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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1905
Page
4
The article outlines white confirmation dresses emphasizing simplicity and high necklines with full sleeves. It details fabrics such as albatross, nuns veiling, cashmere, and voile, plus trimmings like handwork, tucks, and shirrings. It notes white hosiery, white footwear, and veils in silk muslin or tulle as proper accessories.
Leather covered furniture should be sponged with warm water and borax until clean, then dried and polished with glycerin. If dull, freshen by applying beaten egg white with a soft cloth as recommended by the Ladies World.
A household exchange notes vegetables and cereals need careful handling to win favor. Flavorful foods from the animal kingdom tempt cooks but milder vegetables require skill to please diners.
A card in a Whitechapel public house reads a plea for a friendly lead to aid Bill Sykes, whose wife has just died and left him orally unprovided for.
The text extols agriculture as a true education blending hands on practice with study. It argues farm schools train problem solving, self reliance, and practical thinking, preparing youths to handle life challenges and make honest living in a transitioning rural economy.
University of Pennsylvania professor SIMION NELSON PATTEN argues that men of all classes view women as dolls for leisure. He cites rising middle class attitudes that discourage wives from work, linking this shift to lower birth rates and social changes.
President BENJAMIN IDE WHEELER argues that the family sustains the state and home life provides moral fiber. He contends individualism harms society and that bachelors and club men are social problems, proposing a special tax on bachelors to fund the moral work of the nation.
J. M. Taylor defends college women against R. Stanley Hall’s claim they are ill suited for home life. He argues college girls are robust, practical, and ready for life, and that they are the regular girl with better training.
An old advertisement urges parents to use Hollister's Rocky Mountain tea for fretful children claiming strength and health follow its use for 35 cents. The notice also promotes Billings-Chapin Co paints with long-lasting quality, J B Mullane Co agents in Sullivan Indiana, and local Willis & Benefield fire insurance for farm and city properties.
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