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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1920
Page
10
The article details how scraps of silk and velvet become valuable craft supplies. It lists sachet bags, powder puff pouches, ribbon roses, candle shades, pin cushions, boxes, frames, and home furnishings made from silk, lace, and gold braid, highlighting personal belongings and decorative items crafted from scraps.
The article notes a renewed demand for fine sheer cottons and organdy for spring outfits. It highlights outfits and hats using organdy, simple dresses, and blouses with hand embroidery, plus contrasts with silk and angora finishes. It also mentions January store displays and women preparing makes for next summer.
Poke shaped hats remain popular for young girls with cheerful faces. They suit childish looks and offer interesting surfaces for flower and ribbon trimming.
Mary Roberts Rinehart recalls her aviation experiences in the Saturday Evening Post essay. She laments the social awkwardness of flight life, notes deafness from cockpit noise after two hours, and describes a cold reception by ground crew upon landing at an army aviation field.
The piece links St Michael to airmen and aviation legends citing Jeanne d Arc and a London church stained window. It discusses Michael as celestial warrior and inspiration for flight, then shifts to a separate note on the horse’s evolution and size changes, comparing it to an extinct forecast.
The article outlines two main language groups in Belgium Flemish in the north and east and French in the south and Luxembourg. It cites 1910 population estimates with language speakers including 5 220 662 Flemish only 2 888 984 French only and smaller numbers for bilingual and trilingual speakers.
In a staged exchange the pair argue over a long kitchen meeting observed by Delhi. Stes Barrows accuses Delhi in a stern tone while Delhi downplays jealousy and asserts the other party was kept safe. The New York Mob is cited as the source of the exchange.
Little John reports sighting a snake at the farm claiming it looked round. Grandpa asks for type and John admits uncertainty while recounting the visit to his grandparents.
Mrs. Mary Buhler found by daughter, slain with head caved in, in the “golden house” of Mrs. Si Bina Cummings. Neighbors saw two men flee in an car after dark. about $10,000 rumored taken. Suspects include the victim’s son in law, last to see her alive.
Sixty Mansfield hall residents at DePauw University armed with ten tennis rackets and brooms fought winged mice bat intrusion. After an hour the girls wore towels on their heads to keep bats from lodging, arousing the neighborhood as 32 bats were killed. The dormitory was entered through an open window in an unoccupied room.
Detective Sergeant Steve Barry unearthed a grave in St. Boniface cemetery where Clara Gunderberg was buried in 1912. Jewelry valued at 1500 dollars, including her engagement ring, was stolen by ghouls who had opened the coffin top. Police, the girl's mother, Angel Guardian orphanage staff, and graveyard officials search for the rings.
Peter Meehan, a past middle aged plaintiff, won $250 in a breach of promise suit against Miss Bridget Langley of Hoboken. Meehan testified he would not have pursued marriage if Langley had not proposed, marking the county’s first verdict for heart balm.
Reverend James MacDonald, a Methodist pastor of Hureka California, is sole heir to Amelia Smith Woodbury estate valued at $87,000. He also inherits 85 canaries 81 dogs 18 cats and many rabbits with care provisions for the pets. The minister faces growing concern over rabbit numbers and space a year hence.
Mrs. S. C. Davis of Centralia Washington has bred a new purple aster with white embroidered petals after four years of selection along Hugabask Moca. Floral enthusiasts praise its beauty and novelty as a public display grows.
Fremont resident cites relief from hot flashes nervousness and backache after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports symptom relief and plans to consult Pinkham Medicine Co for advice. Cartoon humor follows about a speaking tube to avoid dish-throwing with the cook.
An old advertisement extols Halus Catarrh Medicine for frequent head colds and chronic catarrh prevention. It claims internal action through the blood to cleanse mucous surfaces and reduce susceptibility, with testimonials and a $100 cure guarantee from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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