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Newspaper
Greencastle Herald
Location
Greencastle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1914
Page
3
A group at an Eastern university dorm hears Jack Hunter tell a tale inspired by a library find. He discovers a photo labeled Her Ladyship in a book titled Her Ladyship and mails back the owner with a note. The crowd urges a happy ending. Jack hints at a more modest close.
Practical tips for economical gown trimming using remnants of lace and embroidery to stretch costs. The piece notes that fashionable but costly trims can be reduced with smart tailoring, decorating satin or velvet with jewel embroidery net and rhinestone details, and emphasizes balance between material quality and trim effect.
Announcements reveal Miss Helen Dailey of Boston and Mr John Carlton Rogers of Cleveland engaged to wed. A chaotic moment follows as Rogers is surrounded by an eager crowd and later Chubby Rogers searches his desk for a library card amid overturned bottles and laughter.
The article explains methods to mend delicate lace and trim. It suggests tacking the lace to white paper for small tears, darning with fine thread, and filling with lace stitches. For larger holes use Brussels net matching under the mesh, then finish with careful lace stitches. If edges need mending, tack to thin muslin and mend in an embroidery frame without catching the muslin.
Two New York women invent a rubber shampoo cap with an eyehole window to keep soapy water from reaching eyes. The band fastens around the temples and prevents water from entering the eyes nose or mouth during hair washing.
Mildew in white goods can be removed by soaking two or three hours in a weak chloride of lime solution. Grass stains are lifted by alcohol. Ink fades with kerosene oil. Vinegar removes ink from carpets floors and fabrics. Poison ivy can be treated with epcom salts diluted in water and applied hourly. Zinc burned in a stove cures smoky tendencies. Lemon after onions removes odor. To revive dying fires add sugar to embers. Cook vegetables rapidly and uncovered to keep color. Cold water can partially restore wilted vegetables. To prevent starch lumps mix with cornflour and starch. Steam and soda bath for tin utensils and rust removal with lard.
New lingerie blouses feature frills and striped silk bags complement striped suits. Scallops on house gowns remain in vogue with foulards taffetas and twisted silks leading from the front. Striped ribbons and natural feather quills appear in plaid ombre colors and foulard gowns trim plain taffeta. Leather belts show gilt and buckles. French handkerchiefs are embroidered in delicate colors. A relic of cliff dwellers.
A six by four and a half foot rock slab with deep carvings similar to Puye and Sao Cristobal markings was moved from a Montezuma valley site to the county courthouse yard. The find lies near Cortez amid broader notes on archaeological mystery and idle state of Parliament.
International boundary work in the Simplo tunnel set a formal limit to jurisdiction, with a mixed commission finalizing the line. The tunnel temperature held around 62 degrees Fahrenheit during the process. A separate note mentions about 60 million dollars invested in English motor wagon manufacture, employing about 250 thousand people with yearly wages near 75 million dollars. At the Tower of London jewel houses a gold bound book on display.
A historical note describes albums made for the Mikado and the Crown Prince of Japan collecting photographs of all military and naval officers wired to the war effort.
Charles Roberts, a Creek Indian from Tulsa, is said to have the largest family in the United States with fifty one children, thirty three living. At seventy, he recalls most names. grandchildren exceed a hundred. Twenty nine children are married. first marriage in 1867 produced nineteen children. He has remarried twice since.
Notice lists trustees declaring weekly hours at homes and offices to transact trust business in Madison Mill Creek Jackson Bainbridge Floyd Marion townships. Names include WILL STROUBE ERNEST KIVETT BENJAMIN WALLS OLIVER STRINGER D E ETCHESON FRED TODD and RECTOR with days Wednesday Friday Tuesday and Saturday specified for office or residence visits.
The Spaunhurst Osteopathic office in Deaner block advertises osteopathy as a drugless, scientifically applied method to treat ill health. It argues health is true wealth and urges readers to repair their health now, warning time spent sick is lost.
S E Carpenter of East Aurora New York recounts relief from indigestion after using Chamberlain's Tablets. He says one box eased symptoms completely and six years later there has been no return. For sale by all dealers.
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