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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1906
Page
4
The Garland Globe lists subscription terms and advertising details. One year in advance six months option, pricing shown but obscured by OCR. Editor and Manager credited as Wixom with Patton Utah context.
Pacific islanders lacking metals or hard stones forge tools and weapons from sharks teeth. The mouth holds about 300 teeth in five rows with an outer row that replaces fallen teeth. Sharp, serrated edges increase cutting power, requiring careful handling of these shark tooth implements. The Kingmill islanders craft many items from these teeth.
Engineers start building a nine teen kilometer line to Mount Blanc summit inspired by the Jungfrau route in Switzerland. Planned as electrified, heated cars for about eighty passengers with three independent brakes and a line telephone to head stations for instant communication.
A Bombay planter is arrested after a self defense lunge with a walking stick during a party return led to the death of a man later found on the road. Inquest found a fatal wound to the eye. Several of the victim’s friends were briefly detained before the planter confessed.
Beskman Quackenbush at Paterson New Jersey police HQ filled out dog license forms when a coach dog approached, wagging and carrying a $2 bill for the license. A man then appeared claiming the dog belonged to J A Van Winkle, a feed merchant. The license was placed in an envelope and given to the dog, which then left for home.
Thirty years ago cameras were rare and a collector carried a trap filled setup for wet plate experiments. Today the United States produced 900000 cameras last year and the photographic industry reached a near one billion dollar scale with widespread bulb or button operation.
A lyrical reminiscence from Chicago Pontoffice notes echoes of The Rose of Kildare and related Irish verse. The piece blends mythic figures the nymph of the grove and the Siren with sea and lake imagery, praising music that soothes woes and stirs heroic legends from past chevaliers and castles.
William S. Smith, special organizer for the American Federation of Labor in California, describes waking in New South Wales after six months of presumed sleep aboard a California to San Francisco train. He later traced the time lapse, sought aid from Sydney labor councils, and learned his wife had died before his return to Los Angeles aboard the Siberia.
An elderly professor at a Western university, famed for rectitude and abstinence, loses his glasses while returning from a sick friend. He searches on hands and knees when a freshman mocks him, saying the professor has already located all the glasses he needs, highlighting a humorous misjudgment.
A New York man recalls a bizarre case of measles causing legal threats. A nursemaid contracted the illness after caring for his children, prompting the nursemaid’s mother to demand damages for the illness’s losses. The landlady also seeks compensation for a boarder who left fearing infection, highlighting alleged Jersey justice.
A London journalist explains the path to a journalism career. Editors prize copy that helps sell papers, so beginners should write timely, in demand articles. Understand the editor's needs by studying today’s front page and yesterday’s editoral mindset.
Fashion notes from Brooklyn Eagle describe spring styles with short coats and new hats in straw marines chenille and lace braids replacing winter shapes. Widespread use of bird wings for trimming flowers and ribbons appears, with accessories like pale blue tulle bands and white aigrettes dyed for effect. A pale-blue broadcloth dress features silver braid, white kid vest, rhinestone buckle, lace cuffs, blue gloves, and a cloth of silver hat with blue plumes.
Describes a dark blue cheviot tailored walking suit for women with a fitted jacket closing center front, mannish collar, and turned back revers. The nine gore skirt features extension plaits and back underfolded plait. Requires eight and a half yards of forty six inch material. suggests serge panne or broadcloth as suitable fabrics.
Describes an empire style gown crafted from mousseline de soie with lace trimming. The bodice features a fitted silhouette drawn by braids of black velvet ribbon, highlighting a refined waistline and delicate detailing.
A cheap appetizing dish uses Carolina rice washed and boiled with curry paste mixed into brown gravy. Simmer until cooked, then serve hot with the curry gravy smothering the rice. A squeeze of lemon and a touch of celery salt may improve the flavor.
Small girls wear guimpe frock with top gathers or smocked detail. Fabrics include chambrays, dimities, ginghames and other wash fabrics. Blouse suits also worn with short pleated skirts and blouse waists paired with narrow light belts.
Plaid dimities are in fashion for shirt waists, dresses, and more. Remarkable variety shows plaids ranging from under two inches square to narrow cordlike weaves, with plain spaces appearing even sheerer by contrast.
The article notes more wings and aigrettes used this season than in prior years. Previously a small egret plumes sufficed, but now pieces range from twelve to fifteen inches in length. The text mentions trimming and fashion trends influencing plume demand.
A fragment describes fashion details: plaited walking suit skirts, high linen turnover collars with tailor-made dresses, bodices with long tails, a Japanese tan-and-blue purse matching a blue suit, vivid winter hats, an accordion platted dress, and Gauze with satin stripes as a frock accent.
Princess gowns have evolved from severe early forms to lighter mull and handkerchief linen versions. Modern Princess designs are full and highly trimmed, flattering many figures. Dressmakers now tailor slight adjustments to enhance nearly every woman’s appearance in at least one style.
The piece notes that most shirt waists and blouses are sewn from handkerchief linen, including plain styles with a high left side, but the heavier linen is preferred for daily wear as the lighter fabric creases badly under a coat.
Frocks and wraps of white or pale lined broadcloth are in demand in the season and common among ready to wear models. They make excellent investments at really low prices as they withstand numerous cleanings and retain shape and fashion.
Dainty checked suits rise for spring with blue and white or black and white patterns. Trimming favors braid or taffeta bands. many are salia trimmed with narrow red satin bands, pipings, and fine edgings to contrast the checks.
Street suit of gray satin-faced broad cloth trimmed in tailor fashion with machine stitching and small silk buttons. Jacket close-fitting with a rolling collar and center front fly. skirt a fifteen-gored umbrella design in regulation round length. Requires twelve yards of forty-two inch or ten yards of fifty inch material. cheviot serge novelty suiting or winter materials are desirable.
The piece notes circular, gored and plaited skirts remain popular, with changes in plait width, gore count, circular skirt shape, and trimming style, yet the integral parts stay the same season after season.
The article describes two outfits with elaborate trims: a green velvet skirt and matching jacket with shrimp pink collar and striped velvet blouse, plus a plaid wool ensemble featuring a box plaited flounce, black silk braid details, gold buckles, and a champagne waistcoat.
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