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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1898
Page
3
A mother recalls her son through a dim corner armchair. She remembers his childhood, his learning days, and the pride of a father as he grew. Now in adult life, she dreams of the past when the chair was central to their world and the son brimmed with promise.
The piece recalls Amos Chapman’s daring defense during a five day Indian siege on a government train near the Wachita river in 1874. Chapman leaped from the wallow to drag a wounded comrade to safety under heavy fire, losing a leg but saving others, earning a cork leg and a pension. Dixon then led rescue to Camp Supply.
John Bascon recalls an ill fated trek with Englishman Martin Hayes from Guatemala to Tonelado and San Miguel chasing gold. They faced bandits, fought off attackers, found a skeleton and a dying fortune, and survived six months on monkey meat and green bananas without salt before Hayes died.
A Beardsley poster travels from London to America where a Chinese laundry owner and visitors in Canton and San Francisco drive its fame. Wan-fo-Li buys it for 100 dollars, profits rise to 400, then a San Francisco magnate pays 500 dollars to display the piece in his palace.
A historical note describes Barcelona as the Manchester of Spain, likening its manufacturing or industrial vitality to that city. It mentions a silver coin kept in circulation for twenty seven years as part of the economic backdrop.
New compact fashion items feature specialized gloves for cyclists and a versatile cloth jacket. The article highlights practical innovations for female riders and stylish, functional clothing options.
A wheelwoman urges riders to wear strong handsome gloves called mochos. She claims they originate from Arabia and are crafted from fine native tanned horsehide. The gloves are said to have a fine grain and superior strength compared with top sheepskin.
The apron described is always immaculate white and may be made in muslin cambric wainscot or sheer lawn. It features embroidery or lace decorations and straps extending from the band to adjust the bib and epaulettes.
Tailor made suits gain style with a new cloth jacket design featuring a seam turning down from the shoulder toward the basque side and back pieces extended to the shoulder. The modification shapes the figure, creating a shapely silhouette.
Chic sashes accompany wash gowns this season. Broad ribbons with lace or chiffon frills form bands across the dress or finish the edges near the waist. Lighter fabrics like lawn dimity organdie and flowered silk muslin use sparing Valenciennes ruffles for chic restraint.
The ex Empress Eugenie is described as frail and rheumatic at seventy one. She leads a devout life, bans pleasures, and has lost her former fashion influence while residing at Mentone in winter and Chiselhurst the rest of the year. Upon death, Princess Henry of Battenburg and her children are expected to inherit a large portion of her fortune.
Demorest's Magazine notes a shift from colored cloths and embroidered center-pieces to crochet as the latest fad for homemakers. Crochet mats center-pieces plate and finger-bowl doilies in various shapes, with plain linen centers and crochet borders. crochet should be worked on the center, not as an edge.
Two modest, stylish dresses for ten year old girls showcase a full blouse effect with narrow tucks on the yoke and a belt hinting at a neat silhouette. Epaulettes on sleeve edges add a delicate touch while jackets appeal beneath the arm sections.
A gray wool gown described with a blouse effect and inch and a half horizontal tucks around the torso. It opens in front over an underwaist with ap plied plastron, cut V at the fronts and square sailor collar at back. The skirt features two inch and a half tucks and small mutton leg sleeves.
Poke bonnets are back in fashion with half century old designs revived. Readers are urged to seek grandmother’s straw and tulle headwear, pairing with curls and mull trimming, rose accents, and soft tulle to echo 1860s garb for a fair, ye olden time look.
Description of a ladies shirt waist using novelty silk with raised cord design. Fronts cut on the bias meet in a V shape under a box plait, with a double point yoke at the back, extended yoke to the front, gathered body fronts, and a gathered back fullness near the waist. Sleeves are one seam with slight gathering at the arm eye and a cuff.
France expands women’s legal role by allowing them to participate in charity and hospital administration in Paris. They may join the higher council of the assistance publique after a report praising their charitable work and drawing on English and American models, notably Florence Nightingale.
A passage notes that women gained opportunities to participate in organizational work, reflecting evolving roles and responsibilities within the group.
Shaded cravats and fringed silks set the tone as London styles showcase fringed borders on grenadine frocks and ribbons. Silk ruffles adorn skirts while black velvet trims and apple blossom hats headline a season of butterflies and pennant belts with Old Glory buckles.
A long read on a New Zealand bulrush caterpillar that buries in soil and transforms into a plant like structure. An English scientist notes the larva accretes fungus and vegetable matter, repurposing its body into a club headed bulrush stem that rises eight to ten inches, with new stems replacing the old.
Ghent Belgium faces frequent streetcar stoppages due to open drawbridges. A proposed system of electric launches would replace street cars, offering faster travel on canals to Burges and Terneusen. Electric locomotives on banked tracks would supply power.
The article notes tide like effects from gales on lakes. Caspian gales may raise water on one side six feet, total twelve feet difference. Baltic easterly gales produce eight feet change, while Lake Erie heavy gales can exceed fifteen feet.
A fragmentary remark recalls Mrs Gladstone’s intense belief and devotion to her husband. The text mentions a bishop’s hopeful phrase about guidance from above and Mrs Gladstone’s prompt reply. The passage reflects period tone and female deference in public discourse.
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