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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1914
Page
6
Four man-eating lions were captured in Gwalior India by a village headman using sheets of Ay paper spread on the ground before their hut. The lions bolted from confinement into the paper, became stuck to paws and faces, and rolled about exhausted. The headman and followers then rope-tied them. London Tit-Bits reports the clever ruse.
A fragment from London Illustrated recounts Hogarth Fergat, famed for vanity and absent mindedness. Amid a storm, he searches for a hackney after visiting the lord mayor. soaked in rain, he forgets his errand and attends to a family matter.
A vintage bride to be hosts a sachet shower with guests listing preferred sachet gifts. Designs include crape paper sachets with pink and blue motifs, satin ribbons, lace waists, and lavender scented blotters. Several creative ideas emerge, from linen bags filled with lavender to desk drawer sachets.
Hosts should arrange seating so that the lady guest of honor sits to the right of the gentleman she accompanies. The hostess enters last with the gentleman guest of honor at her left, ensuring every lady sits to the right of her escort and avoiding crowding or awkward corners.
The guide advises girls under seventeen wear simple summer dresses and white gloves for formal events, avoid low necklines until adulthood, and encourages boys to wear Sunday suits with white gloves. It criticizes boastful talk of social engagements and outlines etiquette for formal and informal dance invitations, noting advance notice and telephoned invites.
A Parisian architect proposed the first skyscraper in 1601, planned to rise over 300 feet and house 500 people, though it was never built.
A fragmented confession traces a mysterious unsigned telegram sent to a man who, on learning a loved one’s illness, travels to confirm her condition. The meeting reveals affection, secrecy, and a legal cipher tied to a court decision yielding a hidden but immense personal gain.
A fragment mentions shredded wheat and rolled oats in 3 pound packages. No clear event or details available.
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