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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1913
Page
3
In a witty conversation Mrs. Merriwich and Aunt Jane spar over fitness trends and personal liberty within marriage. They clash on athletic feats, smoking, corsets, and independence, revealing era tensions and affectionate family banter. The piece also notes spring fashion for tennis wear and outdoor coats in serge, tweed, and Bulgarian styles.
A comedian sketch features a consentingly polite dentist complimenting a patient on her teeth and asking routine questions about care. The victim replies with distressed grunts while the dentist persists about fillings and cautions the patient to stay quiet to allow dental work.
Mary Dean notes this season’s sweaters emphasize a wide belt in a contrasting color with cuffs and collar to match, highlighting coordinated detailing.
A delicate summer gown features yellow silk voile hidden beneath full white lace. The design shows a very short front skirt with a pointed train trailing at the back.
The article notes soft necklines without high collars, with net, tulle, and lace outlines. Surplice designs cross busts with filmy vests, white cotton net fichus, corded waistlines, and Medici neck openings. Net waistcoats, lace absence, crepe frills, and prim buttoned waistcoat details are described.
A zoology professor in Morbihan France observed up to 60 000 dragon flies alighting on telegraph wires at equal intervals with heads toward the west. The line extended westward until a road turn halted the insects and no flies appeared on the redirected section. Questions arise about electric currents solar reflection or other influences.
A roadside signpost near Wolferton railway station on the Sandringham estate, topped by an oak-carved device showing Tyr struggling with Fenrir, symbolizes Fate. A background scene hints at gilded rooms of Asgard.
The piece discusses wearing a short plaid coat with white muslin or crepe skirts or paired with satin. It notes plaid coats in colors beyond black red purple and green, including Scotch plaid, and recommends trying the look in cotton negligees over draped white skirts to test suitability before investing.
A small piece of absorbent cotton placed in the palm soaks sweat that keeps many women from wearing gloves comfortably in the heat.
Prominent autumn fabrics include brocaded moire with satin floral patterns in antique French design and crepe de chine set to dominate evening wear. Heavier pile fabrics such as velvet chinchilla plush and velour de laine are favored, with midsummer millinery showing hats of soft plush crowns, mainly white, also in black and color with pink straw accents and small white wings as trim.
A string of puns about fishermen shepherds thieves editors and others. The jokes hinge on homophones and double meanings linking everyday roles to outcomes like hard ships and sham rocks. The lines offer quick quips on love money integrity and language.
Small bunches of black and white satin rosebuds decorate the edge of parasol ribs and the handle. Medium pink ribbon roses with foliage form wreaths around select parasols, creating elegant decorative motifs.
A nightgown designed for travelers to wear on trains or boats features black silk, a pocket for toilet articles, and a large hood to cover hair during transfers from berth to dressing room. Some women also wear a black silk cap to protect hair from dust and cinders while sleeping.
A science trick shows compressed air rushing from a bottle when the thumb seal is removed and the bottle mouth is placed to a candle flame. The method uses a small candle for reliable extinction and secrecy with spectators.
The article notes metals surpassing gold in cost with iridium valued around 62 dollars per ounce and osmium about 50 dollars. It explains iridium’s recent specimen in Austria and osmium’s extreme heaviness and heat resistance, while palladium near 40 dollars an ounce is easily erased in steam and used for precision marking.
The Scientific American describes a vehicle swing by O Zimmerman of Los Angeles California. It aims to provide exhilarating exercise and amusement for all ages, ensure safe use, and prevent dizziness by a suspended link with a pivoting support frame and ground or rail running wheels and seats.
A casual barter about scheduling an interview with a scout captain leads to a question of whether any rules bar placing a ton of coal into production tomorrow afternoon. The dialogue suggests a routine testing of procedural limits.
A humorous exchange portrays a child asking to skip a bath in exchange for attending Sunday school. The mother counters with a bath and attendance demand, illustrating domestic negotiation and family routine.
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