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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1909
Page
3
Inglefield hosts Mrs. Saville and her new companion Miss Desmond as they begin a trial friendship. Mrs. Saville contemplates revenge while testing Desmond’s fitness for a paid role as companion, observation revealing mutual resolve and wary curiosity. Desmond, though youthful, carries dignity and quiet resilience amid wealth and distant memories.
Mrs John Billington recalls 1865 London debut as Gretchen in Dion Boucicault’s Rip Van Winkle with Joseph Jefferson. The play ran 170 nights, Boucicault doubted success, Jefferson wagered over a silk dress, and Jefferson’s name outshone Boucicault’s in early publicity. The tale ends with Jefferson praised in America for an American success abroad.
A vivid 1908 verse narrates a tired mother or father juggling chores in a nursery scene. The speaker complains of bedtime fuss, housework duties, and the urge for rest while attending to supper, eggs for cake, and laundry tasks. The tone blends humor with domestic strain.
A white crepe de chine skirt, Irish lace jumper bodice over a tucked silk mousseline guimpe, and plaiting detail on the jumper. Crochet buttons, pink satin bands at sleeve edges and front, with a high apple green satin girdle for contrast.
Long linen coats and batiste with new Paris lingerie styles are noted alongside fall fashion details. Chicago appoints Mrs. Ella Flagg Young as superintendent, highlighting a rare high salary for women in the era.
A Gardening Illustrated writer advises cutting flowers in early morning with dew or in the evening. Immediate water placement helps freshness, and for long-distance transport cut early or the previous evening and keep in water overnight in a cool place. Maiden hair fern loses freshness. picking fronds overnight and keeping immersed aids longevity.
Practical guidance on starching clothes using flour starch and kerosene substitutes, plus tips on lids for medicine tumblers and safe lace cleaning. It notes avoiding gasoline on old lace as it degrades fibers, and provides step by step soaking and rinsing methods for lace care.
A columnist warns that bad housekeeping causes strong smells and offers design fixes. Key advice includes sealing kitchen doors to avoid cracks and keeping the kitchen door off the main line to reduce odor carrying through the house.
May Sutton, champion tennis player, ends engagement arguing girls should not marry before 25. The debate in England centers on the proper marriage age with supporters like Lady Cadogan, noting teens lack firm judgment and that ideal marriage matures after experience and disappointment.
The article describes using matting to cover floors with a matting rug. It explains choosing one to three widths, sewing them with heavy cotton thread or raffia soaked in water, binding raw edges to prevent fraying, and stitching by hand with a large backhand stitch.
A new carpet tool named LAYS CARPET combines a stretcher tackholder and carpet stretcher. It acts as a third hand to hold tacks in place for driving and prevents finger injuries from hammering while laying carpet.
Stitch around the lace following the scallop edge on the machine. This care helps the lace wear longer and prevents edge fraying during washing.
Atchison Globe notes a 25 year old woman described as the most thoughtful daughter in the world living in Atchison. She keeps her hair down her back to help her mother appear younger, a quaint local reflection on family and charm.
The Alfalfa Sage at Kansas City Star calls a bungalow in many cases a shanty that has broken into society.
Ers Evansville woman 32 broods over quarrel then dies from rat bite complicat ons. Petersburg oil casing drop kills William Shafer and injures William Coleman. Wells County man patents tile machine for farmer made on farm. Bristol teen suffers leg danger from mowing mishap. Logansport man suffers heart attack after mouse fright. Garrett wins sewer contract valued at 27682 dollars. Bluffton rider hit by rig. death imminent. Ohio Oil outputs 400 barrels daily in Oakland City field boosting lease rush. Shelbyville boy drowns. Dennie LaMar 13. Ottawa tests by Wright and Shaw praised. Roanoke woman attacked by a snake on stair. Kendallville Miss to wed missionary Rev Martin Frosch after 7000 mile trek. Posey County veteran seeks pension for Civil War injuries. Indianians granted multiple patents across cities. Williams children poison seed. lake erie? death risk. Tell City boy dies of lockjaw from Parm? injury. Huntington children fork injury. eye damaged. Dr Palmer dead at War ren long Mason. Tell City Pearl find worth 3500 dollars. Martinsville poultry show judge new posts. Martinsville buggy crash injures Mrs Barnard and child. Columbus fire damages Lillian Tull home parrot warns Fire. 72-year-old railman granted year off at two dollars daily. Scottsburg man crushed cutting timber. Platrock Sunday School picnic makes unusual train ride. Peru boy explodes torpedo. survives major injuries. Paragon wedding at Martinsville. Monmouth cow calving triplets survive. Elkhart contractor Frank Long ends life. Franklin College trustee chair named.
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