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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1912
Page
4
A collage of short items notes a tribe in Indiana using tapped wood blocks for long distance speech, Lincoln’s labor remark, Cardinal Wolsey’s rapid travel, a Spokane park plan with $1,000,000 in park funding, Switzerland’s new president M Ferrer, literary anecdotes from Lilian Whiting and Eugene Field, Brent Garden Village collective dining, Galveston’s civic redesign, and advances in phonographs and education technologies.
Edward Cook of the Tower Aid Yacht Club in Hastings on the Hudson awoke to find eight wild geese with feet frozen in ice. He and Edward W. Henry attempted a rescue by boat but could not reach them. By afternoon the sun melted the ice and released the birds. Earlier, Cook witnessed a dramatic fight between an eagle and a fish hawk over a fish, ending with the fish hawk yielding the catch.
A summary of The Hawaiian Annual 1912 figures on Hawaii under U.S. influence since annexation and the reciprocity treaty. It notes sugar production growth from 1875 to 1911, value increases, other exports, imports mostly from the United States, and demographic shifts including Japanese, Hawaiian, Portuguese, and Chinese populations as recorded by the 1910 census.
Sew large Battenberg rings on sash curtains to run the brass rod through. This prevents wear on the material and allows rings to stay on the curtains during washing.
A reader questions the five foot shelf of old writers and notes some styles seem comical yet none match shifting slang and modern tastes. The piece asks if readers have kept pace with literature and slang changes.
A dozen girls staged a novelty bridal shower at a hostess home. Guests hunted hidden utility gifts wrapped in tissue as music played, each item designed for a new wife. The bride elect enjoyed the practical theme and the tea spread followed.
An unobtrusive resurgence of woven wicker objects appears in homes. Rustic brown baskets and pottles hold fruit or flowers, while enameled, mobile work baskets aid nurses and infants. Tea trays, glass bases, and a gilded straw basket with embroidered flowers extend the range of portable wicker decor.
A guide explains footing as a fine narrow woven net used as lace inserts and for decorative frills. It highlights varieties from half inch, options with lace edges, and uses in aprons fichus jackets jabots curtains and lingerie. It notes its washable quality and matching with Valenciennes lace for refined effects.
A south fashion feature highlights a new striped linen frock with a double skirt and blouse. The simple design requires precise cut and fit to match the model, with scant skirts and a blouse bearing light fullness. Collar trimming is white linen edged with embroidered sunrays, round and shallow at the front, extending to the belt at the back.
Hang garments in a bathroom and let hot water produce steam for one to two hours. The steam relaxes fibers, then air dry outdoors if feasible.
Mrs William Tod HMehnuth spoke at a Federation of Women’s Clubs function in New York. She quoted Maurice Hewlett noting a mother’s craft extends beyond walking to guiding a child to fly as well.
To ease soreness from a painful corn, bind it each night with baking soda moistened slightly with water, applying a soft wrap. This old remedy suggests dry application and careful wrapping to relieve pressure and soothe the affected area.
A February Lincoln birthday themed luncheon features a patriotic room with a southern log cabin centerpiece and bibb dolls in blue gingham. Flags frame the table, red white and blue decor, Lincoln portraits, and a menu including corn soup with tri colored ribbons, cannonball potatoes, tomato salad on blue plates, vanilla ice cream forts, flag shaped cake, and drum rere nut boxes. Prizes are copies of Emancipation literature.
Fashion notes emphasize matching stockings and slippers to gown colors, with suede shoes in, buckles kept modest. Brown or black shoes and stockings remain chic if well cut, heels modest, and simplicity prevails as silk stockings stay plain and pricey footwear pairs with understated footwear.
A fragmented vignette from a Chicago Tribune column shows Abou Ben Teddy in a surreal exchange about presidential candidacy. The narrator recalls a dreamlike scene where Teddy disputes a rival’s claim, and a “pieceman” vanishes, with public ballots soon revealing Tedidy’s name amid candidates.
