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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1910
Page
2
A collage of witty lines and observations from a Jackson era page. Topics range from aviation and balloons to Panama plans, exotic foods, and fashion in rain gear. Notable asides touch on royalty, gender commentary, and quirky anecdotes about radium prices and a sugar burial.
A St Louis man stood in a busy street for three hours after death. Reports say local collectors won’t evict him and imply a city habit of leaving the living alone. Meanwhile a millionaire marries a chorus girl and a producer group seeks to end comic music acts. The nation’s crop total spans corn oats wheat barley and potatoes at 6.075 billion bushels, yet critics lament a slight chioke-cherrlen yield.
A fragment claims pellagra arises from moldy cornmeal eaten without trim mings, while a contrasting note suggests wholesome grain with maple syrup may buffer the disease and protect reputation.
It is proposed to lay petroleum paths across the Atlantic to ease travel to and from Europe without disruption. However, the inspectors will continue to monitor activity at this end.
A New York court declares a husband is not compelled to support his mother in law, stating a man does not marry his wife's entire family. The piece notes that a wife often believes beauty comes from her own side of the family.
William A Gardner rose from a Lomont telegrapher in 1872 to president of the Chicago and Northwestern, succeeding Marvin Hughitt as board chairman. He now oversees a $59 million annual operating budget and helped guide the railroad toward a major Chicago terminal project. Gardner, born November 8 1859, worked through multiple divisions and posts, including train master and superintendent roles, before climbing to vice president and then president. He is married with four daughters.
Andrew Carnegie, 75, completed his hundredth voyage across the ocean returning to New York aboard the Battle. He showed lean vigor, stayed mostly in his cabin, and displayed devotion to his daughter. He recalled arriving in America on a waiting ship forty years prior and celebrated by singing God Save the King and America with Mrs Carnegie.
The United States Supreme Court’s long serving Justice John Marshall Harlan is described as now acting chief justice. A Kentuckian, he was appointed in 1877 and remains seven decades old with remarkable health from his love of golf. He served as a Civil War colonel and has never considered retirement.
Gertrude Jordan, elected county treasurer of Cherry County, Nebraska, becomes the first woman to hold the post. Previously deputy treasurer eight years, she faced opposition from a defeated candidate who refused to surrender the office, leading to a Supreme Court ruling favoring Jordan. Jordan is a Marshalltown Iowa native who grew up in Dodge City Kansas and taught before entering public service.
A Victorian dress description outlines a grey cashmere gown with a panel front skirt, tucked bodice, vest, fichu, lace edging, and puffed sleeves. Materials list specifies yards of muslin, lace, insertion, and ribbon. A second pink voile dress features a braided panel front, flat pleats, tucked pink yoke, braided trims, and black ribbon accents with a rosette.
The article suggests making new blouses from crepe handkerchiefs in paisley Persian and Dresden designs. Tops are easy to cut with a central figured motif, white or light bands, and a border. A white strip serves as the lower blouse and sleeve lining for a bolero look.
Instructions describe threading beads onto a fine thread with a loop through the needle eye. Beads are added row by row with the last bead row followed by casting off on the first row after. The row bead count is often one less than stitches with an initial slip for stability. To secure beads, slip the first stitch, knit remaining, guiding a bead close to the needle during each catch before finishing.
A new silk braid imitates chain stitching for embroidery without arduous work. Design is stamped as ordinary embroidery and sewn by hand along outlines. A few filling stitches or French knot centers enhance the hand embroidered effect in colors matching new dress materials, notably on pongees and shantungs in self tones.
For binding the plackets of small children s drawers use cotton tape one piece for each placket. Sew the sleeves of fine wales in a French seam stitching twice the last tine. This is not so heavy as a bind. Keep a stiletto on your machine it turns under edges of hems and fell like magic and is useful in many other ways.
The design features moon light blue satin with a straight center front panel edged by pearl insertion. Sides and back are gathered at the waist to a band of insertion, creating a fitted silhouette and decorative detailing on the skirt.
Describes a satin dress with a plain satin fabric, a bodice featuring a wide shoulder fold edged with insertion on the inner side, matching edged trim on the top and sleeves folded. Buttons decorate the bodice and skirt. Materials listed include 7 yards satin, several yards insertion, and about 4 dozen buttons.
A plain cretonne curtain tucked under the machine shelf helps prevent the work from catching in the wheel. Do not leave tucks out as they can snag the fabric.
A discussion notes favored markings on watches and lockets. It states simple block letters with or without a circle or oval are preferred, and if not used, old English initials become the next choice. The piece emphasizes stylistic options for personal insignia.
Public notice advertises Munyon’s GoMd Cure promising quick relief from colds. Claims emphasize portability and affordability with a 26 cent bottle and mail-order medical advice, urging readers to seek doctors for free guidance.
A hungry boy, aided by a group claiming to be children of many kin and communities, challenges a teacher’s authority over a meal at a farmhouse recently ravaged by hunger. The exchange centers on whether the group should wait or be fed, asserting their status as “children” of various ties.
On a cold raw day the Neversweats and the Fearnoughts played a prairie ball game. The Neversweats pitcher, with fingers half frozen, struggled to throw strikes. The captain scolded him, while the pitcher tried to warm his benumbed digits and acknowledged he is not an ice pitcher.
A sociologist and a practical middle person discuss the labor problem revealing the unemployed do nothing, highlighting the core issue. The exchange from Youth's Companion notes the scene where many men are out of work and the remark underscores the lack of activity among the jobless.
A Chicago editor relays a London anecdote about Humphry Ward the art critic. Ward allegedly joked at a Soho dinner that a woman wishing to retire must marry a famous man, while a man can achieve fame simply by marrying a well known woman.
A Wisconsin mother writes of stopping tonics and rebuilding her nervous system with proper food. She reports two weeks of restful sleep and a 20 pound weight gain after using Grape Nuts with cream and milk, and her daughter also improves. The letter promotes The Road to Wellville and the slogan There’s a Reason.
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