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Newspaper
Wauwatosa News
Location
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1908
Page
3
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt contrasts a Bright Girl, who shines but neglects duties, with an Eldest Daughter acting as assistant mother. It discusses manners, courtesy, and family expectations, urging parents to teach civility, responsibility, and historical literacy for well-bred character.
The author argues politeness should be learned early and not delayed until a child is old enough to grasp etiquette. Mothers who postpone teaching social graciousness expose a fault in upbringing, creating a broader public discomfort.
The text advises diligent study and practice to master shorthand and typing. It notes initial discouragement, then fascination as characters and words form. Practice methods include dictation, reading aloud, noting lectures, and attending court, with recommendations on equipment and touch typing. girls may do better studying at home due to urban livelihood challenges.
A St. Louis man argues that if there is such a thing as secretive sex it is woman and explains his decision never to employ another man as his private secretary. He cites a railroad land scam where men in the office traded on inside knowledge, while women did not, underscoring his vote for women due to loyalty and restraint.
Mme Laurence Fiedler, sent by the French government to study American schools and philanthropies, praises the U S public school system and hospital nurse training. She notes rich club and settlement work, compares favorably to France, and plans two more years in the United States.
Instructions advise cutting lilac branches and rooting them in earth with plant food, keeping the container in water, and avoiding dry soil. A weak ammonia solution around the stalk supports growth, while water-only methods fail to mature buds. Proper warmth and moisture yield strong flowering, and fruit blossoms may develop with sunlit jars of water.
A Cooking Club Magazine passage urges girls to discover practical talents suited to them instead of chasing grand accomplishments. It argues women attract others by doing meaningful, attainable tasks and by staying cheerful, talking brightly, and being sympathetic, even when personal sorrow is present.
Willow pieces benefit from thorough drying and a clear varnish. Clean chairs outdoors with tepid water and naphtha soap to remove grease, then rinse with soft cloths and dry in sun or wind before varnishing. Salt is not advised for cleaning willow though it helps in rinsing water.
A North Anson Advocate scrapbook recounts 1816 as an open winter year with frost in every month, crops ruined, and farmers hoarding harvests. January to April brought cold spells and ice, May froze crops, and even July and August saw frost and ice. Corn in New York and Vermont was damaged, with prices rising to $4 or $5 a bushel for feed.
A smith boasts of a large peculiar oven claimed to age a picture by 200 to 300 years. The device supposedly softens cracks in old masterworks, and with dust and varnish, can make a fresh painting resemble a valuable aging piece. The smith withholds the dealer’s name but notes many such ovens have been produced.
An architect describes an invalids' room as a practical feature in modern churches, noting its location near the pulpit, small windows, and furnishings like couches and rocking chairs. He claims such rooms allow wrapped up invalids to rest, avoid draughts, and listen to music and sermons during Sunday services.
A young man explains that his dramatic images of falling from an airplane wrestling a lion in a jungle and being swallowed by a shark are all fakes. He notes similar implausible feats at winter resorts and previews future topics of a car wreck tobogganing on the Cresta Run and climbing the Matterhorn, claiming the portraits remain clear and convincing despite being staged.
The tale recalls Henry Hetherington the London hatter who in 1797 invented the silk hat. A crowd mobbed him on a Sunday walk, roughing him with mud stones and a club. He was arrested and fined one pound for street disturbance.
A carpet layer recalls swallowing tacks, joking that professionals swallow half a dozen daily. His mate laughs, saying it’s not harmful and has swallowed huge quantities. The tale ends with him jokingly noting another tack going down as he speaks.
A weather man described the other two as home made barometer. A string about 15 inches long soaked in a strong salt water solution, then dried with a weight attached. Hang against a wall and mark the weight position. The device is claimed to be as accurate as a $100 instrument. The weight rises for wet weather and falls for fine.
A dialogue unfolds about a controversial poem on flying and accusations of plagiarism. Conversations touch on theft of ideas, a woman writer, and media coverage while a café scene plays out with a snipped butter and coffee mishap. The exchange hints at broader accusations and journalistic sensationalism.
The landlady notes women pay more for lodging due to worry and trouble. She recalls a woman who roasted leftovers, another with a room stove who hid coal, and a lodger who hosted guests nightly for a fee. She claims the agency worker earned extra income off her quarters. Alcohol Oddities hints at anecdotes of alcoholism.
A panel of physicians at the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in Chicago shares case anecdotes. A Philadelphian recalls an alcoholic thief whose valet reports gifts of paper parcels and fear of arrest. A New Yorker notes intoxicated theft patterns include Bibles, gimlets, baby items, and a perambulator. A Kansan recounts an elderly woman treated after repeated arrests, sent to the river for cold dips, and said to have stayed sober for nearly three years.
A pale clerk buys oats at a feed store to stuff wet boots at night. The oats absorb moisture, swell the leather, and restore wrinkled boots to a dry, new-look condition. The feed man claims a city trade in oats for boot-trees, offering a bag for five cents.
A young man who calls himself a wealthy promoter describes cedar spills as the proper lighting aid for cigars or cigarettes. He praises their aroma, warns against sulphur matches, and notes cedar spills cost about a cent each in New York.
The article weighs whether a widower is married or single, noting two opposing views. It argues the answer depends on skill in games like hockey, football, baseball, and cricket, where the widower is alternately treated as married or single in such matchups.
A marriage license clerk notes frequent letters from women asking if lying about age invalidates marriage. She cites a case where a man obtained a divorce after discovering his wife lied about age, being 46 while he believed 85, and contrasts with Australia where such lies can affect legality.
An old clothes dealer boastfully notes a strong demand for second hand hats. He explains widows and spinsters buy hats to bluff trespassers, using the ruse "George is home" to scare off beggars. Restaurants also stock hats to imply busy times.
Fashions for men showcase a pointed tuxedo waistcoat with diagonal center lines for a slim look. Full dress mufflers and protectors are more stylish than ever, including peau de crepe reefers. Tab collars, stiff hats, and vibrant neckwear colors dominate among students and men, with combinations like underwear coats fading in favor of traditional black silk dress.
A quip notes that women endure pain better than men, with the line attributed to a corsetmaker rather than a doctor, reflecting humorous gender stereotypes from the period.
The piece traces the ban on kowtowing by Chinese ministers and the refusal of Western envoys to perform the ritual. It cites Lord Macartney in 1798, Lord Amherst, and the 1844 French ambassador, noting a shift after permanent foreign legations were established in 1960 and an imperial audience was granted.
Vienna reports show 356 men and 108 women died by own action, up from 315 men and 110 women in 1906, with 789 suicide attempts, 441 by men and 205 by women. Illness and mental disorders account for over a quarter, unhappy love affairs 25 percent, poverty 32, and dissatisfaction 5. Highest suicides in April and June, lowest in May and September.
London shipowners hear Sir Thomas Sutherland warn that Peninsula and Oriental trade between Bombay and Japan is nearly wiped out by Japan’s growing merchant fleet. He cites Japan’s 1.5 million tons of shipping, cheap labor, and underpriced vessels as driving Britain from Pacific routes, with implications for American mariners competing with British bottoms.
A New York Herald item recalls a dinner table talk on meeting Biblical figures in heaven. When asked whom she’d like to meet Mrs Lotheswim jokes she wouldn’t care to meet herself, remarking I shouldn’t care to meet me and I don’t know that I would sneak to her if I did.
Le Petit Parisien conducted an informal reader poll on capital punishment in France. Replies favored retention 1 083 000 to 328 000 against, showing rising crime influencing public opinion in Paris countrywide.
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