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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
6
A lyrical piece depicts a weary schoolboy’s journey home and the relief of returning to mother’s embrace. The poem contrasts hardship with reunion, promising rest and light as the speaker nears hame. It frames home as refuge and eternal rest, invoking biblical and folk imagery.
In Florida, Jule Wayne Devereaux Piquet Maynard befriends a sick gentleman living on a porch. He believes their bond binds them, revealing shared names and a hidden family connection. Their growing companionship contrasts with past separations and sorrow.
Dr. A. H. Doty, health officer, rejects the idea that money is a primary transmitter of disease. He notes bacteria on money exist but argues infection spreads mainly through personal contact with sick individuals. He urges reliance on statistics and practical experience, citing bank and treasury officials who see no increased disease among money handlers. He concedes rare cases possible but deems it uncommon and not worth dividing public health effort.
A narrator recalls Jule and the Sick Gentleman in a Florida boarding house scene. Jule argues that wanting recovery matters, while the orphan girl Margaret Constance fosters the baby and reflects on family, guardians, and belonging. The exchange reveals desire, care, and uncertain ties.
A witty Yale Record quip notes changes at Harvard with a jab about students not singing Wait Harvard and instead singing Spare Harvard in a light campus banter item.
In early Northampton County Virginia around 1601 a man seeks to relocate a public road to shield his mon gerel dogs from complaints. He argues the road endangers poultry, pigs and the vermin they protect against wolves foxes and minks. The court record notes the petition but does not reveal the outcome.
A London Sketch caption shows a nurse ordering Master Richard indoors and warning against going to heaven for misbehavior. Richard resists, wishing to be with his father instead of heaven.
A seedy man asks for cuts to fit an empty purse. The butcher bars him with a cold shoulder remark and forces him out.
A reflection on how society applauds a wife's restraint while ignoring her husband's cruelty. The line suggests that public narratives reward women for bearing hardship privately, masking the abuse within unhappy marriages.
A discussion of the future woman features a critique of humor and mood, with fashion observations on draped gowns, velvet touches, and color trends. The piece highlights couture details from Paris and describes fabrics, trims, and silhouette ideas for gowns, jackets, and nightwear in a period tone.
A compiled quip contrasts the endlessly evolving idea of women with unchanging nature. It jokes about aging, friends, and perception, comparing women to fashionable mysteries and noting mixed emotions they inspire in men.
The article describes a model costume in smoky gray messaline with a long sweeping skirt. It notes a deep hem piped with the material, a satin patchwork on the podice edged with white Cluny lace, sheer white tulle lace sleeves, a satin edged Japanese sleeve, and tassel drop ornaments on the bodice.
A simple shampoo method uses a cake of castile soap dissolved in a pint of boiling water, simmered ten minutes, then cooled into a jellylike mixture. To use, beat two tablespoons into a raw egg with warm water, massage the scalp, and rinse. Olive oil can pre-wet the scalp before washing for sensitive cases.
The piece argues headaches from shopping stem from under eating. It urges a substantial lunch and a one hour rest to avoid evening fatigue on the train. It notes city women have less excuse to shop all day.
Fashion notes describe velvet fabrics in many weaves and finishes. Black velvet coats appear for day and evening wear, enhanced by bright buttons and colorful trimmings as a smart coat style.
Warha lime water used on teeth at night helps acidity. For chilblains rub witch hazel. Good for joint pain, circulation, stiffness. Do not clip lashes after early childhood. Do not drink hot coffee after ice cream for enamel. Ragged eyebrows can be reshaped with vaseline and camel hair brush. A cold may be prevented by warming at a hot radiator when the first creepy feeling is noticed. Do not chill after toasting.
A recipe for a facial cream instructs four ounces of sweet almonds ground smooth, three eggs yolks, and fresh cream. Boil like custard with constant stirring, remove when thick, then add fragrance and seal while hot.
The piece describes extremely smart gowns with woolen tartan skirts paired with plain jackets. Shoulder seams are hidden by draperies and the shoulder line drapes. Square jackets and plaited skirts in heavy fabrics appear, complemented by shirt blouses and expanding jabots. Top couturiers lead the styles.
The text warns scissors are dangerous and should be used only when necessary. It prescribes shaping nails after removing excess skin, favoring oval or slightly pointed shapes, while warning almond shapes indicate good birth. It recommends smoothing edges with emery and applying drops to the nail base to slow skin growth, then pressing skin back.
The article advises infant clothing changes by birth season and age. It notes early spring births may wear shorter coats earlier, while autumn birthdays retain long clothes until milder days. It also stresses diet as key for rickets, recommending heavily cooked or underdone meats, bacon, gravies, potatoes, milk puddings to help weak children outgrow rickets.
A reader advises that sickness in the country spreads fast and not always immediate doctor access. She urges women to stock a small home medicine chest with 10 to 25 cents worth of syrups, castor oil, spirits of nitre, aragon, camphor, vaseline, paregoric, mustard, antiseptic cotton and other common remedies to relieve illness and possibly avoid doctor visits.
Separate blouses to wear with the new Cleve tiday skirts contrast in materials or feature vivid trim. Blues dull green and Chinese pink top brown or black skirts. Dainty silk mustin Isenses in pale tints like grayish blue and faded pink are decorated with Venetian face or embroidered cloth details.
A collection of ethnic stereotypes on marriage from various nationalities. The Englishman calls marriage proper, the Irishman foresees heaven, the Scotch values wealth, the Dutchman frets about cooking, the Italian sees an extra guardian angel, and the American complains about tips. Each line reflects humorous cultural shorthand.
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