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Newspaper
Correctionville News
Location
Correctionville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1914
Page
7
The constitution abolishes the cabinet converting its members into departmental chiefs with one exception the secretary of state retained to head foreign affairs under a kuowuching title and modeled on the United States The legislature is barred from high appointments or treaty negotiations and a consultative board will guide all financial matters The president is declared the supreme ruler
An long article notes Lew Palmer from Duluth Minnesota who moved to Staveley ten years ago with four cows and three horses. He now owns 480 acres, $2000 in implements, 24 Percheron horses, and earned about $41,000 from hogs and crops last year. His farm and stock are valued at roughly $30,000. The piece frames his rapid success as a remarkable American farmer story.
Obscure historical notice claims a 30 year use for Fletcher's remedy for infants and children. The fragment mentions Tyleg Gattis of GACTORIA and a dispute over a lavender wig, with Woods revealing a family separation and Mrs Wow seeking dyes for white hair.
Percival Roberta of Boston, Oxford and Harvard alum, arrived back from Naples after a camel chase near Tunis. He and companions fled desert Indian style as Tunis regiments sent Arab horsemen against them. Roberta described scrambling ten miles on camels to escape. Vanderbilt scandal and a Murray's restaurant encounter with a mendicant were also noted in a fragmented, early 20th century tone.
An Anne Hittenhouse note from Washington Star describes a Paris fashion at tea hour near Rue de la Paix. A simple turban with natural cock plumage trim forms a circle of fronds, hiding all hair except two heart shaped pins at the ears.
A discussion of current women’s fashion sketches highlights a centered straight fringe and a turban of black horsehair with white rozen and green leaves atop varnished straw, plus a light sun hat with a sugar loaf crown adorned by tan and pink feathers. Smoking suits in New York feature canary brocade trousers with lace trim and rhinestones, and a lace trimmed hip length jacket with matching belt and sleeve details.
In the upper section a cherisetta effect stack is shown. A white linen shirt bosom and collar pair with rose bordered rose colored batiste embroidery. Crystal buttons, rose edged plaits, and delicate lace finish the chemisette with a lace and white malne combination. A second sketch features lace and white malne with black marine forming the rim and back ties in a furly draft.
A historical note describes making soap jelly by dissolving a four ounce soap in three quarts of boiling water then cooling for use on the skin. It suggests adding essential oils and pouring into a bottle to avoid messy soap dishes, appealing to fastidious women who prefer jelly over hard soap. Also mentions yellow as a fashion color with ribbons, roses, and bright accessories.
A reader recalls a home display titled Power of Old Bay featuring synthetic flowers, moonlit tones, and artistic arrangements. It notes artificial lilies and geraniums in linen, plus tips on painting shoes bronze and creating colored accents for satin fabrics and white or pink backgrounds.
A Public Ledger piece compares Pennsylvania Dutch farming to German methods, noting higher yields per acre in Germany. It claims German wheat, potatoes, oats, barley, and rye outputs exceed American by substantial margins, driven by disciplined, efficient use of land and scientific approaches. The piece also contrasts household money use and consumption between the two cultures.
The piece recalls British blockaders during the summer of 1814 along New England, landing at night to loot towns and burn ships while militia failed to stop them, causing widespread panic from Maine to the Connecticut River. The text also contains unrelated dialogue about a milk bottle device and a misinterpreted christening gag.
A 1913 Ohio advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as a cure for severe scalp itching burning and skin sores. Mrs. A. Bloe Kirtin of Wow credits the products after months of ineffective remedies and sleepless nights. The piece includes social note and fact filler copy from popular ads of the era.
A fragment shows Lucile asking Lacie if she would have loved her the same if they had never met, revealing anxious, earnest doubt about love and fidelity. The dialogue hints at emotional strain and concerns about perception.
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