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Newspaper
Otterbein Sun
Location
Otterbein, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1913
Page
4
A dinner table scare erupts when a passenger proclaims I am the man overboard after four days with three golf talkers. He demands a seat change or he will walk.
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for red rough hands with dry fissures. Instructions urge soaking, washing with Cuticura Soap, drying, applying Cuticura Ointment, and overnight glove use to achieve velvety softness. Also notes global sales and a free sample offer with a Skin Book. A joke about a slit skirt house with southern exposure closes.
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigston, Pa., suffered a year with dropsy and swollen limbs. After using six boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling faded and he regained strength. He reports lasting benefit and urges correspondence about the remedy from Dodds Medicine Co. Also promotes Household Hints, music, and recipes.
A poemlike chronicle portrays Pumpkin Center boasting population gains and suburban annexations while criticizing graft, debt, pollution, and crumbling streets. It notes rivalry with Cherry Valley and Bingtown, calls for a new schoolhouse, and laments widespread corruption in council, courthouse, and city departments.
A preacher contemplates a coffin as a widower recalls his daughter’s return and the value of education. A family exchange reveals changes in attitude toward college and the meanings behind everyday hotel menus.
A set of whimsical verses and dialogue fragments about love, money, and mischief. The pieces contrast romantic longing with light domestic humor as characters ponder marriage, fortune, and market wit.
Early Christmas planning suggested to ease holiday strain for shoppers and workers. The article highlights simple, budget friendly gifts like a bisque hairpin holder made from a doll head and decorative cushions in various fabrics. It encourages practical, modest gifts and describes craft details and finishing touches. By Julia Bottomley.
Silk drapery in light, harmonious colors adds charm but is optional for plain rooms. Older top meet and loop styles are out. Thin madras and other cotton draperies provide light, affordable options that hang to the sill and cost less when bought by the yard.
Amber has risen from a mere spark to a blazing popularity over a year, outranking champagne as Paris’s preferred spring color for gowns and suits while tan maintains strong appeal in the country. The trend now approaches a conflagration of popularity.
Scald the skein before mending stockings to shrink wool evenly. Steam from boiling water tightens fibers so the repaired area resists further shrinking or tearing during washing.
Julia Bottomley notes marabout feathers and down in muffs and stoles as stylish warm substitutes for fur. Natural and white marabou come dyed in fashion colors, with prices from eight to eighteen dollars for neck pieces and muffs, up to fifty dollars for lavish sets.
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