28 Dec 1912
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Newspaper
Ironwood Times
Location
Ironwood, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1912
Page
1
A fragmenting survey of global politics fashion and crime narratives, noting tropical rains in Jamaica, Turkish leadership, a Paris hotel with no servants, fashion missteps, and a range of social quirks. The column cites dubious statistics on bachelorhood and insanity, a pearl farm tip, and oddities from Europe and the United States about divorce, aviation releases, clocks, and criminal schemes.
Uncle Joe Cannon loses reelection ending a forty year House career. A forceful, homespun figure, his retirement on March 4 1913 ends a long public life with nineteen victories in twenty nominations and a promise not to seek further favors.
Simple designs for three forms of flower boxes: corner porch box for railing, window sill box, and a stand-alone porch or lawn box. Instructions cover framing, corner joints, bottom supports, drains, securing to frames, and finishing. Includes style tips, drilling patterns, and painting guidance for durable, attractive boxes.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the new British ambassador in Washington, is seen as conciliatory and American-leaning. He helped negotiate the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and is believed to have drafted much of its text, aiming to ease Panama canal disputes and foster U.S.-Britain friendship. He last visited the U.S. in 1900 as the British envoy to Berlin.
Queen Mary visited the Imperial Institute to supervise and assist in sorting unpacking and repacking thousands of winter garments for the poor. She arrived shortly after noon and remained until nearly 4 pm with Lady Bertha Dawkins and Lady Katherine Coke guiding the effort and inspecting crates and crates.
From helper in a round house to county treasurer Samuel J. Bryan, Democratic treasurer elect of 181 Paso county, Colorado, rose from a crippled rail accident to a public office. Despite losing both legs and severe injuries, he pursued study in bookkeeping and law, earning trust as secretary and treasurer of the Order of Trainmen before winning a large electoral majority cast by supporters.
A wartime anecdote shows Mrs. Roger A Pryor urging a widower to marry after three months of careful domestic hospitality at a Quaker restmaster’s home. The letter from the groom ends with a cheerful confession of marriage plans. A New England village story mirrors the theme with a bachelor and a nurse who wins him over with care and a decisive proposal from Almira.
The article notes a fifty thousand dollar reward for recovering the will of Sir John Murray Scott, but recalls a higher prior sum. In 1894 a hundred thousand dollars was offered for the recovery of Webster Conkling, a fifteen year old schoolboy who vanished in Paris near the St. Lazare station while accompanied by a teacher. Conkling's mother, a widow, initially offered five thousand and raised it to one hundred thousand dollars. The funds were placed in Munroe's bank on Rue Scribe but no claimant was found.
An article notes use of alternating current of two amperes at 10,900 volts to ripen cheese in 24 hours. The method, reported in Cosmos, claims a complete ripening outcome after a single 24 hour treatment.
A Washington anecdote recalls Dr John Haynes Holmes preaching to President Taft on election eve. An older man named Washington White supposedly delivered a vivid homeward sermon on foreigners idols while his wife mocked the skewed focus of the preachings, ending with a sharp punchline.
A letter from Iberia Missouri describes long battle with eczema on the scalp ringworm like outbreak. After using Cuticura Ointment and Soap the writer reports complete recovery and hair regrowth. Mrs Geo F Clark Feb 25 1912 note accompanies ad offering free samples and a Skin Book from Cuticura Boston.
A playful exchange between a child and mother about traveling into slumberland aboard sleepers. The dialogue hints at bedtime routines and dreamlike journeying as a cozy domestic vignette.
An early 20th century advertisement suggests tired blood hampers growth in children, claiming proper blood health determines future health and happiness. It promotes "Tenitives" as a remedy to strengthen blood and vitality, urging mothers to seek treatment for their kids by mail or in person.
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