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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1913
Page
7
Julia Bottomley reviews a stately gown from a Paris designer. The robe features a V shaped two piece skirt with draped fronts, brocaded silk bodice with a cloth coat, fine point d esprit sleeves, and a wide fringe coat finished with fur or plush. A wide brim hat with ostrich ornament completes the look.
Julia Bottomley notes pearls as a timeless rite for maidens, detailing a pearl bead ornament and hairstyle. The two strand pearl band with baroque beads, hairpins, loops, and a loose back braid suit brown or blonde girls, while very dark or Titian hair may require softer masses and gloss.
Chenille flowers for corsage bouquets are described as loops of soft heavy chenille on wired green stems. Petals in red blue violet green and yellow evoke a charming effect suited to dull gloomy November days.
Two of the world's largest circuses adopt private electric light plants to illuminate every tent and side show. A gasolene engine drives a dynamo on a wagon, with duplicate setups in case of failure. Tents are wired for quick installation and removal, with a switchboard controlling the current for the lamps. The system runs automatically to match the power needed for each performance.
The article explains showing customer electric bells by mounting one bell of each kind and size on a board. Wires connect to the left binding post of every bell and to a dry cell. A switch with as many contacts as bells completes the circuit, with each bell tied to its own contact in a simple demonstration setup.
A description explains how moving a switch to the contact for a specific bell demonstrates its ringing powers. Marshall and Loke highlight this technique as a time saver in sales and highly satisfactory for customers.
The notes describe electric ovens gaining use in city bake shops and a Detroit electric plant fuel transport by an electric automobile tractor. Four wireless stations rise on Borneo, Germany builds hydroelectric plants, and electricity serves 42 household uses. An Omaha inventor patents an electric refrigerator alarm. electricity aids bloodless surgery via electrode action. London’s lights reflect in distant clear weather, while German railroads report lower maintenance costs for electric locomotives than individual motor cars.
The electric cooking block substitutes for the stove and heats steadily, storing heat between uses. It uses little current and reduces demand during peak load, while presenting a smooth iron surface for cookware and a lid of heat insulating material when idle.
French scientists study the glow worm as a model for cold light. President Danis Berthelot argues the worm provides perfect light with no heat, delivering 100 units of illumination per 100 energy units, far outperforming gas electric light and the gun. He cites an electro capillary apparatus made of thousands of cells in the worm.
A novel handbag telephone set aids hard of hearing women who struggle with ear trumpets in public. The device houses batteries and a receiver enabling discreet conversation, promising greater independence and ease in social settings.
The article notes hand held receivers and cords as telephone indicators. It cites over 12 million phones globally at 1912, led by the United States with about 8.6 million, while Europe totals 1.158 million. Denmark and Great Britain have high per capita use, Asia shows low adoption. It also mentions electrolytic hypochlorite disinfectant from electric lighting plants as a claimed Europe best, inexpensive option.
A Denver physician explains a united anti drug movement as a family drama unfolds at dawn. Mrs Smith paces with her screaming baby while Mr Smith tends a mustard plaster and cotton filling, reflecting on past choices and shared resolve.
An 8 step eco friendly routine uses Cuticura Ointment on the pimples for five minutes twice daily, then Cuticura Soap for cleansing to prevent inflammation and blackheads. The advertisement notes sample offers and to address Cuticura Dept L Boston for more details.
A pious minister courts a charming widow by lecturing her son Reginald. When asked what the minister said in private, Reginald replies that he urged Reginald to love her more, and that loving her too much might force him to do things he disliked.
A young woman asks for a home telephone installation. The manager asks if she wants independent or party line. She replies that she has many social obligations and suggests a party line, even if it costs a tile more, per the Judge.
An old advertisement urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles noting the PA signature and 300 years of use. A comic exchange follows with a child refusing school and a daughter boasting about a duke for five million, while a father jokes about overcapitalization in court.
The era of US land hunger pushes many to seek new fields in Manitoba Saskatchewan or Alberta. Thousands of 160 acre grants await filing fees and seasonal residency, with land suited for grain mixed farming dairying and cattle. Timber water and trees enhance parkland plots, and rail and private lands remain affordable on easy terms despite rising crop prospects.
In a Baltimore address Oswald Garrison Villard urges emulation of public virtue. A luncheon at Sherry's prompts Mrs Suddon Ryches to reveal her father was a copper. Lord Lacland recalls copper millionaires and is impressed by the answer.
A school teacher uncle corrects Jenny on grammar during a May Day street encounter. He demonstrates proper forms by saying you are not going and he is not going, while Jenny confidently replies I can say all that, even as she flatly states there ain't nobody going.
An exchange shows an empty compliment dispute as one speaker praises a phrenologist while the other scoffs, claiming there is nothing in it. The brief quip captures a moment of witty doubt about pseudoscience during a social gathering.
A humorous snippet notes men lose hair earlier than women and jokes about beards acting as weather barometers. It mentions Dean's Menthon cough drops and Winslow's soothing syrup for children for teething and gum relief.
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