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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1900
Page
3
The article details feather curling as a craft with step by step instructions, including steaming, curling, and heading up the feather. It also describes a wall gown and fall gown designs in lavender and black velvet with edging and circular ruffles, illustrating domestic arts for women.
A health note on shoulder neglect describes how ill fitting corsets cause shoulder and collar bone displacement and suggests toning through massage and a whitening paste from eggs and alum. It warns women to sit upright, avoid slouching, and maintain good posture to support breathing and joints.
Excerpt quotes a Cleveland Plain Dealer fitness tip urging readers to hold in the back bone and bend from the hips to improve figure, beauty, and health. The passage emphasizes posture and form as essential for overall well being.
A fragment lists a fashion description for a frock of light blue serge with darker blue trim, a vest, and a recipe aside. It then details preserving white cauliflower in salt water, a sugar butter milk batter with raisins and jelly, fried oysters in crumbs, and a squash pie with ginger, cinnamon and milk, baked an hour.
A recipe from Our Cooking School outlines a batter base of one cup sugar milk flour two eggs and half cup butter with two teaspoons baking powder. Spread in a broad shallow pan and top with halved peeled peaches seedless for baking.
A classroom dialogue reveals Katie’s teacher assigns reading in Tennyson rather than in unison. The exchange shows student and teacher discussion about literary choices and reading approaches.
President Freedman denounces opposition to the proposed new league while Wrigley and Brooklyn battles are debated. St Louis promoters inch toward season start with Bill Joyce set to manage. Robinson and Hanlon noted in player movements. Interstate League ends 1899 with Newcastle topping Mansfield and Wheeling amid strong franchise discipline and solid finances.
Charles Hickman of Boston gained fame for seven straight mid August games. Once a pitcher from New Castle Pennsylvania, he faced injuries and inconsistent form. Despite long faith from Manager Selee, Hickman was released after Meekin joined, ending a lengthy Boston tenure.
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