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Newspaper
Farmington Enterprise
Location
Farmington, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
2
Frank Staplin editor in Farmington New Mexico comments on telepathy fashion and morals, notes on corset factories Japan Manchuria and mergers, calls out Morgan household duties, De Beers diamonds, and Saturn rings. He jokes about humorists and meat packers, and observes shifts in finance and food prices.
Mr Weston finds relief in old boots, echoing a common sentiment among people who prefer familiar footwear. The writer notes the comfort of the familiar and its impact on daily life amid weariness and life’s minor aches.
The first man to play a banjo on the American stage died recently in Warren. The note recalls that the minstrel joke was a long held duty before the banjo’s introduction.
The article discusses hunger as a health symptom, noting its dependence on body tissues and organs. It cites the New York Weekly on children’s feeding needs, contrasts aging metabolism, and lists factors that dull hunger such as mental distress and illness. It also briefly mentions a land reclamation project and an unrelated narrative about a kingdom extending itself.
The notes reference Mr. Carnegie’s remarks during a lake dedication. The text suggests a belief in rowing’s value and a revival of interest in birds and utility, though wording is garbled and some names are unclear.
New York police rely on Prof. Charles A. Doremus the chemical detective who tests blood, poisons, and handwriting to uncover killers. He traces crews from bloodstained handkerchiefs to poison traces, guiding arrests in cases from murder to insurance fraud.
A New York World writer likens chemical detectives tracing poisons to sharp police sleuths in alleys. He argues poisoning is the most subtle crime and only persistent chemistry can reveal the killer’s trail from a corpse.
A dead man’s body underwent a meticulous autopsy revealing removal of the heart lungs liver kidneys and brain with internal organs extracted and hermetically sealed. The disturbing procedure suggested scientific or criminal interest in organ extraction.
A bear trainer named Stanko was killed by a bear in Heiligenstadt Prussian Saxony. He was with two women and a 14 year old boy delaying departure when the bear attacked. The troupe's leaders managed to restrain the other animal as villagers gathered armed with pitchforks.
Prof Charles A Doremus argues the chemical detective aids police in more than poison cases helping to unmask forged wills deeds and other documents and to analyze explosives for arrests and convictions He notes the broad usefulness of expert chemistry in crime solving and public safety.
A Devonshire village Upottery reports no children affected by whooping cough while a ninety year old resident remains listed as a case. The unusual outbreak note highlights the disease's presence beyond infancy and its atypical age range.
The chemist employed to fathom an explosion mystery. The loss of a limb, an eye, disfigurement for life, or even death, may follow the slight quite a number of elderly villagers have been attacked by the ailment. The latest victim is over 90 years of age.
The Astor fortune remains intact through New York real estate holdings with 60 heirs. Waldorf Astor, 37, recently wed Nannie Langhorne Shaw, while John Jacob Astor lives with their father at Cliveden estate in England. The family may divide estate management if they return to the United States.
Fragmentary note describes a hummingbird in Australia shielding its nest from a thunderstorm by spreading cobwebs as a makeshift conductor. The tale blends nature observation with speculative details about silk and bones, in unclear prose.
In choosing portieres use designs in harmony with room fittings. For small rooms prefer plain or striped fabrics to add height and avoid heavy patterns that dwarf doorways. Lightweight materials suit small apartments. heavier fabrics like brocades suit larger spaces, and all portieres last longer when lined for body.
A practical everyday coat designed for girls aged fourteen to sixteen. It suits any dress and offers adaptable wear.
The item notes a pale gray fine cloth coat with silk lining and velvet facings. Fronts are strapped, collar and cuffs faced with velvet, coat usable open or closed. A pink straw hat trimmed with a silk scarf accompanies. Materials listed include two and a half yards of 46 inch fabric, four yards lining, and three quarters yard velvet.
A clergyman praises a new custom using half inch silver footwear shapes and rose petals in place of rice. Hand-stripped petals create a pink, fragrant shower as the couple exits. The trend grows daily.
A Home Notes item asserts a woman's duty is to be socially attractive rather than statistically correct, prompting discussion on gender expectations and personal presentation.
The article notes popular tailor made braids with embroidery buttons and tassels keeping charm. Fur remains common in millinery salons with wide brimmed shapes and high crowns covered plainly. Turban browns use mink and hats brighten with pastel flowers and ribbons.
A fragmented OCR note references a white skirt and attire for a forthcoming event in Saskatchewan, with unclear names and details.
A French homespun walking suit features a skirt with a panel and fold, braid trim, and a coat with panne velvet revers, collars, and cuffs. It fastens at the front with a white leather vest, and includes velvet button details, tucked back and front, and crocheted buttons on velvet cuffs.
The piece notes winter violets in millinery are large and dark with an unnatural color, resembling pansies from a distance. It mentions cloche hats using silk and velvet leaves, and a large silk ruche with fringed edges as a favored trim, requiring high quality silk to keep edges from lying flat.
The text argues style and color choices matter for personal presentation. It notes athletic women can look smart in tailored outfits but be ruined by pink chiffon at formal dinners. Simpler white gowns and plaited hair could better suit strong personalities.
The article notes a shift from traditional dark blue serge suits trimmed with green to a look using dull green serge with blue facings. It mentions green tweeds with blue elements woven in as narrow stripes or hairline checks.
An American woman hailed as perhaps the best dressed is under fire from a foreign cousin who accuses her of wearing gloves that are too small. A Paris letter writer notes the gloves’ tightness and suggests it reflects overcareful styling rather than practicality.
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