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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
8
A Kansas mother hosted a six year old’s doll hunting party with twelve guests. Dolls hidden around the lawn and house were counted on the porch, with prizes for the largest haul. Gingerbread dolls and baby doll ice cream cooled the afternoon as lemonade flowed under umbrellas.
A 1913 testimonial from F. J. Busher describes a decade long scalp ailment cured in two months by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. The ad claims relief after washing twice daily and applying the ointment. A joke follows about a lawyer's courtroom verbosity and appearance.
A luncheon featured a ham cooked per the Jefferson family recipe passed down for generations. The ham simmered for about two hours but was not allowed to boil as a young colored house worker and the mistress debated the proper method in a mountain setting.
A woman must be pretty good at figures to become a fashionable dress maker. The statement contrasts outward talkativeness with unspoken meaning and hints at examining behavior in a spouse's presence.
A description of an outdoor game variant called Number Blind Man's Buff. Players form a circle with a stationary blind man in the center who calls two numbers causing those players to swap places. The leader shouts One Hundred to force a grand mixup. if no one is caught the blind man continues until a victim is chosen and takes the center.
A reader recalls a party game titled Consequences with a large set of thirty five slips. The host may distribute as many sheets as needed for parties, keeping the remaining slips for future use. The tone is light and nostalgic about youth and games.
A reminiscence on classroom game slips and confessional questions ends with My Confessions and lists favorites. A bride to be’s basket shower features a varied collection from brown waste baskets to woven hampers and matched accessories, delighting the honoree who adores baskets.
Draped fichu effects in net lace chiffon and mousseline de sole appear on nearly all new dresses displaying delicate necklines and soft overlays in the season's fashion.
The article describes a pretty over bodice tunic dress in figured cottons with tucked net sleeves and yoke, plus a delaine dress in white with green spots. It lists fabric yardages for tunic and skirt, net, and defines decorative touches like green satin ribbon edging and a black Pedal straw hat trimmed with green ribbon.
A poetic meditation on reverence and harmony within the inner life. The speaker envisions a single music that arises when mind and soul unite in accord, expanding previous harmony into a vaster, more profound form.
Guidance on eating for seniors stresses moderate portions and lighter meals after age sixty. Recommends meat once daily, limited fats and sweets, plenty of vegetables fruit and cereals, two quarts water daily, and outdoor exercise as essential at any age. Quotes from George Eliet and S Smiles.
Old fashioned currant dishes described include currant conserve spiced currants ripe currant pie and frosted currants also currant cream jelly and a fresh currants with sugar for breakfast The instructions specify quantities methods and simple serving notes suitable for a 19th or early 20th century kitchen.
The passage notes Lord Byron’s rapid writing style, likening him to a tiger who works under spring fever. It cites The Corsair produced in ten days, Pris ner of Chilion from two rainy days, and Bride of Abydos begun in four nights, with many poems born as impromptus.
The article surveys a three epoch view of women from youth to mature life and features a dated ad for Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup and Tyree's antiseptic powder. It notes a lawyer's bold bill item and a playful quip about a hot spell. It mentions Antoine Jean Cassade Saint Prosper and reflects on virtues under trial.
In a humorous legal exchange a man asks if he may shoot a neighbor’s cat after nightly yowling. The young lawyer explains the cat isn’t his, but the fence is, and the conclusion is that tearing down the fence is the safe remedy.
A testimonial from Mrs. Frep Srons of Route No 8 Malore N describes relief from severe pain and displacements after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad promotes the remedy as a standard treatment for female ailments including irregularities, backache and dizziness.
A fragment shows Thomas arguing with his mother and grandmother about going swimming. The exchange mentions an old rheumatic woman and an auntish note about participation. The dialogue hints at family pressure and awareness of rules.
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