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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1903
Page
3
A Chicago chemist asserts that about 75 percent of so called silk used in skirts blouses and dresses is tin not real silk. He traces weighting to German methods and explains how dyeing and boiling reduce natural gums while tin weighting inflates perceived silk content. He describes a simple test burning threads to reveal genuine silk versus tin weighted fabric.
A Garden writer notes many good things start with B and contrasts with D words. The London Chronicle asks if letters group good or evil ideas, citing foods like bread and butter and items such as briar and bicycle, ending with a dreary view of damp and despairing terms.
The piece notes women in public life overusing powder and cosmetics in daily routines while contrasting English and American parliamentary pay. It also discusses salaries in the House of Commons, election costs, and the notion that MPs are generally affluent. A final paragraph absurdly contrasts toxin tolerances across animals.
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