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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1906
Page
11
A veteran reminiscence marks San Jacinto Day with Texas independence pride. The piece recounts Sam Houston’s defiant reply to Santa Ana and celebrates the Alamo defenders who chose to die rather than surrender, underscoring enduring Texan resolve.
Angelino from Genoa and Nina, a Genoa-born maid, marry in Philadelphia after Nina travels and they discover the government has ordered them to wed. Despite poverty and the long wait for $100, they endure, finding happiness in marriage.
The article portrays Mrs. Henry N. Couden wife of the blind chaplain as a gentle dignified presence at the House of Representatives. She accompanies him to the door then waits in the lobby, and escorts him home after his prayer. She wears a simple silk gown and a black bonnet with ribbons.
A newspaper item notes that Colorado has 407 mountains higher than 10,000 feet. It also cites a state water statistic estimating New York wastes about 80 million gallons of water daily.
A new portrait of Czarevitch Alexis, heir to the Russian throne, shows a bright 22 month old infant who has never been ill, contrary to abroad reports. Born August 12, 1904, at a tense wartime moment, the prince thrives despite Russia's troubles and the Empress requested the palace portrait.
A hard headed Pittsburgh manufacturer recalls his first Wagner concert after attending with his daughters. He says the performance brought back his youth, noting he preferred memories of Scranton boiler shop days over country idylls.
Hand embroidery drives the new lingerie trend with gowns costing from $40 and up when handmade. Lace and embroidery trim frocks, jackets, and house mantels in many varieties, from Eton to bolero styles, with prices ranging to $100.
A humorous dialogue unfolds at a shop counters where two girls in period speech argue over looks and grooming. A floorwalker interrupts, telling them to return to customers. The exchange reveals social slang and playful banter in a storefront setting.
The trustees print A Brief List of Books About Gardening for free distribution. It groups material on garden making and care, garden magazines, and works by Homer, Pliny, Bacon, Hawthorne, and Thoreau, plus school gardens, nature study, and USDA publications. Some Department of Agriculture titles are available free from Secretary Wilson in Washington.
Sarah Bernhardt visiting Washington criticized the city’s Puritan blue laws and lack of amusements. She praised Washington as more beautiful than Paris but said she would rather not die there, noting the capital shuts down at midnight and offers few Sunday or evening venues.
The Bear and Thesis ships from the Greely polar relief expedition remain in U S service as revenue cutters. Mrs Krankley makes regular dolls of her daughters and is said to stuff them with breakfast food.
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