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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
7
A collage of humorous anecdotes and legal critique. It notes Garfield Tea on the market and a cartoonish mishap in Chicago as a man in evening clothes falls from a streetcar. It then quotes Eugene Smith arguing state penal codes are inconsistent and absurd in comparing penalties across states.
Instructions describe making a crochet coat from Berlin wool with a No 10 hook and 9 ounces of yarn. Steps cover chain foundations, increasing and shaping the back, and sleeve, collar, and buttoned front details. Also noted are a new Pierrot neck fixings made of fine white tulle.
A dainty blue delaine dress for growing maidens shows a Magyar bodice with a lace edged lawn collar and a hemmed skirt with insertion and tucks. The second image presents a 14 to 16 year old girl’s dress with Magyar bodice, central front fastening, panel skirts, and ribbon waist band suitable for firm dress materials.
The text notes colors moving from vivid hues to softer tints with grays and browns dominating. Antelope gray, creams, chestnuts, Clematis blue, twilight violet, citron yellow, and bright greens appear in gowns and trims. Brown corduroy is highlighted as a strong backdrop for raccoon furs, a popular but challenging combination.
Prof James W Glover of the University of Michigan argues that eliminating tuberculosis and typhoid could save policy-holders about 20 dollars a year on a ten thousand dollar whole life policy. Tuberculosis alone costs about sixteen to seventeen dollars per year in premiums, and at age twenty it shortens life expectancy by about two years and 158 days. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis urges nationwide effort to lower death rates and reduce insurance costs.
In a sharp exchange, Brinkley extols progress with smoke free gunpowder wagons and wireless telegraph. Cynicus counters that wealthier foreigners arrive to contract loveless unions with heartless heiresses, prompting the Judge to intervene.
Local humorous chatter notes Rastus Skinnah swapping tall tales about raising chickens. The piece plays on dialect and a neighborly poke at slang for lifting or stealing, framed in light Catholic Standard and Times style.
A vintage advertisement urges care for skin and hair, touting Cuticura Soap and Ointment as quick, affordable remedies. It claims neglect leads to disfigurement and pain, and offers samples and a 32 page booklet by mailing to Cuticura, Dept. L Boston.
In a seaport tavern anecdote a veteran mariner recalls fog so thick off Newfoundland that sailors leaned on the deck rail and toppled into the sea when the fog lifted. The column ends with an old joke about fog and a patent remedy advertisement for Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup at 25 cents a bottle.
A fragmentary dialogue mocks flattery with a remark about a pinhead. An odd health ad promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for liver and kidney issues. The text also references arbitration wages as peace work in a terse civic tone.
Senator Bankhead cites self-righteous excuses for misdeeds in Fayette and recalls a parson’s domineering wife who says order is heaven’s first law. A shopkeeper named Smithkins, once in a junk shop, now labels his stock antiques on a fashionable street.
An old advertisement promotes Cole's Carbolisalve as a cure for skin and mucous disorders with a cheap price and free samples from J W Cole & Co. It also condemns self pity as deadly and touts Garfield Tea as a remedy for digestive issues, urging health improvement.
A short note hints at the phrase to have only one life to live and remarks that this proves you are not a cat. It then promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry bluing as a top value, claiming it makes the laundry dress smile.
A Rochester New Jersey mother praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing monthly cramps and dizziness in her daughter after limited use. A Stoutsville Ohio teen reports relief from headaches and irregularity after taking the remedy. The company notes hundreds of similar letters from grateful mothers.
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