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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1902
Page
24
New York March 14. A feature illustrated spread previews spring tailoring with closely fitted hips and habit backs, waist emphasis, and trimmed skirts. Jackets are short with varied sleeves, and cloaks in black taffeta or peau de soie feature lace, embroidery, and passementerie.
A discussion on the Society for Psychical Research founded in England in 1882 and its American branch, highlighting presidents from Sidgwick to Lodge, the movement's plan to legitimize investigation, and its bearing on religious history, belief, and public perception. Includes commentary on the nature of reported phenomena across religions and time.
Philadelphia Times notes typhoid as a greater epidemic risk than smallpox, with 11 new typhoid cases last week, up by 18, and 62 smallpox cases, down by 1. The piece stresses prevention relies on municipal action for typhoid, while smallpox protection is within individual reach.
A fragmentary poem voice laments love and death with echoes of memory and forgiveness. The speaker recalls a worshiped woman sobbing and a friend hiding tears, while noting a mother’s grief and a wife’s new companionship. The piece centers on intimate loss and moral reflection.
A Col lier's Weekly style feature argues club meals impress women with consistent quality, led by male stewards and chefs. It contrasts masculine control of dining with women’s focus on aesthetics and housekeeping, urging women to embrace culinary theory and color analysis to rival club prestige.
New York Times reports artist Verplanck Birney suggesting a female colorist could help women choose fabrics and combinations that flatter their figures. She would assess shades, propose color pairings, and demonstrate how cloth looks when made up, using studio mirrors for all angles.
In fashion notes from the New York Commercial Advertiser alpaca fabrics are praised for spring and summer frocks with smart but durable options in coarser varieties. trims favor point d Arabe and linen lace, avoid over trimming, and flowered delaine and delaine fabrics return as versatile, affordable dresswear for girls, with soft hangs and lace or muslin accents.
A New York Evening Sun recipe describes three cake fillings. Butter sugar and cream with burnt sugar and vanilla forms a light filling. maple sugar with milk beaten into stiff egg whites makes a glossy layer spread. a rich fruit filling combines syruped sugar with beaten egg whites and a mix of citron, chopped figs, raisins, and almonds folded in.
The article advises procuring colored aniline dye packets in pink light blue pale green yellow crimson and mauve. Dissolve the dye in hot water and boil eggs until they reach the desired shade. Create a moss nest or green crepey paper strips as a breakfast table centerpiece and place eggs in it.
In Providence a schooner named Fred Snow broke at her moorings as the tide fell, flooding the hull while the crew slept. Survivors recount the Snow line’s string of mishaps and a Maine owner's alleged bad luck, while other notes discuss British stamps and a milk bottle incident in a Highland avenue flat.
A journal excerpt promotes frugal living by repurposing food scraps to minimize waste. It urges home keepers to use bread ends, bones, fat, and potato peels creatively, offering practical tips like crouton use, breading, stuffing, and thrifty meat preparations such as Hamburg steaks prepared from trimmed steak ends. It emphasizes knowledge over abundance for the laboring class.
Household guidance on turning cold cereals, vegetables, and meats into new dishes. Includes baked hamburg steak with boiled eggs, use of stale crumbs, and turning leftovers into soups, croquettes, puddings, griddle cakes, and a utility pie with buttered onions, yogurt? Not included.
An account from Ainslee's magazine recalls a London circle of sixteen people who pursued séances for seven years. A dead army officer promised to aid a naturalist in obtaining writing from the beyond. A hand moving on paper began producing letters and words that held meaning for the living participant though not to the writer.
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