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Newspaper
Logan Nation
Location
Logan, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1902
Page
6
A fragmented poem excerpt and whimsical prose fragment describe a hand knocking at a heart and a weary return. The lines mix lyric call and refusal, with a later surreal vignette about a viceroy butterfly and a corrupt monarch costume. The tone blends Romantic imagery and satirical country life commentary.
A Youth's Companion tale recounts a New England girl troubled by mental arithmetic. While studying at school she laments a failed problem after miscounting on her slate. She explains she wrote twelve as the answer to nine and four, trying to be fair, revealing her Puritan conscience at work.
A dozen contestants gather for a blindfold drawing game. A director selects players to approach a chalkboard, where each in turn draws a horse with eyes closed. Laughter erupts as the creator unveils the humorous result, dominant amusement coming from the drawer.
A newspaper item describes invitation paper styles for children including a heavy white sheet with a girl and boy, two small figures exercising with dumbbells and Indian clubs, a yacht scene with a summer belle and cavalier, and a "Warlequin paper" featuring an elephant in starlet trousers playing a trombone, though one note is said to be wrong.
A fragment discusses the monarch butterfly amid a June day, noting its shimmering wings and coppery tones. It describes the monarch as a dandy with a black pattern on the hind wings and suggests it resists many enemies.
A dry weather electrical experiment uses tinfoil strips inside a lamp chimney and a silk covered brush to generate sparks and power a paper ring. Rubbing the chimney fills the ring with electricity, causing the tissue papers to fly apart when connected by a wire.
Two players stand at opposite ends of two long strings stretched across a room. Each uses a large paper cornucopia as a blower tube to send air and a paper piece along the string toward the other. The goal is to blow the piece across the room in one strong breath, testing lung power.
A vintage trick explains placing a mucilage rim on a wine glass and using a paper cone to create the illusion of a coin vanishing and reappearing. The setup involves drying glue on the rim, inverting the glass on paper, and covering the glass and coin to perform the illusion.
A brief brain teaser describes holding figures 314436 306 before a looking class or lifting the page to view through the back page to reveal the same names, suggesting a clever optical illusion or wordplay that binds a boy and a girl to the display.
A discussion on frost as the cracking force in severe cold. Water expands upon freezing, rent rocks and soils, and wears down chalky counties. The frost action explains the harsh conditions when thaw follows deep frost.
The article details trimming styles such as broad double folds forming tucks or flounces on skirts, arranged in zig zag patterns. It notes trim colors, materials like silk and velvet, and decorative lace patterns with narrow velvet or colored velvet. It also mentions wide turnover collars on Russian blouses and the overall use of light and dark fabrics.
The piece links eye color to wardrobe choices advising eye and hair color guide for dress and millinery. It suggests blondes wear white, brunettes cream, brown eyes with brown dresses, and blue eyes with blue attire while noting tan shades suit less figures and black satin or dull black suit different hair tones for impact.
The latest novelty souvenir is a vellum paper racquet with a rubber ball fixed to its side as a cover. It imitates a real ping-pong racquet so closely that even expert players might mistake it for the genuine article.
A Graceful visiting gown described in soft blue cloth features buff embroidered chinin at the yoke and sleeve lower parts. The skirt front panel and belt extensions wear appliqued graceful scrolls in Corticelli silk, with wide tuck decorations and a tabber front highlighted by a newly imported skirt design with four bias sections and full flounce.
For Little Boys sailor suits and Russian blouses remain in vogue but belts and trims grow more elaborate this season. The trend appears across age groups with a tendency toward more decoration on children’s clothing as fashion continues to evolve from prior styles.
A jaunty garment crafted in black broadcloth with an exquisitely fine texture stitched with white Corticelli silk. It features a long turn-down collar white mitre over t, fancy stitching with the diamond motif and stitched straps, Corticelli silk trims, perforated straps and moire accents with varied braids.
A fruit salad made from bananas and pineapple with an orange lemon juice sugar syrup is described as a versatile first meal or luncheon course. Variations include garnishing with jelly rings in pink or green, dice of jelly mixed in or surrounding the salad, and strawberry accents for color.
White gowns without color captivate fashion crowds with voluminous, feathery lace and transparent fabric. Designers blend lace and embroidery into artistic patterns. A standout feature is a ribbon bow with multiple loops tied at the center, while gowns of white mull showcase three-quarters up skewed silhouettes and lace edged hems.
The two flounce skirts feature white muslin with embroidered edges. One style has the top frill just above the knee with a shorter lower flare, while the other shows the top frill about fifteen to sixteen inches above the lower. Plain muslin versions use fine tucks and end in loose bottom frills.
The article describes new screw pleats forming straight horizontal stitches across skirts to knee level before dropping into back breadths. It also suggests a flower girl arm basket woven from Porto Rican matting, shaped finely, lined with mulienhair fern, and edged with dat ales for wedding use.
Thomas J. Surgock grand master of Maryland Masons joined 167 travelers aboard the Celtic for a Mediterranean tour. He presided at a lodge meeting beneath King Solomon's temple site in Jerusalem and was named honorary member of Jerusalem’s Royal Solomon Mother lodge. In Egypt he was made an honorary grand master of the grand lodge and attended Bad Helouan lodge near Cairo.
The Inferno club gathers daily at noon in a restaurant to hear blood and thunder stories about atrocities by American soldiers tied to the Philippine bill debate. Senator Depew leads with a railroad robbery murder suicide and wreck tale, claiming immense bloodshed.
Senator Depew and Mrs. Depew rode in a modern car along the avenue to the capitol. He dodged streetcars and appeared uneasy behind the wheel yet remains devoted to motor travel. He quipped that omnibus bills are now automobile claims bills, dismissing the old term as outdated.
A woman weighs a suitor's claims as he asserts wealth, experience, steadfastness, and wisdom. She notes his strong points but emphasizes she seeks a husband, not merely a provider or match for fatherhood. The exchange centers on personal fit and future plans.
They sit on a parlor sofa where his costly mustache is close to her cheeks as he doubts his love for her. He asks how to break the news that she cannot be his, and she retorts she has his letters to make it expensive for him. The exchange hints at future marriage, deceit, and leverage.
A compact aphorism notes that people often defer obligations or sacrifices to divine authority, suggesting a moral reflection on readiness and duty. The phrase frames lateness as a metaphor for delayed commitment and spiritual priorities.
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