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Newspaper
Fulton County Tribune
Location
Wauseon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1919
Page
6
Excerpt shows a river voyage during the Black Hawk era with castaway captives aboard a keelboat. Protagonist, hidden in disguise after a perilous escape, contemplates Kirby and deputy actions and plans a solitary ascent to freedom while blending into a changed, ragged appearance.
The narrator, posing as a deckhand named Steve, navigates danger aboard the keelboat Adventurer. He infiltrates the crew, observes Kirby the gambler and Tim the deputy, and suspects Eloise Beaucaire hides key identity. Kirby fears exposure if Eloise’s true lineage as a white heiress is discovered, while the narrator plots a rescue or aid when opportunity arises.
In a tense, whispered exchange aboard a vessel, Elsie Clark learns from a slave cook Eisele Clark and a captured man Steven Knor about Rene Beaucaire, her claimed identity, and the deadly events at Shrunk’s cabin as they describe a runaway slave recovery and a missing prisoner amid a tense scene at sea.
A hawk dives from hundreds of feet to seize fish, then bears it away as water droplets spray. A hawk snatches a fledgling oriole from a suburban nest drawing the mother’s outraged cries. A wounded hen hawk lunges at a hunter, claws tearing boots as the predator tries to strike.
A London Ideas writer discusses Charles Dickens passion and romance from boyhood playmate Lucy to the later lost love Dove Spenlow, noting how fame failed a reconciliation and a habit of sentiment. The piece weaves in reflections on dissatisfaction, life’s burdens, and a March landscape with quotes from Caroline Harris Lee and Emerson.
A reflective editorial asserts that great figures fade but the tide of progress continues unbroken. It laments vanity yet praises generosity and public spirit as the true measure of importance beyond personal status. Territory taken from Spain is cited as the Philippines Guam and Puerto Rico under U S control with a $20 million payoff and ten years of trading privileges for Spanish ships.
The article explains that the term white feather denotes cowardice, tracing its origin to game cocks. Purebred birds have red and black feathers, while crossbreeds show a white tail feather, which was said to ruin the bird’s pluck.
A fashion feature describes bulky women's wraps evolving from warm men style to stylish outfits. It highlights soft textures like velours de laine and silk duyeryns, rich plaids, stripes, and warm color palettes. Fur trims include Kolinsky, dyed rabbits, ermine, sable, and dyed goat skin. The article notes lasting wear and dramatic draping over simple shaping.
A short notice describes a wool set for fall and winter use, noting its tan and brown colors and a cap styled like the US overseas cap. The text includes a quoted reminiscence by a Detroit figure and a puzzling line about a person named SEY VANDERBURG at 313 Euchid Avs.
A brief sketch shows a bedside suspended rack for a bed bound person. It describes using a thin board shaped per the illustration, covered on both sides with colored cloth, to hold letters books and papers within easy reach above the head of the bed.
The article describes fabric pockets for the bed rail board with linen pockets bound in colored braid and a woolen cord edge. It explains attaching two back hooks, choosing large enough hooks, and suggests pockets hold a book and writing pad. It also notes Millinery colors black brown taupe and trims in orange blue turquoise. Hair fashion calls for high styles and tall coiffures with fancy combs pins and small barrettes.
A modern hostess should master table service as much as food. Butter is served with a two pronged fork or butter pick, soup in plates without ladles, and silver butter spreaders at each place. Silver vegetable dishes and meat platters with a grooved gravy tree are prized, while dinner napkins favor modest hems and monogram embroidery reflecting wartime shortages.
The waist line this season plays an important role in dress and suit design. It may be long extending below the natural curve or snugly accent the slender figure. Basque styles echo 40s and 50s lace collar trends while a natural waist girdle can outline the figure with grace. Skirts vary from full peplums to gathered tunics to suit the girdle’s effect.
French milliners show the dawn of peace in extravagant head-dresses, using costly fabrics and pearls, with paradise branches and gold or silver bands. Bandeaux rise to coronets, revealing hair only at the crown, signaling a lavish season. Rhinestone pins, often with sapphires and emeralds, accessorize autumn frocks. Skirts grow fuller while evening gowns extend at the hips.
A Rochester Times excerpt references a home remedy tea claimed to ease biliousness and constipation, touted as safe for children. It suggests giving the tea to the family and notes a comment on bones in a fish dinner causing a child’s fuss before a parent defends divine design.
A fragment notes an invented noiseless engine and mentions a whimsical thought about marrying a stenographer to save salary costs. It references a thrift magazine tone and a humorous aside on wages and marriage. The text blends speculative invention with a casual social remark.
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