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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1908
Page
1
The article contrasts old and new college outputs, arguing that elite schools don’t always train practical minds while praising discipline. It notes a new U S postage stamp design, a Rome based International Institute of Agriculture, a push for wage earning women, and ships under construction at Elswick works plus a Dr Gilman biography.
The article highlights two key wardrobe models the evening gown and a cloth street dress. It notes the evening gown projects taste and social polish while the street dress allows individuality, with a navy blue serge model braided in black silk soutache and a black satin sash.
A Boston Herald piece discusses evening gown planning focusing on gray satin-silver mist dresses with amethyst accessories, detailing bodice net underlays, fringe trims, and hemline weights. It advises against day coats, advocates a warm wrap, and notes practical tailoring for comfort and longevity in formal wear.
Velveteen in rich cherry red chosen for illustration with an Irish crochet yoke. Strips of crochet run down the front. velveteen gathered to it. Puff sleeves finish with a crochet cuff below the elbow. Materials list given.
The article suggests using a weak henna tea to lighten hair without excessive drying. Use about a quarter ounce of dried leaves per pint of boiling water, strain, apply evenly as it dries, then wash off. A faint reddish tint may occur if stronger. weaken the tea. Do not use more than once a month.
Describes scalloped filet net edging with colored floss used as trimming along wrist sleeve yoke collar and edges. Mentions widths from a quarter inch to an inch and notes its decorative appeal among new edge trimmings.
The Housekeeper presents a slimming regimen from Dr. Weir Mitchell recommending two sour oranges per meal, lemon juice instead of vinegar, no cream or sugar in coffee, milkless weak tea at breakfast, and no stewed fruit with sugar. Avoid flesh foods like grapes and bananas, cereals, hot bread, pork or veal, and drink mineral water. Cold baths and a hard flesh brush supplement the plan.
Fashion notes describe a revival of tiny flat watches enclosed in flexible bracelet links. French jewelers craft enameled gold bracelets with a central gold-faced watch, surrounded by enamel. Despite their small size, the timepieces are said to keep accurate time, convenient for busy women who must stay aware of the hour. Sling sleeves on wraps and a new black striped satin directoire fabric are also highlighted.
Miss Downing and her aunt, caught in the Big Sandy flood near Lamar, clung to a log and then a tree as ten foot floodwaters carried them two miles downstream. A brave rescue by Donald Shaddy saved Miss Downing from the log island, allowing them to reach a ranch and shelter after a perilous night.
At the State Normal and Model Schools in Trenton a bold burglar disturbed Miss Roberta Duryea of Freehold. She woke to find him near her bedside, screamed, and was struck. Students chased him through an open window despite cold weather, aided by improvised weapons. Police arrived, guards were set, and dormitory security tightened.
Charles Edwards rode a runaway cage at Lance colliery shaft hoists 30 to 40 times. Charles Young acted with split second timing reversing the engine when the control failed. He kept reversing as the cage neared top or bottom until help arrived. Edwards was nearly collapsed but survived.
In Winsted Connecticut laborer Alexander W Regner left ten sticks of dynamite beside a rock under a chestnut tree while preparing to blast stones. He returned to find squirrels eating the explosive and suspects they hoarded most of it. Hunters wonder what happens if a dynamite filled squirrel is shot.
In Selinsgrove Pennsylvania Noah Brous aged 73 of Krotzville Snyder County staggered home after a tree fell injuring a bystander. The report notes his aluss fractures and extraordinary nerve as he moved two miles to reach his residence.
The article notes high level divorce actions within the United States Steel group. James Gayley, former vice president, plans to sue his wife for divorce and has moved out, with Mrs. Gayley at the Colony Club and his residence at 8 Sixty-ninth Street left vacant. The piece links Gayley to prior divorces involving W Ellis Corey and Elbert Gary, highlighting a pattern of marital upheavals among steel leaders in New York and Rome ties through their children.
Crowd watches the Fifth Avenue auction of Mrs Leslie Carter Payne personal effects to satisfy creditors. The sale includes nightcaps, corset covers, stockings, gowns, shoes, jewelry and other luxury garments once worn by the actress who rose with David Belasco and later married a much older husband. The event follows an earlier sale of furniture and cars.
The Madison Square Garden property including the arena, theater, concert hall and block bounded by Madison Avenue and streets is listed for sale. The 22-city-lot site, bought for 3 million in 1889, saw diverse shows from Vienna concerts to circuses and mass meetings, with a Thaw incident haunting the roof garden in 1906.
About 300 New Yorkers from finance, real estate, and law join a West Side YMCA program called the Public Speakers' club to conquer stage fright. Grenville Kleiser leads tongue training to improve enunciation and rhythm before mock speeches to a live audience.
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