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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1898
Page
4
A late 19th century feature discusses china decoration as a widespread and lucrative hobby. It explains an easy method for beginners to color designs on items like tea caddies and trays using a graduated palette from deep purple to silver yellow, guiding shading from center outward.
The guide advises shading yellow narcissus petals with silver and mixing yellows to avoid flatness and shading the cups with deep yellow and brown green at the base. Leaves should be painted with grass green apple green and brown green, using multiple greens for natural variety to achieve a professional look.
Canada and United States plan a joint relief expedition to Dawson using US army and Canadian mounted police about forty strong. Relief stores go to Skaguay where forces join to move provisions toward distribution points. Eskimo who transport provisions favored for endurance. Skaguay decision still unsettled.
Secretary Alger received Captain Robinson reports on Klondike trails and found the Dalton route unsuitable for winter use while the Skaguay path is likely best. Robinson notes rumors of 70,000 pounds beef at Lake Bennett and a potential sled train of corn and horses. He believes Dawson access may be less difficult than claimed.
A melancholy man in tattered clothes laments years of bad luck and failed efforts despite hard work. He recounts health decline and dead friends, tries in vain at politics, real estate, and canvassing, and fears each new misfortune until curiosity about the next fate keeps him from self harm.
Experts hail the Poland China as the top practical hog due to hardiness early maturity and efficient conversion of feed into growth and fat for the average farmer.
The article notes how every tree species bears distinct colors in leaves and bark. It describes oaks, maples, birches, and several other species showing specific hues each fall, with soil and drought causing variation.
The law forbids frilled pillows on divans and reserves them for arm chairs and settees. At least nine cushions are required for a couch, each between two and thirty inches square, with covers tucked in.
A humorous 19th century column hails paper frou-frou skirts as a new American innovation. It contrasts cheap 50 cent skirts with traditional silk versions costing 18 dollars, noting the craze at a Rainy Day Club meeting led by Emma Beckwith and the novelty of rags-turned-skirt frills.
European forestry authorities defend annual ring dating as reliable, noting spring and summer wood bands and wide variation in ring width. The Agriculture Department pamphlet explains counting methods, cutting techniques, and markings to time seedings, blazes, wounds, and knots within six months.
A Russian inventor claims a new machine replaces the lash in state punishment. The device supposedly speeds collection of taxes and arrears, reducing human effort in flagellation under the flag.
A newspaper feature combines a Frank R Stockton inspired tale of a versatile “Original Handy Man” who will do any task for pay with a note on bearded ladies in private life. It cites Annie Jones of Barnum Bailey and reports London electrolysis figures from Mrs Ballin detailing thousands of hair-removal sittings and dramatic personal cases.
A description of hatch sealing on ships noting that after loading, hatches are carked and pitched, tarpaulins battened down, and rubber strips plus set screws make them watertight. The text explains hatches must stay dry despite sea conditions and compares sealing to a fruit jar seal.
A veteran circus performer warns young show people to avoid letting giraffes drink from ponds or streams. He explains the animal drinks instinctively until full, risking self harm, and recommends watering giraffes from a bucket to prevent disaster.
A tale about Sir Henry Havelock Allan claiming his Arabian temperament could take the British army anywhere. The anecdote recounts him riding his horse up to an upper window to meet a friend, who invited him to come down, and the general answering he would ascend to the hall and likely to the wing-room.
A debate at a horse show centers on how to measure height. The owner argues height should be assessed out of harness, while a vet insists harness measurements are valid. After a recess, a compromise yields a 15% hands in harness and 14% hands out of harness result.
Farmers can winter horses cheaply by boarding them at home with hay and corn stalks. Small daily grain helps economy and readiness, and end of winter yields manure for the farm. The city owner saves money by wintering horses on farms rather than in city stables.
On Sundays train 5 departs Dunkirk 3 30 PM and reaches Titusville 6 55 PM after stops at Falconer 4 43 and Warren 6 35. Train 2 morning and train 4 Pew connect with N L E W R y at Falconer Junction for all points east. D C Moon supt Dunkirk N H Parry Buffalo GE Daniels New York City AG.
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