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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1907
Page
2
A nostalgic verse from Good Housekeeping about a girl with a pink sunbonnet going to school each morning. The poem contrasts home life with grandpa and grandma, a kitten, and a routine farewell as she grows toward womanhood. It reflects seasonal change and the bittersweet passage of childhood.
In a melodramatic escape attempt at a train yard, Nell and Will secretly board a switch engine to elope to New Zealand. The engine’s cab thrill and near-arrest end when a telegraph warns them back home for marriage with parental blessing.
Dr. William T. Stark displays a Hindoo dagger from India featuring a spring widened blade and an inner poison tipped blade. The weapon, designed to wound deeply and resist sworded foes, is illustrated with jaguar motifs and is described as exceedingly barbarous in the Kansas City Star report.
The tale recounts Katherine Hollingsworth and George Robinson sailing to Delaware and settling on the Brandywine. Despite George’s Anglican faith, their meeting marriage tests his conviction as elders question his motive. He ultimately joins the Society of Friends for love, and they begin a long, faithful life as exemplary Quakers.
A Yonkers Statesman quip ponders the oddity of matching fingerprints while noting most married men live by private thoughts. The exchange frames a playful debate on chance and personal habits in a light, humorous column tone.
Virginia Supreme Court reviews navigable stream criteria in Hot Springs case. Massachusetts ruling upholds spiritualist camp use of property and tax treatment of buildings. New Jersey decision clarifies flat versus apartment definitions and rent impact. Advice on photography colors and dress for best light contrasts included.
A discussion on women entering non traditional work and on caring for babies with gentle guidance. It also offers old fashioned tips for refreshing flowers and vegetables using cold water and sealed storage to extend freshness.
A quote from a man about town denigrates a Waldorf outing and mocks ethnic banished nobles. He claims a Hungarian restaurant tour on 2d Avenue features exiled barons and princes among staff and patrons, noting the pianist, violinist, and waiter as aristocrats, with most patrons being Russian German or Hungarian nobility banished to New York.
A Washington state measure requires all stamp issuers to assign a cash value and be ready to redeem at any time, claiming it targets trading stamps. The law is challenged as unconstitutional in court.
A columnist debates whether contemporary women show more self-control and less sentiment than grandmothers, noting gentler displays of emotion and suggesting easy tears are rarer. The piece also mentions fashion guidance for princess gowns, highlighting a slip worn beneath sheer materials and a lace trimmed corset-cover and skirt.
A fashion writer argues hair, not the woman, determines appeal. She notes transforming even plain looks with stylish, well kept hair and recommends regular cleansing with sham poo every three weeks, though many wash it more often.
Dr. Stanley Walt repeats a claim that higher education lowers marriage rates. He uses data from Smith, Wellesley and Vassar, with class secretaries providing figures. The report shows ten years after graduation about half of the women remain unmarried and that twenty...
Fragrance trends favor Jessamine as perfumes rise in fashion. The piece urges wise women to craft a personal scent by mixing herbs, notably arms root, until a preferred aroma is found and kept regardless of changing fashions. It notes caution for young girls who have not yet decided.
A guide from Mrs Hood notes quiet, gentle handling of infants to prevent nervous disposition. It warns against loud noises and sudden shocks that can startle a sensitive baby and suggests soothing methods to avoid developing a highly-strung child.
A reader laments marriage as a failure after courting before the wedding. He criticizes a husband who ignored his wife’s needs and treated her as a mere housekeeper, discovering flaws in an ideal wife he failed to cherish.
A group of girls in Indirmn formed the Young Ladies Protective Association to decide for men with at least $2,000 bank accounts who use insurance to that amount. They then organized the Moon's Precaution Club to determine what they should receive for their $2,000 in housekeeper quality. A wife with this amount must tolerate smoking anywhere in the house, be a good cook, and not care for cats.
The text discusses distress over wilting flowers and mentions a plan to revive them by cutting a tiny piece from each stem. It is incomplete and lacks sufficient details for a full report.
The Washington Herald describes Paris fashion moves and American adaptations with suede textures bold plaids brightened coats and English walking hats. Designers favor soft felt hats dark trims and satin checks while crochet lace and pressed brick phrasing add literary flair.
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