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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1907
Page
7
A sprawling fashion and manners survey covers Winter gowns with velvet and lace, shawls and veils, and the rising trend of mermaid gowns and decorative jewels. It also presents Dr Morley on the ideal wife, urging truthfulness, constant self presentation, and supportive, non argumentative behavior.
The account lists odd remedies and procedures such as camphor doses during hospitalization and silence therapy. It mentions a physician expert in centenary efficacy advocating daily silent periods and a concoction of Jordan al pens, bitter almonds, distilled water and mercury chloride as a treatment, with emphasis on strict enforcement in serious cases.
Rev. Richard A. Morey told Crile Park congregation that the ideal wife is truthful, pleasing, never coercive, and subject to her husband in a spiritual sense. He argued the wife is created to be subject to him, countering the notion of material subservience.
Anecdote from Capt Charles P Low recalls a comedy aboard the Honqua when a monkey on the bowsprit soaked by a paint bucket ran the length of the bulwarks leaving yellowed decks. Crew corrected the mess as part of routine shipboard duties amid a busy sailing day.
The readable parts describe violent threats and a shooting incident linked to a political context. The text mentions a governor's relative, a protest or crime scene, and investigations, with references to arrest and calls for labor actions.
A detailed guide explains machine hemstitching as superior to handwork for neatness and evenness. It covers thread sizes from No 6 to No 200, tension, and stitching on the wrong side near the hem edge, plus variations like hem stitched tucks and corded hems for heavy linen.
J. B. Boone, a professional dynamite and nitroglycerin handler at Courtney Missouri, works by a roaring fire with fifty pounds of dynamite at his feet. He explains thawed dynamite becomes highly sensitive and that even a small spark could trigger an explosion. He has spent over twenty years in the trade and accepts the danger without fear.
A South Whitley postoffice with a printing establishment issues almanacs for a patent medicine house. Postal receipts push annual sales to 340000 and free delivery may end due to box rent increases. The postmaster profits from a vent and the office relies on Fort Wayne receipts in the Twelfth District.
Reports indicate private options on extensive tracts east of Guiry toward Michigan City, backed by the packing house interest. Plans cite yearend work by Clesin prediminerios and a possible remote packing establish ment near Cidvane, amid election and steamline traversal talk.
A widow reports a child disappearance following her refusal to wed. An Accountryman observed tracks near Fall creek bottoms northeast of Trellapolis and followed them to a storm drain area. Mrs. Bessie Thompsom identified the scene to police and implicated Jacob Speed, who has a broken leg and allegedly aided in the transport.
Elkhart County allocates 46500 dollars to complete repairs on the courthouse. The appropriation follows a local decision to fund essential maintenance and updates for the public building.
In Evansville a white railroad man killed a fellow worker after claiming a life threat. Pennsylvania engineer David Moore died crushed under a transfer engine in Port Wayne roundhouse at age 60. Indianapolis attorney Louis Le Astilla died after drinking tainted wine. A Canadian land swindle case in Tippecanoe County ended with a verdict and prison terms. Evidence showed Melige took thousands from residents, claiming Alberta land ownership.
A scattered historical digest notes events from 12th to 19th centuries including Frederick II birth, Plymouth founded, London pantomime Harlequin Executed, Richmond theater fire with many fatalities, Commodore Bainbridge actions, various political shifts, and a large list of battles, assassinations, and disasters across eras with mixed garbled wording.
Reports describe German political turmoil over colonial policy and Congo annexation. Reichstag crisis grows as budget battles, anti colonial costs, and a push for dissolution crowd into a new election within sixty days.
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