Paris Models Signal Longer Skirts and Bigger Sleeves
Paris fashion notes reported by the New York Herald describe longer skirts and coats with less fullness and larger sleeves, a shift toward straighter skirts and fuller shoulders. Wanamaker's and Paris designers showcase dolman sleeves, organ pipe pleats, and trimmings in sable blues and greens with Belgian hare fur accents. prices expected to rise due to European materials.
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Martial & Armand
Paris
New York Herald
Mary Walls
Wanamaker’s
France
Kkurzman’s
Kurzman
Europe
One Thing in Common in Prisoner Conversation
A committee tour of a penitentiary leads to a convict sharing his fear of lifelong suspicion from police. A visitor compares his plight to that of automobile owners. Uncle Eben quips that some think they uplift humanity when they merely boss others.
Remedies for Ivy Poisoning and Skin Irritation
Direct contact is not required for ivy poisoning as transfers can occur from clothing towels and tools. Repeated washing with warm water and alkaline soap is advised, with various treatments including alcohol cleanses, sugar of lead caution, zinc oxide ointment, limewater soaks, and a carbolic acid resorcinol bismuth mix for secondary eczema and infections.
How to Treat Bunions and Corns at Home
This guide explains bunion causes from tight footwear and how soaking feet in hot water, rubbing with turpentine and sweet oil, and glycerin can relieve pain. It covers proper shoe fit, prevention for children, and corn care including soaking, paring, plasters, boric acid, and talcum powder to prevent recurrence.
Farmers Need Better Prices and Market Reform
An editorial argues city support is crucial to farming prosperity. It cites milk pricing, market bottlenecks, and the need to cut production costs while expanding distribution so farmers receive a fairer share of consumers’ price. Dairy profitability and urban demand are key to rural productivity.
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Pennsylvania Farmer
Ledger
Like Politica Aunt Verse Quip Highlights Party Etiquette
A Boston Transcript humorous line sketches family banter about punctuality and social norms. The niece reassures the aunt that no one will be late until everyone arrives, framing a light social commentary in a witty exchange.
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Boston Transcript
Lazy Husband law movement ends in plea for mercy
Edward Smiley faced potential commitment under Indiana Lazy Husband law after being cited for contempt for child support. Judge John J. Rochford offered workhouse and road labor as a way to fund support, but Smiley’s ex wife Margaret offered to accept $2 a week to avoid punishment. The law allows county commissioners to employ prisoners and pay $1 a day to families.
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Edward Smiley
Indianapolis
Smiley
Margaret
John J. Rochford
Tie
Rochford
Incomplete Sunday School Lesson Illustration Quotation
Fragment from Harper's Monthly notes a child asking where the flea appears in a scene of Lot fleeing Sodom. The text references missing quotation marks and a question from a young student as the lesson proceeds with the infant class graduation remark.
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Lot
Sodom
Susie
Harper's Monthly
Bride Refuses Kiss Fee In Church Wedding
A would be bride in a church rejected a clergyman kissing her after the ceremony. The bridegroom told the minister, who replied he would charge only half the usual fee if the kiss was waived. Tit-Bits reports the exchange as a humorous courtship anecdote.
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Harry
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