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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
2
In a dialogue between Mrs. Swandown and Mrs. Featherley a year into marriage, they contrast idealized beauty with real married life. They discuss how domestic duties, neglect of personal pursuits, and wifely arts may affect a husband's affections, and advise charm, wit, and grace as weapons to win back or retain love.
Artist Gainsborough, famed for Stolen Duchess and The Boy Blue, falls in love at a glance while painting near Sudbury when a striking woman interrupts his sunlit scene. The woman becomes a supportive wife, collecting his scraps and sketches, which later fetch auction sums after his death.
A fragmentary exchange reflects on poverty and self worth. The speaker admits being poor as the one thing they excel at, framing poverty as a claimed expertise and a point of irony.
Mrs. Preston worries about new neighbors described as old fashioned and slow. A luncheon invitation leads her to meet the daughters and the white haired mother who hosted her, revealing a surprising shared social circle and a restrained envy of others refined lifestyle.
A Chicago Record-Herald item notes an actress demanding 350 a week or she will quit a season, arguing a marriage invalidates her contract. The manager cites the signed agreement, while the actress jokes that marital status invalidates contracts and asks how the clause holds up in law.
The congested districts board reports Mayo, the poorest Irish county, earned £16,377 last year from lace and crochet classes for girls. In Donegal, demand for knitted golf coats and sugar article clothing rose enormously in the past year.
At Honeymoon House a dozen guests toast a departing hostess plan to gift the property to a couple. Tension rises as Jim Sutcliffe and Beta Elpicts clash over marrying for the house while Reta and Jim grapple with their own feelings and a possible marriage of convenience.
Senator Pomerene criticized a corrupt politician as expert in the wrong way. He invoked a crude quip about a “little blonde” who married her boss, a sep tuagenarian millionaire, within weeks to illustrate his point.
In a past era women wore grand hairpieces called coiffures Belle Poule and others laden with plumes and wax figures. The Duchess de Chartres built a towering headpiece with portraits and initials, while rival Englishwomen paraded ships and Plymouth harbor on their hats in a bold rebuke amid France England hostilities. The scene ended with a police invitation to cross the frontier.
A New York Sun piece traces the phrase potluck to Limoges France where a pot of soup feeds customers from a remaining Saracen quarter. It explains taking what you get and saying nothing, whether at a butcher’s pot in Limoges or a dinner invite at a friend’s flat.
The passage explains how in the bay of Biscay a heavy sea rises before a gale, acting as a prelude. Wind-driven waves form on the Atlantic side and travel faster than the accompanying air, giving nautical warning four to twenty four hours ahead of the storm.
The Washington Herald cites a quarrel over babysitting obligations. One party says a woman has been busy telling her how to wear her baby, while another notes she panicked when asked to care for the child for a couple of days during an out of town trip.
A Washington Star quote shows a conscientious citizen asking about reform and Farmer Countessel replying he approves but doubts it is presented in an engaging manner as part of continued stories. The exchange hints at public interest in reform and narrative appeal.
Dialogue quotes debate a man’s marriage motive and wealth. Up s0n questions a plan to wed Misa Roxy for money and Upson Downes counters with a sharp exchange. A Danish proverb about wealth closes the snippet.
A. Good Investment and D. Magli, Whitemound wis, bought Cham berlain's medicines to supply customers. Magli fell ill and reports a single bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy worth more than his entire stock. For sale by A. J. Howe.
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