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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
6
A long ago council among animals centers on coats. The rabbit tricks the otter by staging rain of fire and steals the otter coat to wear to the gathering. Bear uncovers the ruse. the rabbit flees, bears a torn tail, and returns the coat.
A 26 inch two piece steel bow with a nickel plated hand piece enables quick arrow placement. The 15 inch hardwood arrow has a soft rubber tip and the bowstring uses strong material. Designed for outdoor use and indoors with care to avoid windows and pictures.
The actress Fritzi Scheff condemns flirting saying it yields present gratification but jeopardizes the future. She warns that many girls are "on the shelf" today because they kept men on the rack yesterday, urging caution in romantic conduct.
A punny joke stating that the hardest key to turn is a donkey, playing on the phrase hard to turn and the animal as a pun.
The piece argues city boys benefit from correspondence and night schools, but farm boys gain by open-air life and continuous work. It highlights the health and endurance edge of Washington and Lincoln, notes farm work as education, and praises the country agent who brings schooling to the farm enabling rural youths to surpass urban limits.
Alfred had one of his bad days and cried at the table. He was sent to the kitchen to wait. Minutes later a small red head appeared at the dining room door with a serious face and the voice asked if anyone called Alfred.
A father tells his son to treat everyone with courtesy, even when faced with rudeness. He emphasizes that civility reflects the son’s own character, not the other person’s gentleness, urging consistent polite conduct.
The fashion display highlights linen, batiste, and lawn gowns meant for summer wear. Diaphanous fabrics are paired with hand embroidery and net trims. Two linen frocks in red and pale blue appear, featuring eyelet details, boleros, sashes, and embroidered tunics with peplums.
Instructions advise adding a 12 inch wide strip of thin muslin on the wrong side of the skirt. Sew with large but firm stitches to prevent breaks in the silk. As wear occurs the worn areas may be darned to the muslin to extend life.
The article reviews one material frocks featuring cross-over drapery on the corsage and cape designs. It notes crow blue crepe gowns with gold gleaming lines and gold lace fichus, plus chemisette patches to brighten the look. It contemplates fabric weight and questions designers’ intent while praising taffeta and the ethereal feel of the gowns.
The illustrated group showcases colored handkerchiefs designed to complement tailored suits. Styles include wide borders with white centers, violet and white combos, blue border accents, and white fabrics with woven color figures and embroidered dots.
White outfits feature white tailleurs in linen mohair and cotton crepe with white hats gloves and buckskin boots. A white mohair tailleur pairs with a white net blouse and a hat of white panama straw in a sailor shape with a white taffeta crown and a large white rose surrounded by green leaves.
A novelty crepe de chine handkerchief comes in lighter hues such as dull blue pink yellow and gray. Some feature an inch wide hem of a contrasting color while others have self colored hems in wide or narrow widths.
A look at current dancing footwear shows dainty, buttoned pumps replacing formal wear styles. The new patent leather tongue with a pointed toe, suede cross strap, and matching back heel creates a slipped-on pump with a moderate curved heel and a very long, thin toe, reflecting today’s fashion.
Before storing men's or boys clothing, search pockets for matches to stop fires. Mice often nip match heads for phosphorus, posing a hidden hazard that can spark ignition in stored garments.
A Boston Transcript feature presents fireless cooker uses by Miss Fannie Merritt Farmer with several recipes. Cracked Wheat soaks then cooks overnight, Smothered Haddock uses tomato soup, Roly Poly with veal and pork, Scalloped Egg and Potato with cheese, String Beans With Cheese, Nut Butter Mix, and Black Eyed Susan a milk bread dessert. Each method adapts to radiator or gas heat, detailing steps and ingredients.
A kingly He has a palace with tall towers and declares you and me as you and T. He seeks profit and can make money despite poverty. His soul appears without humor or uplift, a man of little art. A flower’s beauty and scent fail to move him. he values only honey from flowers.
A guidance note describes serving oranges by pressing juice into a glass with a lemon squeezer, adding pulverized sugar, and serving with chopped ice. It suggests stewed fruit if fresh fruit is not allowed and details making apple sauce by washing, quartering, coring, stewing, pressing through a colander, and beating with or without egg white for light foam.
Save the covers from cocoa or mustard boxes to cleanse frying and saucepans. Hammer down the sharp edge and scrape with the lower edge. The rounded corners fit round pans far better than commercially sold tools.
A decorative punch recipe uses three lemons one pound sugar two quarts pineapple juice one quart strong oolong tea and one quart carbonated water. Served in a hollowed center block of ice, the bowl makes an attractive presentation.
This simple strawberry sponge assemble uses sliced sponge cake layers filled with preserved strawberries juice poured over, whipped cream spread atop, and strawberries dotted across the top for a light dessert.
A French chef advises that soup should not be salted during cooking until thoroughly skimmed. Salt reportedly prevents the scum from rising, complicating clarification and cleanliness of the broth.
A panel of quips on divorce, children, and gender bias. A speaker mocks judges as male and laments Mrs Spozzum's divorce suit while noting risks to children. The piece also muses that tact masks deceit and that a genius is an ordinary man with kinks in his mind.
A millionaire seeks a novel achievement and is advised by a philosopher to examine his past, separating personal genius from luck and to make a public acknowledgment of it as a new act.
A child vents a wishful fantasy about joining the war and avoiding school chores and daily duties. The speaker hopes government provisions would supply a gun and a carefree life, then laments missing church and prayer as they grow.
In a terse exchange, the candidate is told by a maiden’s father that he has been appointed as a committee of one to notify him that he has been nominated to become the father-in-law. The scene unfolds in a private office with formal phrasing.
A young man complains of lack of progress as his father rebukes him. The father retorts that he spared the mother from naming him Percy or Clarence, highlighting a joke about family choices and consequence.
A teacher asks Johnny to explain Washington crossing the Delaware. Johnny replies that he learned it on a pass since his father is a member of the legislature.
In a humorous exchange a child asks what an idiom is and the father answers with a pun about Latin meaning for more than one idiot. The brief cartoon-like quip reflects school satire and rural speech.
The scene centers on a tense invitation to meet at a house as a father is away. A man asks to be informed if the household staff ever has a night off, implying an ulterior motive or risk.
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