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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
3
Caleb pursues a water rights scheme with Crystal Springs Company boss Cox while Baxter frets over Mary Morgan and a nagging marriage setup. Caleb wins a meeting, learns of Baxter's ruined status, and a quiet Monterey wedding reshapes loyalties as cash and plans collide.
Chapter IX outlines rapid progress as Caleb maps the Del Monte district and navigates family finances. Gossip hints at Ted Baxter may marry into wealth, prompting a wary Caleb. Cox presses Caleb with Beaver Lake terms while a mysterious woman shadows events.
The Manchester Guardian notes briar root scarcity across Europe and North Africa. French and Corsican sources falter as prime roots dwindle, pushing prices up for fine pipe making. Corsican roots weigh large and yield many shanks only after long growth, keeping top quality briar costly.
The isolated knob known as Famous Mountain Tron lies in St Francola county Missouri south of St Louis along the Iron Mountain rail line. It rises 1078 feet above sea level and 200 feet above the adjacent valley, containing deposits of specular hematite ore.
Paris autumn openings feature lavish fabrics and ornate textures across daytime and evening wear. Designers like M. Rodter showcase metal thread kashas with Persian and Italian influences, including Les Meaux dOr and Les Emeaux dArgent collections. Blanchini Ferrer highlights silks and brocades with Renaissance motifs and flexible plain lames in refined colorings.
A fashion note on soft velvet hats featuring rippling brims and slender slits. Describes crowns rising high, extensive stitching, crushable velvet, and close allover row effects. Highlights color options including Garnet red, Chanel red, Jungie green, beige tones and blues.
Enameled shoe trees fit the fore pad of scanter pumps and light oxfords with flexible arches to preserve natural shape. Decorated with small French flowers they are affordable gifts and add a distinctive touch to plain shoes on closet shelves or in the shoe rack.
Fashion notes describe white coats in heavy knitted fabrics and novelty felting, featuring collars of clipped wool and discreet white fur trims. The emphasis is on striking, modern silhouettes and bold, clean styling.
Dresses show blouses paired with boleros for day and formal wear, with wide upper bodices and slender skirts. Beaded gold bronze taffeta gowns and black taffeta with crystal beading appear for dinner and formal events, plus blond organdie frocks with black slips and satin bows in varied sleeve and neckline styles.
The article describes Docull let garments with high fronts and bloused backs, knee-length hems with cape effects, and elaborate treatments. Velvet dominates, followed by black crepe satin and blues in trims, metallic embroideries, fringe, and velvet accents.
Fashion note describes imitation astrakhan fabrics used in fall outfits. A pressed velvet-like material coats skirts with plaited kasha, beige black gray colors, paired with tunic blouses featuring straight edges and light elbow puff sleeves. A short astrakhan jacket finishes the ensemble, buttoned at the throat and flaring to the hip.
A terse quip about the clash between optimism and dyspepsia, noting it's hard for dyspeptics to pose as optimists and hinting at a broader mood of skepticism in the era.
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