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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1905
Page
11
A recipe for apple sauce of twelve tart apples with water sugar and a sieve finish. Also notes on fashion fabrics velvet crepe de Paris soft serge diagonal checks and a five inch hand necktie with fringe. Describes green ruffles and Charlotte Corday hats of green velvet with trim in green velvet chiffon and mustin.
The piece notes Cashmere as a Paris fashion vogue while Aurore denotes a soft pinkish blue. Bloused jackets suit small women, and hats favor old rose to brick red tones. Large muff size and flat shapes dominate, with bright green net face veils and pearl laced caps reappearing.
A plum colored crepe de chine ensemble features a full waist over an embroidered basque, tucks in front, wide shoulder straps, and a puff sleeve with turned back cuff. The seven gore skirt uses small hip tucks for fullness, with possible shirring or gathered options and wide lower edge tucks for flare. Couture fabrics include satin and voile. The medium size uses 3.25 yards for the waist and 6 yards for the skirt.
Paris fashion notes describe morning walks along the Avenue des Acacias where Parisiennes in short skirts and long jackets mingle. Smart broughams and victorias line the promenade as elegantes loiter with friends, slight color on velvet collars and cuffs and embroidered waistcoats provide the only frivolous notes.
Cashmere remains a highly popular fabric for midwinter gowns with draped waists and full sleeves noted as universal styles. Red cashmere leads in shades from bright scarlet to deep claret, with pastel tones and chestnut brown also fashionable. Velvet and silk braid are cited as popular embellishments.
In Ottawa Seed Laboratory one hundred Wild Mustard seeds were sown in good soil. Only thirty five germinated before freezing conditions. After returning to germination under favorable conditions seventeen more sprouted. Repeated dry and freezing cycles yielded twelve additional germinations, proving the mother plant’s vitality.
To remove paint spots from glass soak in turpentine and scrape stubborn marks with a penny edge. Peppermint repels mice. a light sprinkle around their haunts drives them away. Camphor acts as a weather barometer. dry camphor predicts dry weather while damp camphor signals rain. Renovate a black felt hat by brushing, then sponging with equal parts ammonia and boiling water and air drying to prevent brim distortion.
Fashion notes emphasize coordinated hat and neck trimmings with matching colors materials and styles. Art nouveau ermine boas and peacock feather accents pair with breast ornaments, while crushed velvet offers a unified look for hats and neckpieces.
Ivory silk bodice with tucked top draped below the bust features cross fronts bordered by silk cord embroidery and rosettes. Plastron lace matches waist with lilac velvet bows. narrow silk fagoted bands form collar and straps. Two puff sleeves end in lace frills.
A gray velvet dress features a hip fitting skirt with braided strips at intervals creating fullness and a ground clearance around the hem. A loose jacket gathers with a girth stitch, braid accents at the back seam shoulders and front, and deep embroidered cuffs.
A detailed description of a child's winter frock in dark green cloth. The skirt features box plaits and ermine trim with black braid straps. The blouse has a yoke with braid, a black-bordered trakhban edge, and a collar with buttons. A braided vest sits under a scalloped waistcoat embroidered with soutache. Sleeves are box-plaited with braid and astrakhan cuffs. Girdle matches the fabric or silk.
The left gown features white voile with a gathered skirt trimmed by wreaths of mousseline de soie roses and blue ribbons. A guipure yoke blouse with blue ribbon straps, puff sleeves, and a blue or white silk girdle complete the look. The second gown is white mousseline de soie with a ruffled full skirt edged in guipure and white taffeta, two puffed sleeves divided by drapery, and a ruffly high neck.
Early October event at the Hall of Congresses during the World's Fair gathered representatives from across the American continent to discuss prevention and cure. The three day session formed committees for publicizing an educational campaign via Chautauquas and conventions and urged public information on prevention and combat.
Science shows pulmonary tuberculosis is preventable and curable. Germs spread via skin abrasions mucous membranes and air. found in sputum milk and flesh of diseased animals. Healthy bodies destroy germs, but poor health allows infection. 150000 die yearly with many more ill. Proper prevention and treatment could save many lives.
