumage as capes move toward old fashioned dolmans. Robe gowns appear in foulards bouisines and taf fetas with black silk stockings bearing college flags.
Miss Constance Smedley, aged under 21, is set to bring her play The Honor of a Rogue to London next season, co authored with Cosmo Hamilton. Her prior work Mrs. Jordan impressed Mrs. Patrick Campbell, and her painting has drawn praise from severe London critics.
Black velvet gowns remain stylish though less smart than last year. Gowns now feature sable ermine and white lace, with the sable worn by many. A popular model is plain with rhinestone buttons and is paired with sable pelerine, muff, and turten to highlight fur beauty.
The text urges choosing hat and clothing colors to suit the wearer’s hair and complexion. It warns brunettes away from red, blondes from blue, and warns against black for youth or pallid skin. It favors yellow pink and scarlet, and cautions against excess patterns and certain color shades that highlight flaws.
A naturalist on Great Sangir discovered a curious time recorder at a rajah’s house. Two bottles lashed in a frame used black sand to transfer between them in half an hour. Notched sticks and a gong marked hours as a sentry struck each hour.
In a downtown store a vegetarian devotee explains nine months on vegetables and nut meat improved headaches, energy, and gym performance. He notes rare meat hunger but says steak afterward makes him feel worse next day.
Hardy Winn of Lafayette Park Baptist Church is described as the champion Bible reader. At age 12 he read 270 chapters in one week in a Sunday school contest, reading the entire New Testament and ten Old Testament chapters. The class collectively read 581 chapters. he will receive a prize from his teachers.
In Wolverhampton for the first time a woman doctor gave evidence at an inquest. At the coroner's request the post mortem of a woman's body was conducted by two women doctors.
A fragment from York Sun pithily contrasts money with intangible goods. Dialogue shows Martha urging optimism to Henry, who laments despondency over financial concerns.
A chestnut of recipes outlines making hot strawberry shortcake with a berry filling and buttered cream spread on two biscuit halves baked in a quick oven. Also described is stewed endive with cream and paprika served over fried bread slices.
Mix cream into cold mashed potatoes with a little butter and a beaten egg to bind. Add flour and salt, shape into cylinders, chill on ice, then coat with egg and flour or breadcrumbs. Fry in hot lard until brown for garnish with baked fish or serving as a luncheon or supper dish.
Mix eight quarts of berries with one pint acetic acid and four quarts water in a stone jar. Let stand forty eight hours with occasional stirring. For each pint of juice add a pound of sugar and boil fifteen minutes. Bottle hot, then cool and refill. Seal corks with wax.
Simple kitchen recipes describe making potato soup by boiling four large potatoes, draining some water, adding hot water, then mashing and straining with cream parsley and seasonings. Also given is boiled cornstarch pudding using milk, cornstarch, butter, egg, vanilla and nutmeg served with butter and sugar.
A simple recipe instructs to whisk eggs with three tablespoons milk per egg, melt butter with salt and pepper, pour eggs into a hot pan and stir to a thick mass, then serve on buttered toast rounds and top with chopped parsley.
Practical household hints cover safe bottle cleaning not with shot, bread crust pan cleaning, lampwick soaking in vinegar, tea leaves in ashes, polished silver with old mantles, caper sauce for fish, milk infused palm care, white perfection cake recipe, and tomato stuffing ideas.
New York correspondence notes sheer wash waists with see through fabrics and lace trims. Descriptions highlight pale voiles, linen-like silks, and embroidered white Sicilian guipure. Buttons vary from same material to jeweled or pearl, with price impacts for costume gowns and model wash goods showcasing elaborate finishes.
The piece surveys summer wear focusing on white and light-colored fabrics, including embroidered linen waists and lace designs. It highlights tailoring shifts toward conspicuous styles, fashionable organdies and dotted swisses, and notes slim, practical white yachts and pleated skirts with decorative touches. It mentions Mexican labor, shirt waists with back or left-shoulder openings, and the appeal of Sicilian white fabrics for cleaner wear.
The text discusses yacht wear notes on fabrics like white wVoiles and cheviots, emphasizing dust catching qualities, lace embellishment, and trimmed tailored suits. It contrasts white and blue outfits, notes practical footwear, and hints at season preferences and movement needs for women with yachting experience.
The readable text mentions paper flour and bor dust and hard wood tar related to an older notice. Details are unclear due to OCR corruption but indicate concerns about materials or substances and a reference to paint and drying processes. No clear names, places, or dates are identifiable.
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