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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1898
Page
3
The speaker recalls writing sonnets for Amanda and Nell and Titian hair as solace from despair. He notes how readers should not overdramatize a poet's woes, urging restraint and gentleness when encountering verse about love and rejection.
Sir Thomas Twining designs a pneumatic coffin that uses released confined air to lift its lid, aided by soda water chemistry. After trials with animals, he seals himself inside to test the release, but the mechanism fails, leaving him injured and the coffin destroyed.
A German railway romance turns to crime as a veiled woman offers roses then flees, leaving travelers robbed. Authorities identify a young man as the mastermind behind several similar heists, praising the rose method as refined robbery. Citizens are warned to beware veiled women bearing flowers and to avoid accepting roses from strangers.
The article notes how Porto Ricans rely on natural soaps from plants including the soap tree and coconut oil, with shaved faces using a glass shard as a razor. It describes daily life, mirrors, and bottle reuse in Puerto Rico and other West Indian islands, highlighting resourcefulness and dignity.
A Victorian column uses an accident at Arthur's Club to warn riders about hansom safety. It notes the danger of sitting too far forward, the absence of a footboard on newer cabs, and the risk of a head injury from broken window glass. It advises keeping the window up and wearing a tall hat.
A claimant demanded $1.50 from an insurance company for a burnt plum pudding, claiming its value as loss. The claim was denied despite the unusual justification, with officials noting the unlikely basis for compensation.
A brief notes section highlights a novelty in Neskwear featuring Rosa Bonkeur and a lion picture with a military dress element. The item also mentions facts about two women and related curiosities.
A small crinkled bow of black velvet is pinned to the collar band. Fashion notes suggest ribbon fouc-ine-hands and short bows with ends hanging to the waist. Secure long ends by fastening inside edges with gold studs and creating eyelets in the ribbon.
The design outlines a bottle green serge gown with corded silk epaulettes and a watteau back. It features a fitted lining, center front closure, a standing collar, and a sash drawing fullness to the front. No. 414 fits bust 32 to 40 inches and uses six and a half yards of 44 inch material. Separately a Chicago Chronicle anecdote recalls a streetcar mouse scare caused by fur cape moth pellets.
A middle aged, stocky woman on Broadway drew attention in an elaborate military style outfit. Her blue skirt with gold braiding, officer coat style waist, cross swords insignia, belt sword-hilt parasol, and ornate details mocked real service dress, provoking amused stares from a crowded street.
In western England two young women boast the finest luggage and hotel label albums, with worldwide stamps including San Francisco, Canada, China, Japan, India, Asiatic Turkey, Samoa and New Zealand. In London a woman gathers buttons of metal and enamel, with two rare Chinese official decorations among her prized pieces.
Report notes a common three cent price for bons buttons with enamel gems set, valued as high as $17 per piece according to the New York Tribune.
The 70 plus artist Rosa Bonheur continues at her work with pencil and brush aiming to complete one more lion picture. She studies fur lights and shades of the cub, noting a green tint in certain lights she has sought for years. She hopes this shade will define her last masterpiece.
Fashion notes describe a ladies waist with pink velvet fabric and black dots, cream grosgrain silk vest, velvet ribbon trim, and versatile fabric options. The design features a circular back yoke, seamless back, two seam sleeves with a slight puff, and a standing collar with a crush belt at the waist. Size range 32 to 40.
A woman known for collecting buckles as a ongoing hobby. She travels widely to acquire buckles from various regions and sources.
A Cairo shopkeeper showcases a collection of buckles and jewelry pieces gathered from across Europe and abroad. The trove includes a gold filigree buckle from Vienna, a Diana cameo from Elin, a Paris miniature, and a worn officer buckle, each reflecting varied origins and eras.
New silk petticoats trimmed with ruchings of ribbon and a novelty black hairlined striped cherry and curran red taffeta sill. White satin vests with embroidered netunia and soft tinted shades pair with royal or silver-blue Venetian cloth costumes. Heavily embroidered Waney crowns and pearl and crystal jewelry dazzle. Fur gowns remain rare and costly, suitable only for street wear in severe cold.
Detroit Free Press recounts a banquet where speakers praised Generals Brook and Crook. A doctor guest recalls treating a papoose born in the city, a story tied to lessons from Indian campaigns, ending with a fatal outcome and a claim of possible prevention.
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