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Newspaper
Attica Ledger Press
Location
Attica, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1913
Page
7
A collage of quips and satirical lines about suffrage, manners, clergy, Eden and dining. A groaning collection where a suffragist teases a groom about exercising the franchise while a waiter laments missing steak due to an unsettled cook, all in brisk village humor.
Whimsical Washington gossip notes Senator Lawrence Sherman of Illinois arguing that maternal instinct is as strong in women as in men. It recalls clashes on streetcar transfers between congressmen and transit conductors, including Frank Buchanan and Thomas Sisson, with a sharp memory quip about John J. Fitzgerald and Campbell’s seven year old tenure speech.
A Sunday dinner menu features fried chicken with peas and an olive salad. Prepare chicken by frying then steaming, make a light gravy, and mix peas with butter broth parsley and salt. Finish with eggs, sugar, anchovy mashed dressing and a salad of olives lettuce beet potato cucumber gherkin and sherry wine.
A note advises against wringing table linen through machinery to avoid stubborn creases. Hand wringing is recommended for clothes to look neat after ironing, especially when damp.
Advice on managing sun exposure and tanning methods for comfort and color. Warns against intense burns and suggests hot water baths, cold cream, and cucumber cream to soothe skin. Recommends elderflower water after cucumber treatment to curb irritation.
A commentary criticizes women who cross their knees as unladylike. The piece argues such posture prompts men to push past women boarding vehicles. It claims the habit yields no time saving and reflects poorly on manners.
Giovanni, an Italian smuggler, works as a waiter at Antonio Mancini’s New York restaurant to ruin Mancini’s business. He reveals his past, explains he inherited a lake country fortune hidden as diamonds, and offers a $10,000 check to restart Mancini’s business, seeking closure and revenge against a corrupt customs officer.
A handsome walnut settle is described as built on simple lines with implicity and comfort. The abroad origin points to artist studios driving interior decoration revolutions, with the piece upholstered in silk tapestry in shell pink.
The article endorses Jemon as superior for stain removal and skin bleaching. It notes you cannot lengthen bones but can taper fingers by massaging from base to tip. Chloroform is prescribed for mosquito bites with caution and a clearly marked bottle to reduce swelling itching and pain.
New wedding bands feature close set diamonds in a platinum mount with hand carved edges. The narrow ring cannot be enlarged and must be made to order for nonstock finger sizes. Another design is a hand carved gold band about one sixteenth of an inch wide.
The item describes making a pocketed satin ribbon belt for money and valuables with a snap fastener, plus DIY bedspreads using organdy mouslin and dotted swiss with five inch panels, clusters of tucks, and a flounce. It advises feather stitched detailing and square tuck patterns.
A fragment from a poem or song evokes departure and longing as a rider on a charger speaks of parting by a river shore. The verse speaks of weariness in love, thorn, and braided brow, with references to colors and garments, ending with a final farewell.
Hairline tips show how to remove hot water marks from polished tables using a thin paste of salad oil and salt left on the mark for an hour, then dusted clean. A ham or bacon rind placed on a roasting joint during cooking can baste automatically and prevent burning or drying.
A collection of pun questions and wordplay such as why a dentist is sad because he looks down in the mouth and why a ropemaker is like a poet for he makes lines. It also describes a Fisherman game with a twine loop and finger placement, plus a riddle about animals noting polka dots and stripes but no checks.
Three large bands will perform daily during the Indiana state fair week starting September 8. The John C. Weber band of Cincinnati, the Indianapolis Military band, and the Indianapolis News Newsboys' band will present popular music in the Coliseum and grandstand. The Weber band features soprano Wilmine Hammann and forty musicians. The Indianapolis Military Band marks its silver jubilee, growing from a dozen to forty players under H W Klausmann, with Anna Woodward as soprano soloist. The Newsboys' Band, founded by the Indianapolis News, will offer morning and afternoon concerts led by J B Vandaworker, its longtime conductor.
Seventeen officials will run the Indiana State Fair and serve on the State Board of Agriculture. President Clem Graves of Bunker Hill and secretary treasurer Charles Downing head the administration. Department managers include L C Boyd admissions and Charles W Hickman grandstand, with others for speed horses cattle sheep swine poultry art horticulture agriculture machinery concessions coliseum and amusements.
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