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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1910
Page
6
A collage of wry notes on spring, weather, and society. References to Kaw river antics, comets, markets, and oddball curiosities hint at mid 20th century print humor. Mentions Newport buying dying machines, Cairo? No, London, Paris, New York, and Chicago vignettes mix with jokes about butter substitutes, duels, and public life. The tone resembles a syndicated column of witty snippets.
In Washington a battle between Matthew T. Scott of Bloomington and Mrs. Scott intensifies as the Daughters of the American Revolution faces a leadership clash. Mrs. Scott challenges Miss Agnes Gerald’s suspension order, while Congress members anticipate a bigger clash as the Gerald matter heads to adjudication in the capital.
Rev Henry Noble Couden, blind chaplain of the U S House since 1893, prays for divine guidance as lawmakers clash over Speaker Cannon’s fate. Born 1842 in Marshall County Indiana, he fought in the Union Army, losing sight from a battle wound.
Champ Clark, nearing retirement from Congress, foresees becoming an author. He told the National Press Club that his book The Curiosities of American History and What One Vote Can Do will draw on oddities he has unearthed in U S history. He argued that hobbyists drive progress and predicted no president will serve three terms until the republic falters.
The Duma named Alexander Goutehkoff speaker, a practical businessman active in promoting Russian goods, especially to the Far East. Known for Moscow industrial ties, he is expected to bolster Russia’s stance on the Manchurian railroad issue and has a record of aggressive access to the czar.
A salmon colored tussah silk gown features a deep yoke with a plaited flounce, black piping, and square neckline trimmed with bands of the same fabric. Sleeves and yoke use black tucked tulle and white lace. A second entry details a black mousseline chiffon casino gown with lace bands, jet buttons, soutache, and white lace yokes.
A fashion survey highlights velvet facings hats with long waisted lingerie lines and vibrant color mixes. Foulard and velvet return to popularity while soft linings and clingy fabrics drive spring silhouettes. Black and white, marquisettes, linens, and homespun checks appear. varnished leather belts add a modern touch to dressy outfits. Traveling costumes favor soft serges and cashmeres for warm days and net undersleeves remain popular.
InMme Cartier's Rue de la Prix atelier evolved millinery ideas attract global sums from women and husbands alike. The American will welcome a note of linen simplicity for home copying as a small hat features a nattier blue velvet toque with black border and a front bow. A motor hat showcases gathered silk and velvet ribbons forming shells with a jeweled veil clasped at the sides.
A new trend in embroidered belting features jet cabochons and colored bugles. Pink white rose sprays on white belting center each flower with a jet cabochon. daisies on pale blue belting use yellow bugles for centers and green bugle stems. Clip details note quick French knot coverage and nonwashable but cleanable with paste of cornmeal and gasoline.
A little girl's dress in soft cloth features a novel sailor style. The skirt is gathered at the waist with a deep turned hem and a loose blouse trimmed with tabs at the neckline. Materials needed include 4 yards of 46 inch fabric and 1% yards ribbon.
A charming Witte dusting set uses three white handkerchiefs with a colored border to form a mob cap sleeve protectors and an apron. The apron is created from a diagonal handkerchief, gathered at the waist with the extra point as a bib, while another kerchief fashions cuffs and a pocket.
Lavender and white, pink and white and blue and white are the cob ra to be had, although the set may be made at home choosing any sort s of handkerchief one wishes.
An advertisement offers a free "recipe" claimed to cure urinary and kidney troubles. It promises rapid relief from scalding or frequent urination, backache, swelling, and related symptoms. It directs readers to write to Dr. EB Robinson in Detroit for a copy, asserting the remedies are pure and effective and that doctors would charge $3.50 for the prescription.
Prospective tenant notes several inches of water in the cellar while the landlord insists there is no leak. The tenant claims water has been in the cellar for two months with no drainage.
A Connecticut hills village summer resident meets a rural neighbor in a store where the widow joke and misfortune tale unfold. A Niagara Falls man recounts a Buffalo visitor’s awe at the falls and a Scotsman’s wooden leg peacock joke, noting the contrast between beauty and strangeness.
A fragment notes a household testing a no breakfast routine. The guest mentions feeling better and questions about keeping breakfast for a late arrival. The exchange implies a shift toward delaying or skipping morning meals.
A Wisconsin mother shares how switching from coffee to Postum improved headaches and overall health for her and her family. She notes her husband and daughter also avoided attacks, claiming better mood and harmony at home. The advertisement urges readers to try Postum and read The Road to Wellville.
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