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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
8
In a Vanbourg St Antoine shop, Mme Gry fought as three men tied, gagged, and threatened her. The dog Caesar, recalling a trick, lifted a latch and sprang to her aid, driving off the assailants and triggering an alarm. Caesar's quick action freed her before police arrival.
The article traces the rise of metal furnishing as a practical fireproof and hygienic solution for homes, hospitals, offices, clubs, and libraries. It notes early brass bedsteads, metal cradles, hospital cots, metal closets, and kitchen fittings, with growing adoption in schools, offices, factories, and even libraries worldwide.
The London medical colleges largely refuse women admission while Oxford and Cambridge cling to tradition. Women must seek diplomas in Dublin or Edinburgh as London grants few medical degrees. The British Medical Journal urges London colleges to award diplomas to women, calling the situation a real grievance.
A fragment from the Statesman features dialogue about table manners with a child and mother. The child insists a boy must leave the table hungry, reflecting a humorous misunderstanding of etiquette.
A summer fashion piece notes the shift from stiff collars to soft wide Byron and Puritan collars. It details collar styles, fabrics, and sewing tips, including patterns, lace usage, and how to adorn muslin and linen outfits for women. It cites Ethel Barrymore as popularizing the look and offers practical making instructions.
The long coat leads this season with picturesque, harmonious lines. Loose, slender silhouettes feature Empire waists or fitted backs trimmed with extensive braid, soutache, and decorative buttons. Motoring fabrics include pongee, rajah, tussar, waterproof serge, and checks in gray, tan, blue, green, red, black and white.
A striking hat displayed recently blends cretonne with burnt straw. Its broad round crown is cretonne bordered by straw, the brim cretonne with a straw edge, tied to the crown by a black ribbon bow at the left holding quills. An original piece of headwear.
A dainty bag can be made from cream satin and lined in silk, using sequins and ribbon for a decorative design. Sequins in gold silver bronze and colored metals offer varied effects, with flowers in silver or pale tones and stalks in gold thread for a refined look.
A chatty session recalls a Hewli gus tale where a father stops sugar theft by replacing sugar lumps with marble cubes, prompting lively banter. The piece shifts to reflections on blame shifting in crime across history from Adam onward and ends with a cheeky Royal Magazine joke about vengeance and a dog.
A fragment discusses noise rising from early Indian origins to a modern peak. It notes noise at political conventions christenings and women s clubs. The piece traces the inventor s legacy and compares noise in cities from faint to intense levels like a newborn cry.
A neighbor asks if the singing annoys him and the foreman replies that it does not and notes his job as a sawmill foreman. The exchange hints at daily routine and neighborly tension in a small work setting.
A Yonkers Statesman juvenile critic notes trouble at the Huggins household after a red haired stenographer is overheard as a Mrs Huggins overhears him express partiality to red. A Chicago Daily News quip mocks a loud Merry Widow in a box, eliciting a tall messenger boy reaction.
Chicago Daily News notes the Girls Harmony club maintains perfect attendance as members fear missing meetings. Myrtilla comments on the strict discipline, with absentees facing spirited rebuke.
In a brief fragment from the Datrolt Free Press a dialogue between Mabel and Flossie hints at family ties and a joke about a bathing suit while mentioning The Difference and obscure context, leaving readers to infer missing details.
A humorous exchange recalls a hero who rescued six people and won a Carnegie medal. The old farmer notes Bill’s bravery while the tourist asks if he wore the accolade. The quip ends with the medal repurposed as a fishing sinker, per the Chicago Daily News.
A Royal Magazine quip notes how readily Muggins Busby befriended the narrator. Within an hour they grew close, leading to a single shilling loan, after which Busby refused further lending.
A Royal Magazine joke recalls a worker who was discharged for being too industrious after he dusted the ola wine bottles in a cellar. The quip highlights a humorous clash between zeal and workplace norms.
The Detroit Free Press quotes a man lamenting that happiness in marriage is hampered not by affection but by tension over his salary. He explains his wife says she can cope with him, yet she cannot get along with his earnings.
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