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Newspaper
Bowen Chronicle
Location
Bowen, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1901
Page
7
Paris letters describe warm evenings drawing crowds to the Champs Elysees and Bois de Boulogne casinos. Couturiers rush midsummer casino gowns featuring cretonne appliques, sheer fabrics, and vivid nasturtium motifs in yellow orange and red with burnt orange velvet trims and decorative buckles.
Nina Goodwin describes luxurious casino wraps and gowns featuring sulphur yellow and white fabrics. She notes velvet trims black and orange accents and sheer materials, highlighting puffed sleeves, yokes, plastrons, and intricate embroidery in hunter green and soft pastel ribbons.
A lone prospector battles heat and a rival assayer for a desert claim in Death Valley. Molly, his wife, endures the Great Thirst as gunfire shatters their shack, ending in tragedy and a perilous trek toward Los Angeles with their child.
A poem praising the Chicago Record critique of greed in war. It contrasts endless battles and sacrifices with the profits of war mongers. The speaker laments repeated cycles of violence, poverty, and reform calls as greed fuels new conflicts. It notes soldiers die while profiteers gain.
Prof Halsey C Ives is named chief of the fine arts department at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. He has led the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Louis since 1881 and holds decorations from Sweden and Denmark. He is renowned in the international art world.
Ex sheriff Thomas Dunn, famed for tales from Tammany hall, recalls a playful incident with a newsboy aboard a car. The boy shouts a non existent fire in a shoe factory and Dunn, chasing the misread headline, buys a nickel to cover the joke.
A woman signaling retirement from active service displays a habit of wearing any old bathing suit in public appearances. The comment notes that attire serves as a cue to her status and routine changes after service.
A Canadian hunter recalls facing a magnificent buck after three days of pursuit. He hesitates to fire when the animal meets him with pitiful eyes, fearing killing a creature worthy of mercy and confessing that hunting has since brought him little pleasure.
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