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Newspaper
Hamilton Evening Journal
Location
Hamilton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1912
Page
28
Mary Dean reports on fashion trends reviving brocaded fabrics with rich textures. Exquisite weaves, black brocades, and self colored patterns dominate, with gowns and coats featuring fur and marabout trims. Antiques influence, with square neck tunics and puff sleeves, appears in grand evening wear and mourning fabrics.
Rev. Dr. William B. Palmore recounts a nocturnal expedition to the tomb of Aaron on Mount Hor in Arabia Petrea. He describes a bare cenotaph chamber, a hidden vault, and escaping Arab scrutiny, alongside notes on letter secrecy and a dramatic church incident with a disruptive parishioner.
A fragment recalls five brothers named Phillips in Upshur County West Virginia who long ago held a fall family reunion. They spoke rarely, smoked corncob pipes, and after dinner listened to a bear story told by one of the brothers. The scene ended with quiet laughter and a blessing before all went home.
A description of a transparent material with allover embroidery highlights a stem skirt of handwork beneath a long front drape. The gown features a train that drops from a split front and attaches near the waistline, as noted in the design notes.
Richard Jaeger of New York faced a $40 claim after crossing his Jega on Brooklyn streetcar. Mia Anns Siymborg complained that his shoes damaged her wallet in the incident.
An advocate argues that campaign rhetoric claims women oppose suffrage and that imposing it would be cruel. The piece links the claim to a playful dialogue about a boy and his mother and a child’s cautious remark, suggesting skepticism about the cruelty claim.
A Philadelphia physician reports using eggshells to graft skin in several operations. One patient, a woman with extensive back burns, reportedly improved after the procedure. The physician notes that the eggshell method requires fresh shells and warns that an entering archive has influenced this practice.
A Royal Institute lecture challenges the Phoenician origin theory of the alphabet. Professor Petrie contends that signs predate phonetic use, evolving from pictorial marks to syllables and letters, with early signs dating back to about 7000 BC in Egypt and spreading across cultures.
A statesman recalls a failed bid for Congress after delivering an over the top speech. He boasted of shaking Old Glory and the nation’s greatness, only to have a seasoned delegate argue the race needed more experience, and the convention nominated a more experienced candidate.
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls General Srittenden once recounting a boyhood tale at Chickamauga. The young listener, eight or nine, asks about a horse named Johnny and notes a moment when the rider was taken to the rear. The child gravely concludes that the act must have been his father's doing, saying John Jay would never have acted thus.
A fragmentary 500 B C tale titled Aciearius, the earliest popular romance of world literature, was found in Elephantine near Assouan. The story follows vizier Achikar and his ward Nadab, detailing plots of power, deceit, and moral instruction as they clash with the king of Egypt and Babylon.
Stockbridge Massachusetts resident Misa Morence Markham, who drove the stage and served as a Government contractor between Interlaken and Stockbridge since 1889, retires after logging near 100000 miles. She braved winter snowdrifts and spring road repairs to keep routes open.
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