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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1909
Page
7
The article outlines three coat designs in serge cashmere and silk with trims of braid buttons and tassels. It lists material requirements including yards of fabric braid buttons lining tassels ribbon and silk for each style.
An athletic young woman promotes a personal body bath method. She uses a small scrub brush with hot water and soap to scrub the entire skin, followed by a cold rinse and brisk rub. The routine cleans pores, removes dead skin, and boosts circulation, with a brief rest optional for gentler practitioners.
A simple elegant gown shown in old rosé cashmere featuring a yoke and sleeve bands of braided velvet. The garment has no fullness at the yoke and sleeves, falls straight to the foot with a fuller hem, and requires six yards of 48 inch fabric plus one yard of velvet.
A cabriolet is defined as a novel headgear with a single long string wound around the neck and left to trail down the back. This description emphasizes its unique, rope like form and draping style.
A hostess curates elegant, inexpensive dinners built from serendipitous ingredient juxtapositions. She recalls oysters with macaroni, cheese and paprika, a pepper stuffing mystery, and a celery grape fruit salad with French tarragon dressing. Cheese souffles in small pyramids on toast accompany paprika for a sharp finish.
The article discusses turning down high stiff collars into soft Puritan style collars for summer wear. It recommends linen lawn, easy handmade construction, and options such as white dot patterns, scalloped edges, and delicate lace trims for a dainty finish.
A decorative bag is made from cretonne and two embroidery hoops with cardboard ends clad in cretonne. The barrel shaped pouch opens at the side and is closed by a ribbon tie or two buttons. Ribbon loops fasten the ends to the hoops for easy carrying and protection of sewing items.
This sewing note describes making a dressy bow from white net. Cut a half yard by six inches, hem all edges, trim the ends with narrow lace, gather the center, and form three gathered loops on each side along the central line.
Ohio attorney general rules trust companies formed before the Thomas banking act of 1908 cannot engage in real estate business, leasing, or rents. The ruling cites violations by many trusts operating in those fields and warns such activities breach their charters. Also notes military and liquor tax developments and a state treasury report showing a reduced balance due to liquor tax declines.
In Cincinnati on May 8 an opera house panic sent 2 000 people rushing to the street after someone cried fire. Smoke from a passing fire engine caused the alarm. police cleared entrances as several women fainted and attendees sustained torn clothing.
In Piqua on May 8 the Ohio State Association of Mexican War Veterans held its 35th annual reunion commemorating Palo Alto May 8 1846. Of many such groups only Ohio remains active with 24 members, down 56 since the 1898 reunion in Piqua.
In Grosvenor area near Athens on May 8, Mrs. Charles Ernst shot and killed her husband after threats against her. The woman and her son Clarence were arrested and held on $2,000 bond. Prosecutor Foster expects the shooting to be deemed justifiable due to the man's abuse of his wife.
A Cincinnati jury found Louis W. Foster John Gorman W J Campbell A C Baldwin John M Scott and Edwin F Heil guilty of using the mails to defraud in a bucket shop scheme. The verdict was delivered in the United States district court yesterday.
Weed of Sandusky tends three broods and has laid nine eggs in six days. The Plymouth Rock hen's photo will be sent to Secretary of Agriculture Wilson for recognition.
In Wellaton on May 7 Mrs. Mary K. Finn gave birth to twin daughters, increasing the Finn family to five. The Finns, married under three years, already have twin sons aged 13 months and a child just past two. Mrs. Finn is in her 22d year.
A heavy automobile truck driven by John Magaw and John Wacker of Wooster plunged over a 400 foot embankment near Maysville yesterday. Both men are reported terribly injured.
A former superintendent left a plant full of dead stock and hidden errors. The new executive ordered no discharge for single mistakes and immediate dismissal for covering up. Open reporting, calm censure, and learning from errors restored profitability and led him to become company president.
Montreuil-sur-Mer report tells of M Lepercq, sick with influenza, who despite illness and a substitute failing to light the lamp, trudged through snow to the Alpreck lighthouse near Bologne to relight it. He later died of cerebral congestion from exposure, two days after his heroic act. He would have received a pension in five years.
Voles devastate young trees and flower beds in parts of Lanarkshire Scotland with milder winters blamed for the outbreak. The last major infestation occurred about seventeen years ago prompting a royal commission. The decline of natural predators such as owls hawks weasels and stoats is seen as a key factor.
The inquiry notes a claim that Jiggsby died from a complication of physicians. The phrasing suggests a satirical or ironic context rather than a medical cause. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
A humorous exchange contrasts a mother's care for 500 gown buttons with a father's demand for attention to six buttons on his trousers, highlighting domestic tensions with playful candor.
The article estimates that London laundries use about 750 tons of soap each week, highlighting high washing demand and industry scale in the city.
A report states that land in England is owned by fewer than 8,000 individuals, highlighting extreme concentration of property and potential social or economic implications. The data underscores significant disparities in land tenure.
A memorial church will be erected on the Shiloh battlefield site to honor the April 6 1862 battle. The project aims for a at least $10,000 cost with a permanent donor register displayed in the church for visitors and tourists.
Cure while you walk. Shake Allen's Foot-Ease into shoes to ease tired feet and soothe corns and bunions. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 2 cents. Sample sent free. Allen S. Olmsted, LeRoy New York.
A brief humorous exchange contrasts fashion with practicality as a man questions marrying in a dress suit while another asserts it serves two purposes, both stylish and functional.
A farmer and a washlady affirm their livelihoods come from the land, underscoring a common rural livelihood by speaking in agreement about earning from the soil.
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