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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
2
A catalog of elegant hat designs by Julia Bottomley features a lavender hemp hat with silk facing in gray blue and rose and blue gray ostrich plumes, a nacre braid model with green velvet trim, and floral brimming clusters.
Ornate breakfast robes feature flouncings and lace with satin rosebuds and matching shoes. A shop display shows white satin foundations veiled in pink linon with lace flounces and lace framed caps. House frocks favor tulle collars, satin and taf feta fabrics with long sleeves reaching the wrists and ground sweeping skirts.
A Baltimore observer noted a striking outfit featuring a white lingerie frock with a fichu and lace bands paired with a white taffeta hat and roses. The contrast included an ink blue velvet suit with a velvet bonnet hat trimmed by a large bow and a set of black furs.
Cunning sewing items turn into travel pin cushions with ballerina likenesses. Each doll uses satin ribbons, tinsel, and sachet scented cottons, finished with linen and silk coverings. cushions include ribbon loops for hanging and corner pockets for pins. A bon voyage gift.
A woman crafts round doilies by stitching long machine hems and crocheting linen thread lace along the edges. She adds a simple wreath of daisies and leaves, finishing with a two inch torchen like lace border. The result is charming and easy to replicate for gifts.
White suede or glace kid uppers dominate patent leathers but new blends appear. Tan uppers on black and black on tan mix fabrics and materials. Some taw shoes on boots employ tan or black velvet or suede stitched with silk ribbon in a diagonal pattern.
A concise aphorism contrasts less work with more waste less and less preaching with more practice. It credits the idea that opportunity can be transformed into lemonade, highlighting a resilient mindset in handling handed lemons.
The text urges leaving chores behind to seek calm in nature before returning home renewed. It suggests gains from outdoor time and social visits, then shifts to potato cooking ideas with Buttered Potatoes Really Potatoes and Sugar Potatoes detailing parboiling, sautéing in fat, and a sweet syrup method.
The text asserts that anxiety harms brain cells and nerve nutrition, disrupting digestion and overall health. It claims worry blocks nerve nourishment, causing bodily processes to misfunction and potentially inflicting lasting damage.
Simple fillings include egg white lemon sugar icing. Pineapple, fruit, caramel, coffee, and fig fillings use boiled frosting, fruit, nuts, or starch thickeners. Grated chocolate with vanilla frosting offers a fast option.
On parts of England’s east coast waves have washed away earth that once supported centuries old villages, eroding shorelines and threatening coastal towns with loss of land and heritage.
A brisk snippet captures a magistrate offering leniency if a prisoner pledges reform. The delighted prisoner responds with boisterous agreement and toast, reflecting a playful democratic theater piece from the era.
A brief guide explains thaumatropes as optical toys using two images on opposite sides of a disk. By cutting pictures, gluing them to cardboard, and twirling the disk on a string, the images fuse in Retina persistence, creating a single combined image.
Anne Bryan McCall argues that friendship never remains fixed and must be continually renewed. She notes disillusionment when a trusted friend fails in essential ways and emphasizes that loyalty and selfless acts evolve with time, not as a one time payment.
The piece explains why people extend the weapon hand in greetings citing old sword culture. It notes that offering the weapon hand signaled no treachery and withholding it implied hostility. It contrasts this with tribal societies where handshakes are unknown and seen as curious by savages aware of white men.
A playful exchange explains how words multiply in language. Lola questions why there are so many words and her brother suggests a chain reaction where one term sparks another, illustrating the evolution of vocabulary through human use and debate.
A barnyard poet recalls Indian tales and snake legends told by Uncle Sam, praising their power to grip nerves and sharpen imagination. The verses compare Native peoples and serpents to Eve’s temptation, leaving listeners restless yet oddly drawn to the stories.
The piece argues that a tide of realism in dolls replaces dreamland with truth at any price. It laments uglier, distorted features in so called realistic dolls and warns that literal education erodes the priceless gift of imagination for children.
A porch swing designed by an Indiana inventor features collapse ability for easy storage and a hinged footrest that folds away when not needed. The article notes the swing’s compact form and user safety emphasis.
An Odd Virginia woman recounts long menstrual and back troubles, years of fatigue, and inability to work. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with her recent health improvement and urges others to seek the medicine with confidential guidance from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
A safe porch swing hangs from the ceiling by chains to avoid floor scratches and skirt dirt. It resists tipping by children. A larger lawn swing is built on the same principle to protect surfaces and fabrics.
A stranger asks a child what she will be when grown. The youth replies that she will be nothing because she is a little girl, eliciting a gentle exchange about gender and future roles.
A mother explains to Little Ethel that stars are worlds like ours, not mere holes for rain. The girl is astonished to learn the stars are celestial realms. The exchange frames a poetic comparison between heaven and everyday perception.
Gossip from social pages cites Polly Miss Yellowleaf and Dolly Well joking about insomnia and beauty sleep. A Boston club member known for a frigid demeanor prompts quips, including a tale that the group freezes claret to match the dining room temperature.
A curious office boy sticks to a lie and is questioned by a clerk. The exchange yields a wry moral as the clerk hints at future fate, saying truthfulness shapes a boy into a traveler when he grows up.
A concise era letter extols Postum and Grape Nuts healing indigestion and heart palpitations. The Georgia writer claims cereals failed until these products restored health and strength, noting rapid gains and improved mind. Names linked to Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Also references The Road to Wellville and genuine reader letters.
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