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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1907
Page
2
A Missouri stockman designs a pig bathing dip tank to wash pigs before slaughter and perhaps for regular use. The device uses a water tank on the ground with an inclined outlet and tiny stairs, guiding pigs into the bath where assistants may prod them if needed.
A profile of Julian Dalton Eltinge the Harvard 1902 alumnus famed for cross dressing in stage acts. He imitates women so convincingly that audiences question whether a man or woman performs. His makeup, graceful manner, and athletic strength aid his illusion across the United States and Europe.
The article promotes simple, durable baby fashion for midseason, praising bishop dresses, plain lingerie, and minimal trims. It highlights ease for mothers, freedom for children, and practical outerwear like long coats and sun hats. The revival of bishop dresses is noted for playwear and possible visiting attire.
A 16 year old boy tended 35 cows in Ireland while the pet hawk he raised after finding a hawk nest began guiding the herd at milking time. When the youth injured his foot the hawk drove and protected the herd, pecking at stragglers and directing the rear cow to the farm.
A medieval Cornwall stone known as the men ap tol is linked to healing superstitions for nervous ailments. A long excerpt recounts the rise of Leo Eltinge, who after college enters theater and, after effort dressing as a woman, becomes a renowned performer earning substantial weekly wages.
A brief Chicago Record Herald item comments on a man intending to practice law in an unwritten fashion, noting skepticism about formal study and suggesting recent activity in that area.
Fashion note details many chiffon and lace veils in colors from gray to champagne with lengths from one and a half to three yards. Styles include hemstitched borders, velvet dot accents, square automobile veils, and novelty pink silk tissue with white thread dots.
A Paris correspondent laments the bolero style fading and favors long jacket silhouettes for certain figures. The piece also explains making a tomato shaped pin cushion from crimson velvet and green ribbon with a velvet cushion base, wired stalk, and loop hanger for display or bazar stalls.
The article praises silk lingerie gloves with lace trim and hand embroidery on the backs and navy blue satin tops. It notes long arms trimmed diversely, recommending tasteful trimming in one note, with Dame Fashion endorsing the style.
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