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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1914
Page
8
A two button light wool sack suit featured by a prominent New York tailor. The coat shows two breast pockets as a distinct innovation with medium short lapels and a pronounced cut. Trousers extend over the shoes with little fullness and no turn-up.
The illustration presents a formal afternoon costume for warm weather. The cut is square with a now-out-of-fashion cut away coat, conventional Prince Albert striped trousers, and a white linen waistcoat. Work cloth waistcoats are forbidden in summer afternoon dress.
Light colored gloves in yellows and oranges dominate warm weather wear. Hosiery adopts sporty stripes and large polka dots. Young people show daring styles while the tango craze boosts demand for flashy outfits.
Mrs Hoyt, newly rich after an aunt's death, claims she has read all of Shakespeare's works except any very recent writings. A prominent society woman questioned her, prompting the humorous misstatement about latest plays.
A. H. Savage Landor recounts a near fatal fall while descending a narrow ravine near a forested river. He slipped from a branch and was jammed between rocks, rescued by companions Benedicto and a new helper, leaving him bruised but alive.
In Augustus J C Hare’s account from 1870 Rome, Lady Vernon dreams of a butler with a knife and candle. She awakens troubled, repeats the dream, then opens her door to find the same butler outside ready to murder her before fleeing on a saddled horse, never seen again.
The article discusses deciphering difficult handwriting by applying simple rules. Henry Ward Beecher’s daughter served as copyist and read him easily by noting that dotted letters do not indicate 1, crossed letters do not mean 1, and no capital begins a sentence.
A dialogue from the Baltimore American features Emmi and Pliesende Rintter discussing marriage boredom and domestic routines. The piece includes a line about a husband’s travels boring his wife and a counterpoint about being at home as another bore. It also notes a hospital doctor advising Mamie’s burns and a suggestion to contact a local druggist for treatment via bill.
A cryptic remark set features a judge referencing cultural quirks from Egypt Turkey and more in a playful exchange. The lines hint at cross cultural humor through brief anecdotes about smoking baths and rivalries.
Fragmentary note describes a community concern about a stray dog and hints at a local plan by city institutions without clear details or named participants. The text references a “let George do it” mentality and suggests coordination among civic bodies to address the issue.
The quote reflects on regret as a dangerous force that grows from a small and private space within the heart. It suggests that emotions weave into a larger pattern the speaker frames as known or foreseen by a higher power. The reference to Ellen Glasgow attributes the thought to the author.
Detro it Free Press notes a shaken party guest left after a dispute over a spouse's supposed dance with a younger woman. The report emphasizes a sudden exit rather than legal action or further details.
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