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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1920
Page
2
Fragmentary text mixes names such as Peter, Lars Plater, Bea Pom yards, and Oya Piet with garbled phrases and references to dates and places, yielding no clear event or context to summarize into a coherent news item.
The scene opens with Laura London and the Cullisons as Carly wakes to a cook announcing breakfast. Buck stands by the bed while Flandrau jokes about calm and wheat as a prisoner is escorted to the messhouse amid casual chatter and a lingering memory of Mac.
Edinburgh expanded to fit growth by rebuilding Princes Street as a grand urban axis. Hotels shops and clubs line one side while monuments gardens and trees frame the other. A marble statue of Sir Walter Scott sits beneath a spired arch.
The pineapple plant yields eight foot leaves containing a strong, fine fiber used to make silk luster cloth. Extraction is by hand due to a tough outer skin resisting crushing and the absence of cheap machines. Labor makes the fiber costly, but it remains prized. Europeans often souvenir ping cloth from the Philippines.
A pearl forms in shallow seas near Japan, the Antilles, or the Indies over two to three years. A dramatic moment follows when the pearl is cut from its shell and exposed to daylight. A master protects the pearl, places her with companions, and she loses her youth and greenness in the care and attention.
Underwear styles evolve with luxury fabrics and ribbon decorations. Women favor wash silks laces and chiffons with detachable ornaments and bow accents. The article highlights petticoats camisoles and boudoir mantles in satin and lace with pink ribbon rosettes and picot-edged bows.
A fashion feature outlines indoor wear shifting toward trousers and Chinese inspired negligees. Satin and silk fabrics dominate with crepe georgette and chiffon overlays. Designs include long coats, chemise slips, lace touches, ribbon girdles, and bandeaux for a dignified look.
Describes blouses that fasten in the center back as a current favorite. Notes neck treatments with frills in white net or organdie and front color contrasts, while the main blouse piece is shown in color or vice versa.
A Plain Petticoat explains a straightforward design with two widths of fabric folded at the top to admit an elastic band for waist adjustment. The instruction hints at a practical garment pattern and a simple construction method.
Practical sewing advice explains inch wide elastic use and non rusting hooks. Do not leave elastic in laundry as it perishes in water. Petticoat must be under one yard and three quarters around the hem.
Ful tulle overskirts are highlighted as stylish accents for the latest evening gowns. The piece emphasizes their decorative appeal and versatility for formal wear.
A report claims radium exposure can alter a sapphire’s appearance toward ruby, illustrating how modern physics and chemistry blur lines between corundum stones. Experts note color is the main difference and question the change in nature.
Japan offers a theater culture with no general seating as foreigners may use seats. Audiences freely eat drink smoke and critique while actors may be met with blunt chaff. Visitors remove boots and shed excess clothing in hot weather. A prompter calmly corrects actors on stage and a boy wipes perspiration without interrupting the play.
A entomologist notes that a wood boring beetle called bos' trychide cultivates mushrooms similarly to certain ants. The beetles bore wood, fill holes with prepared fungus, spawn a garden, and later the mushrooms appear, providing a tender food source for the beetles.
The Chicago Journal urges dropping hyphens to save energy and ink. It cites English usage that omits hyphens in many compounds and argues that millions write today tomorrow or tonight many times daily, costing vast amounts of pen force and paper.
Mary Treat recalls a spontaneous moment from Wake Robin. A ruby throat hummer alights on its nest on an oak branch, dropping in as if from the clouds. The tiny nest, walnut sized, rests in a fork of two twigs, glued at the base.
A humorous Toledo Blade quotation notes a fellow seeking courage to kiss a girl and his thought shifts away from germs. It captures a light morale moment about nerves and social ritual in dating.
A short exchange chronicles an editor's approval after reading a poem. The dialogue notes the editor's nod of agreement and concluding remarks implying a cautious but favorable reception.
In a brief exchange cited by the Detrecit Free Press a parent asks for help as a child shows persistent curiosity about disassembling a shopping cart. The dialogue hints at common parenting challenges and safety concerns.
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