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Newspaper
Buffalo Center Tribune
Location
Buffalo Center, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
6
A narrow sleeved coat with long extended back sleeves dominates the latest fashion notes. Designers emphasize a tailored silhouette, silk stitched slits, and contrasting edging with decorative piping. The garment pairs with high neckpieces and soft neckwear to balance its dramatic length.
An article urges remedies for oily skin and shine on the nose. It suggests a home lotion of two ounces glycerine, one ounce borax powder, and two ounces methylated water, applied two to three times daily, plus alcohol as a drying cloth on oily skin. The article notes the treatment takes weeks to be effective and promises eventual cure.
Embroidery for chemises suggests buying only the hand embroidered yoke at low cost and attaching it to a home made main garment. This innovation aims to improve fit and quality, avoiding common flaws in ready made chemises and nightgowns. The yoke is joined by beading, delicate lace insertion, or narrow real lace.
A historical description of a linen costume features a corselet skirt with three flounces edged by machine stitching and a linen band. The small coat carries a linen edge strap and buttoned trim, worn over a white lawn skirt with a linen collar and kilk tie. Sleeves show banded patterning and cherry ribbing accents.
A fragmented instructional passage describes a baby sacque with a bowler hat style and yoke, detailing materials such as baby blue and cream white yarns, No. 10 steel needles, and four steel grades. It notes ribbed collar, garter rows, and a finished sacque expected to be delicate and attractive.
A reader discusses the dangers of over exertion and the need for balanced workouts. The note warns against pushing beyond limits and emphasizes gradual progress to prevent injuries while pursuing fitness goals.
At the first national convention in Chicago the Independence party nominated Thomas L. Hisgen of Massachusetts for president and John Tempte Graves of Georgia for vice president on the third ballot. A bid to name William Jennings Bryan caused a near riot as J L Shepard of Fort Scott Kansas was escorted out after being ruled out of order. Hearst gave the keynote defending Jefferson Jackson and Lincoln and attacking the old parties as corrupt and unfaithful to Democratic principles.
A mob seized Lee Shaw, a Black man, from the Pensacola jail at 11 PM Wednesday, lynching him in the public square after a siege that left one man dead and many wounded. The jailhouse battle saw fierce defense by the sheriff and deputies.
A young woman was killed and her body burned in an isolated Williamsburg section early Wednesday morning. The crime is described as one of the most atrocious and cunningly planned murders the police have faced in years.
Gen James A. Drain, president of the American Rifle Association, told the AP that his London hotel apartment was robbed of jewelry and two medals won in the AISLEY by the American rifle team.
At a Thursday meeting, the Democratic state committee decided to aid the state convention for nominating a state ticket. The convention is set for October 1 in Saginaw.
Lenox Mass. after a full conference of top prosecutors and Frank D. Kelogge of Minnesota the government attor ney general Bonaparte announced plans to pursue a re argument and possible modification of the Seventh Circuit Standard Oil Indiana decision. An appeal to the circuit court or the Supreme Court is contemplated with other steps to follow based on the court’s action.
San Francisco broker Frederick Dorr, a New York Stock Exchange member and Chicago Board of Trade participant with offices in San Francisco Los Angeles Salt Lake City Butte and Spokane, telegraphed to suspend business citing dull times and lack of patronage. He said no money has been lost or will be and he is not selling his exchange memberships. Dorr is a well known Pacific coast social figure.
In Hunt county Texas 18 year old Tad Smith a Black boy was captured after being identified by Miss Viola De lancey for an alleged assault. A Greenville mob overpowered officers, lit a stake and burned him as about 1000 onlookers watched the public execution by fire.
William Ollyver a young aeronaut from Mason Michigan was killed Thursday during a parachute drop at Hague park on Vander Cook Lake near Jackson Michigan The chute strings on one side snapped causing a 2000 foot fall The parachute unraveled and Ollyver landed near a crowded merry go round He died five minutes after being carried to a nearby house
New York surgeon Dr Andrew L Dergen who killed his wife at Bath Beach last week died suddenly in Raymond Street Jail Brooklyn. Prison physician cites heart disease as the cause of death.
The body of Midyard Rebert, a Marengo jeweler, was found partly submerged in the Towa River near Aniana with two bullet holes in the temple. Local authorities are investigating the death as a possible homicide and tracing a potential motive and suspects.
Mrs. Ralph F. Wurvrts of Kansas City Missouri and her five year old son drowned when Walloon Jake Wriday allegedly urged the mother to jump into the lake to save the child who had fallen in. The incident remains under investigation with details unclear.
A dentor hides horses and tails an ex ally in a perplexing Buclington incident. Local authorities report unusual actions and a sequence of suspicious maneuvers as investigators search for clarity amid conflicting details and unclear motive.
Plans form to hold state party conventions in Des Moines as opening campaign rallies. Democrats aim to feature John W Kern. Republicans target national figures, with talks on expanding convention into a state rally during early September. Opposed to fairs week timing, hotel and auditorium constraints loom. Other notes cover tuberculosis talks, gopher bounty data, and local political shifts.
Secretary of the Interior W. C. Hayward issued certificates naming the candidates on the party tickets for the November election. The roll covers state offices, Wise congressional nominations, and legislature seats, with a single Republican challenge in Seattle County for general assembly seats.
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