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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1918
Page
3
The article extols shorebirds for insect control, noting their value against crop pests. It laments indiscriminate persecution of birds like grouse, pheasants, hawks, and owls, arguing such actions reduce natural pest allies.
A brief devotional note presents a dialogue about welcoming a visitor and the value of harmony within renewed nature. The piece quotes Rev. T. T. Carter on perfection as the harmony of all parts of our renewed self and the need to set them in order.
The piece outlines trim details in wedding week accessories and catalogues new handbage designs. It lists four heel types for this season including college, military, Louis, and Cuban, highlighting a hand work blouse finished by hand embroidery versus machine manufacture.
An article outlines fashion trends with two fabric frocks using gray gaberdine navy satin and old fashioned calico as top newcomers. It describes dress features such as navy yoke, belt, and border, plus options in linen, voile, or net disguising season tweaks. It also notes blotting paper uses from press to cooking and cleaning applications.
Smocks remain popular this year with lighter dress wear such as Bourgette sheer fabrics and organdie. Designers take inspiration from Oriental and Russian styles, using printed yolk or georgette with bright yarns. Sleeves are three-quarter length with small weighted corners and a front pouch belt.
The article argues velvet hats may remain popular if costs rise slowly. otherwise they would become a luxury beyond the reach of average women, shrinking the market for velvet headwear as hats are generally becoming more common.
A vintage description details a linen crash apron worn over the head and tied at the waist. It notes a narrow 18 inch width, front belt gathering, a horizontal oval neck opening, bluebird embroidery, and Chinese blue cotton trimming. Also mentions new jersey dresses with knitted wool collars and bright organdie vests in black satin and colored organdie.
The article advises gentle cuticle care to preserve nail shape. It says cutting the cuticle is risky even when skilled, may promote hard skin growth, and that neglect leads to thick stubby cuticles needing loosening to reveal half moons.
Cape gloves debut a second color called inhogany while gowns remain flesh colored in crepe. Low French and Cuban military heels stay popular. Currant reds brighten dull gowns as pique collars cuffs and belts appear on silk dresses. Crystal trims also appear. Boleros appear on girls dresses. Tailored suits carry silk braid edges. Children wear silk gingham dresses with sashes used and entrusted materials.
The text offers simple kitchen tips such as avoiding deep corn bread to ensure it bakes through. It mentions boiling lmm with string beans to enhance flavor and quick oven methods for apples, finished with syrup.
In a feature by William A. Radford readers learn garages can be artful rather than plain. He urges careful placement visible yet unobtrusive, praises weathered tile or stucco exteriors, and notes double garages at 18 by 26 feet or 13 by 22 feet offer ample windows and easy- operate doors while seeking durable, weather tight hardware.
The term gerrymander, coined over 100 years ago in the United States, derives from Governor Gerry of Massachusetts. John Fiske notes a 1812 redistricting in Essex County produced a dragonlike map shape, mocked by Benjamin Russell who compared it to a monster drawn by Gilbert Stuart.
The article argues an exterior garage door may be attractive with a suitable design and location. It suggests harmonizing with the house, adding features like a hood, pilasters, casemented windows, window boxes, vines, and paint to improve appearance. It envisions garages as expandable spaces for help rooms, bowling, or storage, especially on country plots.
The Alaskan Red Cross women’s bureau plans shipment of 2000 pounds of wool from Settle 2 on the first boat to knit socks and sweaters for summer and autumn garments. The cost is about 5000 and potential further orders depend on ongoing interest and funding as navigation closes this fall. The rest is a mix of unrelated dialogue from a different text.
A magazine style tale follows Mr and Mrs Indigo Bird as they face gossip about their dresses and love. They move to a grassy nest and await blue and white eggs, while Mr Indigo sings bravely to keep spirits up as the birdlings near hatch.
Fragmentary lines describe Chugein as considerate of his family and, at times, compared to being led about by others. The text is unclear and contains garbled phrases. No identifiable events, dates, or concrete facts emerge.
A reader testimonial urges women to try Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for relief from female ailments. Mrs Shaw touts its efficacy and invites others to write to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Massachusetts for advice based on forty years of experience.
A Muncie establishment mishap sent a bottle exploding while its cap was removed, severely cutting a patron’s hand as the dry era loomed. The tale blends with wartime Brazil and American publishing quips, reflecting era concerns and light humor.
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