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Newspaper
Inter Mountain Globe
Location
Hulett, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1909
Page
2
The text surveys varied views from Illinois prairies to Florida and Georgia on what a gopher is. It notes perceptions of gophers as burrowing gray squirrels, striped squirrels, or rats, and even a turtle, with playful exaggeration about regional beliefs and the creature’s behavior and habitat.
Four hundred and thirteen pieces of English gold currency were buried in Saxapahaw near Alamance County. The coins, mostly dated 776 and stamped King George II, were unearthed by Willie Thompson and his brother while ploughing a cornfield. Authorities believe British army movement during Lord Cornwallis's campaign near Saxapahaw explains the hoard.
A teacher spoke of New Zealand and the Antipodes as people with opposite feet, prompting a girl to wish to visit them so she could see men and women walking upside down. The mother corrects the idea, highlighting the common error from geography lessons.
A distressed wife speaks to her husband Randy asking him to attend her funeral and to be ready to honour her memory. The exchange reveals family strain and a shared sense of impending sorrow. A separate note mentions a proposal to create a Turkish credit bank with Constantinople headquarters and a projected capital expansion to 100 million dollars over 90 years.
An excerpt from Harper's 19th century text contrasts a desert Arab father’s choice to keep his son with nomadic freedom rather than sending him to city schools. The exchange explores contentment with native life, independence, and the tension between tradition and modern education. The piece closes with notes on British shipbuilding output in 1898 and global ship tonnage, reflecting imperial trade concerns.
Hammered brass fades back into fashion with decorative pieces for home and personal adornment. Women learn simple perforated designs and imitate ancient Egyptian motifs, creating Empire buckles, hat pins, lamp fixtures, and mantel adornments with brass and wax candles.
A reflective piece on the ideal woman as a daily comfort and mirror of self esteem. It praises kindness, calm, gossip with restraint, steady cheer, and reliability while noting the fatigue of insincere or intrusive behavior. The tone blends humor with affectionate guidance on friendly encounters.
A fragmentary anti gossip prose piece urges thinking before speaking and staying silent to avoid regret. It mocks half truths and excessive candor, extols honest restraint, and warns that harboring grievances harms the teller as much as the target. It closes with a quip on a woman clinging to wrongs.
The article notes a revival of padded dressing gowns for men inspired by older fashions. New versions come in dull brown, blue, garnet and crafted from woodded alk or satin, with velvet trim, double breasted fronts, silk frogs, braid loops, and large pockets for quiet evenings at home and late Sunday breakfasts.
The note laments lavish gown trims seen in a staged display, calling them almost barbaric for private life. It praises gold silver and jeweled embroidery as exquisite yet impractical for daily use, suited only to drawing rooms or private halls at present.
A historic menu item features roast lamb pulp with mint lemon juice and sugar on lettuce on colored cotton crepe. The dish appeals but the dye has not held, offering in colors black violet blue peach pink.
Lisbon reports a royal interview between King Alfonso and King Manuel of Villavicosa focused on a projected marriage between King Manuel and Princess Beatrice, daughter of the late Duke of Edinburgh and niece of King Edward. The union, if confirmed, would gain royal approval in Portugal and boost Britain Portugal ties.
Advice on choosing compact shopping bags for women, warning against oversized totes that unbalance figures. Highlights Mme tor leather bags with durable surfaces, small monograms, and suede purses in various shades. Notes practical issues like exterior watches and wear from frequent in and out of carriages.
The article advises applying powdered resin to fowls to ease feather removal. Rub resin thoroughly into the feathers including the skin for faster plucking, then wash with cold water. Fowls can be dry or wet picked using the same method and resin leaves no bad effects.
Readable notes advise that eating large amounts of raw raisins unsettles digestion and should be seedless and offered only in small amounts to children. When heated and used in foods like breads and puddings raisins stimulate appetite and provide varied edible dishes.
In the season of vivid colors room robes and dressing gowns gain brilliancy. A new idea uses several bandanna cotton handkerchiefs to form a short kimono for room wear. Five bands create a good look, with a yellow and red set preferred for a wide selvedge edge and no hemming.
Designers showcase sashes using velvet edged black lace and wide chantilly lace. They pair with white satin gowns and pink or blue dresses, edged or bound with velvet ribbons, draped around the figure and fastened with buckles for a vintage look.
The article discusses long neck chains as notable accoutrements of consulate days. It contrasts hand wrought and costly stones with paste alternatives, praising slender Empire chains with jeweled pendants and enamelled silver pieces to accent furs and outerwear.
Instructions describe reinforcing a garment by sewing button holes along the hem to secure supporters. It mentions using ebong Lape or musi about an inch and three quarters long, stitches across the hem, and fastening the supporter in the button hole end. Ready made button holes are available in cloth at stores.
The Napoleonic era influence appears in current fashion with ivy leaf sprays on upper gown parts. Designers favor black satin or velvet, ivy leaves of varying sizes worn over the right shoulder and along the arm, matching the trend of asymmetrical decoration.
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