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Newspaper
Winthrop Sun And Visitor
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1909
Page
3
A guide to finger protection with glass slips while embroidering and tailoring tips for collars and waists. It describes Mexican drawn work handkerchiefs with six inch borders, new spring collar and cuff accessories, and decorative cross barred tintin stitches using mercerized thread and lawn hems.
Home craft tips cover making lamp shades with silk or tissue, using net Insets, plus embroidery rules for lingerie. It advises using linen thread for padding, and describes making a coat hanger from three wires with ribbon casings. It also explains how to measure and fit a waist with marked tape and belt positioning for better shirt waist tailoring.
The piece advises rainwater rinses and salt rubs for shiny hair, suggests sun exposure for luster, and warns that the bridge wrinkle is a disliked facial trend. It recalls diphtheria before antitoxins and a mother using lime water to aid a child before a doctor arrived.
A new decoration features a triple photograph frame set. The center oval frame is complemented by two slender side panels, all framed with a thin silver or silver gilt border. Each panel includes oval spaces for photos and the central oval holds a square opening.
The piece notes that dressing dolls has grown into a serious pastime for many, especially American men, with humor about politeness and social etiquette implied within the remark.
Excerpt outlines Mr. R Ho Milligan’s remarks on African speech and colour perception with a pupil Bojech. The pupil counters beliefs about race with a line about being pink and white in his homeland.
The piece surveys past preaching habits noting ten minute sermons by Dean Lefroy and varying lengths from two hours to brief ten minute talks. It cites figures like Thomas Hooker Cranmer Baxter Knox Bunyan Calvin and a Bilbury rector, contrasting long and short sermons and medieval customs with modern expectations.
The Ceylon National Review details a Cipadese practice with 4410 methods for harming foes. One method begins at eleven peya after sunrise, involves meal of porkless rice, red garments, and a ginger root to curse the rival, said to lead to death by elephant within nine peyas and doom for six others in seven months.
A puzzled harbor crowd hears a deep sea skipper claim his vessel was slowed by a gale described as force 10 on the Beaufort scale. The exchange riffs on wind terminology from the old measure while locals joke about the scale and a joke about digging for money with a workman timing his Saturday strike.
A kind old woman questions a tramp about finding work while he recalls past employment for relatives. A clergyman on his rounds asks about periodicals and the woman notes her husband reads them frequently. The piece closes with a reflective Lowell quote on happiness.
An American player who toured London recounts a young dresser’s rise under Irving at the Lyceum. The man, vouched for by Clarkson the wigmaker, faced scrutiny over wig orders and a joke about the appearance of a wig resembling a lion’s mane in a vivid anecdote from the St Paul Pioneer Press.
London Chronicle recalls a tale from the 1870s where Montenegrin exiles endure harsh punishment for freedom. A messenger was sent from prison to Cattaro with 3000 florins for the bank and returned. A Russian intercessor was asked to release another prisoner, and a prisoner even rode out for a sunlit break while guards were away.
A breakfast room exchange in a Chicago News mock dialogue features a new boarder claiming to be a weather prophet. The witty back and forth pairs culinary notes with seasonal weather metaphors, likening steak to winter cold and coffee to a unsettled November day, while the landlady is described as cold and stormy.
The piece notes Lincoln's famed brevity and precision in speeches like his Washington departure address and Gettysburg speech. It credits his methodical pursuit of simple, shortest words and asserts his lasting impact through a depth of character behind the words.
The scene shows a young man confessing to an impulsive kiss, a judge present to settle matters, and a witty exchange at a church bazaar where a handsome girl quotes a price of one guinea for a plaque. The Ledger notes a satisfactory verdict amid light dialogue.
Fry's Magazine notes an indestructible yellow dye in flowers. It claims yellow remains intact despite sulfurous fumes while purple fades, urging readers to test with a heartsease. The passage blends botanical color folklore with chemical curiosity.
In Boston a transcript reveals a nephew recalling how his uncle directed executors to collect all loans he had made. The brief note frames memory and financial ties within family history.
A guide describes a rainy day dart toy using a horseshoe nail cork and a chicken feather for kids, plus light notes on a culinary contract in East India households. It recounts a circus handler Bill and a leopard with telegram missteps in London.
A party game outline outlines selecting a leader and letter by letter listing geographic names starting with each letter. Players write names for three minutes, cross off shared words, and record counts for names only some players have. After each letter, totals are tallied and next letters are tackled with possible team play and brief place notes.
A party game uses strips of cheesecloth tied to a string across a room. Contestants pick a racing horse name and at the cue Got begin to cut the cloth from the loose end toward the finish, the fastest cutter winning the prize.
The text notes how nature provides water for small desert creatures in South Africa. Lizards and mice inhabit the arid region and obtain moisture from plant berries which they pluck and carry to their burrows, illustrating a divine design.
The article explains hardness testing by scratch comparison using stones such as diamond and topaz. It notes that diamond remains unaffected when rubbed by topaz, while topaz shows wear, forming a ten‑part scale with diamond hardest and graphite soft, both being pure carbon.
Old Major Currie, recently back from India, balks at aiding a laborer's family after the pig dies. A poorer resident asks for help, noting they are among the neighborhood's poorest and that the pig was the largest in the area.
A New York Press quote contrasts a woman's plea for social protection with a girl’s quiet rebuke. The unnamed woman argues women surround themselves with other women to avoid calumny, but she dismisses such ties and prefers death to associating with women.
A frail girl carries a heavy infant on the street. A sympathetic passerby comments on the weight. The girl smiles and replies the baby is her brother, not her child, revealing a poignant moment from the street scene.
The Detroit Saturday Night comments on Miss Schreder's performance with realism praising her voice and noting a crack is visible in the tone, as observers discuss the concert.
A humorous aside notes a dog described as a cross between a St Bernard and a St Vitus with Mr Sickham and Mr Peevey engaging in conversation. The line emphasizes confidence over wit in discussion.
A set of agricultural aphorisms and satirical lines about farming life. The piece notes farmers influence, tools, grafting trees, thrift, and social quirks with a humorous rural tone from May Farm Journal.
The article offers practical tips for home care and cleaning along with downto earth advice. It discusses papering walls removing old papers before applying new, kerosene for window cleaning, and a proposed rest room for farmers wives as a community convenience. It also mentions starch preparation for wallpaper and alums to improve paste.
A gentleman jokes about the knot on his handkerchief reminding him he has taken the pledge. He admits drinking whisky and soda, yet explains he never notices the knot until he wipes his mouth. The exchange appears in a Chester Guardian fragment.
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