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Newspaper
Roanoke Review
Location
Roanoke, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1923
Page
4
aboard the Seraphine the French crew frets as a York-flagged sloop of war closes. Jean Lafitte and Sazarac weigh loyalties while a young American lieutenant boards to assess the situation amid a storm of intrigue and risk.
In Charleston dispatches the Seraphine and its mutiny survivors are escorted toward New Orleans aboard the Hornet. Lieutenant Ramsey reports Napoleon’s death reshaping the grand voyage as Dominque and Mlle Lestron plan to join Captain Dallas while De Almonaster and Lazarc seek safe passage.
The story follows Raoul De Almonaster and the aging pirate Lafitte aboard the Hornet as they debate love, honor, and fate. Sazarac haunts the scene while Laurie's risky hope and a needed farewell collide with Napoleonic echoes and a ghostly past. Christmas gift embroidery offers a quiet contrast.
Lace dance hats in gold or silver lace with chiffon or malines use a soft crown and up rolling brim. Tiny flowers at the front and a ribbon sash decorate the cap, while the brim is held by two thin wires.
A collection of homey dishes including Spare Rib With Sauer Kraut Deviled Steak Veal Loaf and Pork Chops With Fried Apples. Also a short sentimental poem by Thomas Moore reflecting on enduring love and memory.
Among the gifts that bring welcome at Christmas are shoe trees decorated with amusing faces. The trees show round ends with painted eyes and smiles, two colored toes, and shanks wrapped in satin ribbon and finished with bows beneath the faces.
A homemade shift uses a paper rope candlestick with a tall candle decorated by sealing wax paints. The rope can be bought ready for weaving and painting the candle is simple, making it suitable for both men and women friends.
Nils Bohr, discoverer of hafnium, has determined its atomic weight between 179 and 181. He notes hafnium named for Copenhagen, not yet fully isolated, with strong ties to zirconium complicating investigations. Bohr claims hafnium is impenetrable by Rontgen rays and shares benevolent traits with bismuth, promising value to medical science.
A brief cartoon caption notes a weary worker asking Andy about business. Andy replies that things are dull, highlighting a period of slow commerce. The exchange captures a street level view of economic frustration.
Housewives appreciate these square holders made of bright cretonne and padded with wool. Each holder stores hot dishes and kitchen utensils and arrives with a hanger to hang near the stove area.
A historical recipe note describes fruit cakes, white cookies, filled cookies, almond macaroon and a fig raisin filling. It lists ingredients, mixing steps, and baking guidance for small gem pans and cookies with options for icing and frosting.
The piece lists handmade ornaments for a tree including a gay painted parakeet with a peanut body attached to a wooden stand by wire, crepe paper detailing the crest wings and tail, plus a wooden skewer and a paper doll face with a sleigh bell. Other items feature mosquito netting yarn paper faces stick candy and bright crepe pauper. Colored gum drops on wires form tiny bouquets and plants.
Plain white brushes and combs for gifts are enhanced by sprays of flowers in sealing wax paints. Small tin boxes become decorative when covered with melted wax in varied colors blended while soft, creating decorative keepsakes.
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