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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1913
Page
8
Bellefontaine Ohio Mrs R W Southard wife of a manufacturer was temporarily imprisoned in a closet by her two year old son Robert who shut the door with a spring latch. She dangled a hat pin through a crack to hold the door and kept him safe until her husband arrived home to release her. All interior closet doors are being fitted with inside knobs.
At a rural delegates reception in St Petersburg the head of the rural district council gave a congratulatory speech to the czar promising to sacrifice their lives for him. He invoked Ivan Lonissaine, a peasant famed for saving Czar Michael Romanoff in 1613, and urged reign for glory and fear in enemies as the crowd cheered with the national hymn.
The article describes a dog named Charles W. Berry whose vocabulary includes five words and phrases such as Oh no pepa and cut. The animal reportedly can answer a telephone when its name is called, showing distinct vocal cues and training.
A crafts note describes two bag styles made from two handkerchiefs. One uses side seams and ribbon lacing with a ribboned top drawn through eyelets into double hangers. The other joins lower edges to form a frill, tapering to a top drawn over an embroidery ring with a decorative handle.
An article from Harper's Bazar extols filet lace as stylish and easy for home makers. It lists simple tools linen thread a frame and a dull needle, notes ground net is tedious but can be bought cheaply, and compares Paris Galeria Lafayette prices with costly New York department store lace.
An exclusive shop features a baby comforter in white china silk with pink rose trim. Instructions call for silk ribbon and cotton batting, marking seven by seven rose positions, stitching, and handmade ribbon roses to finish. Substitutes include crepe de chine or satin.
Soft airy crowns use maline or crepe to cover hats. Materials extend over shape in folds and gathers across crown and upper brim. Contrasting piping colors emphasize top side crown and upper portions. Milan hemp or hair shapes receive maline or crepe overlays sometimes in a loose tipped effect like a tam o shanter.
In 1793 the national convention made the author of The Robbers a French citizen. The letter was addressed to Citoyen Gilte, but Schiller did not receive it until 1798. He wrote that the document had come from the kingdom of the dead and noted that Danton Claviere and Roland had signed the covering letter and all had died.
Ollie Taylor, a 13 year old, was sentenced to eleven years in the Fulton County reformatory for stealing a five cent bottle of a soft drink. The supreme court upheld the term, noting offense gravity but not invalidating the sentence. He has already served three years and will be twenty one on release.
George F. Baer, the Philadelphia railroad man, on his seventieth birthday, cites Professor Maetchin and Professor Osler in praising aging wisdom. He notes the old pursue knowledge and quips that those who think they are too old to learn are really too young.
A reader notes that Turkey and its Allies could spend enormous sums in a Balkan clash. Mobilization may cost up to 1,000,000 dollars for two months and six million daily thereafter, while European conflict looms larger than Mexico’s uprising.
The column quotes a gardener worried about insufficient potatoes to feed potato bugs. The exchange centers on planting choices and looming shortages.
The description details a court with feet corners built to hold niches representing spring summer autumn and winter. Tropical growth surrounds the courtyard while columns encircle it. Works by Guido Guerio and other noted decorative artists are cited.
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