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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1913
Page
7
A new straw derby arrives for spring wearers seeking extreme and daring style. Its elongated shape and rakish rolling brim mark it as one of the season’s boldest millinery modes for youthful fashion.
The article extols American women for cheery aid during ten days of bombardment in Mexico City. It highlights Mrs Harry Lane Wilson and others, including Mrs Paul Hudson, Mrs Burge McFall, Victoria Hastings, and Mexican telephone girls, for their courage and relief efforts amid danger and destruction.
A set of wry maxims on marriage and courtship quoting Joubert Thackeray Balzac Johnson and other authors. The lines compare choosing a wife to choosing a friend a woman’s conduct to a man’s dinner versus talk of Greek. The snippets present humorous social observations from prominent writers.
Brand Whitlock, mayor of Toledo, warned that high living costs will eventually pinch the wealthy. He cited a Toledo banker who has begun retrenchment after his daughter asked for a spring riding habit, suggesting instead to adopt a walking habit.
The article notes great variety in sleeve widths and shapes. It highlights overblouse and dropped armholes as smart choices. Wrist length sleeves are common now, while three-quarter and shorter lengths also appear fashionable.
The piece notes a common ceiling soiling issue from lamp or gas smoke and advises rubbing the spot with dry whiting to make it less conspicuous. It emphasizes a simple home repair method for visible ceiling staining.
A cautionary piece urges mothers to treat measles as a serious contagion and isolate affected children until fully recovered. It outlines symptoms, contagion in secretions and clothing, feeding, cooling care, and risks of complications, plus guidance on eye protection, fluids, and bed rest. It also argues for cultivating good taste in girls’ clothing to prevent poor dress.
The text urges mothers to start hygiene habits from birth, insisting on separate towels face cloths and toothbrushes for each child. It stresses avoiding towel shortages and suggests children learn care tasks like cross stitch as a pleasant way to foster independence and routine.
Martin Johnson, actor and son of a jeweler from Independence Kansas, sailed two years with Jack London aboard the Snark. The voyage began April 23 1906 from San Francisco with five men and one woman Mia. The voyage ran into a storm and the boat was reported lost. They later drifted through the South Seas photographing and filming 7000 images while noting island customs and marriage practices.
Railroads in southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma deploy trained bird dogs to sniff baggage for contraband quail. Canines locate bags with quail by scent, forcing owners to reveal contents, and plan to keep the program permanent amid ongoing smugglers.
Five hundred forty eight sightless men and women filed to the charity office on East 26th Street for the annual cash aid. Each recipient received 49 dollars in cash as part of a long standing distribution since 1875. The line included people of all ages and nations, with many accompanied by family and caregivers.
In Mereland Ohio a bride of three months Mrs Florence Dietz died after hydrophobia symptoms followed a puppy bite three weeks earlier. The same puppy bit a dog and both animals died with rabies signs. Mrs Dietz’s illness began four days before death. The puppy was a wedding present from her husband.
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