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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1916
Page
7
The piece discusses a shift toward longer street skirts, noting Paris gowns and leading houses hint at lengthening by three inches. It warns many women resist change, but argues wardrobe efficiency and cost savings, while questioning whether historic grace supports floor-length styles.
Designers influence current fashion with evolving skirt lengths. The piece notes stylish women follow these trends, praising shorter full skirts for ease of movement in dancing and pairing with high laced evening boots, suggesting the look will offset any length change.
Fashion notes describe chemisettes with net high collars and fur trims like balls and pompons for hats. Fur boas are worn back to reveal streaming tails, while colored neckbands appear in new shades. Black velvet hats require confident wear, and chiffon gowns gain richness from bead embroidery. Young girls also wear fur coats with flaring skirts and skunk fur bands.
A Houston Post description notes a baby carriage pillow with lace corners and light embroidery, keeping the center unadorned. Made of fine handkerchief linen over pink, the top edge uses wide valenciennes lace, with eyelet and satin stitches forming the design.
Grace Margaret Gould advises stout women to follow do’s alongside don’ts. Emphasizing up to date style with season’s best lines suited to fuller figures, she recommends dark colors, plain fabrics with subtle trims, and long lines in tailoring and necklines for harmony and flattering silhouettes.
Willard targets a title defense in New Orleans next March under a contract to meet Fred Fulton. The bout marks a historic return of the Queensberry era to the Crescent City with a $32,500 purse for Willard regardless of outcome. Moran’s refusal to an elimination bout altered plans as Fulton and Willard aimed to square off.
A scattered sports column notes boxing and wrestling figures including Frank Gotch, Gunboat Smith, Jess Willard, Ad Wolgast, and Freddy Welsh. It mentions referees charging for services, amateurism vs pro status, and racing earnings by the Murphy stable. Also references rowing by police, college boxing, and a bicycle race in San Francisco with a saucer shaped track planned for Golden Gate Park.
The Futurity race at Belmont Park will be worth 27000 for the upcoming season, up from 23000 last year. Westchester Racing Association adds 5000 to the purse, reducing entries from 628 to 149. Entry fee is 260 plus declaration fees.
Yale coach Guy Nickalls seeks Yale participation in the annual intercollegiate regatta on the Hudson next summer. Cornell Columbia Pennsylvania Syracuse and Leland Stanford are listed as rivals for the race.
Harry Lord signs with the Buffeds to manage the team for the coming season. Buffalo fans approve his aggressive approach shown against the other league newcomer last year.
Farmers examine using potatoes as pig feed due to low potato prices. Experiments from Germany and Ireland suggest 4 to 4 1/2 bushels cooked potatoes equal about one bushel of corn for weight gain. Cooking with corn meal and supplements improves profitability, while raw potatoes risk digestive upset.
Farmers should heat hog water to 50 to 80 degrees F in winter to prevent illness and poor gains. Some water several times daily, others use tank heaters for large groups. Choice depends on local conditions. ice water from troughs hinder hog growth.
Improving the horse stock of this country offers great opportunity as surplus common horses are shipped out. Breeders should mate to the best purebred sires locally and discard scrub stock. Owners must aim to produce the highest priced, most serviceable horse to meet horsepower demands.
Hogs should have fresh water at all times and preferably from a well or spring on the farm. Water drawn from streams that flow through other farms risks disease carried into the hogs.
The witness asserts a strong memory after test briefing and cross-examination begins. The lawyer taunts the witness about recalling details from six months ago and tests memory by asking what he was doing at five minutes past eight on December 9 1914. The witness answers he was running to catch the 8 01 train.
The tale shows Eugene abandoning a friend after a dispute, recalling his mother's lesson to avoid wicked boys. He stops playing with Richard Whitney after a morning kick, illustrating a child’s simplistic moral test.
Little Tommy confronts Mr. Smith in the parlor asking if he loves Jenny. Jenny had told Tommy she would give five dollars to know if Mr. Smith loves her, prompting the boy to demand the answer for his own reason.
A judge jokes about a butler’s disappearance from the stage and the carriages no longer needed, noting an automobile honk outside as the new signal. The remark reflects theatre changes and modernization replacing stage servants with modern transport cues.
A fragment recalls a scene where one person describes starving while others feast. The tale mentions carving a turkey for twenty at a Christmas gathering and the speaker's fear of going hungry themselves.
A young woman once stammered badly and sought a specialist. After patient practice and expense she learned to say Sister Susie's sewing shirts for soldiers. At a private rehearsal she impressed friends yet blushed at the truth that she has no sister.
In a fragmented exchange Mabel questions eight oclock fireplace lighting prompting Gwen to defend the action as an excuse to turn off the lights. The odd remark about Michigan Gargoyle appears as stray dialogue.
Attendees watched as Henpeck delivered a speech that many found pitiful while others argued he performed creditably given his lack of home practice. The exchange highlighted split opinions over his oratorical effort at the event.
An exchange where Maud and Phil discuss engagement as Ethel sobs on a man’s chest. Maud confirms she rehearsed the scene, signaling a melodramatic love triangle presented in a 1900 era newspaper voice.
A quip notes an encyclopedia is out of date after the speaker paid the final instalment yesterday. The exchange humorously links debt and dated knowledge in a compact witticism.
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