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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
3
Ernest McGaffry reflects on city life versus farm living, noting how urban crowds breed loneliness while a rural retreat offers contemplative space. He and Cecile describe moments of harmony with nature, the easing of mind, and the paradox of longing for solitude despite companionship.
A milliner argues color harmony soothes nerves and shapes mood. She cites soft candlelit tables and pink dining-room lighting as examples, critiques harsh white light and black fashion, and explains matching tones to hair and eyes for distinctive, calm results.
In hot humid weather straight hair is hard to arrange. Regular powder rubbed into the hair helps manage stray locks, but overuse defeats the purpose. Swedish hair powder applied two to three times weekly acts as a tonic and strengthens roots while keeping the scalp in good condition.
A new corset design proposes internal crossed straps anchored to the front steels to rest the back and improve the figure. Inventor claims the back never digs in even with tight lacing, promising a flat back and slender hips and relief for wearers.
A smart and useful little suit is described in moleskin gray tweed with a faint purple stripe. It features a moleskin faced broadcloth, heavy raised silk braid trim, purple satin buttons, and an intricate silk crochet network that nearly hides the purple accent.
Instructions for cleaning silk stockings with methods for white and colored hose. Steps include washing in warm water with white soap, steaming in a wrung cloth, turning inside out, air drying, and palm rubbing to shape. Avoid ironing and use borax or bluing in special cases with lace and dark shades.
A detailed description of a velveteen bodice for an afternoon dress with a fitted lining and a full yoke. It features a silk vest trimmed with inversion, a plain velveteen outer layer with narrow silk galloon, silk sleeves with tucked lower sections, velvet epaulettes with galloon, and material needs of 2½ yards velveteen plus lining.
The article notes broad tucks in new linen tailored blouses sewn with outline stitches in mercerized cotton. It highlights mercerized cotton for washability over silk and describes soutache braid, often used entirely, as a popular, attractive accent with cluny lace.
Frederick Sterry of New York discusses restaurant bragging on busy holidays and a grocer’s tale about a judge’s wife. A boy learns customers prize brisk service even when the story hints at a crowded, fast moving shop and a missed big order.
An obscure Cape uncle warns that James, gifted with second sight, will become unpopular if he prophesies. If his forecasts fail, blame will fall on him. if they succeed, people will forget him. The elder advises redirecting him to mental arithmetic to stay safe.
The report describes ostriches drawing light carts in Andheim California at 20 mph, zebras trained in British East Africa for rapid trotting tasks, and a Montlucon boar driven by a French peasant pulling a small two wheeled cart with reins on its eye teeth. Each animal shown as possible labor use in different regions.
Louis Ferrar leads an inquiry into impure milk cases with suspicions about tainted products. A member cites emulsion of cod liver oil in a plain bottle as the culprit and suspects Jack Gleason’s brother’s dairy as a source.
James Carroll of San Francisco spoke after a women’s boxing and fencing exhibition, praising physical culture for women and marriage. A spectator quipped about a man named Smithers recovering from a beating he allegedly gave his wife last Saturday night, highlighting domestic violence themes in the crowd.
A voter told Tim Healy he would sooner vote for the devil than for him. Healy replied with mild inquiry that perhaps the voter would support him if the friend did not turn up.
A humorous and poetic fragment from a 19th or early 20th century periodical mixes maple lore with lovers in a fairy forest, conjuring nectar, ambrosia, and a triumphal Love as King. The piece sits beside a string of light jests and witticisms about work, wealth, and manners, ending on a reflective note about aging and success.
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