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Newspaper
The Rittman Press
Location
Rittman, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1932
Page
5
A reader notes that many homemade dresses look home made but can be refined with careful baste work even seams and proper pressing. The key to perfection lies in the finish where many projects fall short, yet neat stitching and smoothing can eliminate bunchness and puckering with practice.
A home dressmaking guide notes the popular finishing touch of V edging on dress bands. The technique involves twisting and stitching bands before assembly, sometimes layering two rows for a richer effect.
Information secured by the Secretary of State shows fewer Ohioans obtained divorces in 1931 than before, with about three out of four applications favored. May totals reveal a drop in accidents, plus nine counties reporting their first 1932 fatalities and ten counties with five months clear. Health Director Southard warns of poison ivy dangers as penitentary inmates gain Fourth of July privileges and morale rises with a new parole system.
A reader asks why a resignation announcement from a Chamber of Commerce was published under Public Improvements. The editor confirms the item is true and explains the placement logic for the newspaper page.
The article discusses construction trends using steel and glass, citing examples like Cologne and Essen and referencing a “steel church” motif. It notes costs, architecural figures such as Otte Barthing, and claims that higher steel and glass buildings may be cheaper than traditional framed structures.
The piece traces how vegetables broadened the colonial diet from potatoes and corn to a wide green salad role. It notes celery and onions early, then a rise in salad popularity, culminating in the modern meal where greens accompany meat. It mentions New York’s late embrace and World War I-era salads becoming common.
The Imperial guard traced to the escort corps of guides that accompanied Napoleon in Italy and Egypt. As consul he built a small consular guard from this unit and the directory guard. It fought at Marengo, became the Imperial guard, and later split into Old and Young Guards after Prussia was conquered.
An old London article describes an ivory warehouse with tusks from elephants and mammoths. It notes decay similar to human teeth causing neuralgia and explains tusks breaking off from age and wear. The piece reflects on the long history of ivory trade and tusk damage.
The excerpt analyzes the word Hawaii as a Polynesian root linked to place names and languages. It discusses etymology, noting possible forms in New Zealand, Rarotongan, Marquesan, Tahitian, and Hawaiian, and suggests Hawa as a proto term meaning a dwelling flame or residence. The Washington Star commentary frames the term as an ancient place marker.
A Chicago Tribune item recalls a friend’s husband employed by a detective agency praised for “remarkable intuition” and clever discoveries. A little boy boasts he is a better detective than his father, noting his dad misplaces his pipe and hat while the boy is the one who finds them.
The text notes that Carolina was granted to Lords Proprietors in 1683 and in 1710 a plan to divide the province into North and South Carolina with separate governors was approved. The separation was not enacted until 1712, with Edward Hyde named as governor of North Carolina and separate from South Carolina. The commission for Hyde as North Carolina governor was issued January 24, 1712.
An archaic fragment discusses Martlet Long as a symbol of resurrection tied to crusader memory and heraldry. It references birds, coats of arms, and associations with Holy Sepulcher legends, linking symbolism to vigil and renewal through spring and judgement concepts amid distorted historical notes.
In Assam a wild bush thought to be a tea plant proved not tea at first. The director at Kew gardens declared it not a tea plant. Disregarding the verdict, explorers cultivated it and proved it yielded a superior tea, sparking new industry in India and Ceylon.
The fragment notes that Michel de Montaigne published five volumes of Essays shaping informal self reflections. It asserts Bacon, publishing twelve essays in 1607, was clearly influenced by Montaigne’s style and approach, with some of Montaigne’s Manila works translated earlier.
An excerpt from Exodus cited by the American Druggist describes a biblical perfume recipe. The text lists quantities in shekels and measures for myrrh cinnamon calamus and other ingredients to make holy anointing oil and perfume.
Bogoslot volcano, nearly six thousand feet high from the ocean depths in the Bering Sea about 000 miles west of Unalaska, Alaska, is rarely visited. Its eruptions are poorly recorded but known to produce violent convulsions, lifting and then blasting land with tremendous explosions.
History notes that counties and roses reflect the nation, citing the ruby pink America rose and the rose colored Columbas, plus the Francis Scott Key hybrid tea named for the writer of the national anthem, with presidents represented in the rose roll call.
A grand circus spectacle arrives with giant tents and a 1600-seat arena. The Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey show promises 30 elephants and 1009 performers, including clowns, aerial acts, and a vast menagerie. Spectators will enjoy exhibitions of horses, camels, and rare wild animals, with multiple stages and open stables for public viewing.
The article notes shifting continental conventions from two to nine, then four and five main divisions, adds Africa Asia Europe and America, and discusses Australia as a separate continent. Since 1900 the Antarctic region has been counted as a seventh landmass in some schemes.
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