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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1907
Page
6
The article describes upcoming hat trends including large mushroom shapes in felt and velvet, ribbons and taffeta trims, plus novel turbans and toques. It notes bold color palettes with flowers and feathers, and mentions couture ideas for cloaks, embroidery, and peau de soie. It also covers social elements around the Duke of Litta and a Paris incident, Alpine deaths, and risky French rail travel with germs in first class dust.
The article notes oversized wings and ostrich plumes dominating hats with marabout and coque, and mosaiced colors on French hats. Purple leads milinery colors, followed by green brown Copenhagen blue pink and metallic shades. It previews coats like Prince Chap and box coats, plaited skirts returning, and colored footwear rising in popularity. Broadcloth remains econom ical for full dress, with Lord Taylor showing 300 shades including Caledonian green laurel green blondine church purple crushed strawberry Copenhagen blue and more.
The Duke of Litta takes land reform steps on his Casali Litta estate in Lombardy. He exposes oppressive fitta jouli rents where owners profit from peasant work. His articles spark agitation among peasants, leading the fitta jouli to break the contract and abandon the estate.
The season at Trouville Deauville bursts with fashion as Parisian crowds attend the seaside resort. Spectators witness top quality racing likened to Paris, with notable presence of W. K. Vanderbilt’s horses amid a busy day of swimming, promenades, pigeon shooting, tennis and casino performances.
County Treasurer E. C. Woodworth launches suits in justices courts to collect back delinquent personal tax. About 1000 suits in Athens and York townships mark the start as he aims to recover an estimated $50,000 over ten years. He vows to pursue all who owe in county and vows to seize assets to satisfy judgments.
An advertising note touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as one of the best staple medicines for acute throat and lung diseases including coughs colds and croup. It claims safety dependability pleasant taste and wide sale sold by W H McKee E R Lash Athens Barton Drug Chauncey and other local shops.
Notice announces Sarah O Chester appointed and qualified as executrix of the estate of Eliza Ogg of Athens county Ohio who is deceased. Dated August 27, 1907.
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