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Newspaper
Thomson Review
Location
Thomson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1922
Page
2
Pretty neckwear and donor-made sets charm women as dainty pieces in white organdie and sheer fabrics. A collar vestee and cuff set features cross-barred black and bright floss embroidery in red green and purple. For girls, Peter Pan collars and cuffs echo gingham with scalloped organdie edging.
A heavy cardboard Dutch doll cradle and its assembly parts are shown. Tabs on the side pieces slip through slots in the bottom and head and foot boards, held by wood pegs. Figures give dimensions for parts and rocker, with the cradle finishing options in paint.
A description of gifts includes garters and bags intended to please. One garter features narrow silver with tiny ribbon roses and black lace. A larger pair uses black moire rib with silver filigree mounts. The bag showcases black and silver brocade with tortoise shell mounting.
Fragmentary article notes a decorative bag 25 inches long and 17 wide with a scalloped edge and buttonhole details. Mentions boot types and a mysterious receptacle for Mars and bindker Mets, with garbled phrases about top and bottom finishes and unbutt components.
A graceful lantern decor idea is shown using a wire frame covered with paper and pasted cutout figures. The design features a long tassel of tinsel or crepe paper and festive petals resting on coins to complete the pretty display.
Rich velvet scarfs designed for the wharf table feature wide brocade centers and a maplike motif. They sit slightly shorter than the table with flat-tail ends and silk tassels at each end, presenting a refined decorative finish.
A light hearted note about a group of young women forming a club to court a chosen suitor. It mentions romantic letters and a plan to attend Crequend dances and excursions to get to know each other, with playful hints about Cupid and social courting rituals.
London reports a proposal to establish a college for adults to join the famed university. The idea mirrors Ruskin College and would serve as a refuge for extramural studies, enabling many to resume learning begun under extension courses and complete it.
In Seattle Washington the college of forestry at the University of Washington reports the department is also growing drug herbs, linking agricultural and medicinal plant research with campus programs.
A tangled account shows Selmar Meyrowitz fined for crossing a border with cigarettes, later reduced half, yielding 446 kronen as a near 66,000 mark refund at exchange. A Bochum miner inherits 20,000 dollars from a deceased brother, multiplying into vast German marks. A Berlin dancer inherits 70,000,000 marks from an American visitor, with jewelry and foreign currency left in a sealed portfolio.
Henry Singer from New York arrived with £220,000 in cash and bought a bath in Venice to have a place to cuss. His wife testified in court defending a debt dispute, and Singer was declared incompetent with his wife appointed guardian.
A farmer named F Peel in London reportedly weighed a harvest of potatoes totaling 324 pounds ounces from one pound of seeds in front of a large crowd, claiming a world record for potato yield and curious feats of weight.
Newfane, VI reports a county jail and hotel combined under one keeper. The Wingham County establishment features a steel barred jail entrance opposite a hotel lobby, with the same man acting as jailer and landlord. The dual duties fill the day as guests arrive and inmates are processed.
Mrs JW Picking of Los Angeles owner of a 219 Mercantile Place bookstore says she suffered years of indigestion nervousness and fatigue with disturbed sleep and heart palpitations before taking Tanlae. She reports restored appetite deep sleep and renewed energy after using the remedy.
An amateur gardener toils among thick weeds in a potato patch. A friend notes the weeded path, and the gardener replies that progress is easier because the next weed is nearby. The exchange appears in Wheeler's Magazine.
A three year old hears a playful misquote during a Father Goose rhyme session. The father altered a line to say bringing their tails before them, prompting the girl to correct with a wittily innocent reply she called it a sheenstake. The moment highlights humorous childlike wordplay in a domestic setting.
A note on long legitimate words, listing antidisestablishmentarianism with 28 letters as the first in rank, followed by honoris causa bilitudinity with 22 letters.
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