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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1914
Page
2
Paris dressmakers embrace tango influence redefining women's wear with wider skirts and trouserettes. innovations include wired tunics, accordion and satin skirts, sheer waistlines, and sash belts shaping the tango silhouette for day and evening frocks.
Crown Princess Cecilie uses influence to retire aging Kaiser's officials on New Year’s Day. Count Zu Eulenburg replaced by Bert Hugo von Relschach. several colonels assigned minor court roles. Crown Prince remains with general staff for a year as Kaiser tightens grip. Berlin society to see less of him.
The war department's Insular Affairs Bureau handles more than Philippines duties. It grew after the Spanish American War, acting quickly to meet new federal needs such as Dominican customs receivership in 1905. Alabama born, Gen McIntyre is a North of Ireland Celt in appearance with strong public affairs experience and Southern courtesy.
In the White House vicinity, Secretary William Jennings Bryan is shown at length within the State Department. The piece portrays his late hours, unconventional methods, Jeffersonian simplicity, and a busy scene with aides, visitors, and Edwin Savoy the faithful messenger, noting his impact on the cabinet’s traditions.
Representative A O Stanley of the state of fine horses once mimicked a rival by dressing in tattered clothes and a ragged coat to mount the rostrum. He then adopted the opponent’s tactics, pleading poverty to portray vulnerability and justify not seeking a living in another way.
A distraught woman revisits a five year old romance with Philip Steel through a staged night wearing a peach gown. She relives their past, relishes a brief imagined reunion, then accepts the bitter truth that he will not return, ending in quiet resignation.
A collection of older notes on storm signs and weather lore. It describes cloud movements such as cirrus indicating rain within 24 hours and specific sky colors signaling fair or foul weather. It notes wind directions, animal behavior, and dew or fog as weather indicators.
Mrs Pankhurst discussed American and English tongue differences at a luncheon. A tale from New York follows Lord Lacland at a four-person table where a server clears his home Richley before dessert. He cries for his sweet as a maid rebukes him, saying she is not his awest Lord Lacland.
The article argues against the view that ancient armor is small because people were shorter. A leading authority suggests armor was cut down to fit rising generations, noting that enlarging it is hard. It also questions the strength of medieval men, given the weight of mail and bows drawn by human arms.
The Cesarewitch race name is said to vary in pronunciation at Newmarket, with no strict standard. The text notes that "Caesarwitch" suffices for business, and spelling is settled in fixed form for English readers, while hints at variant renderings. The fragment references Russian pronunciation and suggests flexible usage.
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