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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1898
Page
3
A New York World excerpt presents a poetic journey through imagined realms: Kingdom of Dreams, Wingdom of Sense, Kingdom of Gold, and Kingdom of Home. The speaker follows enticing visions, yet finds final fulfillment in Home and Love, voiced through Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
A detective-in-training arrives in Tilt onsville to probe Judge Sawyer's death. He befriends Grace Sawyer and Mona Bell while chasing a clueless case. The culprit turns out to be the judge himself, killed by heat triggered discharge of his own gun. The narrator reveals the mystery was solved by love.
An attorney recalls cross examining a farmer who claimed perfect recall of events from a decade earlier. The farmer recounts seeing the attorney as a child, then receiving a stern spanking, ending the questioning as the memory proved unreliable.
A country gentleman's daughter curates the largest luggage and hotel label trove with 156 Indian Empire and other regional items, plus thousands more from Europe. Another English woman collects buttons including two Chinese official pieces and relics worn by famed figures like Marat and Napoleon. The total eyeing some 20,000 pieces, valued up to 1750 dollars, per Chicago Times-Herald.
A quoted style guide describes coats with short fronts and long curved tails extending from the middle to the back. It compares the silhouette to a cutaway coat, noting tails can be elongated to any desired length. The text asserts this fashion fact as indisputable.
Newfoundland released a three cent postage stamp with a portrait of the Princess of Wales. It marks the first time she is depicted on Newfoundland stamps, completing another royal portrait series after earlier releases showing Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales.
A decorative ladies waist shows lilac silk with a deeper lilac shade, lace at the wrist, dark velvet epaulettes, and a crushed collar. It notes four yards of 30-inch material for a medium figure and lists sizes 32 to 40 inches.
The article offers practical tips from Madame Millet on grooming and attire. It stresses selecting quality gloves and shoes, mending buttons, using boot dressing or safe polish, applying vaseline for muddy boots, avoiding cheap veils, and proper veil storage for a neat appearance.
A Paris based Queen of Naples, sister to the late Emperor of Austria, endures private retirement while reading daily appeals for aid from Neapolitan paupers. She funds assistance from her private means, barring fictitious requests, maintaining a quiet charitable life. Also includes a description of a girl's blouse costume in red and dark blue wool with a military touch, detailing construction and required fabric.
Fashion notes describe light-wool gowns with graduated grays and popular black and white contrasts. Bead chains, lorgnettes, jet garnitures, and beaded trims lead to a chic urban look. Durable velvets and silk-like textures outline new walking suits with long skirts and rubber-buttoned coats. Patterns via the pattern company offer further styles for readers.
A Mother Goose themed party for children drew attention in the community. Details are limited in the accessible text, but the event centered on storytelling and playful activities likely hosted by a local group or family. No further specifics on date or attendees are provided.
European medical authorities unveil plans for the United States SteamShip Protector as the first vessel equipped to combat infection. The deck features baths for soldiers, new clothing exchange, and a sterilization chamber using iron sealed air exhaust and a formaldehyde sterilizing generator.
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