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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1904
Page
6
A description of a light gray taffeta dress with embroidered patterns and a pink coral studded belt. It outlines a large black hat with pink roses, lace veil, and a soft white silk gown with rosebud spots and a silk rose at the neck, emphasizing simplicity and elegance.
The article explains an applied box plait edge and turn over collars in two parts joined to a band with studs. Sleeves are single pieces, placed over the lining or attached to straight bands under cuffs. For medium size 14 years material needs are 4 yards 21 inch wide, ¾ yard 27 inch wide or 2 1/2 yards 44 inch wide plus 2 yards of trim.
A yellow and green changeable silk dress features a V lace neck, full waist and sleeves, a fichu collar tied with ribbon bows, and a ruffled full skirt. A large shepherdess hat with shaded green plumes completes the look. A black white check alternative offers a practical summer option. The accompanying jacket presents a long scalloped shoulder yoke, wide edge trim in white broadcloth, black velvet straps, and gold buttons.
French women apply powder with chamois leather and wash-leather to avoid blotchiness. They dust forehead temples nose upper lip chin and mouth while leaving cheeks and eye areas untouched. A final brush cleans eyebrows and removes stray powder for a flawless finish.
Slice thin rounds from orange stalk ends and remove the con dents. Soak skins in cold water to harden then dry. Fill half way with pink jelly then cap with filling such as fromage or cream. Chill on ice and cut into quarters. Garnish with myrtle sprigs. Lemons may substitute for oranges.
A description of the latest blouse waist styles for misses. Features include deep yokes cut over the shoulders, white mercerized madre, embroidery bands, and unlined fabrics. Emphasizes wide tucks, shoulder straps, box plait, and cuffed sleeves with a slim waist and two-piece yoke.
A child’s coat in brown cloth with tan collar and cuffs uses inverted plait back fullness. Fronts lap in double breasted style with simple gathered sleeves and straight cuffs. Medium size (8) requires 4 1/4 yards of 21 inch fabric or 2 1/2 yards of 44 inch fabric plus trim and banding.
The passage extols salads as decorative and integral to meals. Lettuce leaf and celery salads accompany game and heavy dinners, with potato and chicken salads favored for home and social occasions. It urges housewives to include a salad daily to ensure family satisfaction.
The piece surveys elegant mantles including silk fichis trimmed with lace frills and feathers, jeweled clasps and front stole ends. It notes styles inspired by Spencers and Marie Antoinette with white muslin fichus, Rejane gathered silk designs and many capelet variations.
A decorative parasol design features a small shepherds check in affetas with color options in black brown white and metallic tips. Umbrella style handles echo classic designs with lace medallion decorations and shaded ruchings highlighted as a season’s feature.
The article notes high style for afternoon and evening social events using mousseline satin and taffeta. New satins dominate evening gowns while taffetas suit both day and evening dresses depending on color and pattern.
A reflection on how even the most eminent figures show faults and weaknesses. The piece argues true greatness includes toughness of fiber to resist adversity and avoid reliance on external guidance, noting weaknesses lead some to drink or crime, while others seek overbearing masters.
A traveling clergyman at a well known hotel faces mockery from diners. He calmly eats while a wag taunts him. When asked if he hears the barbs he reveals he is the chaplain of a lunatic asylum, and the jests fail to affect him.
Rival analysts once could not explain Carnegie's undercutting in markets. He invited them to inspect with him and revealed the secret in a room of books and clerks, representing an $80,000 annual expenditure. Carnegie said it is worth knowing every business detail at any moment.
In a New York Times note, a western millionaire tests the restaurant by asking what substitute is used for terrapin when the kitchen runs short. The head waiter, replying with senatorlike dignity, admits he has no ready answer.
M Emile Guarini argues that armies could be destroyed by lightning via wireless power. He demonstrated shocks through an umbrella using a Ruhmierff coil and estimates that 1000 horsepower at 100000 volts could be focused to kill from twelve miles. He expects control of electric waves to be the remaining challenge.
A Dyak of Borneo follows a silent betrothal custom in which a lover aids a girl during her hard daily tasks. If the girl smiles, he waits till night to wake her, and with parental consent she accepts by taking his betel and sweets, sealing betrothal without words.
A short devotional poem reflects on departed loved ones not walking alone as the Lord meets them from heaven. The speaker envisions the Christ guiding souls to heaven and comforting the grieving.
A series of poultry care missteps teaches why secure coops, windproof housing, and careful disease prevention matter. Incidents include cats and a mink slaughtering birds, broken windows allowing roup, and overgreasing chicks leading to high losses.
Cooper Curtice of Rhode Island Agricultural College discusses feeding young chicks based on a winter study. He emphasizes supplying starchy albuminous and green foods, with greens like lettuce, cracked grain, millet, rice, oats, and eggs as protein, plus meat scraps as chicks age, noting grinding and mixing methods aid digestion and growth.
The piece advises against turning dairy steers into beef animals except when a dairy animal is unprofitable or past usefulness. It notes gains can be similar in some cases, but fat distribution differs. Dairy-blood carcasses yield more low-priced cuts while beef cattle yield more high-priced cuts, reducing value. Buyers also adjust prices accordingly.
The farmer should aim to produce cattle that mature quickly with a conformation yielding high priced cuts. Rapid maturity reduces feed and care costs, boosting profits. Many feeders overfinish improved cattle, wasting feed. turn off animals when ready and begin a new lot to reach ripeness faster.
The Danish egg trade expands from 50 000 to 555 000 dozen births by 1872 and 2 310 000 by 1873, then 20 379 000 in 1896 with the Danish Co operative Egg Export association forming in 1895. Small farms dominate. popular breeds include Brown Leghorns, Spanish Minorcas, and Andalusians. incubation and brooders rise while few farms specialize in poultry.
Debate on butter coloring centers on replacing coal tar analyne dyes with vegetable colors as states ban or restrict the former. Experts warn vegetable colors may lower color standards while not improving food value, though they affect flavor less consistently.
Judge A. J. Felter of San Bernardino California credits Dean's Kidney Pills with restoring kidney function after 18 years of poor performance. He describes backache and heavy sediment in urine, noting improved sleep and health after use. Free trials mailed nationwide. price 50 cents per box at dealers.
German police launch a nationwide campaign against quacks and fake medicines. Ten year population rise 58 percent. regular physicians up 16 percent. quacks up 1 567 percent. More women than men quacks. About 30 percent of cited men and 15 percent of cited women have been jailed. Over 100 medicine samples tested. more than 80 percent had no medicinal value.
A note from H Kobayaksi of Tokio asks the South Orange Village Improvement Society how to rid their area of a persistent mosquito. He inquires about the best method to approach the insect in reeds and marshes and remove it to protect residents from bites.
Delos Hutchins, a Union veteran from Sonoma Michigan, recounts three years in the Louisiana swamps under Butler Burke and years of rheumatic misery. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills, he reports marked relief and claims the medicine cured his rheumatism, noting the pills’ effectiveness after initial slow results.
Defiance Starch Co offers twenty five round trip tickets to the St Louis Exposition. Five winners from Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas and Missouri each will win a trip by mail. Entries must be mailed to Omaha Neb by September 1 1904. Tickets will be sent by registered mail September 5.
A reflective line notes that anyone who believes they are pursuing a perfect beloved may face harsh reconsideration. The proverb emphasizes caution in romantic pursuit and the fragility of idealized romance.
This notice promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by a nurse at the Children's Home in New York. It claims to cure feverishness bad stomach teething disorders move and regulate bowels and destroy worms. Sold by druggists 25 cents sample free address A. S. Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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