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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
3
A cartoonish exchange unfolds with Bluffman asking to change a fifty from Banks who agrees but the bluff backfires as Bluffman admits being short of funds and promises payment next week in a witty scene from the Boston Evening Tran.
A practical sketch shows making an ornamental match box cover from silk or chintz. Remove the drawer, wrap three sides, leave the striker clear, glue edges, and add a long ribbon loop to hang by a gas bracket. Replace the drawer as needed. repeat with new boxes, keeping matches handy in every room.
The piece notes how Spanish fashion, long wide lace mantilla scarfs, and fringed shawls dominate dress trends. It highlights black Chantilly lace wraps, coral and flame Chudda shawls, and suggests pairing tulle with bold colors for graceful effect, especially for tall women.
The article notes that many women sew kimonos but neglect a proper cord finish. It emphasizes cords as a distinctive touch, with ribbons already used to belt garments. A suitable cord enhances the garment’s overall appeal.
Modern skirts feature flounces in thin black and multi layered petals. A recent display showed three tulle skirts in varying shapes with top ruffles, edged with frills, and a clever hip widening effect achieved with hair cloth or braid underneath the layers.
Hats are lifted by flowers ribbons and silk plaitings many with crowning height. Brims may be straight curved up or down depending on taste. Some curled brims frame hair and forehead while others imitate a man’s top hat with gray straw and ribbon motifs.
The train grows wider and longer from simple tulle or silk to a mantie drapery integrated with the skirt. Overskirts extend at the sides forming trailing points that follow the wearer like a double train, often trimmed with tassels or beaded ornaments.
The article notes that wide bells cape coats for young girls depart from traditional designs by incorporating a best fit and a cape element that adapts to movement, suggesting practical fashion updates for children.
The lesson outlines Paul and Silas in Thessalonica and Berea during their second journey. It notes reasoning from Scripture, the readiness of listeners, and the spread of the gospel despite opposition. It highlightsPauls blameless life, self-support, and the Bereans hunger for truth as they daily search the Scriptures.
A fragmentary humorous verse plays on a talking paw and neighbor hood tales. It jests about wealth, a patronized ice man, and a conscience fund paying the national debt, with the narrator Lemuel-Say and a playful take on honesty.
A dialogue hints at a man’s genuine affection as he takes her to the theater three times without attempting a kiss. A separate quip notes limited sightseeing in Michigan woods but abundant sawdust, reflecting light humor on vacations and expectations.
The first American ensilage tower in Holland, built last year at the Johannahoeve farm in Oosterbeek by the Institute for Agricultural Improvement, yielded strong results. Two more towers will be added to supply ensilage maize for winter stock, with claims that the method yields excellent fodder and reduces fermentation losses. The project suggests 44 cows on 87 acres, or potentially 22 1/2 acres with stable feeding, with albuminous fodder added in winter.
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