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Newspaper
Cumberland Press
Location
Cumberland, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
3
Advice for country homes on furnishing verandas for comfort and beauty. Emphasizes color harmony with house, uses of willow furniture, mats, and cushions, plus privacy ideas like awnings and Japanese lattice screens to shield from passersby.
Leftover chicken is transformed into a scalloped dish with bread crumb crust and egg binding. Beets are served tender with butter and sugar, while frozen strawberries are prepared into a lemony dessert drink. Fashion features highlight pink and white marquisette dresses, flower trims, and lace or net fabrics with decorative collars and skirts.
A Paris fashion update notes a flood of new summer outfits and extreme styles arriving in New York within days. French designs travel fast via couriers and cables, with key looks like big sailors with flat trimmings prompting immediate milliner copies and American advertising.
Hats dominate the scene with larger shapes and Leghorns returning to favor. French models feature crown trims in watered ribbon with shadow lace and black and white effects. Pink and blue ribbons, flower accents, and La France roses appear, with delicate tulle underbrims noted.
Minneapolis hosts the state’s biggest shooting tournament as the Minneapolis Sportsmen's Association starts a three day event. More members attend than ever before with cash prizes totaling 1000 dollars. The final day features a contest for the Board of Trade trophy.
In Decatur Alabama delays persisted but no orders countermanding the ruling were received by midnight. John Ragland a Black man will be hanged today for murdering his wife on a main street by slashing her throat with a large knife. The sentence was given in local court and affirmed by the Supreme Court.
The Parents' Association of Public School No 40 in New York holds a strawberry festival to liquidate debt for shoes and clothing for needy pupils. The group, expanding beyond the school, aided families during winter, often due to lack of shoes or warm garments. Officials support the large event, which keeps beneficiaries anonymous to avoid stigma.
A new ballot of building trade workers will be held today on the provisional agreement reached by the Executive Council of the National Federation of Building Trade Employes and union representatives involved in the dispute.
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