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Newspaper
Polk Progress
Location
Polk, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
7
Prince Henry of Reuss recalled a German chaplain preaching in English at a Lutheran chapel in New York. He joked that the text began with and he tore his shirt and was met with snickers before the pastor clarified the line as and the door is shut.
A dialogue scene shows a doctor and blower naming a mysterious object a Kansas Cy clone. The doctor realizes the item was not an attack but a misreading of painter's colic symptoms.
William Shaw recalls a witty moment at a Boston dinner. A Back Bay girl asks how to spell devil while writing to Yale, and her aunt explains the word should not be used, prompting a playful mishearing about Christian Endea vor meetings.
Senator Dixon denounces political deception calling it as flagrant as the railway case. Two men at a station try to slip a half ticket to George while one jokes about a beard and a mole. A Sunday school teacher surprises a child duo fleeing a scene. A lighthearted note ends with a jest about a woman's shoes and buttons.
A teacher reports chronic indigestion from a simple breakfast of fruit toast and egg. She says switching to hot Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream improved her digestion, boosted nervous energy, and helped her gain ten pounds. The letter promotes Grape-Nuts and Postum from the Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan with an invitation to read The Road to Wellville.
Instructions describe crafting smart ties and jabots from satin, rib bon, and velvet ribbons in various widths and colors. It covers bow shapes with loops and ends, fringe edges, and decorative touches like crochet buttons and small garlands for different ages and necklines.
Cretonne hats and little poke and country bonnets have seen strong success in plain straw styles trimmed with flowers and roderie Anglaise. Some are made with Valenciennes lace or cretonne and flowered muslin showcasing the broad range in children’s millinery.
Home advice suggests chopping rhubarb in a bowl and straining the juice before filling pies. The method aims to prevent excess juice from making pies too runny and is presented as a practical fix for households troubled by juicy rhubarb.
Graceful jabots from Iace provide the final stylish detail for the era's best tailored suits, elevating the wearer with refined elegance. The accessory blends classic form with modern flair, signaling a poised, polished look for the smartly dressed.
The smallest garden can yield cut flowers all summer with simple arrangements for each meal. Fresh blooms from sweet peas nasturtiums pansies snapdragons marigolds and poppies brighten breakfasts and encourage variety. For longevity use water filled vases from the garden and favor natural color pairings over elaborate, fading displays.
The Dry Goods Economist highlights satin mannish shirts as midsummer favorites. Styles feature Robespierre collars and crystal front buttons. Long sleeves join an extended shoulder line and are often finished with satin cord.
A description notes new white lingerie waists with sailor collars and cuffs, densely dotted with colored embroidery to echo crystal buttons. The waists are described as uncommonly smart and fashionable.
Inch wide patent leather belts in black pink coral or light blue cut over white linings and piped with white. Buckles are brass or leather covered.
Lebanon Ohio resident L R Fink describes decades of scalp and body eczema with relentless itching. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment he reports rapid relief within minutes and complete cure after two days, with dandruff resolved. Public notice advertises free samples and world-wide sale through Cuticura.
Stella asks about views at a summer resort while Bella notes it lacks views but is near the moonlight. The exchange centers on ambience and location rather than amenities.
Lady Henry Somerset's work for London children is highlighted through a hospital scene with a crippled boy. The boy endures a painful plaster cast change by pretending a buzzing bee stung him, a coping tale recounted from Youth's Companion.
In Harper's Weekly Mrs. De Jones questions Mrs. Van Tyle about her Chinese chauffeur. Van Tyle praises him, noting his spotless complexion after dusty rides and using his pigtail as a bell rope to signal stops through a plate glass window.
The father notes four cigars on the mantelpiece and asks if Henry left them. Jane explains Henry took them from his vest pocket to avoid breaking them and forgot about them, provoking laughter and a moment of rueful irony.
A girl contemplates ending her engagement to Cholly, arguing his love seems lacking. She cites his short letters, noting one that is only seven pages long as the reason to doubt his affection.
Read by readers in Peoria and Jessup as a medicine aiding women with inflammatory troubles and postnatal pains. The reports claim relief without surgery after two months of use. Testimonials from Mrs Christina Reed of Peoria and Mrs Joseph A Lynch of Jessup endorse the product for female illnesses and urge others to try before operation.
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