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Newspaper
Algona Courier
Location
Algona, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1914
Page
2
A roundup of player moves and whispers from major and minor leagues. Talks include Jim Shaw as a top Washington pitcher, Klopp signals and Cassius spins. Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Boston, and Chicago are tied to trades, signings, releases, and potential offers.
The London Times backs alternating England and America for polo tours due to climate and unfamiliar settings for visiting teams. Top middleweight contenders named include Jimmy Clabby Mika Gibbons George Chip and Billy Murray. Windsor Castle to Chelsea Marathon prize is $2 500 won by Debelia a Frenchman.
A Monte Carlo fashion feature details tango influenced gowns worn at Cafe de Paris and Hotel de Maris. It highlights plaited tunics in transparent fabrics, corsages with skunk trim, bolero coats, and gowns on Lady de Bathe and Miss Muchel Wilson.
The wrist bag uses tapestry fabric with a side fastening enameled clasp. A metto strap serves as a handle while old silver mounts are used as fastenings for richly brocaded designs. A small tan item of the same fabric completes the 1914 min scene.
An advertisement promotes washable tango girdles made of mercerized poplin with white or colored embroidery. The item is described as finished with two seams and a side hanging detail.
In a domestic mix up, Peter and Mabel Skidmore contend with a misordered wallpaper choice after Belfield's and a green silos man swap. a chaotic day ends with an apology note from Belfield and a reconciled couple amid a dining room disaster.
A solitary writer narrates a fable about borrowing and reclaiming an idea. Three visitors each claim the original concept, exposing how ownership shifts as borrowed ideas circulate. The tale ends with the absurd reveal that the thief is the original source.
The Washington Star notes the papal tiara began as a plain cap in 860 under Pope Nicholas I with later crowns added by Boniface VIII in 1295 and Urban V around 1398. The three crowns are debated as symbols. some see Trinity, others the threefold Rome bishopric powers of temporal rule, spiritual authority, and global sovereignty.
A party night leaves Brown stranded among papier mache palms as dance cards fill. A witty exchange with Miss Smith reveals his claim that a doctor prescribes milk for health, preventing him from dancing due to a fear of dairy mishap in the tango.
After eating two dishes of pudding, Fred asks for a third. His mother cautions him to stop, but Fred replies that he has not had enough as his stomach aches a little.
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