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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1914
Page
10
A fragment hints at a 1915 land sale involving low priced plots in Beolores Saskatchewan and Alberta. It mentions auction activity and regional names, suggesting a real estate notice or market brief from the period.
A garbled reminiscence recounts Paul Rainey and Hans in Watrobi describing ad schemes and a bizarre night. A reporter hears tales of putrid bait, a lion, an organ grinder’s monkey, and a comic idea about printing cards reading None of your business for a black eye excuse.
A testimony from Pattiee Creek Michigan describes relief from nervous weakness after switching from coffee to Postum. The user reports improved appetite, steadier nerves, and ability to eat and digest normally, crediting Postum for the upward start and ongoing daily use. Postum is offered in Granulated and Instant forms with similar per cup cost. There is a marketing tagline There’s a Reason for Postum cited.
The article surveys spring lingerie and indoor garments, highlighting negligees, tea gowns, and sack combinations in crepes, chiffons, soft silks, shadow laces, and delicate taffeta. It notes pale pinks and lavender stripes, empire cuts, plaited ruches, net vests, and ribbon trims, with dainty white cotton crepe robes and minimal trimmings.
Organdies and embroidered mulls dominate the season with taffetas and soft silks. Ruchings recall olden time wardrobes while overskirt effects appear on towering silk dresses. Hats feature bandeaux but women avoid them for practical wind resistance.
Plaids and checks lead spring wardrobes with Shepherds patterns in black and white, chestnut brown, violet, green, and navy. Silk plaids dress gowns and serge suits with velvet collars and button details while floral bands and hatpins add fresh accents to hats transforming tailored styles into dress hats.
Fashion notes describe tunics, separate skirts, and flaring plaited serge coats with Gildstone collars. Details include square necklines, kimono sleeves, belted afternoon gowns with tassel fronts, and lingerie frocks with colored accents. Plaid chiffon blouses mix dark blue with red and yellow, finished with white at hands and throat.
The article surveys 1830 styles with tight basques and possible return to old shapes. It notes potential hourglass versus straight bodices, umbrella silhouettes, and new collar trends like the calla lily style. It also mentions decorative details such as wide arts, corset laces, and pineapple juice as a noted novelty.
Ex Senator Bailey of Texas urges manly defense and attacks modern institutions as over civilized. He says he would fight if insulted and prefers settling disputes after adjournment of the Senate. He criticizes vague party labels and ridicules the term radical Democrat as absurd, comparing it to a white blackbird amidst race remarks.
The report recounts British casualties and outrages in Mexico from 1859 to 1861, noting killings of British subjects, seized funds, and damage to properties as part of the crisis before intervention by France and Spain. It cites Earl Russell and Lord Palmerston declining action while Napoleon III moved.
A fragment urges that if colored men imitate the Indian folly they will share his fate, reflecting contempt and warning about alliance with Native Americans and a doomed outcome. The quote condemns perceived missteps and implies consequence for the group.
A New York Times style column recounts Charles W. Morse, pardoned by Taft for alleged near death, arriving in New York alive aboard the Imperstar with Mrs Morse. The piece notes his health after Wiesbaden treatment, a London ants nest toy for their son, and a brief glimpse of Morse’s post-pardon vitality. It also mentions other brief items from Riverhead and Washington.
A movement in Washington to form the Society for the Prevention of Easter Desecration urges members to pledge not to wear new clothing or hats until after Easter Sunday. The District of Columbia Christian Endeavor Union backs the effort, saying Easter meaning is lost amid fashion frenzy.
The estate of late Senator Shelby M. Cullom is valued at 113400 with most assets in gifted securities and life insurance. Wife’s relations and Dawes and Guggenheimer advised on investments. 15000 cash and household goods go to Victoria Fisher. remaining 90900 to two granddaughters, Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Brown. Maude Allison crossed the river to wed Albert Reichenback in Yonkers.
Berlin reports Melli Reese, Germanys famed woman aviator, plans a solo Atlantic crossing in a self built hydroaeroplane. She runs a flying school and designs and manufactures flying machines, after earning Germanys first female pilot license over four years ago. Reese has endured multiple injuries from crashes.
Francis J Kilkenny a Chicagoan and organizer recalls his Humble start in America. He bought a lawn mower canvassed for work and faced a fierce dog and a spiked fence. A laughing homeowner taunts him with a quip about being not over yet as he clings to the fence.
An old newspaper page includes an altered Cuticura advertisement touting a facial cure for pimples with a testimonial from LeRoy O. O'Brien and a free sample offer. The page also contains brief mock interviews and quips about suffrage, a 19th century war hero, and satirical lines about women and manners.
A garbled column parodies advice on being a gentleman while critiquing railroad magnates and big concerns. It contrasts visions of gentlemanly behavior with the pursuit of power, noting how “golden” leaders rise and return replies, then shifts to assorted quips about ads and letters, ending with fragmented quotes and product pitches.
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