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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
13
Ostrich plumes and other bird feathers drive millinery trends amid debates on regulations. Designers showcase novel decorations such as shaved feather flues forming flowerlike shapes, black velvet crowns, wired chantilly lace brims, and large ostrich plumes mounted on brocade hats. Ostrich collars and bands trim ensembles as trends expand. Julia Bottomley.
Beads of all varieties and sorts are in fashion with a wide display of colors and styles. Yellow agate strands, frosted glass beads, and Inghaas beads with ridges appear alongside amber imitations and gold beads. The trend favors color value and matching outfits, with long rope-like twists of small beads and revived old-fashioned corals in new settings.
The sash is knitted with Roman striped and plain effects similar to knitted neckties. It measures about two and a quarter yards, ends may be plain or ball trimmed. Intended to be worn draped on the hip in a four in hand effect with a large pin to secure the knot at the skirt.
Dry the mud first then cover the spots with table salt for two or three minutes. Gently rub off the salt with tissue paper, apply a touch of French chalk, brush away residue, and the marks vanish.
The article notes lace used to trim handbags matching the way leather trims outfits. A tan suede handbag features a narrow cream Valenciennes lace edging along the top and corners to finish the design.
William Holcomb of Stanton owns a tame South American tiger 54 inches long and 24 inches tall. The cub, found with its mother cub in Central America, traveled to the United States with him, later becoming a shared pet after his marriage. The animal mingles with neighbors, while a bull terrier once challenged it, ending with the dog fleeing claw scratches.
Stephen Barr slipped on a banana peel while walking the retaining wall on Grant boulevard. He toppled into a 30 foot mud hole above railroad tracks and 400 feet from the edge, was rescued after a rope aided by Leo Gaus and a passing driver, and suffered only bruises.
In Pottstown Edwin Gerber's cattle yard a large buck deer attacked a prominent bull. A fierce battle followed as the horned deer forced its advantage against the hornless bull. Farm hands armed with pitchforks chased the combatant before it leaped a five foot wall and vanished. The deer belonged to a private herd and had escaped from confinement.
The article discusses end of harvest cultivation for bush fruits and promotes cover crops like oats and peas to protect soil humus and reduce nitrate leaching. It covers timing for pruning and cane management, disease control with Bordeaux mixture, and notes fall versus spring pruning advantages.
A 19th century guide explains the queen bee as the essential egg-layer, surrounded by workers, with two to three thousand eggs daily possible. It outlines her size, lifespans, behavior toward rivals, and how beekeepers locate her quietly by following freshly laid eggs across brood frames.
Ohio selects thousands of prize winning youth for a Pennsylvanian lines excursion to Washington with stops in Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Harrisburg. State officials and Agricultural Commission members accompany the party for a tour featuring receptions and meetings with national leaders.
The French Gazette des Hopitaux reports Francis Garnier in 1873 China found poppy culture disrupts local fauna. Bees in Yunnan vanish after two seasons and rats near opium refineries die waiting for fumes. The note compares animal responses to human opium use.
Several electric railway companies including Detroit and Philadelphia use a delicate machine for weighing transfers. It can count items weighing from 125,000 ounces to 15 pounds, with capacities from eight to all tons.
A vaudeville exchange reveals a blonde performer confirming she sang on the Crimson Gulch circuit. The interviewer asks about safety and the reply notes her husband performs a sharpshooting act. By placing him before male acts she ensures perfect politeness.
A string of light, flirtatious snippets and character bits mix with family tone. A mother jokes that a baby’s smile resembles his father while cheerful quips about marriages and letters drift through competing lines. The snippet hints at social chatter and small town humor.
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