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Newspaper
Jackson Herald
Location
Jackson, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1910
Page
2
The Jackson Herald compiles a scatter of aviation, weather, and social snippets. It notes aviation risks, lightning strikes, and safety warnings while mixing jokes about ice cream, swimming, and fashion. Local observations touch on Russia and Poland, and a playful parade of oddities ends with cautions to parents about children and apples.
The piece profiles Consuela Vanderbilt, wife of the Duke of Marlborough, noting her vast fortune, philanthropy, and strained marriage. It portrays a charming, influential American in English high society who remains unhappy, lonely, and apart from public joy despite wealth, beauty, and social circles.
Headed by Harry Burne Hutchins aged sixty four born in Lisbon New Hampshire Hutchins rose from local schools to Wesleyan then Vermont University studying physiology and surgery. He taught at Ann Arbor and Owosso later entering law, formed a practice with his father, and returned to academia as professor and dean of law at Michigan. He served as acting president during Angell's absence and is praised for scholarship and administration.
Chicago philanthropist Dr. J Pearsons aged over ninety plans to sell his mansion, retire to a sanitarium, and distribute his wealth before April 14 his next birthday. He says I am my own best executor and will settle all debts and conditional bequests to twenty-nine colleges after the home sale.
The sixth international Esperanto congress met in Washington for a week with 606 delegates from 40 nations. Dr L L Zalmenhof of Warsaw presented the language, and demonstrations included meetings conducted in Esperanto and a performance of As You Like It. The Maryland legislature discussed teaching Esperanto in public schools, and supporters say the language will supplement existing tongues and promote international exchange.
A fashion note on linen gowns braided with white or colored cords, highlighting white with dark blue for a peasant chic look. Describes a French model in rose linen with white braid, black accents, and optional color variations. Explains simple home sewing steps, braiding placement, and transfer of braid designs to fabric.
A guide to crafting simple lace watch fobs using Irish or Cluny insertion. Folded lace strips secure to gold gilt or brass watch catches, finished with white or colored panels. Thin fobs may include ribbon lining and small oval buckles, matching belts and stockings.
The piece discusses lamit embroidery as a rising trend in fancy work. It notes the technique resembles kismet but is not fate, and describes creating shadow embroidery on sheer fabrics with the design appearing to come from the orient. It positions lamit as part of the elite of a once fashionable shadow artistry.
After washing eyelet embroidery such as centerpieces Walwta skirts and other items can look drawn or pinched. To restore appearance punch the eyelet through with your embroidery etilette after every laundering and the effect will be as good as new.
A black wide brim hat is featured with a slight roll on the right side. The accessory is trimmed by three white ostrich plumes, presenting a simple yet elegant prom moment.
The piece proposes sewing or crocheting fine lace tightly over large gold collar pins with plain patterns and extending the method to other jewelry like belt buckles and hat pins. It notes the approach could beautify items such as hand painted china pin a and offers a way to turn inexpensive sets into valuable pieces.
Cypress green, pewter gray and a delicate fawn shade are highlighted as soft tints that are popular in current interior design trends. The article notes these colors as favored choices for walls and furnishings, appealing for their muted, versatile tones.
A city shopper discovers a doll house library in a department store. A doll house display reveals miniature rooms with tiny books, including The Griffin and the Minor Canon, each book holding a child's story. A toy department worker notes such volumes are found downstairs in dollar houses.
A solicitor long past his prime switches careers to the church and, during a sermon, delivers a lesson in which he reads a line as I see men as trustees walking, reflecting a humorous mispronunciation from a peculiar legal abbreviation system.
Time notes Nicaraguans may favor battle over meals suggesting possible COUFARS issues. It cautions against assuming this signals strong COUFARS and offers that it could reflect poor cooking instead.
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