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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1919
Page
10
A historical wash and stain removal guide describes washing methods for Japanese silk and other fabrics, including drying in shade, rolling in a sheet, and ironing on the wrong side. It covers grease and stain removal with French chalk, methylated spirits, chlo roform, gasoline, and warm irons, plus notes on fabric care for silk and satin and the evolving fall dress trade.
The article surveys dainty dresses for little girls and sturdy outfits for boys, detailing materials like cotton crepe lawn organdie and embroidered trims. It notes up to date frocks with organdie collars, pastels, sheer fabrics, and short sleeves, plus summer styles and decorative ribbons.
The piece notes a new $50 million Michigan good roads program boosting national attention. It argues farmers back road improvements because better highways save time and increase property values, while auto owners push for wider road use and freight efficiency. The era anticipates record road-building in 1919 1920 supporting motor car and truck traffic.
Utah legislators authorize highway construction with federal funds totaling about 8 million dollars. The road program aims for extensive improvements across the state to secure the federal aid.
A ceremony during Homecoming week in Deadwood honors Colonel Roosevelt by renaming Sheep Mountain Round Top to Mount Theodore Roosevelt. The 6,000-foot peak on the Black Hills Forest Reserve becomes the center of a bird and game refuge, with a bowlder cairn bearing Roosevelt’s cattle brands placed by T. A. Brown of Spearfish. The monument ties to the Belle Fourche irrigation project and Roosevelt’s prairie to farming vision. Nearby, a note mentions a humorous Tarascon tale from the Indianapolis Star about a mule and railway ticket jab.
In a Columbus Dispatch snippet the minister's son argues with his father over meaning and spelling. The father corrects the teacher on the distinction between congregation and collection, noting a clear difference in the two similar words.
A man entering a barber shop complains he does not want any services yet the barber replies with a single bold answer. The exchange reveals the man’s mood and the barber’s calm retort about manners ending the brief encounter.
Hawaii paid tribute to Kamehameha the Great, founder of the Kamehameha dynasty, whose wars unified the islands over a century ago. Burial site unknown as remaining elders who held the ceremony have died, and a large street procession for the event was planned.
On a drizzling night two lovers sit in a window of an old couple’s home. The old man and wife share a tender scene as love endures beyond years, a shaft of sunshine through the rain, a memory the writer calls a lasting image from Fremont Herald.
A narrator tours France toward Bordeaux and notes the springlike green fields along the river. A fellow traveler, a Midwestern journalist, remarks that Americans grow different grass suitable for Kansas as the voyage continues. Margaret E. Mangster recounts this moment for the Christian Herald.
The article notes that dogs may adapt to auto traffic by glancing left and right before crossing, a behavior more common in areas with fewer vehicles. It cites historical observations from early auto age where dogs were killed running out to bark at carts, and says some city dog lovers have noticed this cautious habit.
A fragment from Forbes Magazine discusses the recuperative powers of nations, noting the spark of vitality remains. It argues that long-term recovery requires a breathing space between effort and reaction to avert danger, which is described as largely imaginary and passing as sober public sentiment regains control.
The notice requests ladies to remove combs as theater programs show the vogue for oversized tortoise shell combs among smart women. Some combs are extremely large and expensive, with costs reaching $1,000 or more.
A garbled report describes a man claiming his tonsils were removed or damaged by a gas or device aboard an airplane. The account mentions the aircraft moving and turning frequently as it operated in the sky, with unclear details about timing or outcomes.
Peter Gnome, aided by dwarfs elves and locals, announces a cave warming at his new home under a cave near the creek. Mr Grant and Witty Witch urge clear talk to mend a misunderstanding while the plan unfolds with tables of bonbons food and gifts for friends from the goblins to the Bogey family.
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