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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1903
Page
2
Fragment from a poem by John B. Tabb contrasts night and day as a heaven of star delight. A household cleaning note explains using pipe clay to clean white garments, belts, and shoes, with a method involving pipe clay, whiting, muslin, bran, and a brush.
A tense seascape unfolds with a wrathful sky and ominous light. The speaker notes a breathless sea and still air, as dark clouds surge and a north wind drives a storm carnival.
The article defines runabout frocks as round hemmed gowns that skim the ground, worn for shopping and country life. It notes binding with satin or velvet, edge protection to prevent fraying, and practical appeal. Materials range from summer cheviots to crepe de chine, with lingerie varieties distinguished.
Use cold blue water to dampen a shabby dress sponge lightly. Do not soak the material. wring excess water before applying. Hang in the air to dry if possible, allowing even drying without saturating the fabric.
The text describes a shift in style with wide turned down neckbands and cuffs once worn by widows now popular with many women. It notes cuff pins and bar pins as stylish accessories that complement this look and suit the revived neckwear trend.
Patent leather belts will be worn with shirt waist suits in cotton and linen. For afternoon and evening wear soft silk belts with ribbon are styled, fastened with silver pins or enamel pins in rich colors. Some art nouveau pins, especially in rose gold, are very handsome.
Extremely attractive sunshades use black peny and white Liberty silk. When closed only a half inch of white shows, while open the soft white lining forms a flattering frame for the face. The black and white combination is very pretty.
The article describes three to four stylish street gowns for summer, stressing a short skirt above the ground with a flare around the foot and a neat hip fit. It notes preference for three quarter or short coats paired with short skirts and offers guidance on cleaning white gowns as white dominates the season.
Lavender color menus a revival in decorating with lilac and lavender chintzes and tapestries appearing in shops. Bedroom sets now offered stained or enameled in lavender tones. An English bed features straight lines with a wax finish and tiny gold and brown inlays, a lavender and gold brocade covering edged by gilt.
The piece describes outing hats in white stitched taffeta and striped lines with scarves and white pompons. It mentions a cherry wood stick with porcelain cherries, a black gauze parasol with red cherries, and hats with yellow dominates and oversized straw head pins.
Describes a revival of tiara style with flowers around the brim. Notes this season drops the crown for a flat brim and adds hops, strawberry wreaths, peaches, and long jet scarves for embellishment.
Do not swing shoulders side to side or throw them back. Stand erect with chest arched and hips back. Take light firm steps from the ball of the foot, not the heel, and keep the leg straight but not rigid. Move quietly up stairs with full lung expansion and avoid double bending. A graceful gait requires practice and brings charm.
The article urges cooling the body during heat by avoiding hot foods and choosing fish or eggs as meat substitutes, salad and fruit as staples, and light clothing. It emphasizes scientific, hygienic living and warns against fashionable heavy wear, aiming to reduce summer illness through diet and attire guidance.
Fragmentary note mentions heat causing discomfort and weakness, and disease factors described as growing when warmth dominates. No identifiable persons, places, or organizations are readable.
Hand-painted parasols and iridescent chiffon headline the season with bold trims. Taffetaline, lace sleeves, and tapestry embroidery lead new gown decorations while gun metal stockings and chrome buttons from Paris add flair. Coral pink cloaks and Scotch Yankee mixes appear with pongee in varied colors.
A young man with a malicious gleam uses a public phone to dial Miss Snubbem and pretends a caller identity. The prankster asks for a clearer connection while the other end recognizes chewing gum and refuses to continue until the gum is removed. He ends the call with a satisfied grin.
The Cunard Bulletin aboard the Campania reports a $25 overcharge discovered mid Atlantic after a passenger returned $50 meant for Mrs Hagerty an Irish lace seller. The ship's agent in Queenstown arranged the difference to be refunded by the ship owner and collected on return to New York.
A New York Times quote recalls a tale of extraordinary nerve as a debtor, once $50 owed two years earlier, loses $150 in a billiards game at the Fifth Avenue Hotel while the narrator observes and comments on the audacious fortune.
A humorous verse from Columbia Jester spoofing a youth from Mont who slips on a banana peel. The misadventure leads to a reversal of a common exclamation, delivering a playful moral in a brief comic quatrain.
A playful verse reports a sporty young man proposing to a girl who replies she can only be his senior. The exchange ends with a witty, lighthearted pun reflecting social norms.
Conversation between Mrs. Newrocks-Why and Mr. Newrocks reveals a debate over antique genuineness. It features a humorous exchange about whether items are authentic or second-hand, quoted from Puck.
The Chicago Journal notes the daily push of loose change, claiming $30,000 in pennies and dimes from game receipts support churches and missions. It argues small givers finance much of philanthropy, with nickels funding transit, crops, and workers as the nation’s economy relies on the widow’s mite.
Miss Fanny Wood of Summit aged twenty one agreed to marry James A. Bennett a wealthy bachelor of Basking Ridge after a chance luncheon meeting at the Hilton Hotel. A justice of the peace united the couple and champagne flowed as the ceremony ended a rapid courtship.
The piece argues that people favor leaders free from greed and admire a President whose priorities outrun wealth. It notes skepticism toward sudden fortunes while praising the current leader for vision and statesmanship, likening him to Washington and Cromwell in moral stature.
A light exchange in Philadelphia features a cheerful boarder praising hot coffee and a crotchety boarder countering with the charm of cold coffee. The quip highlights contrasting personalities over a simple beverage.
A playful exchange about dinner plans features a striped bass dinner and a wife noting her striped silk outfit as fashionable for the evening in a Chicago Record-Merald item.
In a playful courtship, Jack faces Phyllis who teases about his seventeen prior proposals. He finally asks again and, amid flirtation and lingering doubt, declares this moment a beginning not a climax, as Phyllis contemplates the offer.
Ushers at a large wedding avert possible tragedy when guests attempt a late night break in through a porch window. One usher, recalling Ikey’s line Ikey get off the wagon, shouts to warn the would-be burglars as a revolver gleams in the hall. The bride’s father later accepts the tale with a sober nod.
A succinct Catholic Standard remark questions Columbus certainty that the world is round. It notes that many have since found the notion not square, implying skepticism about universal claims and the burden of enduring belief.
A playful exchange notes a duchess or duke in reduced circumstances amid market chatter. The dialogue format hints at social satire on status and value in tense financial times.
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