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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1921
Page
2
Virginia Dentke aged five collects two new dimes given by John D Rockefeller after a childhood song. She plans to wear the coins on a string around her neck to bring luck.
The Hillman tollgate property south of Winchester Virginia on the Shenandoah valley pike is sold by the state. The auction notes Civil War lore about Mrs Lottie Hillman halting General Sheridan and demanding toll before Cedar Creek. The sale cites Interlingua and other oddities, with unrelated items on taxes divorce and bamboo piles.
Across five years more than a quarter of a million girl guides have been organized worldwide. In Chicago suburb pavement temperatures reached 124 on brick 118 and concrete 114. In Persia factory children toil about 14 hours daily for five cents. Germans develop a wool substitute from wheel scrap in cellulose glue solution. Helelan people strive to restore war wrecked farms toward cultivation. New England now imports one third of its wood and forest needs with 20 million dollars invested, employing over 60,000 workers. Fire prevention becomes part of New York public school curriculum while Kentucky first required it and New Jersey recently amended to include fire prevention instruction.
The British embassy in Washington will host 150 to 200 delegates representing Great Britain at the upcoming arms conference. Sir Auckland Geddes and Lady Geddes have turned the embassy into a social hub for the diplomatic set and are expected to broaden hospitality to their countrymen.
A fragmentary write up traces the Latin root sugeler to jugglers in Rome including acetabularis pebble tricks ven tilatores knife throwing and pilarii ball players. It fades into humorous exchanges about fame gossip and a plane crash question with casual chatter about a celebrity.
The article notes May wearers favor fuchsia purple velvet hats with red undertones and wide brims. It highlights social access to Tyrian purple, popular fall color pairings like dark blue with red, and Spanish influenced millinery such as thick satin hats with brack chandily brims. Existing couture trends in New York are cited for reference.
A henna Jersey dress with cape offers an ideal school outfit for a young girl. New belted tweed suits feature buckled belts in rust tan and French blue, shown as the season's latest colorings and tailored styles.
The article urges women to apply common sense in clothing choices rather than chasing every new trend. It notes the ease of misjudging what flatters, the cost of sartorial errors, and the value of remodeling over discarding. It mentions black as a likely winter preference and reports flying squirrel used for trim on suits and coats.
The article outlines easy methods to make petticoats at home using two widths of 31 inch silk joined at the sides and elastic at the waist. Finishes include accordion plaits, kilted frills, scalloped hems, and sun ray plaiting with crepe de chine options. It also describes making a ribbon ball cover, polishing cut glass with turpentine, and notes on millinery modes and bright red heels.
A New York fashion piece describes fur adorned one strap slippers in rich fabrics for the masquerade, paired with platinum and tan tones. It notes slender V shaped sleeves and varying lengths from short to long, plus ornate handbags painted with landscapes on silk foundations.
A dated digest of kitchen tips and recipes covering preserving mushrooms and beets, reviving wilted lettuce, parsley storage, and fruit preserves. Includes egg and pepper dishes, batter pastries, tomato beef dishes, and raisin sandwiches with nuts and whipped cream.
The New York Sun notes the Jewish festival of Passover as the oldest religious celebration binding the world, tracing its origin to 4,000 years ago beside the Nile. A curio about memory and a manager’s rebuke closes with a bookkeeper’s quiet resolve.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a wife addressing Mr. Jones and Mr. Pine about a plan to surveil a small game. The husband has indicated whether she would permit the activity as they discuss arrangements and timing.
An advertisement urges women to seek Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney and bladder troubles. It cites common symptoms such as back pain headaches and nervousness and claims the remedy fits a general health need. Readers can get a medium or large bottle or request a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer & Co.
Secretary Lawson Purdy of the Charity Organization Society condemns professional beggars as self righteous. A winter street scene shows a beggar with children in calico rags, provoking harsh reproach and a sharp retort about fake ownership of children. A separate dialogue follows with Alphonse and an heiress planning marriage to shield her fortune from critics, while a rumor of a rash pledge hints at a charity misstep and a faux innocence.
An old advertisement column promotes California Fig Syrup as a cure for constipation in infants and children, urging mothers to use it and beware imitations. It also references Isaac Disraeli style and notes war-driven price hikes for cotton and linen, suggesting Red Cross Ball Blue for laundry.
A fragment from a humor column wonders if a dog can count time. It recalls a dog waking at seven, then seven after summer time changes, questioning whether the dog counted clock strokes or just understood the time shift. The piece ends with a playful domestic quip about making home happier with a pear tree and goldfish.
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