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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1899
Page
12
An article on arranging small tables to display silver ornaments, antiques, and bric-a-brac in a well appointed drawing room. It highlights mahogany and inlaid wood tables, tables for photographs and writing desks, and the use of a large side table for magazines and a reading lamp with a vase of flowers.
Katharine Reich argues in Ladies Home Journal that a woman's home life thrives when she treats her domestic work as worthy as higher education. She claims a peaceful, intelligent, and industrious home reflects a wife's study, love, and ordered influence, shaping a nation through a well ruled kingdom.
A Santa Catalina Island resident recounts observing ravens performing complex aerial maneuvers above a canyon. Using an opera glass, she notes roping, diving, and somersaults as the birds raid nearby chickens while thieves’ lore and historic references to ravens are mentioned.
The article extols home harmony urging praise over fault finding to shelter the home from daily storms. It also offers a beets recipe with baked beets served with melted butter and vinegar, seasoned, simmered briefly for flavor.
A midsummer craft guide advises gathering and drying rose petals from June onward to create fragrant sachets. Layer petals with cinnamon, spice, and incense, then pack in boxes to craft inexpensive, thoughtful presents for friends.
A Chicago Chronicle tale recalls Phebe Ann, a Senegambian girl, who bravely spoke of seeing someone named Pearl in a city menagerie. The piece interweaves a plantation setting with a zoo visit, then shifts to home remedies for barley porridge and a freckle lotion using lemon juice horseradish sugar and sour milk.
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