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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1914
Page
6
New York fashion notes show a season full of velour de laine and ratine revivals, with broader palettes and heavier piles. Broadcloths, chiffons, brocades, and silks appear in one piece dresses and separates, while low heels and refined footwear complement the day and evening ensembles.
A veteran confectioner explains how wedding cakes reflect national styles from Russian to Turkish motifs, with large cakes built in ornate, landmark-inspired designs. Couples often influence the plan, while incantations and heirlooms hidden in tiers are discussed, alongside practical recipes and the risks of quirky decorations.
A classroom exchange features a boy claiming a father would take a hundred years to repay ten dollars at five dollars per month, sparking a joke about not knowing lessons. A note mentions Youth's Companion calendar gifts for subscribers through 1915 despite garbled context.
Fragmentary copy presents a quoted aphorism about human vanity as the chief abuse of imagining oneself at the center of the universe. It includes garbled phrases about babies, cold remedies, and Dr. Pabrneus's Teeth product mentions with unclear context.
Exhibitors showcase cotton dress fabrics from Alamance county mills in booths manned by two women each. Dresses cost 60 cents to $1.50 in material, yet rivaled costlier fabrics in appearance. Items attracting attention include ginghams, plaid dresses, crinkled seersuckers, flannels, embroidery, and mercerized threads.
Piney Flats notes show T. Newton of Chattanooga visiting here due to his father Ingall Newton’s illness. Residents like W Hughes and J B Foveem and families traveled to Boone’s Creek Sunday to visit relatives. Several locals including G W Malone and F Me Wolfe of White Store, and J Longmay of Jacksboro City, spent days with kin in Roc JB WEE. Henry Wester, Johnanie City visits, and other locals tied to surrounding towns are recorded with weekend travel and family gatherings.
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