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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
6
Practical notes on humane care and efficient farming. From hogs to horses, dairy, poultry, and crop tips. Emphasizes cleanliness, timely help, and maintenance to improve yields and reduce losses. Contains methods for pest control and equipment upkeep, with livestock handling guidance and dairy processing basics.
Fashion notes describe a costumed outfit in deep red Venetian cloth with velvet trim, a matching blouse for muslin or lawn fabrics, and a novel dress style combining chine silk blouse with a rose cashmere skirt. Details include a mushroom hat with three rosettes, tucked basques, and decorative trims.
The piece notes a revival in cross jewelry across eras. Worn as brooches or pendants, crosses return in slender forms not Maltese, featuring gold wire settings with diamonds or aquamarine stones. Monograms and gift dates are common on backs. Black and gold enamel cross bracelets also reappear to match the revived trend.
As outdoor sport season approaches the athletic girl spends long hours in heavy outing shoes and tennis boots. Foot burning may occur due to the change from light summer footwear, but quick talcum powder application before wearing heavy shoes largely overcomes the discomfort.
A discussion of new neckwear trends describes narrow velvet ribbon or striped taffeta ties with long ends, gold tassels, or beaded fringes. A second fad features a bead knitted band that goes around the neck and ties in front over a jabot for a loose knot.
A columnist argues a girl should invest time to be dainty. She notes a female’s reluctance to spare minutes for neat appearances, contrasting it with gossip, loitering, and shallow reading. The piece urges organizing life to find a quarter hour for nicer things and womanly polish.
A printed description details a smart jacket in plain cloth designed to pair with a plaid skirt. The garment features a closely fitting back, a loose front fastened by ten buttons with cord loops, a V neck trimmed in silk passementerie, and a cinnamon brown crisolin hat adorned with pink roses and brown foliage.
A comic exchange contrasts youth and marriage with quips on privilege and family life. A dog comments on coming dog days, while a woman cites love as life’s wine and a cynic jokes that marriage follows morning after. Lawrence Business College offers a free catalog on business education.
Pain presents a dramatic Vesuvius eruption and Carnival of Naples at the circus grounds in Kansas City for twelve nights starting August 3. A massive mock Neapolitan city, real lava effects, earthquakes, and exploding mountains unfold, followed by a $1,600 nightly Manhattan Beach fireworks display showcasing latest pyrotechnics.
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