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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
7
A column by Ray P. Spear argues rural schools should teach farming goals. Expands math and reading through corn and potato problems, germination tests, livestock rationing, and household crafts. Emphasizes school houses as community centers for social improvement.
London runs a bird elocution school where trained parrots teach others. Parrots perch near cages while whistles instruments and a telephone transmit words for the feathered pupil to hear and study.
Bennie asks about a geography picture showing bushy haired men. Ben explains they are Australian aborigines and wear minimal clothing. The brother wonders what they hang up on Christmas.
Antiquarian claims place the Keswick Druidical circle at forty eight stones while others propose varying totals. Thirty eight is a favored count, but locals insist the stones cannot be counted, with legends that fairies thwart census efforts.
A humorous note from Youths Companion recalls a French schoolboy who rendered to English “To be or not to be” as “To was or not to am” and a German version “The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” The playful line translates to “The ghost, of course, is ready, but the meat is feeble.”
A visitor suggests that Bobby may one day take his father's place. Bobby responds gloomily that he has been wearing out everything his father wore since his mother learned to tailor them for him.
A playful exchange between siblings centers on a six year old and a question about stepbrothers. The older child humorously defines a stepbrother as someone who sits on the front step, reflecting a child’s literal view of family terms.
An illustration shows a simple primitive wolf trap with two circular fences and a gate. The lamb guides, then pushes the gate aside, which springs shut and prevents the wolf from escaping the circular enclosure.
Delicate lacy frocks use nets and Chantilly lace as primary gowns. The design features blue crepe meteor, white chiffon under blouse, rose trimming, and a silver gauze girdle. Rosy details and draped tunics create soft youthful effects.
Mr Raymond visited a neighbor at dusk in a fit of rage accusing the dog Nero of misbehavior. The neighbor explains Nero is Johnny’s puppy and harmless, but Raymond insists the dog bit him and threatens further action. Johnny defends the pup, noting a small dog cannot bite a man’s neck.
A collection of pun riddles and quips about pastry cooks and billstickers, hungry men and gluttons, whistling tunes, cherries as books, authors to name at a fire, theater interiors, spendthrift purses, gypsies, photography versus portrait painting, and a man going upstairs versus one looking up. The humor hinges on wordplay and double meanings.
Girdles and sashes gain daily importance with diverse materials. Bead girdles and bead necklaces in Bulgarian colors appear for autumn. Beads, ribbons, and bright trims extend to handbags and buttons, while girdles crown both simple and elaborate outfits.
The passage highlights small silk or muslin hat bands that come in bundles in the millinery department and are among the least expensive options.
A craft note describes making a dainty vanity bag as a gift for graduates. It uses twelve inches of four inch ribbon, sewn edges, briar-stitching, a satin drawstring, and optional monogram or floral wreaths. Contents include a handkerchief mirror powder puff and pins, fitting for a coat pocket or muff.
The Belgian city of Antwerp blends old world medieval charm with modern bustle. Approach by the Scheldt reveals cat tle dotted flats and red-roofed houses. The old town, Gothic cathedral, and Steen castle symbolize a history of wars under Spanish rule and a harsh legacy of the Duke of Alba.
Hemp fibers expected to dominate spring millinery with hemp braids leading, while milan, horsehair, and panama styles maintain sturdy competition.
A new fashion shows tailored hats paired with veils in small straw shapes. Some designs trim the brim with a wreath of berries or flowers, while others leave the brim bare. Chantilly veils drape casually yet are neatly tucked, with a hemmed edge and ribbon band.
The article describes over blouses as a stylish way to introduce heavy skirt material into a coat suit. It notes using a developed over blouse from the cloth with a sheer underwaist for a light effect. Often the underwaist is white or sheer fabric, launderable, and sometimes the over blouse is detachable for cooler days. The square shoulder yoke appears on both front and back.
The article notes hair ornaments and bar pins made from light transparent colored composition in blue amethyst green and other tones. It calls the effect beautiful and contrasts with tortoise or amber designs.
A simple stain removal method is described using blotting paper and an equal mix of alcohol and another solvent to blot the stain. Rub dry then apply household ammonia lightly. If a blur remains, rub with powdered French chalk on the fabric's wrong side.
After 37 years of agitation steel laying began on the Hudson Bay railway north of the Saskatchewan river at Lepas Manitoba. Contractors say half the distance to the bay will be completed this year.
Canada reports a fiscal year ending March 31 with projected revenue near 168.25 million dollars, up 32 million from 1911 12. Revenue growth is broad from customs excise post office and railways. Despite monetary tightening the Dominion reduced debt by 23 million and maintained high security quotes.
A Saadi line extols the reach of benevolence as it grows from a root of kindness. The image of branches stretching above the sky conveys generosity expanding beyond limits.
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