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Newspaper
Russiaville Observer
Location
Russiaville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1898
Page
4
Harper's Bazar forecasts next winter will feature tight sheath sleeves and shrinking sizes. It notes new silk waists with duck skirts, including flame tafteta with folded fronts and mauve silk with sleeves from shoulder to wrist. Edges resemble quills and lack lace or embroidery.
A New York restaurant once rivaling Delmonico’s rebuilt its quarters and faced a rapid drop in patrons. An insight from a social leader blamed harsh electric lighting for unflattering reflections on female patrons, prompting a dimming. The owner adjusted the lights but business never fully recovered.
The London Medical Press argues against fears that bicycle riding harms women’s hands and figures. It says the activity promotes health and should be pursued despite concerns over a supposed ugly hand transformation.
Health Culture warns against pinching heels and ill fitting boots. It advises avoiding shoes with depressions in the sole and soles that turn up at the toes while stressing proper stocking length and material to keep joints aligned and feet shapely.
A wide survey of women’s achievements and social trends. The widow of Professor Huxley gains a 1000 dollar annual pension, Clara Howard hawks newspapers to fund studies, and Abigail Bush notes the enduring role of elder pioneers. Also covered are educational carnivals, parasol collecting, new female Odd Fellows lodges in Tasmania, and rising artists like Countess Elise Biscaccianti and Mara d Asty.
Valenciennes lace is in high demand with Neapolitan peasant hats as autumn millinery. Gowns feature chameleon blue and silver with black grenadine, while lightweight waterproof linen-backed arm fabric stays durable. Wrappers fade from daytime wear, replaced by matinee tea gowns and white pique jackets. Bathing suits use taille silk or lighter India silk, with black India silk and white braid. Linen batiste remains popular in delicate, nearly transparent embroidery over silk. Skirts show lace clusters and bodices trimmed with lace edges.
Judge Francis Adams recalls a near death encounter with hostile Indians in 1847 while carrying military mail from El Paso to Albuquerque. Sergeant Graves rides to Adams in a moonlit chase, frees him, and they escape after Adams fires and Graves clears a path. A tarpon tale is added in memory of the era and frontier daring.
John Ueller of Cascade Valley Broome County New York trapped fox stealings hens. He found his trap missing heard a scream among crows and saw an American eagle dragging it. After a struggle Ueller overpowered the bird using a fence rail then sent the injured eagle to his brother in New York who heads a club. The eagle measured seven feet wingspan and five feet high and had caused lambs fowl losses in the area. It is believed to be the mate of a bird killed by Mrs. John Hendrix Gulf Summit NY in February.
A Forest and Stream Texas spokesman recounts a tarpon fishing incident in Galveston Bay. He planned to return to Houston at 2 o'clock and baited with mullet. A splash sent his bait overboard and a tarpon struck, causing line to run and the fight to begin.
English residents of Yokohama petition the Royal Humane Society of England to recognize Naval Cadet W. H. Standley of the United States cruiser Olympia for a third life saved. Standing on a catamaran he rescued an intoxicated sailor from the Coronet who sank thirty feet from the ship, despite a knife threat, aided by Apprentice Youngs.
A 17 year old boy La Porte Albany Oregon plunged into the swift Columbia to save two young women from drowning. They grappled him as he swam with them and the trio sank. He and the women surfaced and he dragged them to shallow water though nearly exhausted.
The pan Presbyterian council met in Glasgow Scotland and voted unanimously to hold its next session in Washington DC in 1899.
Instructions describe harvesting drying and storing leftover corn or rye fodder in earthen plates and an oven, then soaking warming and cooking it with butter sweet cream and salt. The guidance covers drying techniques, plate layering, bag storage, and winter cooking steps.
Household tips teach sweeping like a pro with moved furniture and dust control. A Washington Star excerpt explains dust removal, open windows, and long strokes for lasting cleanliness. The piece then shares a self learned secret about making frosting as Mrs Parsons demonstrates to a neighbor.
A collection of aphorisms on reform effort, self discipline, friendships, honesty, work, and social quirks. It contrasts human foibles with light humor about promises, vanity, delays, and love, with remarks on dogs and blooming romance.
A passage recalls early encounters with Australian animals including a kangaroo meal described by English observers. It contrasts marsupials with North American opossums and notes how early reports linked unfamiliar creatures to familiar terms, as Australia opened to exploration and study.
Captain Cook sailed in 1768 with Mr Banks to observe Venus then continued to Eastern Australia in spring 1770. They visited a locale noted for numerous new and strange plants discovered during their expedition.
A German scientist claims habitual onion eaters are less prone to nervous diseases and that onions aid digestion and assimilation. He notes parsley chopped with vinegar neutralizes onion breath, and onions may cleanse the skin, suggesting rising market value for onions and parsley.
The Boston Journal notes Dr James R Cocke, a renowned physician who is blind from infancy, as the only known blind medical student to succeed. His book Blind Leaders of the Blind has just been issued and he enjoys cultured tastes with family life in Boston. He plays tennis at the Boston Athletic Association with zest and enthusiasm.
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