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Newspaper
Cheyenne State Leader
Location
Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1912
Page
21
The article outlines age based hair styling for girls from infancy to mid teens. It recommends curls for babies protected by caps, then braids and bows as girls grow, with fringe choices and simple styles for school wear and special occasions. It notes ribbon bows taffeta quality and emphasizes modest girlish looks.
In Washington Mr Justwed befriends a boastful, faux Southern Colonel Dixie at a hotel. The colonel hosts a lavish dinner, recounts plantation life and war exploits, while a hotel clerk later reveals the tactless impersonation and professional con. Mr Justwed pays a $16.35 bill and keeps the affair secret from Mrs Justwed.
Jewelers note the season favors lace work settings for diamonds and open work platinum frames with circles of small stones. The drop pendant with surrounding jewels is the peak, while pearls and diamonds appear in new necklaces and long pearl braids.
A newspaper note describes an updated button earring with a fringe of pearls or diamonds, noting a new East inspired design. It features a small blue enamel square with diamonds and a central circle of tiny pearls.
The report highlights growing interest among women in shoes buckles and ornaments as well as fringed headgear. It notes delicate fabrics like charmeuse with velvet brocade, and large ornamental bags with drawn tassels. A pinch of borax in cooked starch is suggested to stiffen and whiten garments.
The article notes a shift from pocketbooks to Uny coln purses and belts the new bag trend. It highlights a long foot long bag with heavy cords, round and flat models, large side buttoned flap, seven compartments, and the ubiquitous alken cords carrying card cases inside the bag for the calling tour.
The article contrasts lavish, unused baby wardrobe items with a practical one-piece layette. It advises minimal decoration, emphasizes ease of dressing with a back-buttoned ensemble, and lists essential knitted garments and accessories. Mothers may buy ready-made pieces for quality or craft many at home when time and funds allow.
A detailed description of a brick veneered residence listed at five thousand dollars. The 82 by 36 foot two story home features exterior brick with stone accents, a 10 foot wide wraparound plaza, central vestibule entry, large wing room, den, main staircase with an oriel, dining room with sideboard, connected kitchen and pantry, Wilson oak floors, and a full basement with laundry. The second floor holds four large rooms and a big bath, with potential attic servant rooms. The design emphasizes economy and commodious living for a business man and family.
A humorous piece analyzes dealing with a stubborn, self important type. It portrays the "rock of Gibraltar" as weak willed, vanity driven, and slow to change while offering tactics of flattery and deference to win cooperation.
The article notes escalating operating expenses reaching 144 percent of gross earnings in 1900 and remaining high in 1407 and 1998 with a large deficit last year of 4,443,000 plus interest on invested capital totaling 290,292,602. The figures show a troubled financial trajectory for the railway.
A report notes twelve beedless lemons grown near eHiaite California from wood bud. The discovery is claimed to have potential to revolutionize the industry across the United States pending confirmation.
A method to make fabric from Posidonia australia seaweed fiber is described with samples noting soft pliable and strong properties similar to wool. Dye uptake is good except green, which yields cloudiness. a mild bleach is used to prevent fiber weakness. Long fiber machines accommodate varying lengths and hand processing avoids oil use. One worker can prepare ten fibers weekly.
The article notes Russia's wealth in state treasuries like St. Petersburg and Moscow cathedrals as strategic reserves for defense. It cites St Isaac's Cathedral costing twenty four million rubles and describes marble pillars and malachite columns as part of the wealth. It mentions a midnight curfew for automobiles in Zuriah.
In Hyderabad India permission had allowed a company to make bricks from old mine refuse with apparent gold content. Bricks sold briefly attracted an investigator who found them rich in gold. Government revoked the privilege and seized the piles. Native miners are expert in handling the material and genuine gold bricks appear to be produced from the ancient refuse.
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