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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1913
Page
7
Max Wilber faces ruin after a bank protest and a hard choice. Simon Marsh confesses a deceit that jeopardized the loan and Leila's virtue, but a mining claim, renewed trust, and a hopeful future restore romance.
A Washington Star style page discusses children's wear with modern trends for four to sixteen year olds. It highlights short skirts, variable waists, and youthful frocks featuring chiffon accents, pink chiffon roses, and azure ribbon details alongside simple peasant blouses. The article also describes a practical sewing aid made from an old cigar box to organize crafting supplies.
Henry James describes London in the 1850s as seen by a boy, noting an exuberance of dress and the vivid, sometimes brutal, urban life. He recalls postmen in red frock coats, milk women with tall hats, and street scenes that echo Cruikshank’s art with stark violence on display.
Mr Smart visits a zoo and chats with a keeper who asks about a black-faced antelope. The elderly man, wary of being fooled, replies he has not seen it. A comic mishearing follows as he asks who the black-faced aunt eloped with.
A humorous quip by Brown mocks doctors as the one who declares you need change yet takes all you have, framing physicians as shrewd money handlers rather than healers in a witty ancients melody.
A brisk note emphasizes the frequent need for scissors and paste with string ready for instant use. It warns these tools are rarely on hand when sought and urges preparation.
A blue and white striped voile frock blends coolness and serviceability with a V neck yoke of shadow lace and blue satin accents. The upper blouse is white voile heavily embroidered at the stripe join, a dark satin girdle defines the waist, and a six inch hem finishes the skirt. Also notes 50 cent vegetable ivory beads for morning dresses, light in weight and convincing as ivory.
A note on crocheting as a simple pastime for seniors. It suggests crochet slippers robes lace collars and other small projects done in spare moments as a diversion that avoids eye strain.
Small and medium hats lead the season with sailor poke mushroom and left roll brims. Fabrics include moire satin taffeta panne velvet and malines with malines bows and ribbon trims. Coque and quills as feather trims appear mainly at front or back with ribbon bows.
The section suggests versatile outfits blending striped flannel or wool with a neat yoke blouse and turnover collar. It recommends a silk scarf with a plain skirt, or pairing a coat and skirt with a lingerie blouse for a polished look. A skirt worn on the links with a knitted coat completes the adaptable ensemble.
Among the latest children's dresses are styles in Japanese crepe. The crepe is considered superior for durability and quality because it is woven by hand and the crepe texture is intrinsic to the weave rather than produced by shrinking.
The lesson from pearl stringers is to tie a firm knot between each two pearls so a broken string loses at most one bead. Wire or catgut fail for jewel stringing. linen thread provides a satisfactory, stiff yet discreet solution.
A brief explanation of how words evolve through usage and time. Examples include neighbor from sib to gossip and farmer from boor, with note on how phrases shift meaning. Concludes that proverbs like little pitchers have big ears reflect older slang renderings.
The article surveys 1813 as a pivotal thirteen year with US Congress assembly and Madison's second term, noting Perry's Great Lakes victory, leading to the 1814 Ghent treaty. It links European wars, Napoleon’s overthrow, Leipsic, Argentina's independence, and lists figures Wagner, Bessemer, Livingstone, Pitman, Douglas, Porter, Fremont as influential births.
A legend from 2009 years before Christ explains how tea was first used in China. A princess and a nobleman’s secret blossoms are carried to her, she drinks tea water, then consumes leaves and stems, spreading the tea practice through the court and fueling a vast industry.
A string of scattered proverbs and wordplay riddles appears, mixing familiar lines with altered phrases. The piece features quips about money, generosity, time, and perception, framed as small aphorisms and playful twists.
A judge sentences Willie to remain in a room as his mother continues a singing lesson, declaring the boy has been very bad. The remark frames the disciplinary scene with a domestic, musical setting.
A Farm Stock and Home writer describes constructing a rabbit trap from a store box using cleats, braces, a bait hole, and a cord. The model uses hinges, leather straps, and an apple bait, placed in a rabbit run and checked twice daily.
A man sent a neighbor’s boy to fetch five postage stamps paying with two dimes. The boy returned crying, saying he lost one dime. When asked why he did not buy the stamps, the boy answered that it was the man’s dime he had lost.
In a humorous exchange from the Ladies' Home Journal, a lady chides Bobby to give up his seat for his father in a streetcar. Bobby replies that such courtesy would hurt only at home, revealing a playful, domestic tension about manners and respect.
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