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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1912
Page
13
The article explains a punch work lace like pattern for waist fabrics using a blunt needle and linen thread. It describes building the pattern from the center, securing thread with a weaver's knot, damp pressing, and layering stitches to produce a delicate skeleton lace effect suitable for white goods and sheer fabrics. It suggests red linen or smooth silk floss for the design.
Dorothy Dix argues that many wives crave daily affection from husbands who provide financially. She notes husbands often show love by actions like supporting the family and paying bills, while verbal compliments may be rare. The piece urges wives to accept practical devotion and recognize love can show itself through care and hard work rather than words.
A Milwaukee incident tells of a bottle tossed from the steamer Iowa near Chicago harbor. A note dated 1906 by A Kramer of Chicago asks an “adorable miss” to marry a wealthy man, found by George Strehlow who retrieved it by the Kinnickinnic River while rowing.
Alma Pitlinzer, once engaged to a Cincinnati lawyer, has lived eight years in Topanga Canyon near Santa Monica after illness and departure from Walnut Hill. A friend who saw her urged a return home, but she refused. She has remained at the beach and on the small range she bought, choosing solitary life over marriage plans.
A ferryboat scene prompts a shift from master and servant to partnership in marriage. A young man proposes with old school talk about rule and obedience, but the girl’s silent response signals a modern view. The essay envisions couples as comrades in life, united for the good of the firm.
Albert J. Beveridge cited as saying reporters face indignities from beneath consideration and misunderstandings. He recalled a reporter asking a house servant for wedding details, who declined saying details were “every crumb” and to stop begging. Washington Star.
The article advises stay at home women to start a lace washing and repair business as a practical income source. It suggests lessons in laundering lace and blouses, building a local client base through ads and cards, pricing like a blouse repair fee, and arranging work to fit home duties while offering getting up mending and tinting services for cloths and sleeves.
Government experiment stocked Fairmount park lake with ring perch two years ago. About 5000 fingerlings and larger fish were released to test adaptability. Recently perch reappeared in large numbers, mostly small, puzzling experts who wonder where they have been hidden awaiting the fish season.
Mrs. Louisa Waterman Carpenter of Worcester Massachusetts marked her 107th birthday at 8 Boynton Street with friends. Elderly claim she is New England’s oldest woman, sharing vivid recollections from the War of 1812. Born in Old Warwick Rhode Island she is one of twelve children, only one sister survives. Her companion Mrs. Isabella W Colburn lives in Bostonia California.
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