The article notes skin color changes in cold weather and warns alcohol worsens heat loss. It cites Dr Parkes and others condemning spirits as a cold risk. Evidence from Arctic expeditions and Hudson Bay Company claims spirits harm health and moral conditions among northern workers and tribes.
The article argues health comes from training and health culture, urging cancellation of disease producing habits. It condemns tobacco tea coffee and irritating foods while warning flesh foods cause liver and kidney disorders and rheumatic and nervous complaints, promoting lasting health improvements.
Buttermilk is promoted as an excellent food for tubercular patients. It may be taken in one to three quarts daily, with meal frequency adjustable to total food intake. A rule is to prevent hunger and allow eating whenever appetite arises to maximize digestive power.
The piece argues against relying on meals in a dining room and promotes natural appetite through outdoor activity and cold baths. It describes an ice bag over the stomach and a hot abdomen treatment followed by an ice rub as methods to awaken appetite and boost digestive juice flow.
The article urges proteids in pure form in moderation for tubercular patients. Nuts provide digestible proteids and fats, with pecans and other nuts recommended. Eggs yolks and milk are viable options, while some patients may avoid milk due to stomach dilation. A diet of nuts, toasted bread, and fruits is proposed as ideal.
Lentil and Nut Loaf combines lentil pulp and Brazil nuts with stale breadcrumbs to form a bread loaf baked slowly. A fruit soup uses sago prunes raisins cranberries lemon juice and sugar with optional substitutions. Prune stuffed snowballs rice balls and a banana walnut salad accompany. Pea croquettes and savory lentil serve with tomato sauce and light seasonings.
A jungle tavern romance on a palm shaded isle ends in comic danger as a cannibal youth flees a would be wedding. The playful verse uses tropical setting and a cannibal cookery pun to close with a vow to avoid marriage.
German towns have begun operating trains fitted to carry the dead with services held en route. Mexico uses street cars for similar purposes, offering plain biers for the poor and elaborate, gilded biers for the rich with plumes curtains images and crucifixes.
Farmer Alonzo Murphy unearthed a hollow log near Pochuck New York containing a large quantity of honey in pristine condition. Professor E J Ferguson estimates the deposit dates back about 9000 years based on soil depth over the log.
I F Page of Monroe New Hampshire reports one year of dairy activity with two cows. Income includes 96.48 from McIndoes creamery and 16.04 from milk sales totaling 112.52. He also used one quart of milk daily for his family. Feed consisted solely of hay and grass.
A Maine item notes the singing school life remains vibrant in old Penobscot and neighboring counties. Boys and girls continue weekly gatherings just as past students did, when a tallow dip topped desks and kerosene was treated as a luxury.
Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher Jones of Johnson Vermont marked their sixtieth anniversary on December 5. The couple has never faced a death in their home life, with five children, grandchildren, and one great-grandson surviving their long union.
Mr and Mrs Isaac G Newell of Middletown Connecticut report a baby boy under one year old who refuses to sleep indoors. The mother briefly placed him in his carriage on the veranda after sweeping snow off the area. The child is stated to be very healthy with no history of colds.
A Glassport Coal Company mine near Milesville Pennsylvania caught fire suddenly with no workers present. A nearby forest fire reached the mine through a ground hog hole, causing the blaze to spread while the shaft is being flooded to extinguish it.
In Norridgewock Maine a marble shop displayed a remarkable sight fifteen headstones all identical set on long granite bases each base holding several stones. They mark the resting places of different members of a single family.
A decayed oak near the Taunton fair grounds yielded a large swarm of bees and honey. The bee section was removed and now serves as a hive, launching the possessor into the bee business.
Joseph Bournier of Nashua New Hampshire born December 24 1801 marks his 108th Christmas. A native of Little Masquer Quebec he spent most of his life in Vermont and remains active eating well smoking and running errands.
A sixty foot section of an Atchison bridge in Indian Territory washed away by the recent flood was found intact about 200 miles downstream. The discovery highlights the flood’s powerful current and preserves a notable railroad structure in salvageable condition.
A London passer by lifts a tiny Pomeranian high above her head to give the dog a clear view as King Carlos walks along Oxford Street, drawing curious glances from spectators.
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