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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
2
Fashion notes that summer lingerie hats and Charlotte Corday shapes transition into fall with silk or colored chiffon draping. Browns in dull silk taffeta reveal matched trims of lace and mousseline de soie, with advice on pairing shades of brown or contrasting gowns for best effect.
A Victorian veil care guide describes cleaning methods for white and black veils. White veils are simmered in soap, rinsed with cold water and bluing, then treated with gum arabic or rice water, dried between muslin and ironed. Black veils are washed in hot water with ox gall and perfume, rinsed with cold water and bluing, stiffened with glue water, then dried and ironed on the wrong side.
Do not rinse laces in blued water thinking it improves color. Use skimmed milk for a soft creamy tint. Do not use oil or any stove or lamp while lighted. Do not leave gas stoves with boiling milk and extinguish flames to avoid gas loss and explosions. Do not turn off gas taps in rain unless taps are secure. Do not light a kitchen fire without water in the boiler to prevent steam crack or boiler damage.
Silk stockings are costly and fragile. When a stitch breaks the run may ruin the garment. common sewing creates a visible seam. A neater method uses picking up stitches and crocheting edges with fine silk to invisibly restore the stocking.
A discussion on dining table setup notes that elegance comes from good laundering linen, well cared for china and silver, and a simple center arrangement of flowers or ferns rather than elaborate lace and costly centerpieces.
A practical shirt waist suit for young girls not yet out of school, in tobacco brown mohair with tan silk trim. The design features an inverted box plait back, two wide shoulder-to-waist tucks, and a two-piece circular skirt with hip darts. Fabric needs vary by width and yardage.
Fashion notes signal a resurgence of pouched bodices with a slightly front pouched silhouette. In Paris several new models display the feature and at Goodwood races corsages of that order were seen. The trend favors a comfortable line that conceals redundances and deficiencies while adding chest ease.
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century text shows a thrifty suitor advising practical study. He urges practice while the father provides resources, hinting at domestic craft and marriage negotiations. The lines reflect dialect and social context of humble economies.
A dialogue about a man facing family opposition to marriage and a wife who must agree to divorce. The exchange highlights conflict between personal plans and social approval, with emphasis on the complexities of union and separation.
The Candidate declares betrayal and recalls raising pandemonium. A counterclaim follows insisting the speaker paid for double pandemonium. The exchange highlights a tense political confrontation over performance and value.
A witty line mocks millionaires who lose income, claiming they suffer more than the poor under similar strain. The speaker asks for grounds and answers with a terse joke about preferring terrapin to corned beef as a measure of hardship.
A humorous quip notes the weather shifting from the traditional spring summer autumn and winter to a more unpredictable, showy sequence. The dialogue likens nature to a variety stage, suggesting erratic seasonal patterns.
A humorous exchange features a patient confessing insomnia caused by money worries. The doctor asks about counting sheep and the patient recounts counting ten thousand sheep and selling them for cash, which left him afraid to sleep.
The pair debate heat and humidity in a humorous back and forth. The first party asks if it’s hot enough, the other confirms and adds the humidity is excessively high in a ragtime flavor.
A fragment hints at social advice about asking for a kiss and handling refusals. It contrasts asking directly with taking the kiss, then mentions apologies and the possibility of them being refused. The lines suggest flirtation guidance rather than a full event.
A speaker suggests revising an old song and drafting a sequel titled Up in a Dirigible Balloon, Boys, framing a lighthearted music note. The exchange hints at playful creative plans rather than a formal production.
A brief item notes the capital may move again and references Oyster Bay as a possible site for the next year. The fragment hints at a village play during the summer season.
A short quip notes Taft planning a front porch campaign and asks if he is too wide for the rear platform. The line uses playful political humor about campaign styles.
The exchange features Farmer Border identifying his two farm hands and a city girl asking about a missing third, joking about a quartet to sing the Old Oaken Bucket. The dialogue reflects rural life and social banter highlighted by a Catholic Standard and Times note.
A piece of fragmented verse hints at endless labor and futility as time advances, suggesting a monkish or penitential mood with lines about rest forever elusive and the narrator’s weariness deepening over the years.
In Tail-End Town fans debate the old story of a pennant chase. The exchange hints at lingering hopes for a championship as the season nears its end and the team seeks a final push to a title.
In a playful exchange the Questioner notes the man’s wife is a brunette and wonders if he married a blonde. The Joker replies that he did marry her, but she dyed her hair.
A poetic line contrasts the allure of nature with the allure of currency. It suggests a ten dollar note as a symbol of value tied to a green landscape.
A Washington correspondent relays Minnie the cat's nine year struggle under muzzled dogs after a law targets dog abuse. Minnie confronts Spike the yellow dog at the fish wharf, leaping and climbing to escape, proving feline resolve amid urban canine fear.
Illinois representatives Rodenberg and McGavin were seen together in the city as Rodenberg teased about their school days. McGavin chased after him, nervously laughing and saying his parents were well meaning but forgetful.
Landscape gardening highlights Franklin Square as a premier green space in Washington. A spring feeds pure sparkling water used by tens of thousands of soldiers in Civil War encampments and, for over half a century, supplied the White House with cooking and drinking water via wooden pipes underground.
The Electrician reports a naval rebuilding committee plans to use public contributions to set up wireless telegraph stations at 18 Baltic coast points. Orders have reportedly been issued for the necessary equipment.
E W Walton of San Antonio Texas reports severe summer fall catarrh with night sweats deep cough head and chest pains. After trying remedies he used Peruna thoroughly and symptoms disappeared with his health improving significantly.
Dr Evans reports major finds at Knossos including a bull head steatite vase with shell inlay and crystal eyes, a hoard of bronze tools and a large bronze caldron, ivory fragments, silver vessels, and new vases. Restoration work on the royal east apartments continues as efforts focus on the great dome tomb and other tombs nearby.
Reported by Lothrop Johnson patent lawyers in St Paul Minn. Recipients include C Blom Lake Park Minn grain tank A O Helmsness Fillmore N D whiffle tree R H Heinze Kellogg Minn cultivator C Gillson Mapleton Minn hay rack J O Myhre Hatton N D chimney cap R C Pleins St Paul Minn car seal O T Ramos Sarles N D display cabinet J Thompson Garretson S D grain car door
A girl in a white duck riding habit boards a subway car attracting four grimy Calabrian laborers who exchange remarks in a mix of Calabrian and English, highlighting cultural clashing impressions.
A North Woodward avenue family hosted English novelist Robert Barr for dinner. Afterward the men went to the smoking room while the hostess sang. The maid expressed pride at waiting on Barr and mused she might one day wait on Shakespeare.
Louisiana women reportedly rally against proposed reform to oust Miss Jean Gordon as factory inspector and to set a ten hour workday for women and children. The agitation signals broader labor tensions and gendered policy clash in the state.
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