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Newspaper

The Clermont Courier

Location

Batavia, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jun 02, 1920

Page

3

Skirts Embrace Modish Accordion Plaits in Fashion

Designers embrace accordion and side plaits across fabrics from sheer silks to woolen gowns. Horizontal stripes with wide side plaits and saddle bag pockets add novelty, while girdles and folded sash ends create an Egyptian-inspired finish in the featured plaid silk skirt.

New Smocks and Blouses Embrace Tricolette Fabrics

Fashion notes show smocks and close fitting jackets using tricolette silk fiber, set to rival silk sweaters. Georgette smocks with embroidery and silk fringe highlight dressy daytime and evening wear, with gray and bright floral colors common and belts or cords used to finish the waist.

Georgette

Glove Care and Child Frock Trimming Guidance

The article urges careful glove use to extend life and warns against wearing gloves at night or in rain to avoid moisture. It also describes a striped trimming for children's frocks, with red worsted chain stitch dividing stripes used on sleeves and sides.

Unique Wool Crochet Poke Bonnet Goes Novel

A large poke bonnet for recreation wear is crafted from wool crochet and wire, with crocheted flowers in the same material for trim. The design emphasizes novelty and handmade detail.

Smile as a Business Asset and Social Lubricant

A Philadelphia Ledger reflection notes that a genuine, consistent smile signals a cheerful mind, eases tension, and boosts worker loyalty and productivity. It argues that goal-oriented, hopeful bosses win devotion by maintaining good humor, even after trials, proving resilience and steadfast ideals.

Philadelphia Ledger

Footprints of Progress in Alternative Fuels and Materials

The article notes substitutes for cork from certain fungi dried and ground mixed with cement pressed into blocks. It mentions Norway patenting carbide for motor drives, Denmark forming briquette makers from heather with higher heat value than peat, and experiments using Limburg chalk marl as a fertilizer.

Norway Denmark Limburg

Contractor Preference: Concrete Work Wins Over Abstract Plans

A joke explains selection in construction: one contractor favored for practical concrete work while the other offered only abstract ideas. The preferred bidder delivered tangible results over theoretical plans.

Great Little Ball Player

Four year old Mary Ellen loves playing with her brother and friends. She imitates their traits and now plays outside with them. She aspires to be a pitcher and demonstrated the pose she uses to throw, though her aim is often off.

Mary Ellen

Poet-Arrest Case In Munich Ends With Acquittal

An alleged Munich anarchist was identified as a poet and found not guilty, meaning acquittal on the charge of being an anarchist. The ruling highlights the discrepancy between literary identity and political accusation.

Munich London Punch

When Is a Joke Not a Joke Story Exchange

A brief dialogue shows a joke exchange with a punch line about a boss telling a story. The humor hinges on perception and workplace dynamics as characters debate what counts as funny.

Too Much of a Good Thing

A brief dialogue highlights a dispute over patience and overworking effort. She insists she has exercised restraint while he urges greater tempo, revealing tension between impulse and moderation in their interaction.

City Gawkers Stir Over Cars Drawn By Street Scene

A terse exchange describes locals reacting to a bustling urban street tableau where vehicles attract attention and spark commentary about city life. The dialogue hints at a lively, everyday scene and the public’s eye on transportation.

Cincinnati Markets Prices for Grain and Livestock

Market notes list prices for corn, hay, oats, butter, eggs, live poultry, cattle, calves, sheep and lambs in Cincinnati. Entries show various grades and weights with per bushel or per pound figures, including corn No 2 white at 2.05 2.06 and lambs at 18 19, with terms like fair to good and good to choice.

Canada Western Canada Ottawa Can Sparmphimrie

Country Road Exchange Over Time

A quick rural dialogue sets a humorous scene as a motorist asks the time and a farmer reveals Jest 3 37 p m. noting city folks may do their own math to tell time. The exchange plays on clocks, manners, and rural wit.

Mothers and Matchmaking Autonomy Highlighted

A brief note argues mothers control matchmaking rights regardless of who bears the love making, asserting their decisive role in arranging partnerships.

Found A Mop Wringer Promises Easy Kitchen Use

Light and easily operated mop wringer marketed for home use with a postpaid price of $1.75 from Handylite Co. Tarentum Pa. The ad promises satisfaction and targets homemakers.

Handylite Co Tarentum

Discharged Worker Reflects on Lost Job Aftercare

A man speaks on a touching case from today as he faces discharge. He wonders about compensation and recalls how his former employer may have erred in the past.

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