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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1903
Page
3
Nellie Atkinson teases Jack Hastings about sailing despite his seasickness yet faces danger when a squall hits the bay. Jack races a dory through rising waves to rescue Nellie after her sailboat overturns. She recalls his effort with a playful, forgiving glow.
A fragment describes a group in Philadelphia where a pretty girl congratulates Nellie on an escape. Edwin J. Wobater notes the scene in the Philadelphia Ledger, with Jack showing pleased satisfaction as Nellie feigns offense.
Two men and a dog figure in a true tale of neighborly feud. A sleepless night drives man one to wake Mr W at 4 am by ringing the electric bell, declaring he will continue until the barking stops. Mr W reacts with wrath and resists the intrusion.
Heinrich Conried recounts how European singers quoted weekly rates but signed for a per performance fee in America. A singer offered 3200 a week agreed only after Anton Seidl’s intervention on 250 per performance. The artist, fearing a change of mind, accepted and arrived in New York two months before opening night.
A reflective poem speaks of divine presence guiding in hardship. The speaker seeks strength in thoughts of the beloved or divine, finding renewed courage and serenity amid life’s burdens. It emphasizes providence turning all toward good and inner resilience.
Lawyer Hartridge from Savannah, who went to Yap to probe the supposed large estate of the late David O Keefe known as the king of Yap, cabled the widow that a large estate exists. He reports $250,000 in Yap and similar value in Hong Kong. Early reports put O Keefe's estate at $2,000,000.
Dr Ladislaus Jasinska of Lemberg Ga le a bequeathed 13000 pounds to a widow fund for doctors and ordered funeral expenses not to exceed a shilling. He gave away his orders and medals to a hostler and a postman the day before his death.
Rebellion in Pittsburg spurs a Straphangers league with prominent city figures, led by H. S. Rand, superintendent of a life insurance company, as president. New members enroll daily to demand seats for every passenger on street cars.
A panhandler tells Spencer Ray, secretary of the American Legion at Constantinople, of a hard start in life. Ray responds, It’s worth money to see how you have maintained your own valor. The exchange occurred during a furlough visit home.
Witty exchange features a clerical traveler who smiles at misfortune and a hardware drummer who asks how to handle adversity when it hits in a town enforcing prohibition. The fragment hints at humorous dialogue about hardship and vice era policing.
An odd lamp shade for a summer cottage is crafted from yellow silk braid over gold paper with a stiff cardboard base. The braid forms a circle with massed strands ending in button roses and green calyx, plus dangling braid flowers and gilt buckles. Also described is a crochet bordered belt with white linen or silk bands in white or pastel shades.
A description of a girl’s confirmation dress in cream serge or goile features a blouse with grouped plaits edged by material straps and passementerie buttons. The front displays a wide box plait, a lace and stitched taffeta shoulder collar, and a taffeta wand. The one piece skirt ends with a deep founce of plaits, trimmed with straps and buttons forming a frounce Wiener Mode album.
A new straw called paille de riz appears light and effective in popular ber gere shapes. It features creamy white with black and white borders, a crown wreath of small white roses, and a white liberty ribbon. Green rush straw is a modern vogue option with green and white tulle accents.
Practical stains and stain removal methods include whisky on fruit stains, raw potato dipped in brick dust for knife blade stains, glycerin for coffee and milk spots on white goods, glycerin on stains then rinse with lukewarm water, boiling water on tea stains, lime solution soak for long standing stains, turpentine in clothes butter to whiten linen, and cloves in pickles with blossom end removed to prevent darkening red cabbage color.
The Newport collars blend masculinity and femininity with a high stiff linen base and a deep embroidered turnover. They suit wear with a blouse and a tie or scarf, offering neatness and a touch of daintiness.
A description notes a new belt as a circulet of bright crimson sheepskin adorned with red moire silk and two inches in width, highlighting its decorative breadth and material detail.
The article notes the revival of a bare dining room table design with polished surfaces accented by doilies and centerpieces. It highlights basket work as a favored craft, with women weaving plate doilies from grasses, including corn husks, praising the decorative potential.
This passage describes preparing an orange salad for luncheon. Peel and segment five or six oranges removing pith seeds and skin. Mix finely chopped tarragon and chervil with brandy and sugar. Brush each orange segment with the mixture, plate on three dishes, and chill on ice for one to two hours before serving.
A dainty party frock in white sik mull features an overskirt effect with two ruffles, blue baby ribbon edging, and blue satin ribbons from waist to the upper ruffle. The waist slight neck and shoulder line shows blue ribbon, with Marie Antoinette style sleeves tight to the elbow and flowing fullness below.
Practical kitchen advice on roasting meat use a spoon instead of a fork to keep juices, and on preventing cookware damage by adding boiling water if a kettle or pot boils dry.
A fragment advises adding turpentine to heat to deter odors and warns against wasting vegetable scraps. It suggests lemon juice as a cleaner for a dirty saucepan and wiping onion knives with a damp cloth and comfee. It promotes fuller's earth for grease stains on matting and removing odor with a dry brush of powder.
A belt pin with a horse head design measures about three inches. Black and white parasols in heavy white silk feature black lace appliqué. Chatelaine bags in royal copper and steel studs appear. Silk petticoats in taffeta with ruching and dust ruffles offered from seven dollars. Silk chiffon parasols include sunburst patterns in black, white, or solid white.
An old remedy uses black pepper and camphor applied in a folded handkerchief to the head, promising quick headache relief and sleep with reapplication as it dries. The piece also notes capuchin hoods replacing capes with color-matched linings, suggesting pale biscuit with pale blue or mauve and white as favored combinations.
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