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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1913
Page
7
A natty ladies topcoat shown with collars and cuffs faced with lace. The front crosses over to fasten on the left with a braid ornament. The gown uses a Russian blouse effect in white lingerie material with plumet embroidery. Satin wash finishes the hems with embroidery details.
The article advises nervous women to lower their voices and quiet their minds. It stresses daily practice in concentration and self-control, plus relaxing tense muscles to counter fatigue and control motor restlessness. It notes not all nervous women have shrill voices and urges calm, measured speech.
The article outlines cleaning methods for various metals. It advises polishing after cleansing, using hot water and baking soda for grease, and drying silver to limit further cleaning. Ammonia in wash water helps keep silver bright, while irons stay polished with black lead and turpentine. Brass or copper tarnish responds to vinegar and salt paste, then washing and air rubbing.
A tip suggests placing napkins in a sewing machine to guide hand hemming. Run the needle where the cloth would be folded to reduce strain and ease stitching.
A mix of home cooking ideas and fashion commentary. Recipes cover soaking fish and making crust for pies plus celery leaf use and meringue. Fashion notes describe large net bows and black velvet ribbons worn as theater caps with jet buckles.
Instruction advises adding two teaspoons of ammonia to half a gallon of cold water to dampen a cloth and rub the carpet thoroughly. Change the water as it dirties and continue until the carpet looks refreshed.
A pest tip advises sprinkling pepper on a cloth and stuffing it into mouse holes to quickly rid the house of rats or mice.
A breezy essay discusses how mistakes differ among individuals and why errors matter. It warns against giving advice unless sure it will be followed and emphasizes respecting others to let them make their own mistakes in their own way.
A playful lyric from the Detroit Free Press praises a stylish, musical, and witty girl described as trim from head to toe. The poem extols her beauty, charm, and lively eyes, likening her to a character out of a book and noting she could ook.
A disheveled shopper approached a small cigar stand and asked if she could go to Niles that way. The clerk warned that she could, but suggested she fix up first, as reported by the Youngstown Telegraph.
In Nastville Pennsylvania a suave but reckless Tom Thursby visits Virginia Woodbridge’s plantation seeking permission to hunt. Disguised in white satin and armed, he shoots game on her land after winning her consent with a peculiar wager. The incident fuels gossip and hints at his rise to local prominence.
A game rule describes players taking turns adding adjectives starting with A to my grand mother’s cat. Each response must use a new A adjective. When unable to respond, a player exits. After exhausting A adjectives, the game restarts with H adjectives and continues similarly.
A group forms a circle around a hired man who whirls a cane. Players dance until silence, then the cane points to a participant who must answer three questions in a changed voice. The blind man guesses the speaker. a correct guess swaps positions, a wrong one ends the game.
A fragmented, humorous brain teaser piece presents letter puns and rhymes about letters like K N and W T, with garbled phrases and misspellings implying a playful puzzle section. It hints at puns about size, infancy, life insurance, and veiled references within a chaotic OCR fragment.
A fragment discusses word origins noting pecuniary relates to money and cites cattle as a medium of exchange in ancient times. It mentions coins, the Ottoman coin, and the Latin pecus meaning an ox or cow depending on usage.
The fragmentary text describes a quirky scene with names and actions, but its meaning is unclear. It reads like a garbled or transliterated note about preparing a sunny ride and a bet in a social setting, mentioning Nel and Ber amid casual driving imagery.
A playful scene unfolds as bachelors ask a sequence of quirky questions to a guest at a Pow. Each woman can offer any gift or item, but only one common thread binds the game: humorous, often absurd answers. The jest centers on lighthearted banter and curious disguises.
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