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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1898
Page
3
A New York Sun poem recalls a battle scene on sunlit hills where soldiers lie in crystalline silence after effort. The verses describe marching, death, and the graves as the reaper’s work and salute those who fell while the living weep. The piece blends imagery of heat, smoke, and rest as time rolls on.
Jack Bingham, once a brilliant newspaper man, sacrifices health for love and money. His devotion to Ethel leads to illness, separation, and a fall from grace. Recovered via nurse and doctor care, he returns to work only to face a deadly wreck coverage that tests his resolve and scars.
A dramatic railway wreck at night ends with Jack saving a pinned woman named Ethel from a burning pile. He survives injuries but learns his rival’s love, while a hospital reunion confirms long hidden feelings and a chance at forgiveness.
A Minneapolis Tribune report explains sparrows die on cycle paths as cyclists ride along. Birds swoop low to dodge wheels and strike spokes, fatally colliding with bike tires leaving bodies on the path.
The German government pays Lloyd more than one million dollars each year to carry the mails according to a brief statement. The figure is cited as part of a government contract outlining postal carriage arrangements.
A blue organdie frock with a full cross cut skirt and lace frill is showcased. The bodice features a lilac taffetas band and organdie revers with a jabot in front, creating a soft, feminine silhouette with delicate edging.
A new skirt style features a waist to knee yoke with no fullness, replacing pleat gathers with waist darts. The left side opens under a tab, matching tab on the right. A yoke extends to a ruffle or crossband with satin piping, suitable over silk or satin linings, with plain or cross striped fabrics needing no flounces or tucks.
A wardrobe and dresser trunk features a hidden secret drawer designed for jewels. A false bottom and a sliding front partition conceal the drawer, offering security though not intended for strong protection, per the New York Herald.
The maidenhair fern design appears in jewelry from brooches to stomacher decorations with stones on stems of gold or enamel. Large central fronds use bigger gems while small chips fill tapering tendrils. Diamonds and emeralds enhance the look with moonstones and aqua marines as affordable alternatives.
The Princess of Wales is described as a very clever amateur photographer who devotes much of her time to taking pictures, highlighting her skill and interest in photography.
A revival of the quaint Greenaway dress inspires talk of a return to old style fashions for very young girls. Descriptions note square yokes short puff sleeves and low necks to be worn with guimpes as skirts remain full and minimally trimmed. The piece then shifts to a different article about Miss Bounds proposing a cooperative town colonization plan in Trenton with 65 acres allotted and a self governing charter to be crafted for equal ownership and cooperation.
Hairdressers showcase plumpers fine teeth combs and patent pins to secure pompadours. False fronts and nipples imitate hair for foreheads with sparse growth, while plumes ostrich tips jeweled combs tortoise shell and gems add ornament and elegance to the revived style.
A simple to make waist pattern designed for a busy home sewer. It features shoulder seams single bust darts under arm pieces backs and side backs with a center back closure by buttons or invisibly. Front lap option and plain stock collar with cord hem and cuff decoration. Uses French diagonal striped fabric. suited to cotton or wool. 112 yards required for a 14 year old.
Miss M. V. Bounds of Metuchen New Jersey will found a city in Alaska near the Copper River mouth. The project will be conducted on advanced lines and aims to establish a model settlement.
The article describes stylish gown panel effects with belts and ribbon plaids, silver crested clasps, and frills on white dresses. It notes French capotes without strings, lorgnette chain bracelets, black duck shirts with white skirts, and durable drap d ete fabrics ideal for rain or seashore wear. A spiral front frill and pale blue cut-out designs on white duck appear in gowns.
Louis Robinson notes in Wild Traits in Tame Animals that the cat is naturally solitary. Kittens seek quiet meals, sniff before eating, and avoid rapid theft, contrasting sharply with dogs. The feline temperament appears cautious about human approaches during feeding.
A three foot wide five foot long clock depicts a noonday landscape with blooming plum and cherry trees in the foreground and a hill with a crystal cascade in the rear. A miniature sky shows a golden sun on a silver wire marking hours with silver gongs as a tortoise bird and a mouse add movement, while a marine wage figure appears in the broader page context.
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