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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1890
Page
4
A curious old guide describes peeling and stitching an apple with thread to produce clean halves and then quarters. It covers hexagon and octagon slicing patterns, advising careful technique to avoid peel marks and noting the astonishment of observers.
A Boston mother reports her son Winthrop, a Harvard shortstop nicknamed the comma of his nine, is thriving at college and writing proudly about his sports prowess. The remark appears in Harper's Bazar.
A humorous mosaic from Woman's Journal featuring quips about music rooms and a sick man, plus a verse on spring by bald jokes. The Tongue section collates proverbs from Greek Turkish Persian Chinese Arab Hebrew and sacred writers on speech and self-control.
This passage extols the virtue of a well run home led by a thoughtful mistress. It stresses calm, cheerful atmosphere aids happiness, notes women bear irritability from overburden, and advises charity toward faults. It then describes a handy device for threading ribbons through hems and shirts to avoid wrinkles and reduce tool clutter.
A youthful reader should study with enthusiasm guided by knowledge. The path includes mastery of English and foreign languages by eighteen, plus Greek and Latin basics, history and literature, and exposure to music and art to foster broad, educated minds.
An essay contrasts good housekeeping with true home making, stressing care, charity, and a humane heart beyond cleanliness. It includes a playful specimen letter exchange by two girls roleplaying Mrs I P and Mrs Perry Josephus W, detailing domestic chores, travel, a sleigh ride, and family notes in a humorous make believe context.
In Brookings South Dakota a merchants carnival at the opera house featured industry representations. Mrs E E Gaylord wife of the Brookings Electric Light Company manager wore a crown of incandesc ent lamps and a dress adorned with lights. The lamps flashed atop a small dynamo when she touched copper plates on the stage.
The advertisement touts large store assortments across fifty two departments with top quality goods. It promotes 99 cent 24 inch Black Gros Grain Dress Silks and compares them favorably to higher priced rivals. Also features 100 pieces Colored Regence Silks, Silk Warp Cashmeres at 75 cents, 100 pieces 40 inch Colored Mo Hair at 50 cents, and 65 cent mixes, urging strict consumer scrutiny.
A playful lighthearted exchange personifies tin foil and chewing gum claiming deep attachment. The dialogue features the foil professing being stuck to the gum and the gum reciprocating with being wrapped around the foil in a whimsical pairing.
Trust in Kemp's Balsam grows as locals report relief from coughs and colds in recent years. The ad touts large bottles at 50c and $1 and offers a free sample. A brief joke closes the page.
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