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Newspaper
Elkhart Daily Review
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
1
The article explains that many common terms mislabel substances in chemistry, such as oil including petroleum, sulfuric acid not containing sulfur, sugar of lead not sugar, and German silver not silver. It traces these to historical language and notes science is adopting clearer nomenclature.
In Paris fashion, three pongee scarfs of distinct colors braided on blue and other dark straw hats create a striking crown. Accessories feature green quills, soft wide scarfs, Oriental designs, and striped borders. Neatly tailored negligees, belts from silk, and wash materials premiere chic summer looks with reefer coats and long lines. Judic Chollet.
A parachutist substitute recalls a dangerous balloon ascent at a country fair. Anxious moments rise as the parachute twists and opens just in time, letting him land safely after a tense fall.
In a Chicago News item, Billy imagines being a giraffe to reach a baseball fence. Tommy cautions a giraffe neck would be awkward in the morning neck scrubbing with soap and water, delivering a light exchange about quirks.
A Philadelphia Press comment quotes a dispute over Goodey's popularity and alleged smugness, noting he may imply others are drunk without direct accusation. The exchange centers on how remarks about Jones are conveyed and perceived.
A lighthearted collage notes a spoiled compliment calling a doctor a duck and a quack. It humorously cites Chicago News and Denver News Times to poke fun at talk of professionals and shop, ending with a quip about a singer growing too big to cry.
A consumer guide contrasts market price with true value by considering waste, nutrition, and preparation losses. It covers fish tenderness, digestion, and cooking times for white and dark flesh, signs of freshness, and proper handling of lobsters and crabs.
A health column argues women face throat and bronchial trouble from rapid temperature changes and tight clothing. It advises avoiding sudden hot to cold shifts, ensuring neck movement and ventilation, and preventing undue pressure on the neck vessels and windpipe.
A collection of practical tips on cleaning fabrics with turpentine and lemon juice in cooking, preventing kettle scale and marble damage, keeping silver bright with milk, reducing frying odors with salt, extending brush life, saving gravy, boiling milk without scorching, mending cracks with wood ash and salt paste, removing soot with dry salt, and testing coffee for adulteration. Includes two humorous adages about domestic life.
The article describes a game for boys and girls where players sit in a line or circle with a leader. The leader starts "I have a hen" and players repeat and ask questions about feathers walking crowing, imitating a chicken's motions, with a forfeit for any laugh or miscue to keep a straight face.
A compilation of household bubble making with soap gum arabic glycerin and dyes plus reports on a deadly yellowish stream in Peru and bat sense of touch. It also includes scraps from verse and humorous quips about witches songs and vaudeville. The items showcase curiosities and oddities from science to humor.
A humorous campaign tale recounts how Mississippi's John Allen won a congressional seat by poking fun at rival General Tucker. The exchange features Tucker invoking Civil War memories while Allen framed the choice as private versus general, leading to Allen's election and later renown.
A Chicago geographer recalls how explorer Peary received odd parcels before expeditions. One package arrived labeled to be opened at the farthest north point and contained a small keg marked axie greese for the pole.
The article warns that hats with a large crown and narrow brim can look grotesque on fat round faces, especially for older women. It suggests renovating spotted parasols with lace or embroidery and describes affordable wooden baby dress hangers and ribbon rods. It notes fabrics like organdie and dimity can be made similarly, advising simpler trims for less dressy wear.
Professor Karl Van Noorden, a leading European medic, urges young wives to avoid overfeeding their husbands. Speaking in Vienna he argues excessive meals after marriage cause rapid weight gain, as wives repeatedly dish out favorite foods on every occasion.
Exasperated West Side mother asks for help in getting a child to sleep. The boy replies by proposing a simple inducement. The exchange unfolds with humorous persistence and a practical, if cheeky, solution.
A collage of quirky quotes and limericks from various papers. The items include a mock姓名 puzzle about Hewitt-Gruet, a jab at signature forging on ballots, a humorous telephone exchange with pets, a German proverb about sowing, and a brief verse about a mellow lady and a cow.
A playful exchange appears in the Philadelphia Ledger with a guest admitting early arrival at the bath and a bather noting reluctance to bathe after many others. The brief cartoonlike line reflects social behavior commentary in period print.
A fragment quotes a Judge remark about officers lingering under fire and not inviting a dance. The lines imply tension and social distance amid armed presence, with a vivid old time tone and a dash of humor about powder scent.
An observed remark by Mr Volgarheim after the ball notes a guest may have a hole for his pocket. The exchange, mentioning Josephine and Meggensdorfer Blatter, hints at a small social puzzle or anecdote among attendees.
Detroit Tribune notes money speaks louder than rhetoric and rarely shows restraint in politics or business, implying financial influence shapes outcomes more than words or action.
Paris letter disputes Sarah Bernhardt's claim that Napoleon III had two horses shot under him. It asserts the emperor rode under fire at Sedan on Sept 1 1870, seeking death to avoid disgrace, but notes no horse was killed and the two horses claim is incorrect.
Sincere thanks pour in from users across Utica Columbus and Pleasantville praising Hyomei for rapid relief from catarrh bronchitis hay fever and related ailments. The ad promises money back if it fails and notes a pocket inhaler with each $1 outfit plus cheap extra bottles.
The London Globe notes that swank means making the false appear true and that swankers describe a leading trait of Englishmen, as discussed amid debates on linguistic meanings and national character.
A collage of light quips and brief exchanges from newspapers quotes the Chicago Tribune uneasily satirical line about marriage, cautionary tales of drinking and wealth, and political wit. It contrasts candid social musings with the notion that being right is simpler than winning the presidency.
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