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Newspaper
Odon Journal
Location
Odon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1912
Page
7
Instructions describe making a four-compartment bag from ribbon. Cut ribbon into four strips, form bags, create a casing, and thread a drawstring through all four. Tie bows at ends and tack sides to prevent sliding, yielding a convenient, adjustable sewing accessory.
A famed beauty contends that beauty alone cannot bring happiness. She argues that every woman has charm to someone, noting beauty can be a trap and fades with age. She cites examples of ugly women who win affection through grace, intellect, and kindness.
The article describes semidress gowns with a simple bodice and wide hem finishing the shoulders, paired with long close fitting sleeves. It notes elbow length peasant sleeves as common in many gowns and predicts these styles will be worn during the summer. Skirts of easy frocks rise to the ground, as described in the piece from Barrow.
The season embraces a quaint trend the fruit sachet. Silk or velvet sachets shaped like grapes cherries apples and leaves are hand tinted and filled with sweet spices and scented powder to diffuse fragrance through garments.
A child's coat described in blue or green rough cheviot, featuring a white peau de chamois collar and cuffs finished with narrow braid.
Girls crafted afternoon and evening scarfs and muffs from leftover fur and marabout trimmings. One student repurposed awans letters from a party cloak into narrow bands sewn along a fawn color chiffon scarf. A matching muff and a white beaver hat with marabou band and standing feather complete the ensemble.
A Universalist Leader excerpt extols the healing power of a kindly smile at a hospital door. It argues that friendship and cheer surpass medicine for those infirm or lonely, likening life to Arthurian court built by music and cheerful faces that lift burdens.
Mrs. Francis Lund of Plain City Utah recounts a severe head rash in her child described as baby rash. She credits Cuticura Remedies Resolvent Soap and Ointment with rapid improvement and hair regrowth. The note mentions free samples available from Cuticur a Dept L Boston.
Terry Casey questions Jerry Lacey about his pursuit while the messenger insists he is off duty. The exchange underscores a tense moment as Lacey asserts he is free from obligation.
Two men named Hugh and Harry Ford receive misdirected mail causing a quarrel over a paid bill. A Cincinnati Times-Star note frames confusion over initials. In another scene a Curbstone club member laments a missing Ancient Carpenter amid a cold spell and earlier humor about old fashioned winters.
In Yonkers a domestic dispute unfolds over a new hat as Mrs Styles defends its appeal while Mr Styles questions its impact on appearances. The exchange reveals tensions over personal style within a strained household.
A Missouri tale recounts an English visitor in Marion County who meets a small white skunk. He later learns it is a polecat and sends home a humorous letter about an American cat with especially offensive breath.
A bishop gently reassures a purser that his roommate TJ is a true gentleman as they discuss valuables. The exchange centers on mutual trust and propriety, with the purser confirming the same high regard from his side.
A dialogue notes that Blobster used strong expletives after his car broke down 59 miles from a garage while another party suggested he chose calmer words. The account mocks the immediacy of his reaction and contrasts it with a calmer reply.
Ad for Cole Carbolisaire from J I W Cole and Company of Black River Falls Wisconsin. Claims the burn or cut pain stops when applied and that it heals quickly and reduces scars. Includes a free sample offer by mail to druggists.
Lewis' Single Binder costs more than other five cent cigars made of extra quality tobacco. Sieg Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething softens the gums reduces pain and wind colic. Many a flowery speech has been nipped by an unappreciative audience.
Illustrated proverb noting that generosity to service staff accelerates outcomes and favors. It suggests kindness to waiters brings faster service and smoother progress in tasks.
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