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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1908
Page
6
New York readers debate the sheath skirt as a fashion pivot affecting seaside and mountain resort styles. The Paquin cut and silk tights shape the look while market demand, Puritan critique, and Parisian economics mingle with urban shop reactions and social expectations.
H C Carpenter of a South Bend watch firm spoke in the Hotel Baltimore about a new challenge for jewelers. He noted that skyscrapers' perpendicular steel construction acts as a magnet, affecting watch accuracy, and urged manufacturers to devise a remedy to keep time correctly.
At the seaside resort of Avalon on Santa Catalina island a larger fleet of glass bottomed boats is now available for visitors. The increased capacity promises more harbor trips and reef views for tourists arriving at the Southern California coast.
In colonial New England neighbors regularly sent items with travelers. The notebook of Northampton Schoolmaster Joseph Hawley lists parcels such as a dial a dish kettle and speckled ribbons. Judge Lyman and Mrs Lyman's sendings sparked a village throng as trunks were filled and a driver waited briefly.
The hall manager scolded the new orchestra leader on Tuesday for playing too well. He argued that exceptionally good music reduces drink sales as patrons listen instead of ordering, instructing the band to lower its standard to boost profits.
A playful dialogue asks which relation is closer: a man’s first wife’s second husband or his present wife’s first husband. The genealogist notes Billy Bowen’s odd reactions to deaths and marriages, revealing his wife’s plan to remarry her first husband after divorcing him.
In a conversation after a political gathering Mr Halloran lists eight nations present in his ward. He counts Irish French Bretaeans Poles Germans Rossians Greeks and later misses a count before confirming Americans.
A reflective piece on aging, praising grandparents who reach sunset years with optimism. contrasts with pessimism, notes that elder wisdom brings joy, and recalls humorous cliplines about editors and peculiar news. includes light social satire and seasonal change remark.
An Iowa editor notes in wedding write up that his wife is the best lady in the land and a cook superior to none, sparking questions about truth and humor. Local items describe winter hardships, ice, snowballing, and street antics with a mix of light gossip and perilous incidents.
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