Superstitious actors seek luck in makeup omen
The passage notes actresses hold a superstition about a smear of carmine grease-paint on the teeth during makeup. They carefully wipe it away, treating it as a lucky omen with ritual care.
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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1924
Page
2
The passage notes actresses hold a superstition about a smear of carmine grease-paint on the teeth during makeup. They carefully wipe it away, treating it as a lucky omen with ritual care.
A playful exchange features a nurse and Charlie noting the arrival of a baby brother. Charlie responds with cheerful acceptance as the scene hints at future progress and shared excitement.
A new organization of dasheen and similar vegetable growers has formed in Florida to develop a market for their product as the industry moves toward production. The effort aims to establish a stable market ahead of full-scale industry growth.
Article notes that although stage dancing is strenuous for women, statistics suggest female performers in this field tend to have longer lifespans. It discusses the demanding nature of the profession and implied health outcomes for dancers.
The text lists mineral content percentages for an onion including calcium magnesium potassium sodium phosphorus chlorine sulfur and trace amounts of tron, noting calcium around 6 8 and potassium 28 with other elements in tiny fractions.
The article notes New York City's slimmest house on the corner of Melrose Avenues and 161st Street in the Bronx. The lot measures 8 feet 8 inches wide and 22 feet deep, yet the owner constructed a two story residence.
The page lists train times from Phrma Marquette and Ann Arbor toward Harrison and northsouth routes with departures around 8:32 9:00 a.m. 10:20 a.m. and 3:53 p.m. plus daily vehicle and meeting notices. It includes society items from Clare: church events I O O F anniversary services and various church and club notices.
Catholic church bulletin notes Mass at eight in the morning led by Pastor Rev George Flanagan. Parishioners encouraged to attend and participate in morning services.
Free Methodist J A Alien presides over Sunday school at 10 00 a m and evening services at 7 30 p m indicating regular weekly worship schedule at the church.
Rev. H. B. Johnson presides at 10:00 a.m. Children’s Day program by the Sunday School. Pastor will preach to the children and a large class will be baptized. No evening services.
The Baptist church led by Rev. C. B. Milberry hosts an Odd Fellows anniversary address at 10:00 a.m. followed by Bible School at 11:30. An evening Goepel service is planned for 7:00 p.m. with Mrs. Harry Terwilliger noted in the program.
Pastor Leonard O Bernthal announces confirmation activities at 1002 McEwan Street. Schedule includes confirmation school on May 31 at 8 30 am, public examination of catechumens June 1 30 pm, final meeting June 7 1 00 pm, catechumen confirmation and Holy Communion June 8 at 10 00 am with a kingdom of God collection, and German services on June 22 at 10 00 am.
The Church of God or Saints 8 Primley posts services at 11:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. with a Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:30 p.m. Training for service class Sunday 6:30 p.m. at the chapel on South McEwan Street. Wilson School House hosts Sunday School at 1:30 p.m. and preaching at 2:30 p.m. Everyone is invited.
Rev D A Lohnes hosts morning services at 9 80 a m and 10 30 a m with preaching by the pastor. A Sunday School at 11 30 a m and a vesper concert at 6 15 p m followed by a 7 p m sermon. Tuesday 7 30 p m cottage prayer, Thursday 7 30 p m The Fellowship Circle meets, 9 00 a m public worship and 10 00 a m Sunday school led by Superintendent Qobas Church Rosters indicate Rasiatant Supt.
A quirky report notes that the sound of a feather landing can be detected through a microphone. The device, praised for its sensitivity, allows a tiny tissue paper fragment to be clearly heard as it lands on a table.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger note questions the practice of filing players teeth prior to football games and suggests the habit should be stopped as it may not feasibly eliminate biting and chewing in the sport.
Elmira tale follows Mrs. Elmira Lowndes alone in a large house as she contemplates a found will that would leave her fortune to her ward Betty Smith. After a fall and confession to a lawyer, the will is declared invalid for lack of witnesses, ending a moral crisis and threatening ruin for all.
In Engelberg Switzerland a dramatic air duel between a royal eagle and a stoat ended with both creatures killed. The stoat reportedly bit into the eagle and damaged a vital organ causing the bird to collapse from the height. Local Alpine guides confirmed the fatal outcome.
Health authorities promote prenatal guidance and nurse led support for expectant mothers. Metropolitan Life Insurance Company runs a broad nursing program with visits in 4038 cities and last year handled over 100,000 maternity cases. Nurses provide prenatal and postnatal care, sewing instruction, and layette patterns on request to assist foreign born mothers and reduce maternal deaths which average around 20,000 annually.
The first paper mill in America began near Philadelphia in 1690. Papermaking was done by hand and until 1756 rags were beaten into pulp by hand before the pulp engine arrived from Holland.
A terse exchange shows promoter pressing for attention while Nickelpinuh refuses to lend anything without security. The dialogue hints at a tense negotiation over a loan or deal. No further context is provided.
A reflective note argues that people spend about one third of life asleep and another third in recreation and eating. It suggests contagious diseases contribute to poverty by reducing productivity and increasing hardship for many families.
A compact nod to grand English estates described in novels that treat huge lands and numerous country seats. The text questions whether the de mesne rights and overlapping holdings would complicate ownership across imagined manors.
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