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Newspaper
Record And Chronicle
Location
Denton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1912
Page
6
Paris society embraces the Afternoon Radium Cure where patients stay in a drawing room for two hours daily for a month. A radium inhalation system with an oxygen reservoir is operated by Dr Frumesan and aims to treat rheumatism heart and bone joint ailments while patients play bridge and tea.
A Paris health establishment offers radium tea sessions for rheumatism with air purifying fans and radium air intake. Patrons report no odor or discomfort and a pleasant sense of well being lasting hours, boosting gossip among social circles.
New York society revues Mrs. Gouraud's Soiree de la danse excentrique with Nance Gwyn performing the seven veils and Le Tango Argentin. Cobras and exotic dances astonished guests while Charles Gilpin and George Lee Thompson watched in masquerade gala atmosphere.
Ada Greenlaw of Dora Arkansas appeals Governor Cruce to allow her to live with her husband serving a life term at McAlester Oklahoma. She offers to work for board but the governor has no authority to grant such residence. No crime or county details are disclosed in the record.
In London a recent function saw two men long noted for sharp dress appear in dark blue dress suits with gilt buttons, causing a small sensation in clubland.
Policeman Schneider watching a scaffold at Ninth Avenue and Fortieth Street dodges a falling bricklayer who leaps from the third story. The workman lands on his feet unharmed and jokes about late dinner before an ambulance and surgeon assess him.
A Akron father Arthur Vander sell mourns after his wife gave birth to triplets one with a fully formed tooth. Local reactions joke about speeches and feeding costs with fans noting the unusual timing and imagined throne of steak dinners for the toothful baby.
Maurice McGrath of 92 Chambers Street was sentenced by Judge O'Sullivan in general sessions to ten years in Sing Sing for a robbery that yielded twenty cents. His prior criminal record led to the harsh penalty despite the small gain.
About two hundred human skeletons were unearthed on Enos Hayes farm between Cleves and Elizabethtown. Authorities suspect the site was an Indian burying ground or a battlefield between Native Americans and early settlers.
Samuel Chesley Drew weighing 455 pounds and his bride Rose Lavigne of Rochester weighing 278 pounds returned home to Dover New Hampshire after a honeymoon trip. They were carried from the train to their home in a hay truck due to no carriage available. Drew will head the kitchen at the state hospital and poor farm with Mrs Drew as chief nurse in the insane ward.
Mrs Joseph Potter of Hingham Massachusetts owns a Plymouth Rock hen hatched last April that began laying record breaking eggs. The hen is exceptionally large and an egg weighed three ounces with a circumference of seven inches at the short way and eight and a quarter inches the long way.
Calvin Tomkins, commissioner of docks and ferries, urged the Chamber of Commerce to back a plan for an international commission on the cost of living. He argued that rising prices and wages threaten business, finance, and politics, and called for an international scientific panel to study facts, causes, and remedies.
Steve Callahan, described as a negro, admitted burglary after a sermon by a colored evangelist and returned a fur coat to Frank Holmes of 206 Sycamore Street. He later confessed to more than twenty additional thefts to police.
The piece argues that many life troubles stem from lacking discipline and effort. It emphasizes personal responsibility and steady work as remedies for common difficulties.
A detailed farming guide covers soil deep plowing, bed making, row width by land fertility, and early planting. It prescribes applying 300 to 800 pounds of fertilizer per acre, thorough mixing, and precise cultivation timing. It also lists ten record-keeping items including costs, yields, and prices for accurate cost per pound.
Dr Keen quote outlines dipping vat program as practical. Boards of Supervisors in several Mississippi counties fund community vats to eradicate fever ticks, enabling biweekly cattle dipping and faster quarantine release. The plan, praised for economy and foresight, aims to unite private and public effort against the southern cattle tick.
A Farm and Home writer suggests using waste lumber to create a roof extension for a long ladder. Bore holes in the rails and bolt ladders so the extension can swing or fold, avoiding roof hooks. Foot position adjusts for low roofs, keeping the ladder firm on varied slopes.
The experiment shows ten bushels of corn produce 100 pounds of pork, but with skim milk added seven bushels yield the same growth. This implies skim milk increases feed efficiency by reducing corn needs for pork production.
Feeding all cows the same way is unfair and misleading. Each cow has her own appetite and capacity.
Lime sulphur sprayed through winter will do much to kill mites and scales hidden on and about the tree.
A simple six foot loading platform built from inch boards and two by fours provides secure footing with cleats for hogs and sheep. It attaches to wagon floors with blacksmith made hooks, is light enough to be moved easily, and doubles as a seat for the driver when not in use.
The article describes five o'clock tea as a social routine for women in large cities and some towns. It highlights millinery trends with three hat models, from simple bonnet shapes to velvet and lace Dutch styles, plus beaded semi dress designs and gilt ornaments.
The article notes a shift to severely simple winter wear with minimal trimming. Blouses return to favor in shirtwaist form, alongside plain one color dresses and coats. A plain patent leather belt with a simple buckle completes the understated look.
Fashion notes describe evening gowns featuring fur trim along the tunic edge in narrow three inch bands, adding distinct texture to the garments.
Feathers remain a vibrant hat accessory with a wide range of plumes despite humanitarian efforts. The Amazon remains popular, Lancer plumes are rarer, and knotted pleureuse still appears. Black tipped and colored feather mounts circle hats with large side tails, while small hats feature short heads or puffed feather balls. Curling ostrich pouffs and paradise are favored for softness and grace, and the vulture aigrette offers a newer option.
An aid to beauty suggests camphor water applied to the nose with a soft cloth to reduce facial pores and recommends brisk walking in the rain for those not prone to colds.
The article advises using equal parts rice powder and a favored French face powder to fill a powder box and maintain a clear complexion. It also recommends brushing teeth thoroughly with a reliable powder or paste in the morning and lightly after each meal and before bed.
The guide describes buying wide sheetings and cutting sheets at two and three quarter yards to leave a quarter yard extra. It instructs turning under the battom, tearing off a 20 inch wide strip to seam sides and bottom, creating a two inch hem at the top to produce two pillow cases from each side, with the center kept for an ironing table cover.
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