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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1912
Page
7
Older women gain influence as fashion shifts to grayer hair tones and refined draped frocks. Somber, rich wine and taupe colors suit elder tastes, with Redfern showcasing rose taffeta and lace collars. Scalloped edges and velvet bows add artistry to understated silhouettes. Russian crash fabrics offer versatile dressing table and cloth uses.
Advice warns against overuse of polish that seals dust and dulls surfaces. A simple mix of one third linseed oil and two thirds benzine provides a clean scratch removing solution. Apply with a soft brush then dry thoroughly using muslin or soft flannel. Dip a cloth pad in the mixture, add a few drops of alcohol, and rub small areas quickly until dry.
A long summer wrap of mahogany silk trimmed with silk bands and shirred edges. It features a large rose made from the same material as the wrap.
A period fashion note describes a black satin cravat with a fat bow, a long widened end, and six small buttons at the lower edge. Some ties feature cream Millet lace and ecru Valenciennes frills. Also advised is whitening teeth with powdered pumice stone, cautioning enamel damage from overuse.
A Central American little brown wren constructs a protective nest with a thorn fence and thorn-lined tunnel. The nest sits on a five foot platform between two branches, featuring a dome shaped inner nest and a movable gateway, all designed to deter intruders and pricker any unfamiliar creature.
A fragmented collection of verses and quips including James Owen Tryon personal lines about the heart of the world and a humorous roundup of man’s pet aversions. Also notes a Chicago Record Herald line on the barometer’s discovery in 1634.
Two men clash aboard a Southern Palm Line observation car as a tramp and a passenger grapple in a deadly midair struggle on a speeding train. The tramp saves the man from suicide, then both men cling to the rear platform before a dramatic rescue by a woman. The athlete and resolve of the survivor lead to a plan for marriage and facing a fraud accusation together.
A collection of short dated clippings themed around kindness to living things and simple humor. Lincoln’s bug anecdote from the Minnesota Journal contrasts with a children’s world of flowers and safe play as Buffalo News notes. A riddle plays on alphabet humor.
In distant China, children wear brilliant silks in similar colors making it hard to tell boys from girls. The scene shows chiltres watching their mother grind rice kernels in a large earthen bowl to make white flour for supper.
A compact verse humorously assigns traits to letters. The hardest workers are the Ts and the Is boast the most to say for themselves. The most extensive are the Ss and the Ls. The most fond of comfort are the Es and the Js are the noisiest. The longest are the Cs and the poorest are the Vs and the Tease rounds out the list.
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