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Newspaper
Jeffersonville Star
Location
Jeffersonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1916
Page
6
A Paris Boston Globe correspondent describes a grand Spain dress worn by a wife of a king’s favorite ambassador. The gown features gray tulle with silver embroidery, a square train, and a corsage, designed for ceremony and weather protection, with a long outer gauze coat and velvet accents.
Fashion experts unveil a novel Boomerang style walking suit in Bur- gundy velvet trimmed with beaver elted at a raised waist. The design features a coneating te f oyourver set and signals a shift toward futuristic tailoring, though details remain unclear.
Capt. F. C. Selous famed as a big game hunter joins the allies in East Africa and is cited for gallant conduct. He became a temporary second lieutenant in 25th battalion Royal Fusiliers in 1915 and rose to captain. His career spans Africa and Alaska hunting, with vast records of elephants and lions.
The passage critiques heavy hatpins and describes alternatives to balance weight in smaller sizes. It notes how weighted cores, lead webs, and stitched fabric secure pins, with green taffeta and ribbon used to improve appearance over black. The discussion focuses on comfort, safety, and decorative choices.
The article surveys footwear and clothing, highlighting novelty shoes such as spa boots and tailored suits with vivid contrasts. It notes thick and thin heels, boot designs, and satin slippers, with emphasis on color contrasts, fabrics, and seasonal style cues for women and men.
A detailed note describes a gray velvet costume with a fitted bodice and cross over coat front, three large buttons, pointed copelest ends, deep pointed coat front, and a full skirt with side folds. The design emphasizes feminine shaping with curved lines and a departure from straight silhouettes, highlighting varied decorative trims and plush detailing.
The guide stresses a deep well drained seedbed with moisture, favoring fall plowing to store water and loosen soil. It warns against spring plowing when dry, advocates subsoiling in clay soils, and recommends thorough seedbed preparation and a final deep cultivation just before planting.
North Wales World correspondent compiles data from 1813 to 1834 showing prices for sugar coffee molasses and tea, potatoes and meat as well as wages for farm hands and craftsmen. The records trace Kulp family ledgers from Kulpsville near North Wales with items like bricks at 85.50 per thousand and a one cent discount on banknotes.
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt warns that caution prevents regrets and urges gradual acquaintance. Impulse may help in moderation, but first impressions often mislead, and quick judgments on liking or aversion can cause injustice.
A male suitor pressurizes a hesitant woman to say yes as he boasts gifts and a simulated plea. She slips away to fetch her husband’s trousers, returning to decide with a whispered, unstable consent, while the man mocks a light choice between a fern and a geranium.
The University of Berlin now records 8 619 students up from last year with 1 133 women. Among them 140 are Austrians, 63 from Switzerland, 51 Russians, 35 Romanians, 66 Bulgarians, 26 Turks, 17 Greeks, 3 Italians and 2 English. Africa is represented with 0 and Asia with 2.
In a tense exchange Dustin Stax warns that a dozen men will go broke next week as he claims to have squeezed them into the market. The remark underscores alleged aggressive tactics in financial dealings and potential fallout for investors.
In a brief dialogue, Dustin Stax recalls advising a man to borrow money. The speaker notes a practical lift can outweigh an ideal uplift when offering aid. The exchange emphasizes pragmatism in personal assistance and finance.
A farmer weighs two crops, wheat valued at $20 per ton and butter valued at $400 per ton. Wheat requires fertility worth $7 per ton to grow, butter requires $0.50 worth of fertility. With soil fertility cost and market values, decide which commodity to raise for maximum return.
Instruction to rake up and burn all prunings and weeds in the orchard and garden as a controlled cleanup measure.
Dr Hopkins advises against buying nitrogen or potassium for normal soils. He recommends liberal use of phosphorus and ground limestone where soil is sour, along with home grown organic manures to boost staple crops.
A remark notes farm machinery is expensive but not consuming daily news while in operation, contrasting cost with ongoing consumption of three newspapers daily.
A guide urges farmers to rotate crops and maintain constant labor to ensure lasting success. It emphasizes disciplined practice and long term planning as keys to favorable outcomes.
A brief note states it costs about six cents to raise a squab to five weeks of age. The figure reflects typical poultry farming costs of early estimates.
The article explains a camera improvement for estimating light strength at exposure time on well film. It notes нынеш invention uses printed numbers on the film and colorchanging paper strips to guide exposure length by observing color changes as light passes through openings.
Thirteen year old Esther Smiley of Maryland pleaded for her dog Rover to save it from death. Dignified generals agreed and ordered Rover released to be shipped to Port Royal to join Private Peter Smiley in Marine Corps training.
A reflection on matter of fact as the bedrock of storytelling and imagination. The passage argues that every great writer relies on plain fact to fuel wit, cynicism, philosophy, and poetic vision, comparing reason to faith and grounding imagination in solid substance.
The United States paid under two cents an acre for Alaska and under three cents for California Nevada Colorado and Utah. Florida averaged under 14 cents and the Philippines under 27 cents. The Canal Zone fetched about 230 dollars per acre, while Denmark is offered over 8205 per acre for the Danish West Indies.
Fall and winter evenings once spent at home with Bible, Shakespeare and Dickens give way to cinema. Moderns seek Charlie Chaplin and Mary Pickford to elevate their minds at the movies.
Alfred N. Chandler leads a Montclair New Jersey initiative proposing shifting fixed-date holidays to Saturdays. The plan aims to curb midweek breaks, extend weekend observances, and potentially align Canada’s Dominion Day with U S celebrations while noting economic and educational impacts.
Bob Caree reports a tale of a man escorting his rich country aunt to Broadway. In a musical revue opening, the aunt bursts from the theater after the curtain rises, lamenting poor management and exposing the uncostumed performers in the lobby.
The scholar exhausted by overwork should avoid introspection and is helped by light reading, patience games, and jigsaw puzzles. A society woman lacking concentration should tackle more demanding concentration exercises to regain focus.
The article notes a belief among cottage residents that hanging onions and placing a dish of sliced onion with a deceased infectious patient can purify air. It claims onions attract disease germs and should not be eaten after cutting and standing.
The Ohio Panamas Pacific exposition structure began a 23 mile voyage from San Francisco Bay to its new site hosting the San Carlos Country Club. It traveled on scows and was towed by ocean going tugs.
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