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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
4
A detective recalls a bank defalcation case where a wife aided her husband’s prison escape. He pursued the couple to Philadelphia, sparking a moral dilemma when the wife claimed her innocence. The woman’s tale, told vividly in travel, changed his view of his vocation and led to her eventual exoneration years later.
Uncle Ben narrates a forest tale about a small wood mouse named Tookhees known as the Fraid One. He hides under a mossy stone to shield from owls bears weasels and trout, peeking out only briefly then retreating. He travels at dusk and tunnels to his nest from afar to stay hidden. The wood mice are sociable but tame mice risk losing their caution and becoming prey.
The article describes a sport suit with fronts of the coat ending in satchel pockets suited for golf balls. A jaunty patent leather belt in navy blue complements two novelty buttons, detailing a fashionable casual outfit.
A strange game called basket upset has players seated with one in the center naming fruit. when your fruit is called you must jump, turn, and sit before the center player sits. If the center says basket upset everyone must swap seats. Also noted is patchwork quilt making for girls using nine square patches arranged to form a cross with colors in the center.
The article notes May brings sunshine and popular spring diversions for children. After skating and coasting, hoop rolling becomes a favorite pastime. A photo features a smiling young girl, Elizabeth Goddard of New York, as an example of the activity.
Lightweight baby blanket pattern described with crochet twists and 1% ounce balls at 10 cents each. Includes row-by-row stitch instructions, color panels at ends, and a completion note for one half of the design.
A dainty boudoir cap can be fashioned from shadow lace and crepe de chine scraps. Create a lace crown, attach gathered silk, conceal joining with twisted ribbon and rosebuds, and finish with a lace edge and long side ribbon loops for a feminine touch.
A fragment describing a quick cake method instructs mixing sugar flour salt baking powder or cream of tartar soda, lifting, adding melted lard and sweet milk, beating, then baking in a moderate oven about half an hour with two eggs and flavoring. It emphasizes cup measures and steps but is incomplete and garbled.
Instructions advise placing a piece of coarse Muguip over the pot hole before adding stone and sod to maintain drainage and prevent soil from washing away. The musioy is recommended to stabilize the mix.
A writer, ordered to craft a contemporary marital drama, debates with characters and a fictional audience about a wife mother and her lovers. The plan collapses as son Reginald disrupts a pivotal scene, provoking outraged reactions from the audience and a blunt ultimatum from the producer: the public is the audience, and rotten plays sell.
A shipwreck survivor recounts meeting Helen Timerson on a fog bound voyage. They marry by wireless telegraphy with a minister aboard a tramp steamer and later return to the mainland. The couple, believed lost, faced gossip but lived happily with many children.
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