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Newspaper
Attica Ledger Press
Location
Attica, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
7
A column recounts a judge William H. Thompson tale amid bootlegger era Kansis politics and saloon life under Wilson era. It notes Secretary Bryan and McAdoo with humor, highlights Rep William Atkinson Jones of Virginia and Philippine questions, plus Danville Georgia voting patterns and New York/Oglesby careers. It ends with treasury tales and a Downey legal hurdle.
A narrator recalls a neighbor woman living beneath him with a brutal husband whose irregular hours and nightly carousals expose his wife to late rituals of care. After tragedy strikes, the widow becomes the narrator’s wife, and he tests if she can endure similar temptations, only to learn her first husband was a morning newspaper editor.
Department stores show CODD FHSS Advance models with two piece garments for women featuring plain coats with fabric trim and narrow draped skirts. Slits are absent with folds suggesting a slit only as a decorative fold while colors trend purple terra cotta blue brick tones.
A whimsical set of cubist menu requests describes post impressionistic dining. Odd order phrases include crystallized rose leaves with cream cheese and link chops perfumed with violet, alongside other surreal pairings and flavors.
A model kitchen designed for attractiveness and practicality features light tones, a wide leaded window with herb pots, a fitted utensil cabinet, a pastry table with a glass top, linoleum flooring, wipeable walls, and ample fresh air and light from window placement.
A London article reports fashionable women preferring simple home beauty rites over costly advisers. Pregnant with jars of thyme elder waters, distilled water, lemon skin bleaching, buttermilk for washing and drinking, cucumber juice for complexion, and herbal tonics like nettle beer, with vaseline as the top hair root tonic.
A column of humorous exchanges shows social observations and witty lines. Jolly fellows debate misunderstandings and clever quips about love misreads and daily life, with parlor maid replies and sailor irony peppering the dialogue.
A poem in memory of Arranmore recalls carefree youth by its shore and cliffs. The narrator longs for a lost Eden and contrasts hopeful dreams with harsh realities as distant mansions fade like vanishing hopes.
Fashion notes highlight bright greens yellows and rich rose as one tone effects. Navy blue remains popular for harmony with brights. A navy crape walking frock trimmed in mahogany satin and blue braid appears, while white satin gown features crushed belt with rose print. Golden brown crepe de chine and canton crape favored for outdoor wear. White dresses with printed silks offer versatile color options.
A paragraph describes the kiwi as a tailess, wingless bird related to the ostrich and emu living in fern covered regions of New Zealand. It notes its long slender bill used for resting and its tough skin valued by chiefs for cloaks. Riddles and a typed verse about a boy and a ship follow.
The Indiana state fair will award ribbons in September with judges of draft horses saddle horses and mules led by Dr. Carl W. Gay of Philadelphia and F C Giltner of Eminence Kentucky. Other specialists from Missouri Iowa Nebraska and Ohio will judge cattle sheep swine and poultry with senior officials from the American Royal show and American Poultry Association overseeing the proceedings.
Indiana fair grounds in Indianapolis host trotting and pacing races opening September 8 with $26,200 in purses. Top stables and famous horses vie in a packed schedule from September 8 to 12 under a point system with 1:30 p m starts. Special interurban service aided by 50 cent entry coins. Children’s Day September 9 offers free admission for pupils and teachers.
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