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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1911
Page
7
A seated figure wears a pink satin gown with Madeira embroidery on the front band, fine tucks, and two flounces. The corsage has wide revers and lace guimpe with pink satin edging. The second gown features white mousseline de soie with an old blue tunic, fagoted hem, lace fichu and sash, pearl fringe, blue satin edging, and a guipure plastron with lace neck ruffle.
At an informal porch tea, hosts staged guessing contests with bee themed cards and word endings in sting. Prizes included a honey cake and a beehive honey cake cup, with tea and iced tea served, maid in pompadour transformation, and a grand march to judge changes.
Guests are asked to wear regular evening attire but alter their hair styling. Men and women may choose picturesque or grotesque head coverings, such as a man in formal dress with an Indian chief war bonnet or a matron's elaborate headpiece.
The plan, intended to aid a Ladies' Aid or guild, ran every Saturday in August in a suburb. Booths on the lawn offered cold meats, rolls, jams, cakes, and home cooking with orders for more. Young housekeepers and visiting boarders joined in, tea and sherbet served, and the alphabetical committees ran the sale smoothly. A good sum was added to the treasury from the summer effort.
A young woman used decorative cards at her mother's luncheon to announce an engagement to close friends. Pink heart cards with silver thread and a silver monogram framed by a delicate web, then seven inch white cards with pink pencils invited guests to plan an ideal house for the couple. A silver loving cup with claret lemonade circulated as guests toasted the bride.
A collection of practical tips for homemaking and daily chores. Suggestions include folding newspapers as bonnet substitutes, using a hot pin for shaping, shingle as a pie lifter, hanging handles by holes, wrapping knives in butter paper, dry berry picking for jelly, double wear wash curtains, crafting curtains from factory cloth, refreshing dull scissors with a needle, making shortening from suet and butter, lengthening life by shorter meals, and using newspapers for insulation and reminders in the kitchen.
This passage presents multiple frozen dessert recipes including Manhattan Pudding Angel Parfait Praline Ice Cream German Ice Cream and a zweiback studded finish. It gives ingredients quantities steps and methods for freezing and flavoring, typical of a historical home cookery column.
A collection of sensational local headlines points to dramatic incidents and social tensions. Phrasing suggests a newspaper feature on crime mischief and public nuisance with colorful character sketches.
In a brief dramatic exchange Tom listens as his partner vows to endure the task of correcting his faults. He sweetly welcomes the labor, while she resists asserting she will not permit it. The dialogue captures domestic tensions in a light, intimate moment.
A country youth writes to his city cousin that his head has grown six feet in circumference. The city reply asks who is his hatter in a humorous exchange from Tit-Bits.
In a backstage drama a child named Snookums sees Denby’s infidelity with Miss Lorrimer and Edith Carver. Denby confesses his wrongs, seeks reconciliation with Edith, and vows to mend as Snookums confirms the renewed marriage on stage.
A Sunday scene in a village inn shows an old German father warning his son about drinking. He tells him a gentleman stops when he has enough and illustrates with a cornered men cue. The son counts two men and notes only one is visible.
A clipped humorous remark from Harper's comments on an individual who compares himself to Abraham Lincoln and confidently anticipates a promotion. The quip implies skepticism about the claim and satirical tone.
A Tennessee mother recites how a six month old developed a widespread scalp rash with hair loss and red bumps. After failed treatments she used Cuticura Resolvent Soap and Ointment and saw rapid improvement within days. She praises Cuticura for curing the child and later uses the products for other issues.
A local tale recounts Jipson risking his cook's loyalty by offering her use of his touring car two afternoons weekly. The cook reportedly eloped with the chauffeur yesterday, shocking the household and neighbors.
In a light theater long excerpt Mrs Flubber is described as very superior by a speaker noting she seems as if she has attended coronations, satirizing airs and pretensions.
A Minnesota man shares that after doctors abandoned hope for Bright's disease he recovered following use of Dean's Kidney Pills. He describes severe symptoms and rapid recovery, praising the remedy and noting sale by druggists and storekeepers. The piece also reports Ontario's new penal system shifting prisoners to farms and road work with a medical subset producing hospital supplies.
An advertisement touts SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE for horses and dogs of all ages, claiming disease prevention in stable animals. It notes over 600,000 bottles sold last year, priced at 50 cents and 1 dollar, with guaranteed quality. The ad seeks druggists and agents, listing Spahn Medical Co. in Goshen Indiana.
A theater manager reframes the play’s premise after a patron who paid two dollars calls it a plot. The patron insists the performance is not a plot but a conspiracy, highlighting a clash over dramatic interpretation.
An advertisement claims Coke's Carbolisalve quickly relieves and cures burning itching and torturing skin diseases and stops burn pain without scars. Priced at 25 cents and available from druggists. A free sample can be obtained by writing J W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wisconsin.
The text notes an insurgent pair named Messrs Rossman and McCosker amid partisan commentary. It also cites Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething as a product, and mentions dodging bad storytellers to avoid poor relations.
Woman from Peoria credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending two years of suffering and avoiding surgery after uterine troubles. A New Orleans testimonial from Mrs Lily Peyrow shows bed confinement followed by relief and no operation. The article notes a large flow of unsolicited testimonies praising the remedy for feminine ills.
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