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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1910
Page
6
A fashion feature presents black and white as a versatile, season spanning choice for street wear and evening gowns. It highlights checks and stripes, accessories, and fabrics from Paris inspired garb to parasols, with emphasis on balance, trims, and the elegance of silver accents. It also notes hand shapes across nationalities as a separate beauty point.
A shopper notes comfort and fashion in new short sleeve blouses. Designs include elbow length with turned cuffs or frills, kimono sleeves gathered at the shoulder, and a close fitting model. Washability and cleanliness are praised as advantages.
An ornate butterfly cloak described for home sewers features a full graceful mantle with winglike upper and lower sections when arms are held out. Embroidery beads and silk disks decorate the front back and sleeves, creating a luxurious effect suitable for rest or display.
The passage describes methods for polishing furniture using oils and spirits of turpentine, a fine cloth, and a waxy polish. It mentions mixing tarponting tines vinegar and naptha with pheline, dissolving in warm water, and applying with a brush, then polishing with pumice stone for a smooth surface.
Vivid anecdotes from a census by a woman enumerator reveal humorous and poignant responses. From a 6 year old boy to a 86 year old man, the answers display pride, ignorance, hardship, and dignity in a diverse cast of named occupations, ages, and family statuses.
The instruction details knife sharpening with the steel held in the left hand at elbow height and the knife in the right hand. The hilt rests at the steel’s top, the blade drawn along both steel and knife from hilt to tip on both sides, finishing with the point at the steel’s hilt. The blade stays nearly flat on the steel with a raised back and only the edge touching.
The excerpt offers odd homecare guidance for floor finishing with melted becawax and ammonia, plus a bizarre method to keep children entertained by dressing them in discarded stockings during a two step dance. If no children are available an adult with Brussels cloth around a brick is proposed.
A simple summer diet favors vegetables and light foods. The piece urges spinach carrots watercress and salads with French dressing for complexion and health, and notes apples are fine while pears may cause breakouts if eaten in excess. Red meats are too heating and sweets should be limited in hot weather.
As warm weather returns fashion shifts to Irish lace collars. Women pair a four inch collar with coats and a four to six inch collar with blouse only, the latter collar dipping an inch at the front and finished by a plaited jabot.
Aubrey Moore, once a sunlit Broadway party guest with $30,000 in pocket, saw his luck fade after years in New York. From merry Widow souvenir hat notoriety to a city job in street cleaning, then marriage and a bellboy role at Hotel Frederick, West Fifty-sixth Street.
Zanardi Ottilio and Vianello Eugen journey around the world in a stout oak barrel carrying a stove and tools. They pledge not to enter any dwelling, trundling the barrel as shelter for 13 years and aiming to visit every country for a prize of 150000 francs. They started July 20, 1909 from Venice, have crossed several countries and reached Berlin by May 18, 1910 with a puppy replaced for dogs.
Letter from London Times reports the Cercle authorities in Aix les-Bains have solved the matinee-hat puzzle. The theater length divides into two sections with Avec x on the right and sang Chapeaux on the left. The solution is praised for its simplicity and cleverness.
Fragmentary verse describes longing for home over travel and distant places. The speaker pursues comfort and rest at home despite noting rising costs and faded prospects, hinting that true destination remains the familiar space they call home.
In Scranton Pennsylvania a clash at a lunchroom near Lackawanna station ended when Chris Brown allegedly struck collector Stan ford Vanzen with a large shortcake used to demand payment for a dictionary subscription. The incident, witnessed by Alderman W. S. Millar, prompted legal defense claiming the dessert could not injure.
Maude Radford Warren describes Aran island marriage customs in Harper s. Parents arrange unions and couples may not speak alone before the ceremony. Darragh Shaan notes a returning American bride is highly desired for money, and most islanders go to America and return to marry, often after illness or renewal of old ways.
Jacob Schnitzler of an Ohio city read in the evening paper that he was dead and his body lay in the morgue. He found the corpse bore his clothing, but the eyes were black while his are blue, a clear sign of mistaken identity and a narrow, humorous escape from death.
A playful assemblage of aphorisms on flattery marriage and self knowledge. The piece riffes on social virtue and everyday wisdom with humorous misspellings and quirky misprints suggesting a light editorial tone from a late era publication. It presents brief maxims rather than a cohesive narrative.
A prose piece extols thoroughness as a rare and valuable trait in business and home life. It argues that meticulous workers save time, prevent rework, and bring success, urging training of children and workers to be thorough and reliable.
A Trenton mother of five protests burdens of large families with limited means urging no weekly legal holiday. The piece argues rest and practical aids, stressing nerves and the need for daily quiet time, shared chores, and supportive children, while opposing law as the solution. It foresees future relief when children grow, and the mother reflects on duty and resilience.
An impersonal look at wives managing funds contrasts two methods. The pay envelope method risks mismanagement, while a fixed allowance fosters budgeting and prudent spending. The piece argues a transparent family budget, with clear income and expenses, supports self respect and financial harmony.
A leading voice says co operation marks a new social step. Governor Hughes urges practical, local applications of cooperative spirit in every village. He emphasizes mutual support, shared services, and the training needed to make cooperative efforts succeed.
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