09 Jun 1911
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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1911
Page
1
Fashion notes on dainty house robes and negligees focusing on comfort and modesty. Discusses kimono styles, loose sleeves, open necks, and sacques for lounging at home. Describes materials such as dimity, batiste, dotted muslin, wash silk, and striped trims with black and white accents.
Advice for white haired women on gentle handling and cleaning. It recommends daily wash aids, avoiding heat and harsh shampoos, using egg white mixture for gloss, careful rinsing with warm then cold water, and avoiding heavy greases on long hair. Encourages professional treatment at pepper and salt stage and a loose waved style.
The trend grips women from young debutantes to aging figures as ears bear pearls shells cabochons and gold rings. Many pieces are noted for smart attractive styles though authenticity of baroque pearls carriage emeralds and turquoise pieces is often uncertain.
A vintage craft note describes transforming a preserved meat glass into a decorative fern pot. Clean the glass, glue on shredded coconut, dry, then paint or enamel. The blue enameled pot cradles a small fern, with care to remove plant from the mini pot and set in a molded mix for growth.
The article notes a vogue for nancy Windsor ties featuring borders of harmonizing Persian or black and white arabesque patterns on the ends. It highlights the stylistic appeal and the trend toward decorative edging in neckwear.
A Wisconsin invention provides a piano truck that lets a single worker move a heavy piano with minimal effort. The frame carries two roller pads and a movable bottom roller adjusted by a foot lever. By sliding rests under the instrument and lifting with the lever, the piano is raised and rolled across the same floor level.
Estimates place U S peat deposits at about 40 billion dollars in value based on dried peat at 2 dollars per ton from Maine to Minnesota and the Dakotas. European use shows peat can fuel gas and produce alcohol and tar, but American labor costs and coal competition hinder peat manufacturing despite rich deposits near Black Lake New York.
A refined oil paint spray now allows adjusting the stream from fine to wide, gaining favor for decoration. It enables much finer stencil work than brushes, though durable stencils are needed to withstand repeated brush applications.
A new pebble industry begins at Benton as sea-worn pebbles from the French coast are used. Large orders already exist from major pebble users. Gangs work on Seaton beach and nearby villages to select suitable stones for shipment and trade capture.
A Californian recently patented a wave power motor that exploits horizontal water movement rather than the usual vertical motion. The device translates sea energy into usable power using a novel orientation.
A Pennsylvania inventor created an ingenious brick and mortar drill. A long iron rod carries a hollow pinea and a hammer shaped like a dumbbell slides along the rod to strike the drill head. Rapid back and forth blows drive the bit through brick, claiming holes in about a minute.
A Popular Mechanics illustrated device hermetically reseals a bottle after opening. The bottom disk with a rubber ring is forced down over the bottle head by turning the screw, stopping air contact to extend freshness of wine and other beverages.
A collage of notes shows diverse topics from safety calipers and painted stairs to national paper output, explosives laws, bicycle use, and the rise of smokeless powder in Mexico. It notes German portable art supplies, water as safe powder remover, and new coffee bean sorting machinery. Financials cover natural gas sales and U S gold production history along with goat skins import value.
A Montgomery Alabama game against Atlanta featured a remarkable triple play. Moose Baxter at first base, sprinting for a liner, knocked the ball into play and started a triple play sequence that ended with Baxter tagging first and throwing to home for the final out.
A 12-year-old girl faced five intruders who demanded dinner. She poured kerosene into a stove and started a fire, causing an explosion that badly burned four of the men and wrecked the stove. The girl put out the flames and the trio fled, while she survived unharmed.
Practical fashions introduce Raglan sleeves into women's intimate garments. The dress sacque features a plain front and back, low neck, shaped collar, and buttoned closure. Sleeve design includes a tongue extension to the collar and a cuff trim.Pattern 4861 comes in sizes 84 to 44 inches bust. medium needs 2 1/2 yards of 36 inch material. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name, address, size, and pattern number.
The pattern 4867 for child rompers offers a front seam with leg seams and a back belt, with blouse opening on the left front. Neck options include high standing collar or square, sleeves long or short. Sizes 2 to 8 years require 24% yards of 36 inch material.
Charles ton News and Courier notes that paying political debts is acceptable yet painful for the public when it must cover the bills. The editorial underscores the burden on taxpayers and calls for fiscal accountability from policymakers.
A humorous exchange imagines King Richard III crying for a horse and a voice from the clouds offering an airplane instead. The joke contemporary tone plays on history and modern tech.
A fragment notes a long string of theaters and town halls where 1834 era monologues are hailed as great. The quip plays on the term kerosene circuit and the humor of old times.
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