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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1913
Page
10
Julia Bottomley reports on the opera season shaping bold headpieces for women. Elaborate gold and silver laces, jeweled bands, feathers and flowers may replace hats, with East Indian influences and crownless hat like designs.
An opulent wrap described as countering drafts near the shoulders, yet intended to conceal the figure. Made from gold or silver striped gauze, marines or chiffon, it is a three yard length with gathered ends at wrists and center back. The fabric falls in soft folds around the boat and hips while not fully hiding shoulders.
The article highlights the wrap effect of evening mantles as essential, noting the three-quarter length for lightness and to avoid crushing delicate frocks. It describes a bridal wrap in deep orange brocade on dark garnet velvet, trimmed with black fox fur in white-tipped tufts, praised for its uncommon handsome appearance.
A novelty suspender style toward women mirrors men’s versions. Black velvet with buckles stands out, giving a dressy look rather than tailored fit. Best with black separate skirts and lace blouses for a chic outfit.
Fashion notes describe two fur trimmed hats with velvet crowns and moleskin brims. One hat features a soft sash on the crown and a white ostrich stick up, with a velvet crown pleated for fullness and crinoline support. A bold plumage plume completes the look, paired with a marabou neckpiece in white and black tones.
Anaconda Mont Shep the dog that waited six years in front of the Daly bank for his master is dead. He was run over by a car and severely injured then shot. Six years earlier a sheep herder’s master went to the bank after a range season and fell ill.
Shep the sheep herder is remembered for a six year vigil at the city bank front steps. He waited daily for his master who never returned, growing old and deaf while the bank’s tax payer, President E J Bowman, kept paying city taxes. A flying car ended his vigil by breaking his back.
Mrs. Louis Smith, age forty two, claims she raised her husband Louis Smith, twenty two, after he came to live with her family at age fourteen. She describes his previous marriage and says she accepted his proposal when he reached adulthood after a long courtship.
John Hoolihan of South Michigan street reported being slugged in his home after scolding a daughter who had chased away a suitor. Detectives M Murphy and Ryan took him to Emergency Hospital for treatment and he gave a statement at Franklin street station.
Dean Curtiss of Ames Agricultural College surveys Canadian progress in education and government support for agriculture. He notes Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta colleges, demonstrations, and cooperative creameries. He highlights substantial public funding from 60 to 85 percent for such projects and strong intergovernmental and private support.
A fragment notes government buys dairy stock, including Shorthorn and special dairy breeds, at cost price with long payment terms. It also mentions 1913 Western Canada grain yields: wheat from 30 to 465 bushels per acre and other small grains reporting excellent averages.
A kind colonel with an arm loss meets a shabby one legged man on his estate. The man claims years in government service ended with a jail sentence for jewelry theft, revealing a hidden past and a sharp punchline.
Former New York mayor George B. McClellan recalls a Thanksgiving afternoon on an Atlantic City boardwalk. He describes an overdressed couple quarreling and a man pushing the woman, who then accuses him of pawnin fly screens for a day off.
A Missouri Brunswicker cartoonish quote laments a grotesque knocker figure created by God’s leftovers. It contrasts this figure with sacred imagery as “honest men” avert, angels retreat, and hell’s gates close amid mocking critique.
An old advertisement touts Tean Mentholated Cough Drops as a quick cure for colds and throat irritation sold at drug stores. The piece mixes light humor and thrift tips with trivial quotes about tobacco, bluing, and soup on bills of fare, reflecting a period newspaper style.
A Times comment notes readers were deprived of a picture showing the schooner Marjorie Brown just after it sprang a leak and was about to sink, critiquing an illustrated paper for omitting the vessel’s imminent disaster.
The exchange contrasts a dogmatic manner with categorical questioning suggesting sharp debate over certainty. The dialogue highlights rigid stance versus precise inquiry in a terse interaction.
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