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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
2
A garbled local page lists quirky notes about berries that taste wrong, newborn beautifying skyscrapers, three seasons, a parrot telephony charge, Queen Mary's coronation train, rouge effects, a baby on Fifth Avenue, rising taxi prices, and diverses quips on flies, divorces, farm labor, census hens, and social manners.
A Harvard professor critiques Gray's blog as unfit for modern magazines while poems by critics spark editor rejections. Other remarks mention suns five thousand times larger than ours, mocking birds, and a law school earnings statistic in Topeka. The piece ends with a note on fashion restrictions and sartorial modesty.
A Providence judge rules a husband is justified in slapping his wife if he catches her going through his pockets. The text implies a forthcoming case limiting a wife’s right to change her mind. Philadelphia school children receive twenty thousand toothbrushes and equal tooth powder packages, with a note on avoiding public tooth picking.
A New Jersey landlady, unable to remove tenants she deemed objectionable, set the house on fire. She was arrested for arson, arguing that a determined woman bends will to her aim against male opposition.
A Boston school teacher items a yearly minimum expense account for a woman and includes two umbrellas. The note suggests either extravagance or a sign of absent mindedness.
A. G. Philips outlines the open front poultry house as the best type for hens, emphasizing sunshine fresh air and no drafts. He recommends four square feet per bird with specifics on dimensions foundations ventilation and sanitation for a 50 fowl house and notes movable roosts and clean feed and water areas.
Prof. Calvin argues home bread costs about four cents per loaf plus fuel, with a seven cent possible saving compared to bakery bread. She cites higher nutritional value and better sanitation in home baking and questions bakery cleanliness and quality.
The article discusses linen embroidery's long history and regional styles from Spain Italy Greece to Hungary Slav and Sweden. It explains differences between counted thread and drawn thread canvases, notes aging Italian work on fine linen, and advises selection by sales staff and hand-bleached linen with round threads for easier copying.
The article discusses bold embroidery on white cream and ecru linens and various canvases, advising on material choice and stitch sizes. It covers frayed scallops on embroidery, solutions like double buttonhole, pre-stitch outlining, or hemming, and suggests washing linen before cutting or dipping the edge in lukewarm water then ironing.
Masses of foliage in the color of the hat crown are trimmed with buckles and ornaments of lace, Tuscan and coral or turquoise studs. Butterflies and fans formed by wide satin ribbons. Ribbon garnitures, net and chiffon facings, ostrich trimming bands with roses, and elaborate brim bands with braid and embroidery.
Fashion notes highlight white wear for all occasions with various laces from heavy to delicate. Poke bonnets return while jockey caps reappear as novelty. High turbans trimmed with garden flower cabochons sit beside rising toques and feathery adornments. Short sleeves return with new summer models and French knot embroidery decorating waist patterns.
Describes several children's outfits including white voile over pink taffeta empire frocks with Irish lace accents. The largest girl wears white pique with English embroidery and dot-tucked borders. A light blue alpaca coat features revers and gold button straps with guipure lace collars and cuffs.
A letter from Mrs. Orville Rock of Paw Paw Michigan urges women to avoid surgery by using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says four weeks in hospital after a displacement left her worse, then she recovered with the remedy and urges others to try it.
Marion Caroline reveals she paid 18 dollars per dozen for photos of herself. Maxine questions the resemblance, prompting the punchline that the expense may have bought less accurate images.
A New England fourth grade music lesson uses a joke to teach rhythm. A teacher explains that three quarter notes under one brace equal two quarters. A student quips that three babies born at the same time are called accidents.
A dialogue excerpt contrasts grandmother and a child over storytelling. The granny warns against stale tales while the child resists, suggesting modern, impressionistic storytelling and subtle character sketches rather than traditional stories.
A brief exchange from a United Presbyterian setting questions how to handle a $100 entrusted by a man who has died. The teacher character Tommy declines to pray for the deceased but offers sympathy and prayer for a similar future donor.
A Rome New York woman writes that coffee upset her stomach caused dizziness and irritability but switching to Postum improved her blood, appetite, nerves, and stomach. She praises Postum as a tasty food drink and credits full recovery to its use, noting a claim from Postum Company.
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