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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1913
Page
3
The article notes colored cotton blouses in saffron violet green blue coral are replacing white in midsummer wear. It highlights striped tweed effects, fagoted sleeves, turned down collars with small rear vears, and button details with large white crochet buttons. It also mentions brocaded cottons for collars cuffs and trimmings and the popularity of round ball buttons.
Practical advice on waxing thread for strength when stringing bends, mending gloves with silk to prevent further tears, and applying buttonholes with white tape. Instructions cover laundering, trimming dresses with lace, pressing tucks on crepe de chine, and threading with safety pins or ribbon to close hems.
A travel tip advises sewing the hat to the bottom of the pasteboard hatbox before packing in a trunk. This secures the hat and trimmings so jolting during the journey cannot crush or dislodge them.
A collection of recipes for hot days including pineapple and orange sherbets, a tomato salad on lettuce with mayo and eggs, a lemon frozen drink, and a light omelet. Each item lists ingredients with measurements and basic preparation steps, reflecting a period kitchen style.
This notice outlines proper wedding invitation handling printed on heavy white paper and enclosed in matching envelopes. It stresses handwritten addressing, prompt acceptance or regret for special invitations, and notes that guests are not required to give gifts though a bouquet is appreciated.
A survey from Stray Stories catalogs national humor tropes. German jokes center on a forgetful professor and a mother-in-law motif. English jokes feature ship of modern foibles and a golf player. Americans mock trusts and London types. Italians joke about priests and cabbies. Spaniards focus on corridas and toreros.
Two deaf mutes, reportedly a husband and wife, argued aboard an elevated train. The man had little chance against the woman who flashed her hands to dazzle him while she stared out the window, leaving his reply unseen. The woman always had the last word.
Eleanor Short, heiress, rejects Count Andres at the Ellwood inn where he courts her. A shot wounds Eleanor’s confidante Mrs. Short, and Jack, a protective suitor, stays by her side. The truth emerges that the Count was not the shooter. the assailant is the Count’s wife, revealing a tale of love, betrayal, and danger.
A rat living under a meat shop doorway follows the tempting frying bacon scent and ignores the trap. He reasons the trap will fail and that caution keeps him safe, but the board finally drops crushing him. The tale ends with the rat's fatal misjudgment.
An OCR fragments list playful sports items and letters A through Z with mentions of archery bowling dominoes euchre golf and other activities. The text wanders through various games and playful phrases, ending with incomplete lines and scattered words.
The text lists nicknames for historical figures and literary characters such as Little Corporal Little Byat Little Dorrit Little Giant Little Mac and Little Magician alongside references to Uncle Tom Heroine and Dickens Old Curiosity. It also hints at word origins for rivals simpleton heave pagan and idiot with notes on their etymology.
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