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Newspaper
Covington Republican
Location
Covington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
3
George Atherton observes London life and learns from an Englishman and Tredegar that court introduction is a costly path guarded by a king and a gatekeeper. The tale contrasts English ceremony with American bluntness and ends with a humorous craft note about a memorandum pad wrapping.
The article notes parasols shaped to suit small and large hats, with steep sided and big shade varieties. It highlights black and white striped parasols for street frocks, versatile color matching, and a Japaneselike blunt tipped large parasol. The square light handle and rose edge detail are noted as stylish features. It predicts seaside use for sun protection beyond small parasols.
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes that maintaining blonde hair long term risks darkening and dryness. It argues that coloring and heated styling irritate the scalp, with men going bald faster due to hat wear and women using harsh methods like coarse ratting to keep volume, leading to brittle, haylike hair.
The article describes new rib bons with rich color and bold patterns like large poppies orchids and roses. Velour ribbons show dark floral effects suited for millinery and High and Tight Stocks. Lace net silk and satin high tight stocks appear trim and smart, likely popular in cool days but replaced by flat open collars in midsummer.
Summer wraps feature sleeves cut in with the body, usually collarless, relying on the fabric’s beauty for charm. New brocaded worsteds and cottons are used for these wraps.
Theodore Roosevelt notes that true man eaters in Africa are lions and crocodiles. He recalls incidents in East Africa where lions killed workers on the Uganda railway and a superintendent at a rail station, and recounts Masai villages attacked by lions near the Guaso Nyiro headwaters. He describes nightly camps fortified with fires and guards to deter predators.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer column recalls August 8 1815 when Napoleon Bonaparte was moved from the Bellerophon to the Northumberland for transport to St Helena. It notes English protests, Lamb’s praise of Napoleon as a “fine fellow,” and the government’s firm stance on detaining him despite concerns about danger to Britain.
The Servians used a cowherd with five cows to signal to Bulgarians. He moved two cows, then one, then three, conveying unit positions and strength before the decisive Ishtib engagement.
A Strand Magazine piece asserts that a water sheet one inch thick could resist even the most powerful bombs if given sufficient velocity, matching the protective strength of modern battleship armor.
A Kansas City Journal snippet notes a policeman stationed beside a newly painted park bench. The joke suggests the officer cannot stop testers of the fresh paint, but can keep them in line. The brief reflects local humor about street policing and public spaces.
A short quip from Lippincott's suggests a bitter mood after a ring is returned in a box labeled Glass With Care. The exchange hints at fragile emotions and lost engagement.
Kate says she intends to marry Dr Phinks to reform her. The Boston Transcript notes his vice is being a miser, a flaw highlighted in the nascent romance.
Arkansas leads in fresh water pearl production with hundreds of men active in pearl fishing. True pearls fetch high prices while baroques and slugs grade lower. shell from fresh water mussels is also crafted into pins, cuff links, and buttons.
The article argues Genesis does not name the fruit and notes scholars doubt it was an apple. It cites quince as a strong candidate due to fragrance reverence among Orientals, its sacred link to Venuc goddess of love, and Babylonian origins of the creation story.
A Cen tury Magazine note recalls Wordsworth visiting Harriet Martineau in Ambleside the day he admired her landscape view and announced her property would treble in value within ten years, a quip that amused neighbors and echoed nature’s inspiration.
The text urges preventing energy waste by living in poise and using imagination to visualize present goals. It emphasizes picturing larger talents as a model for the mind to create greater abilities, noting that imagination shapes future development.
A Kan gas lawyer argues a case before a judge by proposing a hypothetical about stealing a horse. The judge interrupts, insisting it is not a supposable case. The lawyer persists with a second hypothetical about stealing a horse, and the judge remarks that this is a different matter.
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