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Newspaper
Atlantic Evening News
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
3
Gibbs narrates a comic misadventure painting his porch with wife and daughter supervising. Every coat, shade, and sample book proves wrong. colors morph with each layer from first to second coat. The family evolves from critics to planners as Gibbs ends with a cautionary Helpful Hint: DON’T.
A Chicago merchant once donated a $5,090 organ to a church to secure capital for a new venture. The bluff impressed a pastor and congregation, attracting investors who joined his company. He launched the business before the organ payment was due and soon grew wealthy enough to repeat similar gifts.
In Pittsburgh labor leader John Mitchell recalls past struggles and fairness debates. Harvey Barr, a deft lawyer, gives his wife a $15 gift for their fifteenth anniversary, then counterbalances with a $15 pipe, prompting the wife to seek her own present.
An eminent doctor argues that marriage lengthens life. He cites statistics from 2000 people aged 40 plus showing more married than unmarried at each age group, and notes lower mortality among married men aged 20 to 45. The conclusion urges marriage as a path to old age.
A gruff old gentleman complains that his cocoa is cold while a polite waitress urges warmth and comfort. The scene from Harper's Weekly captures a small domestic moment with humor and social contrast.
A Boston man recounts a curious true story about swallowing a $10 gold piece during dinner in Chicago and being robbed in New York later. He claims the same leather goods man helped him recover the coin when he needed it, concluding with a moral about not despairing and the chance to recover at any moment.
A historical survey of Harti, a West Indian island, detailing repeated massacres from Columbus onward. The narrative traces 6,000,000 deaths of whites and mixed-race people, including Spaniards, French forces, and colonial settlers, amid cycles of conquest, revolt, and reprisals across centuries.
Bank teller asks an elderly woman to sign her full name and initials for an account. The exchange reveals her reluctance and confusion as she admits she cannot write, while the line behind her grows longer. The scene ends with her honesty about not being able to sign.
A Harper's Weekly anecdote airily portrays a southern sectarian university inviting a famous bishop to its commencement. The president offers degrees D D 8 T BD LED D C I, asking the bishop to choose. The bishop jokes he prefers DC and fewer of the other initials.
A quip from The United Presbyterian recounts an eloping bride asking for a blessing. The old man replies freely granting the blessing but insists on board and lodging at regular rates, reflecting a humorous rural wedding custom.
A description of a young girl coat in empire style. Pale blue cloth with silk frills and lace collar. Long sleeves with wrist slit, silk edging. Two deep scalloped capes over the empire top. Soft straw hat with pale blue feathers. Materials listed include 3 yards of 46 inch wide fabric, 1 yard silk, a lace collar, and 4 yards of Hurting.
In dotted swisses smart colored effects appear with pretty frocks in medium dark shades thickly sprinkled with tiny self color white or black dots. Colony insertion matches the dots and frocks are worn over slips of salt color or white. Straw colorings pongee shades and other light yellow or brown tones are popular in thin cottons and stay cool with white.
The Parisienne keeps her trailing gown spotless by sponging the skirt hem after each wear with a clean essence then perfume so every swish of the hem releases fragrance, as described in a Paris Letter to Vogue.
Deep white embroidered muslin flounces offered in gathered or plaited tutorial binding. Ready to sew onto plain muslin petticoats for added decorative volume.
The article describes lingerie trimming techniques using wash ribbon sandwiched between val enciennes and lace insertion. Nightgowns gain color from alternating lace and ribbon yokes, with minimal beading and small ribbon bows. Corset covers should use less ribbon. petticoats benefit from wide lace and Dresden ribbon, creating a grand look. Ribbon with lace avoids edge rolling, a task hard with fabric bands and machine sewing.
Hand embroidered yokes for chemises and nightgowns offer a low cost way to add fitted, tailored touches at home. Buyers can attach the yokes to ready skirts with lace insertions or narrow real lace, making practical, stylish gifts for brides and future trousseaus.
The article describes a costume display featuring an electria blue tunic skirt in shanting silk and a frivolous little coat in jada green satin foulard. Coats persist, with waistcoats shown in costly old tapestries or brocades, handsome enough for crystal shelves in a curio cabinet.
Vogue notes painted parasols return as the spring fashion. bridesmaids may carry a parasol with sprays of apple blossoms whose delicate tint blends with any color costume. The article highlights the spring trend and versatile accessory appeal.
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