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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
4
Chinchilla becomes a in demand fabric rivaling plush with heavy to light weights. The article notes chinchilla used for winter topcoats tailored suits and light draped frocks including an imported high end gown in dark blue with black braid trim. A cutaway jacket showcases clever draping that flatters the wearer.
Women around household furniture can use common salt blended with brown soap and hot water to remove paint from fingers after touching up scratches. Enamel paint can leave a heavy residue that stains hands gray blue if not washed promptly. Salt should be used before the paint dries and without stint.
Practical guidance for mending fabrics and rugs with simple tools. Recommends white darning eggs, turning seams, using a shoe tree to gauge stockings, steel crochet needles, and crochet-based repairs for worn carpet holes. Provides step by step with minimal ornament.
Cleaning tips describe solting coats and collars using a four part alcohol solution applied with a sponge. The text notes dissolving gum and rubbing thoroughly for best results.
Fashion notes highlight fur use on garments for girls in their teens with coats featuring ermine or white fox trims. The look pairs fur details on hats and coats with chic afternoon dresses in satin and chintz, using simple skirts and distinctive fur panels and cuffs.
An observation on bed coverings notes down quilts with brocade fronts in white and pink or blue and pink, contrasting with plain colored undersides. The style replaces flow ered satins and silks, and center brocade is framed by the solid color border. A satin quilt with pink velvet brocade and deep pilok satin lining is deemed nearly gown worthy.
A hostess notes favorite dishes and special dislikes beside names in her guest book. The record helps her tailor meals for visiting friends, turning social visits into well planned, enjoyable suppers.
Reading notes tell of an Idaho plant called the angry tree a tall eight footer that folds leaves at night and shakes branches when disturbed It allegedly emits a nauseating odor and mutters with agitation when touched A camper story says a dug up specimen stiffened and then calmed as leaves wilted and branches ceased quaking
A plant in tropical regions is said to cough when dust lands on its leaves. Gas fills air chambers that act as respiratory organs and the gas escapes with a small explosion, producing a sound like a child’s cough. The plant, described as a crank, has a fruit like a broad bean and dislikes dust. Evidence cited from the Philadelphia Press.
Florida reports the most thunderstorms while Alabama and California show fewer storms. Florida also records the most even temperatures among states, indicating minimal variation year round.
The judge notes the first schoolteacher’s complaint about Edith’s daughter never giving bright answers while the second teacher says Noabe always knows her lessons.
In a rural tale, Hetty's mother pressures marriage as Mr Meeker, a self-proclaimed wire fence man and local hero, arrives with wealth claims. Hetty and Waterson collide at a crab apple meeting while the farmer and wife navigate propriety and romance.
A crowd trick shows a mind reader using a confederate in the audience. An envelope with a prewritten sentence is read aloud after feeling the envelope, then opened to reveal another sentence. The performer repeats the process, timing envelopes so the last opened matches the chosen sentence.
A garbled verse asks which poet would name a tough beast the same as Chaucer and why a wide saddle resembles a four quart measure. The strange lines discuss holding place, a wagon that cannot be made or go, and an odd street scene.
A cryptic fragment hints at a scene with names and items but readability is poor. The garbled text evokes hints of gear, individuals, and a venue, yet specifics remain obscured for precise reporting.
The text claims only four distinct tastes exist aweel litter salt and acid and says other tastes arise from smell. It notes the tongue's regions vary in taste sensitivity and suggests experiments to distinguish tastes like apple and lemon with tongue tips and sides.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a fragmentary nursery rhyme line with unreadable words and misspellings, rendering the original verse partly unintelligible.
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