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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
3
The article describes easy to make decorative gifts including pasteboard workboxes covered in cretonne or silk with pockets for sewing supplies and a travel friendly flat design. It also explains how to craft photograph frames from cardboard, silk, batting, and braid for a decorative drawing room accessory.
An older guide offers practical home remedies to ease confinement for the sick. It suggests improvised bed supports to angle the patient, a lavender scented incense to improve air, a mobile bed table for activities, and using ferns or wildflowers in a mossy dish to brighten the room.
A fashion note describes parasols and sun shades as essential summer accessories. It highlights a white linen lingerie parasol with flounced hem and embroidered medallions, a pongee option in green and ecru for morning wear, and a white silk parasol with flower-filled basket embroidery.
The article explains how a tailor marks two fabric pieces cut in parallel and joined face to face. He uses a pattern or chalk marks and a double thread to stitch along the lines, then pulls apart the layers to reveal perfectly aligned, identical indicating lines on both pieces.
Little capes that resemble boleros are in style, made smartly in white cloth and favored for their refined appearance.
Edward MacDowell, George W. Chadwick, and Frederick Converse emerge as leading figures in a revived American music movement. The trio receives increasing recognition in Europe and the United States through performances, premieres, and role in shaping teaching at major institutions.
Wise recounts that Shea asked Roxley for his daughter's hand and compelled him to consent. Ascum expresses surprise, but Wise states Shea was the true mark in the exchange.
A cartoonish domestic dispute shows Mr Meekton insisting his wife is exceptionally judgmental while she allegedly takes exception to every suggestion he offers. The exchange highlights marital friction with a humorous bend.
A man proclaims on the final day that he has heard Gabriel’s trumpet, while a curious neighbor asks what it is. The exchange blends mystery and supernatural hints as the claim is asserted.
A small bull terrier near the Post building has learned to crave ice. Each morning, as the ice wagon arrives, Pansy the dog waits by the door and chews the chunks until about seven or ten years old the driver notes. The owner says the dog howled for ice when late, and the driver jokes that a real Eskimo might be in the dog.
The head master at Eton enforces left handed lines as punishment. The policy has wide support though some boys prefer birching. Writing left handed is believed to benefit brain development and future gratitude to the school’s pupils.
In court a magistrate probes why a plate was hurled at the wife, the accused claiming nothing else was at hand and appealing to the judge for clarity on the incident.
A worn veteran begs for work at a business office, claiming decades on the bourse and ruined fortunes. The employer coolly responds that only intelligent men are wanted, denying the veteran a position.
A brief dialog contrasts care with a blunt, fatal undertone. The speaker admits limited improvement, framing health as a narrow margin between life and death. The other party responds with sympathy.
Col Pete Hepburn of Iowa laments a large cracked concrete patch in front of his house unseen in the city’s improvements. He says since 1903 he has made seven speeches and nine more on street neglect and plans to press the issue with commissioners, hoping for fixes by the Fourth of July.
Breeze over the Civil Service Commission standards for Bureau of Engraving and Printing female staff reveals a so called government shape. Rules specify tall slender figures with measurements including height five eight and waist twenty five inches. A Michigan applicant is noted for failing height to width standards though other qualities were strong. Reading notes on the press requires height to reach the lines.
A Washington correspondent notes no single director for the Geological Survey while Col. Charles D. Walcott serves as secretary of the Smithsonian and heads both jobs. An exchange between workers led to the remark about a bifurcated boss, which Walcott acknowledged with humor.
Wives of two western representatives luncheon in the house restaurant discuss rumors of night sessions. One insists her husband attends late meetings while the other explains there have been no night sessions this session, prompting surprise and skepticism.
Baron Rosen the Russian ambassador to the United States is lauded for a long diplomatic career with posts in service of the czar. He serves as chancellor of the empire and chamberlain to Czar Nicholas, and holds decorations from the orders of St. Vladimir, St. Anne, and St. Stanislaus. He is a skilled musician and multilingual, speaking English, Russian, French, German, Italian, and Japanese, with a long lineage of notable soldiers and diplomats.
The department of agriculture will this year study foods that make fat men lean and lean men fat. The project seeks to identify dietary items that influence weight and health, guiding public nutrition recommendations.
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