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Newspaper
The Dalton Gazette
Location
Dalton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
6
Cassinelli the Italian woodcutter was sentenced to penal servitude for life after his employer Jean Bonati was found dead with ten knife wounds. Bonati’s dog led searchers to the crime scene, exposing the motive and thwarting a premeditated plan. Cassinelli admitted the killing, claiming self defense.
A Brooklyn Eagle notebook describes a home science trick using two eggs, straws, and wax to create a water fountain and color effects. By alternately inverting the device water jets spout from the short straw, while a cork and bent tubes form a rotating floating fountain with paper horsemen for display.
Annie Peglow of Missouri Avenue claims to be the only woman pressman in the United States. She operates two cylinder presses at 314 North Third Street and joined the firm 20 years ago as a press feeder. She rose to color work and is praised as one of the shop’s best workers. Peglow belongs to Pressmen's Union No. 6 and helped win a constitutional amendment to admit women. She rises before her machines each day, wears a blue calico dress, and works among men while defending women in the trade. The companion piece recounts Mrs. Mary Ann Cooper of Southgate, born 1813, linked to Dickens’s Little Dorrit, and recalling her long life and memories of the novelist.
Herbert Wright, son of the famous Cotton King, arrives in Nilus claiming his father is dead killed in the Bayou Woods. He reports details of the murder and his own dire poverty while a journalist and police weigh possible motives and await the coroner. Wright denies complicity as investigators plan a woods search.
A vivid portrayal of Bayou Woods detailing its grim beauty and decay. The area houses a notorious dance hall and saloon known for murders and corruption, with police caution and sinister patrons. The piece centers on the Devil's Den and its brutal atmosphere.
Poem about a child guiding father through nature to familiar places and woods. The speaker wishes to show the way but fears he may not know the safest route home as well as his father. Expresses affection and trust in visiting meadows and woodland scenes with papa.
A short guide explains how to make perfect leaf impressions. Oil a sheet with lard or sweet oil, wipe excess, hang to dry, then hold the oiled paper over a candle flame to transfer leaf patterns.
Instructions describe making leaf impressions by transferring a blackened leaf image onto paper. Place a leaf on paper, rub with finger to transfer, then press a second sheet face down and rub to create a print. The method yields multiple impressions and a small collection of leaves.
Milk from a shell fish, the pinna, yields a virgid silk spun by the shell to attach to rocks. In Sicily the silk fabric is made from this material, washed, dried and guarded. One pound yields about three ounces of fine thread with a burnished golden brown color. Cats dread water because their fur is not oily and dries slowly.
The sponge of commerce is obtained by diving and dredging and scraping the rocks with a long harpoon. Levantine sponges, found on eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean shores, fetch the highest prices with Trieste as the great market. Mutilation harms only the visible part and the sponge can regrow if left in its native anchorage.
Dr. George M Gould traces eye strain to broader misery. He links it to De Quincey’s opium habit and Carlyle’s breakdowns, and cites Browning’s headaches and vertigo. He suggests printing books in white ink on black paper to ease strain.
A Yonkers Statesman dialogue notes the danger of paying voters and suggests the only remedy is to offer the money back, illustrating concerns about corrupt influence in elections. The exchange frames bribery as a danged practice and proposes a counter strategy.
Wash hands and maintain natural nail gloss avoid over polishing or cutting nails too short. Soften nails in warm water before trimming and press back surrounding skin. Use edge filing only, wear gloves, and avoid lemon juice and ammonia. Washington Star style snippet ends with a playful Puck dialogue.
A simple recipe describes Indian muffins made by pouring boiling water over a quart of corn meal to form a thick batter. After cooling slightly add yeast salt and two eggs then let rise two hours. Bake in a quick oven in buttered square tins two thirds full.
Among tablets found in Chaldea is an itemized list of garments given by the king to priests and priestesses of a temple. The document is dated around 2800 B C and is described as the oldest dressmaker's bill.
A simple method to refresh black lace involves dipping a sponge in cold tea, dampening the lace, then pressing it with a hot iron. Cover the lace with brown paper first to protect it and restore a fresh appearance.
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