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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
3
The verse contrasts a single acre of ground with billions of acres of sky. It juxtaposes modest garden beauty and human effort against the limitless heavens, praising the town yet noting a larger universe surrounding it. Washington Star.
A widower recalls three years since his wife Alice died on the second anniversary of their wedding after a bitter quarrel over an invitation. He reveals his jealousy and cold kiss the night before, the wakeful remorse, and the lasting sadness that followed.
A narrator recalls a murder on a train and a dying wife who kissed him as he failed to respond. He faces guilt, a manslaughter hope, and a haunting letter from the wife of a man inviting Alice, revealing a hidden message from beyond the grave.
General Shafter drew crowds at a Chicago peace jubilee ball writing his autograph on engagement cards. Archbishop Ireland and other dignitaries faced similar requests as guests, including President and Mrs. Palmer, with many notes kept as souvenirs of dances and names.
The Viennese rely on coffee houses for business deals and socializing. Customers read multiple newspapers while sipping coffee, shaping the local newspaper market by reducing demand for daily reading material and keeping journals less progressive.
The largest auditorium in the country will open in Kansas City with Sousa's Band performing. The stock company builds Convention Hall featuring an arena floor of 60 000 square feet and an amphitheatre floor of 31 000 square feet. Total floor space reaches 153 100 square feet with a standing capacity of 76 508 and seating capacity around 20 000.
A fragmented snippet from consumer notices shows labeled items such as Woman-Novel Fancy Work Skirts and Flying Chair. The odd phrasing hints at period trade cards or promotional lines from a shop catalog.
The piece highlights how a resourceful woman can transform neckwear with fur and lace this season. It describes soft scarfs, bows from lace and chiffon, sable trim, and ruffled ends edged with ribbon, plus ideas for scarves tucked and banded with fur for a stylish update.
Pattern description for a blue and white plaid waist for miss ages 12 to 16 with invisible center front closing built into fitted lining. Two seamed sleeves have shoulder puff and satin crush collar. belt matches collar. requires 1 3 4 yards of 44 inch material. No 401.
A London Graphic note extols water color paintings on white velvet as refined table centres, boudoir decor, and dress panel accents. Floral sprays of lilacs violets primroses and geraniums are suggested, with pale yellow velvet for soft effects and Parisian painted silks and satins praised for their tasteful, non vulgar appeal.
A bicycle rider notes that wind trouble with skirts depends more on knee position than width. She claims keeping knees together causes skirts to billow, while spread knees reduce drapery, advising readers to test while riding to see the effect. Source: St. Louis Star.
Elevators once rare in Europe outside grand hotels, now common in tall buildings. the invention originated in Central Europe. The earliest elevator reference appears in a letter from Napoleon I to his wife, the Archduchess.
The Philadelphia Record describes a richly furnished device for execution dating to about 1760. It notes hangings, red upholstery, and a shaft built to raise or lower the chair with counterweights. The Corsican mentioned a weight check before use to balance weights for a smooth drop.
A Chicago Times Herald piece describes a clever conundrum supper to aid charity. Guests order blindly from an enigma laden menu with clues like Pearl gatherers for oysters and Herald of the dawn for a bird, each dish priced at regular restaurant value for philanthropic proceeds.
A fashion description notes the rising popularity of left side effects in ladies waists and the yoke trend. It details a fitted waist with front back and side pieces, a double breast on left lap, circular finish, two seam sleeves, and velvet rever, all in novelty fabrics or serge mohair covert canvas.
An engineer argues for a canal linking Havana harbor to the Gulf of Mexico to drain sewage from the basin, improve sanitation, and prevent disease. The plan aims to end years of pollution by diverting effluent away from Havana Bay, with a long term goal of a cleaner city within a decade.
In New York present time is 57 2035 and a Bachek twenty year window number is noted.
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