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Newspaper
Middletown Weekly
Location
Middletown, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1912
Page
2
A jumble of verses and snippets from a late 19th or early 20th century magazine page. It includes a poem fragment about a maiden, notes on choir echoes, fashion remarks on the Robespierre collar, biscuit making tips, cross stitch ideas, a Saadi quote, and a wedding invitation observation. The pieces show domestic life, moral reflections, and decorative arts trends of the era.
A stifling night ends with the couple realizing dark shutters caused their suffocating room. The bride’s mother closed the shutters during a storm and the couple eventually sleeps, while later notes discuss a dimity dress and a method for delicious pineapple ice cream.
In a light verse a baby and caregiver plan to swat a fly to keep food safe from germs. The playful warning casts a domestic scene about cleanliness and humor.
A Progressive farmer urges giving boys rest and recreation after work or even during long tasks. He argues fair pay, ownership at season's end, and ongoing appreciation as essential rights that motivate strong farm work. For managers with dry pastures, livestock returns justify these practices.
A brief note emphasizes that large flocks are widespread and profitable, while a small, well cared for flock also yields good returns.
The writer argues a man crossing a cornfield four times per row or even twice wastes enough labor in a season to pay for a two horse cultivator. He urges readers to calculate, with pencil and paper, the time spent walking back and forth across the fields.
Grace Snyder and Syl via Headley visited Blanche Sargent last Sunday. The White family spent Sunday with their granddaughter Sarah Kline and guest Ethel Kline. Grover Grim and family visited his parents J M Grim. Esther Swartz from Brown town will summer with sister Ollie Tevault. Katye Evans stayed with cousin Mrs Thompson in Riverton. Lillie and Maggie Tevault of Deerfield visited brother Ollie Tevault.
Mrs Samuel Coffelt returns from Edinburg where she spent several weeks. Wilbur and Lovell Cooley were in Linden on Sunday. John Manuel was thrown from a bicycle Sunday and suffered very severe injuries before he regained con.
The Stockholm Olympics opened last week with King Gustav greeting three thousand athletes. About sixty thousand spectators attended the fifth Olympiad as Americans led by Craig of Detroit and Thorp of Carlisle Indian won the 100 metres and pentathlon respectively. Thorp is viewed as America’s premier all around athlete and will be watched closely.
A brief classified ad invites customers to place orders for high quality work with swift delivery. It stresses convenience and reliability, encouraging readers to send their requests anytime.
A poem contrasts a bright-eyed boy at a farmhouse door with woodbine and meadow charm with a traveler in the city who longs to revisit the same rural path. Both seek the same happiness found in the farmhouse grounds and fields.
A brief culinary ad urges customers to act now to reserve items for later, reminding that supplies may run out and that eager patrons should not delay their selections. The note stresses the value of securing desired dishes before stock depletes.
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