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Newspaper
Georgetown Daily Item
Location
Georgetown, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1908
Page
2
A Home Herald poem tells of a Bagdad merchant whose love of gold blinds him to others. He hoards wealth until one night his treasure vanishes, replaced by a handful of leaves. The tale warns that charity returns wealth to the giver as heartful acts become true riches.
Bu Gidri the Berber soldier at the British consulate in Fez endures loss with stoic faith. He rides a violent pacing pony on a sorrowful journey to Tangier to bury his dead son, returning to his post by the eighth day.
Ice one and a half inches thick will support a man while ice eighteen inches thick will bear a railway train, illustrating the practical limits for travel and transport on frozen water.
Miss Josephine Schain of Minnesota, a State University law graduate and practicing lawyer, devotes spare time to compiling a booklet on all laws affecting women and children in Minnesota. A movement by club women to extend such works to every state is mentioned.
The New York Press notes whispers from Paris about a cosmetic eye operation that supposedly enhances eye depth and shape. It claims many Parisian society women pursued similar procedures with striking effects, but only dark eyes reportedly benefit.
Description of customs from the Yotsuya Mission notes back carriers wooden shoes left at doors left passing on the left sleeping on the floor eating with chopsticks and largely similar dress for men and women. Winter fire is small charcoal only and marriage is arranged by others.
Mrs Maud Barker Cobb has been appointed State Librarian by Governor Hoke Smith of Georgia. A cousin of the governor s wife she has long served as assistant librarian and becomes the first woman to hold the office. Her salary will be 1800 a year.
The London Globe reports the Girl's Realm Guild of Service and Good Fellowship will host an employment exhibition for women. Seventy eight occupations are listed including water gilding canine nursing bee-keeping jam making and glass blowing. The piece notes practical roles for women and humorously questions market demand for gilding.
A black satin ravat or strappings enhance an old rose silk frock. Amethysts complement a violet waist or suit a white rig when accessories are violet for stylish coordination.
Large sweet peppers boiled briefly then cooled are filled with corn cream mixture. Stuffing uses butter corn hot water cream and flour then baked with butter pieces and water for twenty five minutes until hot and ready to serve.
Quotation from the Indianapolis News extols busy women who fill their days with varied interests rather than strict schedules or wage earning. The piece emphasizes adaptability and cheerfulness over talent wealth or beauty, urging resilience and versatile problem solving in daily life.
Anna A. Rogers discusses reasons American mothers fail in an Atlantic essay written in a common sense, entertaining tone. The piece notes her navy officer husband, General Alexander lineage, and family memories from the 1860s in Sout Park.
Silk braids in Greek key motifs trim gowns of pongee or rajah while nattier blue dominates fashionable suits. Waist yokes appear, pleated skirts edge or ornament borders, and lawns feature flower garlands. Hand kerchief borders show pink blue lavender gray greens. Embroidery uses leaf and blossom outlines with French knots. Belts widen to 1.5 to 3 inches. Full sleeves and kimono sleeves both popular. Coats range from protective to decorative designs with limitless field.
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