New coat hangers for tailor suits feature a neck piece that supports the collar and lapels, with polished wood to preserve shoulders and neck. They reportedly keep garments in shape, reduce visits to the tailor, and serve as a prudent wardrobe investment given the wear on costly garments.
Ambitious but unrealized plans of great railways flourished in America between 1890 and 1940. The Great Western railroad aimed to span from New York City to the Mississippi River, about 1050 miles, with an estimated cost of 15 million dollars. Enthusiasm soared, land parcels sold at high prices, and speculative terminal cities were plotted along the route.
Between 1900 and 1910 the U S population rose from 60 506 879 to 65 959 104, an increase of 5 452 225. The growth rate equals about nine percent, driven by higher birth rates and immigration patterns shaping the era.
The Indiana expert Mr Fred C Palin, famed judge of corn, describes how he found and prepared the champion ear. He recounts harvesting in November 1910, selecting seed from prized ears, and deciding to win the $1,000 W Kellogg trophy in Omaha with that ear.
Fred C. Palin grew a champion ear on a rented 960 acre Indiana farm after nine years of selective breeding. The Kellogg trophy, a Tiffany enamel cup, carried $1,000, honors the best ear of corn. The next national exhibit is planned for February 1913 in Columbia South Carolina with a ten day show and $40,000 state support.
Describes a hybrid ear named after winning the W. K. Kellogg trophy. Seventh year production with Reid's Yellow Dent as male parent and Alexander's Gold Standard as female. Ear measures about 10% inches long and 7% inches in circumference with 120 rows of kernels, uniform length to the tip, weighs around 20 ounces and shows 82 percent corn to 8 percent cob.
A narrator recounts a strange taxi episode in Philadelphia. A woman inside the cab talks endlessly while a fare accrues, another desperate passenger tries to hire the same cab, and the driver cooperates as two strangers swap rides. The speaker hopes to learn the next door neighbor’s identity amid the urban bustle.
The passage recalls Columbus seeking a route to Asia and Japan, yet striking the American coast by chance. It notes his voyages and the place near Panama where the Atlantic enters the Caribbean, with the city of Colon marking the historic site.
The dialogue shows Gillet and Perry debating about a wife. Gillet says she objects to nothing, while Perry notes she dislikes being fussed over. The exchange hints at domestic tensions amid social expectations.
An organization of blind masseurs opens a treatment establishment in Parla. The Lancet notes this provides a profitable livelihood for a group with limited professional options, given their delicate touch and discretion. Resorts like Vichy and Chatel Guyon employ blind masseurs. in Japan blindness even signifies masseur. France funds courses for the blind under government patronage with a medical director. Cyprus Walker, oldest living white man born west of the Rockies, marked his mid birthday near Albany Oregon.
A careful canvass of men farming large scale shows wheat sold under 65 cents a bushel despite bad weather and threshing. freight and production costs imply profits of 17 to 19 cents per bushel, with a total yearly cost estimate of 7,894 dollars for 320 acres over three years and a detailed breakdown of expenses including interest, equipment, land, seed, harvesting, and threshing.
The analysis shows 320 acres over three years yielding an average of 20 bushels per acre annually, totaling 60 bushels per acre. Revenue estimates at 80 cents per bushel amount to about 19,200 dollars. Balance to credit after three years is 15,860 dollars with 2,568 dollars per year in income. scaling to 480 acres reduces costs proportionally, noting plant reuse and savings on added acreage.
Effete Briton Booth Tarkington, visiting Indianapolis, proclaims belief in the simple life and rising with the sun. Arnold Bennett accepts a morning stroll but jokes he does not walk in his sleep after Tarkington asks to walk ten miles at six the next day.
A fragment suggests a woman jokes about preferring to be her own boss rather than rely on a husband. The tone hints at social expectations and personal autonomy in a historical context.
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