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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1915
Page
3
Homemade key holders can be made cheaply using ordinary white pegs, screw hooks, gold or enamel paint, beeswax, and ribbon. Sand the pegs, gild or enamel, insert hooks, glue two pegs together for a secure fork, and finish with a ribbon loop to hang in any room.
Readers are told that the careful woman will enjoy veil novelties, with styles ranging from half circles to straight lower edges, some designs hiding the eyes while accenting the mouth. Filet net gathered into velvet bands, plain filet meshes with chenille edging, and lace embroidery are highlighted.
Styles echo military influences as ribbons appear in hat bands and belts. Shops display striped and plaid ribbons in British regiments colors, army medical corps, and Scottish fusiliers, among many others, for use as trim on hats, belts, and various garments.
The article describes sport veils as a fashionable addition to white sport outfits. It notes two main styles, the mantilla veil and a small black veil, and explains white mesh veils in fila dora octagon or pew trellis meshes enhance smartness by keeping hair in place.
The article advises maintaining strength to calm nerves and boost optimism. It suggests warm drinks when hungry, daily fruit, cooked and fresh fruit washings, and green vegetables. It recommends slow eating, ample rest, and head low with wide windows for oxygen to refresh energy for work.
Crochet hooks and knitting needles grow in use from wartime needs to home comfort. Shetland floss, Vienna wool, and rabbit angora supply colorful sweaters and shawls. English vest and garter stitches produce soft Delft blue and rose pink designs with belts, collars, and cuffs.
A pretty night blue dress features a charmeuse skirt and serge bodice with silk sleeves. Narrow self tone soutache trims the jumper estrie and cuffs, while bias serge bands bound with soutache braid trim the wide skirt. A white chiffon vest with pearl buttons adds brightness.
The well dressed woman wears comfortable attire that suits her daily life. Style comes from an eminent public figure, not creators, with Fortune and Chena cited as Parisian examples influencing hair and gown trends through observers seeking imitation.
The Dry Goods Economist notes active demand for soft silk crepe organza net fichus to pair with dark street dresses. Flat collar and cuff sets in similar materials rise in popularity with new ideas including headings and fur trim and decorative marine ruffs and boas appear in fashion highlights.
A humorous reflection on a wife’s “constitution” as the speaker contrasts it with her laws and rules, noting the sly comparison in a Boston Transcript quip. The line implies a disciplined, possibly formidable, domestic character.
In February, two young blue bears, initially misclassified as Russian brown bears, were shipped to the Philadelphia Zoological Society. They resemble the Tibetan blue bear Blyth described, with white tipped black fur giving a bluish hue, and are reportedly the only Tibetan bears in the United States. Habitat cited as Tibet near Lhasa.
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of New York receives a $1 800 000 bequest from Amos F Eno. Since 1785 the charity supports evening classes in drawing modeling architecture and industrial electricity with over 2000 students and a similar waiting list.
A Boston study reports time tests on salt water impact across concrete grades. In Charleston bay 24 piers, 16 feet long and inch square, were laid five years ago for salt exposure. Upon retrieval last month one remained sound, one nearly severed by erosion, others showed disintegration, each from a distinct concrete formula. Findings aim to guide future sea walls and breakwaters exposed to salt water.
George Ade, in demand as best man, joked at a Chicago wedding breakfast about nearly marrying once. He said he drafted a passionate poem to propose, but the line ending with cupid led to finding only rhymes like stupid, causing his long hesitation.
The piece argues marriage cannot be reduced to a profession or slavery for a woman. It insists marriage is a unique, multi dimensional institution with varied spiritual demands. It may demand everything or nothing, shaping or limiting a woman's life in different ways.
A British design combines two mirrors with a collapsible frame to form a pocket periscope. When closed it fits in a case like a small camera, but in a trench the frame extends to the trench top so the user views events via reflections without exposing the head.
A quirky narration notes a wagon that groans on a hill and carries a talking tongue in its spoke. The odd image highlights a playful, surreal moment.
A Lawsville Courier Journal fragment cites a bacteriologist warning that one kiss in 100 carries deadly germs and notes a broader risk of gun violence with twenty five in 100 affected, reflecting a local editorial stance.
Letters from American Volunteer Motor Ambulance corps men Richard Norton and W R Berry recount vivid sights from the September Allied drive in France. Norton recalls a shepherd’s pipe amid bombardment near death, while Berry describes a chalk road crowded with wounded, blue and gray uniforms clinging to comrades, a crossed iron cross, and prisoners as a white road divided victors and vanquished.
The passage explains how large bodies of water create a frost delay zone that cools nearby areas in spring and warms them in fall, affecting peach blossoming and crop safety. It notes lakes near Ontario, Lake Erie, and regions around the Great Lakes show fewer frost injuries, and that moderate slopes often offer better drainage and soil for orchards than flat land.
A New York Times report by Dr. William H. Guilfoy finds higher death rates among children born to native American parents than those with foreign-born parents. Native white children die at 44 male and 35 female deaths per 1000 before age five, while foreign-born children show 39 male and 32 female deaths. Russian-born mothers have the lowest mortality. The birth rate among foreign-born mothers is nearly triple that of native mothers.
The cartoonist's property room buzzes with renewed activity as Mars is dusted and sharpened into a fearsome figure. Shade figures of Wellington Nelson Bismarck King Edward Julius Caesar and Napoleon are repeatedly called upon, their veteran personas worn thin by service to world cartoonists.
A trained squirrel born in captivity reportedly swam vigorously after being placed in a row boat on a lake. The animal kept its head and paws above water while its back and tail stayed submerged, and it swam with notable speed until brought to shallow water. The tale also notes some nonaquatic birds may swim when stressed.
A traveler returning from Germany asks about war news but finds his wife’s report oddly trivial. At the station she greets him with playful news that skirts are shorter than ever, highlighting domestic humor amid conflict.
A dialogue shows a memory worry and a remedy. The rhyme figure explains using a stamped envelope with manuscripts to prompt return of thoughts and keep communication organized.
The office dictionary defines a wolverine as a musteline carnivore with sub plantigrade feet clarifying its classification in the text.
A writer details a simple grafting method using fresh cow manure applied to the wound of a fruit tree. The manure is bandaged with burlap, secured, covered again, and kept dry until the bandage hardens. The approach aims to preserve sap flow and save valuable trees.
Prof. A P Hedrick notes pruning guidance for wood trees. He explains how pruning varies by growth vigor and branching, and how soil depth and composition affect shoot length and wood quality.
The guide explains strawberry plants as pistil late with imperfect flowers or bisexual with perfect flowers. It recommends alternating rows: one row of perfect blooming variety, two rows of imperfect blossoming variety, then one row of perfect, followed by two rows of imperfect, and so on.
Peach markets seek fruit of good size color and condition. Buyers label preferred varieties and quality standards for supply contracts and regular shipments.
An 18th century note on uric acid linked to gout and rheumatic conditions introduces Dr. Pierce’s Anuric as a stronger agent to expel uric acid. It promotes pamphlets, trial tablets, and references Pierce’s reputed medical products from the Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo New York.
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