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Ornate Mt. Washington Glass products one-of-a-kind

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The Mt. Washington Glass Company was one of the most important American art glass makers of the 19th century. The company started in 1837 as the Mt. Washington Glass Works in South Boston. Later, it moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, where it operated until it merged with the Pairpoint Manufacturing Co. in 1894. While it was in operation, Mt. Washington made art glass in many colors and finishes, like two-tone Amberina and Burmese, often embellished with gold and enamel. Its crown jewel may be the appropriately named Royal Flemish, which features panels of multiple colors outlined in ...

A little more pop and hip hop at East High

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Cathedral High School students are preparing to bring “High School Musical: On Stage!” to State Street Theater Co. Oct. 10-12. The production features a cast of more than 40 students from grades 7 through 12 and is directed by Michael J. Koester. “High School Musical: On Stage!” is a ...

Spooky vibes

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Believe it or not, it is October, so it’s time to think about celebrating Halloween. The library has some new Halloween, supernatural and ghostly books on the shelf. Come and take a look! If you like to crochet cute stuffies, you will want to check out Cute ‘N’ Creepy Crochet: 20+ Easy Amigurumi Patterns for Scary Creatures, Cuddly Cryptids, Sinister Slashers, Dangerous Dragons and More! by Donielle Broderick (746.43 Broderi). The patterns call for easy-to-find bulky yarn and take very little time to complete. I can’t pick a favorite; they are all so cute. You will want to make ...

Off the Shelf

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Here are few of my favorite recent reads. Library staff would be happy to help you place requests on these or any other titles. If you’d like to place your own request, visit www.newulmlibrary.org and choose Library Catalog. Memoir ghostwriter Olivia Dumont is close to financial ruin after a devastating public humiliation. When famed author (and Olivia’s estranged father) Vincent Taylor taps her to ghostwrite his final book, Olivia sees no other option than to accept the job. But Vincent isn’t writing another novel, he’s writing his memoir. And he wants to include what really ...

Once in a lifetime vehicle sale

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On Saturday, Sept. 13, Joshua Helget of New Ulm sold his hot rod, a modified 1935 Ford Pickup, to George Moehring III and his family. Helget said the Moehring family are the only people he would sell the vehicle to, because technically their name was on it—literally. Long before Helget ...

Swatow porcelain, named for a port city, has a rustic look

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Collectors often categorize types of East Asian porcelain by region or place name. For example, within the broad category of Chinese export porcelains, you have Canton and Nanking, both of which are blue and white with scenic patterns. Swatow porcelain, also named after a port city that exports passed through, may not be quite as popular, but it is more distinctive. It often has a more rustic look than other types of Chinese porcelain, with a coarse texture and gritty base. Designs have a looser, freehand look, and color fields often spread slightly past their outlines. It can be blue ...