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Newspaper
Osceola Record
Location
Osceola, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1901
Page
3
New York fashion notes predict a velvet heavy season with skirts clinging in many outfits. Jackets, wraps, and hats feature velvet bands, ribbons, and gowns with black velvet coats and Louis XV styles returning, while black and white or black and pale blue pairing persists and ensembles showcase Dresden silk, lace, and beads.
Dr Max Nordau, famed European physician and author, has lately turned his attention to the consolidation of large capitalists. At 52, he is noted for works like Conventional Lies of Society Paradoxes and Degeneration, which argues modern tendencies trend toward degeneracy based on psycho physiological grounds.
A projection of spring trends describes trims with Dresden and oriental velvet effects for fronts and bodices, narrow braids with vertical use, and new embroidery lines on light wool gowns. Velvet appliques replace cretonne, brocades and taffetas show wear resistance, and rich combinations like tan broadcloth with panne velvet and white satin appear in gowns and waists.
Velvet shades in black plum amethyst and golden brown will dominate dress trimmings and millinery for autumn and winter. Royal linen, a glossy Paris fabric, appears soft like crepe de chine in delicate tones. New pointed toe shoes, lavender straw hats with pansies, Gainsborough crown hats, garden party gowns, painted gauzes and royal linens feature in this season's stylish outlook. The boudoir gown IXI mona uses lace and ribbon on delicate silk mull.
The piece notes variety in gray fabrics from cashmere to lawn and silk with Oyster coat Colesay for treatment. It highlights lightened silk slippers with open work mesh, buckles, and satin or gilt heels, plus ribbon colored contrasts as striking accessories.
The article recounts memory training origins with Simonides in Greece after a theater collapse that killed many, his crowd-wide identification of seats saved relatives. It also notes a German town case of a woman aided by pastor read-alouds revealing Latin and Greek memory traits. A married woman loses memory from her wedding day, later learning she is a wife and mother.
A New York Court of Appeals decision declares a corporation liable for negligent dental care when it held itself out as running a dental department. The plaintiff, a woman, sued after injury and won. the court ruled the corporation is estopped from denying it operates the dental unit, making the company responsible for malpractice by its servants.
The Vatican plans three new structures to boost its size. One 800 room wing will house pilgrims visiting Rome, while two smaller buildings will extend the Vatican Museum. The latter will exhibit Teo XIII s artistic gifts received during his pontificate.
The duchy of Arsenic Haters, Styria, with about 1.5 million people, lies south of Gratz in the German Confederation’s mountains and is famed for arsenic eaters. In many communities nearly every adult uses arsenic daily, roughly 544 grains per day per household.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer remark notes four Virginia men died at a poker table the other night. It compares the event to similar incidents involving Nevada and Arizona men, suggesting no unique distinction in outcome or cause.
If you can't afford an alarm clock for every bedroom in the house let a fly or two wake you it suggests using natural signals or simple cues as a fallback method to ensure punctual waking.
An illustrated tobacco curing device uses a five foot board and rails to move green bale bunches along hooks at the ends. The system includes ropes, pulleys, and a top bar framework to hang and swing tobacco from rafters, enabling adjustable positioning for curing.
The sketch describes a poplar middle west corncrib design with a central wagon passage and attic storage. A floor level with plates allows winter storage for small tools, and board spacing about 1¼ inches aids corn drying. Exterior wall slope varies by taste.
A crib constructed with the stated dimensions and a length of 12 feet is designed to store about 700 bushels of ears on each side, indicating substantial storage capacity for crop producers.
The future of the asparagus bed hinges on first-year care with cultivation to curb weeds and keep a loose surface mulch. Do not cover crowns. rake around early sprouts. in dry summers cultivate between rows and mound soil toward plants to retain moisture. In wet regions four-foot row spacing allows intercropping vegetables. hand hoes may be needed. Cultivation remains essential through the second year, with first cutting in the third season, moderately.
Professor Roberts of the Cornell Experiment Station outlines a method to establish a permanent pasture. Plow and sow buckwheat, turn under at bloom, and on moist land sow rape seed. Apply lime per acre, harrow in, then apply a fertilizer mix including acid phosphate, dried blood, nitrate of soda, and potash. The total 1800 pounds per ten acres is suggested if evenly distributed as topdressing.
Farmers should maintain strong growth for June and July hatched chicks by providing abundant green food and small grains, fed promptly when hungry. This approach boosts weight and readiness for winter laying or early fall market, regardless of final use.
Connecticut authority J H Hale names Marshall Sample Glen Mary as top market berries and Nick Ohimer Maximus Mamma as fancy amateur types. All are productive with large fruit but growers still plant older varieties due to plant costs and soil needs. Profit hinges on market demand, picking and transport costs.
