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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1913
Page
17
Julia Bottomley describes the feather trade and millinery trend toward ostrich plumes and ornate decorations. She notes legal moves against banned plumage, praises designers for novel feather shapes, and highlights black velvet hats with oversized ostrich plumes and decorative trimming.
A fashion feature highlights the wide range of beads now in vogue. It notes yellow agate strands, frosted translucent glass beads with ridges, and amber imitations, all matched to costume colors. Coral beads, long rope twists, and old fashioned corals for earrings and brooches are praised, with advice on color value and mixing beads for striking effects.
A knitted sash made in Roman stripod and plain effects measures about two and a quarter yards long. It ends with plain bits or ball trimming and is worn draped on the hip in a four in hand style. A large pin four to five inches wide secures the knot or loose ends to the skirt.
Dry the mud completely then cover the spots with common table salt for two or three minutes. Lightly rub off the salt with tissue, apply a little French chalk, brush away, and the marks disappear.
A report notes laces used as trim for handbags with leather trims adorning hats. Describes a tan suede handbag edged at the top with a narrow cream Valenciennes lace and well fulled corners.
Grand Rapids, Mich. William Holcomb of Stanton keeps a 54 inch long and 24 inch high South American tiger as a tame household pet. The animal roams freely, plays with children, and even parks in village streets. Holcomb found the cub after shooting the tigress while on a government assignment in Central America. He raised it, bringing it to the United States where it became a beloved companion to his sweetheart, whom he later married. The tiger’s gentleness contrasts with a later clash with a fighting bull terrier, which fled after a rough encounter.
Stephen Barr slipped on a banana peel and fell 400 feet into a mud hole on a Grants Boulevard cliff above rail tracks. A police squad and rope rescue pulled him out. he suffered only bruises and was unharmed beyond the scare.
In Pottstown Pennsylvania a large buck deer charged a herd bull near Edwin Gerber's cattle. The antlered intruder stabbed the bovine with its antlers during a fierce clash as locals rushed to help with pitchforks. The deer leaped a five foot fence and vanished, a private herd animal that had escaped.
The article advises cease cultivation after harvest and sow a cover crop like oats and peas to protect soil. It explains benefits from cover crops including reduced leaching and soil humus replenishment, then discusses pruning, burning fruited canes after harvest, Bordeaux spraying, and fall versus spring pruning for bush fruits.
An old bee keeper explains the queen’s role in a hive, her distinct traits, and the behavior of workers. It outlines how the queen lays thousands of eggs daily, her longevity, and the methods to locate her with careful, quiet inspection of brood frames, noting eggs as a clue to her location.
Thousands of Ohio boys from Cleveland Cincinnati Columbus Toledo and other polnots travel on Pennsylvania Lines to Washington D C December 1 for Buckeye Boys corn contest prizes. The trip includes Pittsburgh Philadelphia Harrisburg and other points with officials, entertainment, and a meeting with President Wilson and other leaders.
A French Gazette des Hopitaux report cites Francis Garnier on opium's effects in 1873 China. It notes poppy culture reducing local bees and a refinery where rats died awaiting fumes, illustrating the drug's dangerous appeal to animals and humans.
Several electric railway companies including Detroit and Philadelphia use a delicate machine to count items by weight. It handles weights from 125000 ounces to 15 pounds with capacities from eight to six tons.
A vaudeville exchange on Crimson Gulch circuit reveals a blonde performer who sang on stage. She notes her husband performs a harp shooting act, and by letting him precede her on the bill she gained perfect politeness and safety.
A reader notes a baby dressed in best bib and tucker drawing admiration. A caller says the child resembles his father Ike, but the mother explains the warmth of weather makes him cheerful. The piece ends with brief lines on Hewitt and Jewett, describing singing and opera company status.
Fragments of a chatty reminiscence show conversations about engagements. A boat line joke hints at a romance turned sour. The piece mentions a gathering at a house tomorrow night with a ten cent limit, capturing a local flavor.
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