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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jan 20, 1910
Page
2
A narrative invites readers to follow Princess Virginia who travels incognito through a royal realm seeking a suitor who will truly fall for her. The heroine’s American independence figures prominently as she encounters adventures, promising delight to thousands of readers.
Virginia, American heiress and future grand duchess, confesses her lifelong crush on Leopold emperor of Rhaetia to her mother, while the grand duchess weighs marriage puzzles, class constraints, and family legacies surrounding a match with French Henri. Virginia clings to a dream of Leopold despite political realities and kinship duties.
In a palace interlude, Virginia resists talks of marriage to Leopold of Rhaetia while her mother schemes for a royal match. The grand duchess hints at lifted destinies, praising Virginia’s beauty and royal blood, then acknowledges their precarious finances as they weigh an empress title for the young heiress.
A fussy shopper argues with a butcher over steak cuts. She objects to fat and demands a low cut, insisting on directions as the butcher tries to slice the beef. The butcher retorts that beefsteak is not a gown and ends the exchange. Source cites Chicago News.
Dialogue recalls Miss Quick remarking on the speaker's hapless outlook. Reggy claims genius while Cholly counters with a grim image of fallen peers. The exchange blends humor and morbid metaphor reflecting teen banter.
General Humphrey, retired former quartermaster general, jokes about a longtime volunteer. When asked what kind of man he is the general quips that he is nice enough but lacks sense, not even turning around in a revolving chair.
Wraps for girlish wear appear in tan blue white and mauve with dotted cotton wash silk and dimitr. Many adopted draped tunic lines with knottings at the bottom. A new trimming features straight lines and curved scrolls. A charming frock in French serge with lace trimmings is shown.
This notice offers a May Manton pattern cut for girls aged fourteen and sixteen. Send 10 cents and the number 6491 to the office, with an extra 2 cent stamp for quicker mail delivery. The pattern will be promptly forwarded by mail.
Fashion notes describe bolster muffs three quarters of a yard long called automobile muffs with Persian jamb and silver thread. Granny muffs appear fluffy and large while the toy dog muff uses white or black fox with a dog head. Sleeves shown include plain with tacks, draped, and pista tight varieties. Judic Chollet.
Advertisement for May Manton patterns featuring sleeve designs including the four Gezigns. Offered in sizes from small to large with bust measurements listed. Send 1 cent plus 6 percent to receive the pattern by mail. additional 2 cent stamp may speed delivery.
Vogue points to butterfly design on facial ornaments and smart footwear for urban women and babies, with white pique outfits and Irish lace adornments. It highlights a white beaver trimmed bonnet for a little girl, a long coat style with plaited sides, and a Bordeaux red satin coat. May Manton pattern for four to eight year olds offered for 10 cents plus mail forwarding.
Contrasting hat colors with gowns is favored while sleeve cuffs bow lace at wrists. Hats use cache pointe pins from saris and walking skirts stay just inches from the ground. Simple kimonos with or without back seams suit many fabrics including Japanese crapes trimmed with ribbon.
This May Manton pattern is cut in sizes for girls of six eight ten and twelve years of age. Send TM cents to this office giving number 67 and it will be promptly forwarded to you by mail. If in haste send an additional two cent Ramp for letter postage which insures prompt delivery.
The piece discusses modern pannier alternatives with a draped upper skirt, Astrakhan and imitation seal wraps, fish wife style drapery, and options to extend the drapery into a bodice or belt. May Manton pattern 6496 fits waist 22 to 30 inches, offered by mail for 10 cents.
Beavert-like plush hats dominate shop displays with untrimmed finishes. Prices start around $10, reflecting high cost that many women appreciate not to exceed. Charmeuse fabrics appear in gowns pairing with net guimples and soutache braiding, satin girdle, and circular skirts with side plaits. fashions credited to Judic Chollet.
The advertisement lists May Manton patterns including No 6489 for garniture in sizes small to large, No 6879 guimpe in sizes 2 to 42 inch bust, No 6212 skirt measure 2 to 8 inch waist and braid design in one size No 464. Bend 16 cents each plus 2 cent extra stamp for return news.
R E Young DL S S, long time Ottawa geographer, is praised for Carte surveying and mapmaking that defined western land parcels. He helped re survey Winnipeg, adjusted railway land grants, produced seven editions of the land map series, and earned high praise for accuracy as he joined the Conservation Commission and international map efforts.
A traveler in Australia found a five pound mushroom that hung drying in a sitting room lit up with a soft glow after dark. The fungus continued to emit light for nights before drying out. The report notes that many fungi glow and that luminous wood and mining fungi exhibit the same bioluminescence described by Humboldt.
A judge hides a neighbor’s tip about stolen hams from his own home. The judge confirms the loss privately and insists the neighbor keep the information between them. The exchange turns on discretion and shared silence.
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