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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1917
Page
3
Chronicle style jumble describes daily life topics and odd phrases. Mentions health markets and food, with scattered names and unclear actions. The fragment hints at social scenes and a sentimental tone without clear events or outcomes.
A garbled column offers recipe snippets and moral prompts on kitchen economy. It mixes household dishes like potato dumplings and chocolate pudding with advice on planning meals, reducing waste, and teaching thrift in daily chores. It emphasizes variety, careful cooking, and avoiding excess to protect health and finances.
A garbled report describes an Ohio plant and a seller named Wy who supplied a Petes company with over 1,000 units for use in some product. The text also references a substance or cloth and mentions issues of minding and beating in an unclear context.
The jabencello or soap berry tree grows in hot western Header with wide branches and abundant fruit. The pulp around the seeds is transparent yellowish and, when processed, many people at Brooder use it as a soap substitute, claiming it yields several times the weight of ordinary soap.
The article discusses the advantages and drawbacks of white shelled eggs noting their stronger cracking cap and market transport considerations. It also suggests using saved potatoes boiled for winter fowl feed and raw occasionally if eaten.
Paris fashion correspondent Tanny de Villers notes a popular hat shape with a shaggy material covering a framed hood. The sketch shows a miner style hood in a high browned felt resembling drivers hats of olden times. The piece highlights charm and suitability for pretty faces in current fashion.
A drafty description outlines two new hat shapes. The first is all white with a sapphire velvet crown twist and a bow, trimmed with bright crochet bands. The second is half hat half toque, with a pointed front and flat back, finished with a large bow and worn neatly over the head.
The season favors coats with generous fullness and straight lines, not narrow fits. Sleeves vary from in to flowing, with empire waists common and wide belts or hanging strap belts. Droxy afternoon coats in satin or velvet, heavily trimmed, attract top designer attention and are in strong demand.
A girl creates a tiny reminder device from slate like those used in elementary grades. She decorates it with black enamel, producing a cute, imaginative token that helps jog memory and daily tasks.
An editorial on preserving youth’s natural charm urges girls to avoid rouge and heavy powder, praising light powder only to prevent shine. It argues complexion should reflect nature and notes makeup can age the appearance and suggest sophistication. It also comments on color trends, favoring muted tones that blend with outfits.
The note argues serge is preferable if soft, otherwise barred. It stresses selecting fabric that clings to the figure and placing other materials on the opposite side, insisting nothing should have a chance to dure.
A knitting bag features a seer inspired theme with bone handies and white silk Unisg. The top is shirred in three rows, a brilliant white moire lining shows through. Bright colored silk fruits, satin apples pears and peaches drape down each side, with no decoration on front or back.
A fragmented advice piece notes that cream helps hands not naturally white and mentions indigestion causing redness and stricture. It urges holding hands still, avoiding gesturing, and restraining jewelry after forty, with unclear further guidance.
The excerpt discusses thinning hands and visible veins, recommending bathing with warm olive oil twice weekly to keep skin plump and youthful and reduce prominent veins. It reflects home remedy guidance aimed at improving appearance and comfort.
A skating outfit features black velvet with white Angora trim. The hat is a velvet turban with Angora accents and a tiot. A vel vet scarf sits low at the shoulders with tassels at the back. Angora lines join the neck and two tassel pendants decorate the muff.
A novelty collar scarf is described as a combined coat feature shaped from a single cut of material. The piece is designed to wind around the neck and form a ready to wear wrap.
The passage reviews tunics aprons and railingore designs competing for attention beside straight line dresses with gathered skirts. It notes wearability of any dress type as long as it is not too wide at the hem and mentions furnish few authors and Quakers rarely write books or poetry.
An account describes Stintey’s voyage and his claim that active Africans practiced camouflage for hundreds of years. It notes his use of local methods and remarkable fig game bags, and that hunters in disguise could deceive jungle denizens into staying still as black skinners approached with animal skins still attached.
William A. Radford explains the true virtues of the wide ground area bungalow with a rambling appearance and large front porch. The article notes higher costs for space and roof decoration but highlights the spacious reception hall, many double doors, extensive closets, and a kitchen connected to a central hall for easy access.
The article explains bungalow costs increase as the area grows, noting diminishing returns beyond certain room sizes. Irregular or nonrectangular plans add framing and finishing expenses, while small cottages remain attractive at moderate cost. A sample 42 by 42 foot plan illustrates exterior appeal and interior layout, with a modern stucco veneer and a front porch roof overhang feature.
In this International Sunday School lesson, B C Sellars outlines Nehemiah 8 and the feast of Tabernacles, stressing the reading of the law by Ezra, the people’s understanding, and the fivefold results: conviction, joy, peace, service, and worship. The piece emphasizes reverence, spiritual leadership, and the role of the Holy Spirit in interpretation.
Donald, after a steerage voyage, discusses ship class distinctions with a new English cook. In the first exchange, he asks about storage, noting the differing accommodations aboard the vessel. The fragment hints at practical concerns during sea travel and the social dynamics of class.
An Anglian bishop of Banbury Australia recalls a servant youth from Molepests and a tin of sheep’s tongues that caused a misreading. The youth misconstrued the tongues as small and imagined the bishop had relapsed into eshuibulism. A note on a problem from Poet Farmer describes a woodchuck deterrent using parish green and asks how to apply it to keep woodchucks from tender vines.
In a fable tone the barnyard crowd debates Billy Goat and Mrs. Billy Goat leaving her child Junior. Mr Rooster scolds an absent mother as hens and turkeys chime in about care, pride, and the farmer’s role in protecting the young kid.
A girl recovering from scarlet fever jokes about asking her father for a baby carriage for her brother. Her talk prompts a sharp remark about getting well quickly. Other light vignettes include a girl’s church pew image, a boy explaining optimism versus pessimism, a revival meeting mishearing a song, and a child’s line about feeling ill at school.
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