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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1911
Page
6
Eldon and Mavis clash over love and pride at a social tennis gathering. Allen provokes a confrontation as Eldon confronts him for trifling with Mavis, while Mavis flirts and tests loyalties. The scene ends with Eldon storming off and Mavis rejoining the group with a teasing, defiant air.
A Wide World magazine writer recounts a Yangtze barrier case where imperial customs officers found opium cleverly hidden in the bells of children's caps. About 6,000 caps yielded under ten pounds of opium after a two day search. The incident illustrates persistent Chinese ingenuity in smuggling for Shanghai bound trade.
Pat is awakened by a foreman at six o clock and asked to unload the Merely Mary Ann. The cargo is sleepers. Pat jokes that it's too early to wake them, and the foreman insists on starting work anyway. The scene has a rustic, dialect tone characteristic of the period.
A Spokane Spokesman-Review piece notes that light meals after moderate exercise and warm feet aid sleep. It warns against patent medicines, stresses open windows, proper pillow height, and avoiding late heavy meals. Gentle forehead brushing may calm nerves. noise tolerance for children may vary.
The article warns against water on veneered furniture surfaces, especially tables, as moisture can seep beneath the veneer, causing it to swell and become opaque. Avoid placing cool or damp items on tabletops and ensure spills are dried promptly to prevent glue failure and costly repairs by an expert.
An actor lauds David Belasco for a superhuman sense of harmony and meticulous stage management. He recalls Belasco as a child who immediately ate chocolate cigars in the smoking room, illustrating an early grasp of precise dramatic detail.
A New York Weekly excerpt notes a young man who visits to see a woman shows instinctive respect for women, treating them with delicacy. The granddaughter, eighteen, calls him horridly painful, reflecting social mores of courtship and generations.
A historical survey of ancient Puritan Bible boxes reveals their role in housing family Bibles during the Commonwealth period. Oak and ashwood cases carried birth and death records, with Milton noted for his meticulous inscriptions. Traveling ministers received Bibles freely in 1656, and raffing among Bibles occurred, as in Dr Wilde’s 1675 bequest of 290 for raffing poorer brethren.
A hidden Jacob Jordaens painting, valued at about 36000 dollars, is restored after years in a damp Coventry lumber room at St Mary’s hall. Restorers from Messrs zod & Co. confirmed the work’s significance, dating it to circa 1640 and depicting Bacchus from his car spotting Ariadne. Presented to Coventry by Edward Ellice in 1865, it was nearly sold for 375.
On a moonlit river island, Ethel Sheldon and Bertram Hay spar over rightful ownership. A formal owner arrives and settles the dispute by declaring the island communal, prompting a gradual shift from conflict to a cautious, hopeful bond that hints at a possible future together.
A vignette from London Tit-Bits about a newlywed couple living on seven and a half shillings weekly. The wife longs for lace curtains, but the husband vows all she wants will be hers if affordable, even if it costs only eighteen pence, highlighting thrift and affection in a humorously romantic tone.
Describes historic methods used to lure and catch fish. Icelandic bears allegedly catching seals, Chinese birds diving for fish at signal, Greek pine and cedar flambeaux, Amorgos inhabitants using lit boards to reflect moonlight, and Chinese night fishing with reflectors guiding nets for abundant catches. Anchovies fished similarly.
A dialogue shows Mr Meekton remarking his wife takes strong interest in abstruse economic questions and hopes it may ease his sleep rather than keep him awake, suggesting a domestic scene amid economic talk.
A guide on repurposing old magazines for children crafts scrapbooks and decorative art. It suggests cutting out pictures for paper dolls or ornaments, placing keepers in a flat box, and using remaining pages for practical uses like protecting surfaces, starting fires, or boosting oven heat. The piece notes an attic bedroom wallpapered with magazine pictures and shared neighborhood charm.
The Rev Dr John Clifford notes a contrast in pronunciation noting Americans favor the longer form automobile over the shorter motor. He cites England’s preference for the concise term and discusses broader speech tendencies.
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