Vick's Magazine cites Professor Massey saying seed quality governs tomato shape more than manure. He notes that rank growth needs space for big yields and that seed from large fruits yields larger crops. Plants do best with natural development and local climate seed. saving seed from large tomatoes is advised.
The Farm Poultry column doubts daily papers report a Boston millionaire paying high prices for poultry. It cites rumors of 1000 for a dozen birds and 3000 for two pairs, while restating skepticism about newspaper accuracy on such matters.
Instructions describe a homemade milk strainer using a beard sized to fit over a pan bucket or can. A round hole is cut and cloth is hung from four nail heads at corners to avoid washing and scouring a cloth strainer.
The text advises paring the feet so the frog extends about a quarter inch below the heel wall level and, if needed, rasp the walls over the quarters and thin the sole until it yields to pressure, especially along the frog. After this, let the horse go barefoot. In a month or six weeks the tenderness should subside.
A Boston reader to Gardening declares the brown tailed moth the neighborhood s worst pest surpassing the gypsy moth in notoriety. It is said to irritate and even poison the skin of those who handle it.
A vintage kitchen note provides a plum pudding method using stale bread and milk, eggs, sugar, salt, nutmeg or cinnamon, butter, and raisins. Raisins are boiled first for plump softness, then baked with optional extra eggs for a richer version and a jam and meringue crown.
A brief old fashioned guide explains choosing muskmelon by aroma and taste. It advises pressing the stem end to test ripeness and notes ripe melons are sweet and musky with rough green skin between sections. Overripe fruit is described as insipid and unhealthy.
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes buttermilk has healthful lactic acid, may aid rheumatic patients, and is nourishing and easy to assimilate. It suggests buttermilk is a superior summer drink compared with many carbonated artificially flavored beverages.
A home style dish layers bread crumbs sliced tomatoes and thin onion with flour salt pepper and butter. The dish is kept covered for an hour then uncovered to brown in a moderate oven, baking two hours or more total.
A recipe for chocolate biscuits including butter eggs sugar cocoa flour and baking powder. The mixture is rolled thin cut into small shapes and baked in a hot oven for about ten minutes.
A recipe instructs to strip currants, soak in boiling water, drain and press to remove seeds, dry, bring sugar to the deing point, mix with fruit, simmer until thick, then seal in warm blade jars hermetically.
A historical recipe describes boiling capon in equal parts water and white wine until tender, then finishing in the same broth with mushrooms and chopped triffles, thickened with a flour and butter braid. A children's tea dish uses Indian meal boiled in salted water, set in a jelly mold, and served.
To prepare stuffed peaches, select ripe firm fruit and steam until tender. Cool and peel, slit to remove the pit, insert a marshmallow, roll in powdered sugar, and garnish with browned almonds. Serve with a dot of jelly or candied sugar for sweetness.
A simple method to serve eggs uses thick stale bread cut into cups. Butter the hollowed centers, brown in the oven, crack an egg into each, season with salt and pepper, top with a small butter pat, then bake about four minutes more.
A historical note explains that the renowned savage clubs of Borneo were modeled after a wild thorny fruit native to the island, shaping their distinctive design and function.
The article lists prominent actors and groups them by wealth and earnings. Joseph Jefferson leads with long audiences and high royalties, while Lotta Crabtree, Sol Smith Russell, and others show sizable fortunes from stage work. It notes declines and gains among Irish, German, and American stars, with several earning about $10,000 annually.
The Madison County sheriff described a man who stole 2800 dollars to save for prison time, hid the cash under a brick, then had the money returned to the bank and invested while he awaited release. He pleaded guilty, refused counsel, and received a four year sentence. The tale ends with the ironic note that the money still sits at the bank awaiting his freedom.
A New York refitting company buys old Pullman cars, removes interiors, and rebuilds them to customer specs. Buyers, from vaudeville actors to businesspeople, can obtain private parlors sleeping rooms and smoking areas. Prices range from 1500 to 15000 dollars, with savings seen in converting castoffs to private travel homes.
Maj. G. W. Ruthers of the Commissary Depart ment asserts that American soldiers in the islands require the full army ration with fresh beef to stay healthy. He notes soldiers crave sweets and acids like sauerkraut and says plentiful nutritious food is vital in Luzon. He also claims Filipinos fed on American foods fare better than those on native fare.
A discussion unfolds about a 35 year old woman who eloped with a 30 year old, with friends noting social embarrassment and public inquiry over whether the partner might be her son. The exchange highlights propriety and rumor in social circles.
In a short exchange reported by the Ohio State Journal, Bard Luck and Crusty argue over proposing to Luck’s daughter. Crusty contends she is now too old, signaling a long wait and a shifting timeline for a potential match.
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