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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1908
Page
8
A look at summer collars and neckwear highlights the return of the Byron and Puritan styles. The Puritan collar pairs with muslin and linen shirtwaists, while all lace or embroidered pieces enhance white muslin blouses and frocks, with home sewing tips and fabric choices.
Fox hires a haunted laundry as night noises echo from inside the room. A scientist friend debunks the haunting as a Chinese ghost whose yellow walls aid visibility, leading Fox to hire a live Chinaman to perform the trick while the laundry runs for free each Monday night.
A novel plan in Australia tests placing a newspaper at rabbit burrow mouths and sealing holes with earth to curb the plague. Early results show promise as rabbits repeatedly fail to enter papered burrows.
The article surveys the rise of long slender coats in motoring wear with Empire waists and snug backs. It notes harmonizing fabrics like pongee tajah and tussor, contrasting waistcoats, extensive soutache and ornamentation, and waterproof materials in colors from gray to red. It mentions a redingote example in waterproof serge and New York styles inspiring linen and mohair versions.
One of the smartest hat models displayed recently features a Charlotte Corday inspired cretonne crown with burnt straw edging. The broad round crown is cretonne covered and bordered by straw rows, while the brim remains cretonne with a straw edge. A black ribbon bow on the left secures two black quills, making this an original headwear piece.
A guide describes a dainty bag that can be worked entirely in sequins or with ribbon and sequins. It suggests using cram or pale satin lined in matching or white silk, and notes bags fashioned from glove tops as novel foundations for decorative motifs.
A public kindergarten term ends with children enjoying ice cream. A student named Fredgie politely refrains from licking his plate after being told not to. Separately, Tommy jokes about finding Jimmy Brown to attend Sabbath school, showing his playful mischief.
A tame pigeon in a Long Island village church choir flits around during a sermon. The bird follows a boy to the choir room door, then returns to escort him home as the recessional ends.
A well known English bishop who lost his third wife long ago seeks the burial location of his wife. A cler gymman who knew the first wife returns from Africa to visit the grave and asks the verger at the cathedral. The verger jokes that the bishop “mainly buries them at Brompton.”
A Chicago clerk describes how illness shrank her earnings after two years of nervous invalidism from poor diet. She credits Grape-Nuts as a major part of two daily meals, claiming it freed her from brain-fire dyspepsia and overworked fatigue, enabling a recovery in work.
A brief exchange shows Horace confessing fear when roused while Maud asks about waking time indicating a tense domestic moment. The dialogue implies a dramatic confrontation or suspenseful mood between the two characters.
A Chattanooga reader reports Cuticura remedies curing a baby with a neck running sore and a face affected by tetter, plus a hand rash. two years later the same set again eased a wrist outbreak. The letter cites an uncle's baby and another infant as cured.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses soil, mind, and productivity with unclear phrasing. It lacks concrete names, dates, places, or events suitable for a fuller summary. The readable portion hints at a metaphorical link between nature and human thought without verifiable details.
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