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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1910
Page
2
A mother praises neatly dressed children and reviews fashion in airy summer garments for girls aged six to twelve. The feature highlights two dresses, a white mull empire style with embroidery and a blue linen play dress with a white guimpe and red buttons, plus a lace trimmed coat set and a cherry trimmed hat.
A novelty heart shaped apron is described as a fashionable gift for an engaged girl. Made of white Swiss or dotted fabric, with black velvet strings and ribbon trim, the apron symbolizes affection and good wishes.
Household tips describe using adhesive plaster at eyebrow corners to reduce forehead wrinkles. It also suggests a scented hot bath, nose bathing with borax solution, almond meal lotion, and benzoin tincture for the face. A weak oxalic acid solution is proposed for stain removal but warned as poisonous and requires labeling and child safety.
New York fashion authorities predict a shift to yellows and greens with muted air tones. Comet blues violet and peacock shades appear, while wood pinks and brownish reds brighten the palette. Greens likely to lead next winter with soft blue green and lilac tinged grays gaining notice.
Aime describes Yvonne Sarey’s book Road to Happiness as a potentially interesting read for those unsure how to find happiness. The note suggests many girls seek misery for small pleasures and mentions a god cry clears the mental horizon.
An old fashioned woman speaks of her kitchen work using a six burner range a large sink and heavy dishes as she recalls visiting her daughter in a city and watching modern habits shock her This humorous vignette from Shade Land ends with a sweeping sniff that blows the shades away.
A muddled scene shows a scraping tramp asking a passing youth for a dime to eat. The tramp’s tale about pawned clothes, rough sleep under a wharf, and a recent shave hints at hardship. The youth questions the story and, after a brief exchange, leaves.
A Chicago News faux dialogue recounts a painter charging 100 for a portrait of a Crawford child vs 68 for the artist’s other work due to hair pigment costs. It contrasts with the Battle of Chalons in A D 453 where Attila’s 500000 forces faced Aetius’ Romans and Franks, with 400000 barbarians killed.
An Indian maharajah once hosted Lord Clive in a palace court where two Bengal tigers clashed. The animals roamed and snarled while Clive smoked, watching the scene. After a moment the tigers were driven out and the rajah watched Clive for a reaction.
Darwin noted a wild duck struck by lightning and killed, while birds instinctively avoid storms. The Philadelphia Bulletin suggests the sudden disappearance of birds signals an approaching tempest. A humorous exchange from the Pittsburgh Press humor column contrasts room rate wording.
A humorous exchange in the Chicago News portrays a young man with wealth as a potential divider for inseparable twin daughters. The mother jokes about the possibility, reflecting social caricature of marriage and money.
A fragmentary chatter from London features quirky banter about being early and catching the worm. Phrases swirl with playful arrogance and literary flair, mentioning names like Geigailuntius and Mr tilossinest in a brisk, surreal exchange.
An eighteenth century inquiry by the French Academy offered a prize for why a stone causes water to overflow while a fish does not. After repeated global submissions, a member tested the effect by placing a stone then a fish of equal volume in a vase, observing overflow both times, leading to withdrawal of the prize.
A London woman praises Scotland Yard’s lost and found system where cab drivers return items for a reward, sharing how umbrellas and opera glasses were recovered. The piece also notes Welsh Druid bonfires and a superstition about stones predicting death, illustrating old customs and beliefs.
A Chambers' Journal note describes a Roman dinner at a wealthy household. First, stimulants and eggs opened the meal, followed by dishes including guinea hen pheasant nightingale thrash birds and notably peacocks. Peacocks, valued for their beauty, could fetch 50 denarii per bird in Hortensius era.
The Iron Duke once met an officer drunk and asked how he would handle a man in such a state. The officer said he would not condescend to speak to the brute, and his reply impressed the Duke, saving the officer’s commission.
A Washington Star quotation ponders whether George Washington was greater than Santa Claus. The reply suggests Washington was greater but proved less expensive, reflecting a playful colonist era contrast in a brief morale-boosting note.
The excerpt questions mortality and virtue with scattered phrases about milking and eternity. It juxtaposes modern speech with classical reference, suggesting a meditation on life's brevity and the tasks of virtue and meaning.
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