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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1904
Page
3
A jumble of observations and quips referencing meat shortages in Kansas Boston imports and fashion parasols. It notes varying political bets on elections and a Boston girl's engagement in Europe while touching on radium costs and social rumors.
The government plans to publish Thomas Jefferson s Bible, with 9000 copies for the United States Senate and 6000 for the House of Representatives. Pages will reproduce Jefferson s handwritten text in four languages with red morocco binding, maps, and minimal editorial notes.
An elderly man aboard an uptown car explains his toothache drives him to a dentist. He admits binge eating candy to relieve pain, promising the tooth will “blow the roof off” the dentist’s ear if not treated soon. The scene contrasts with tobacco and military notes, then reports on French army losses and other varied items.
Lady Eleanor Wickham, a London socialite, wears grass snakes as arm bracelets. She entices the reptiles to coil around her wrists and then plunges her hands into cold water to numbing them for hours, allowing a prolonged show at a daytime tea event.
A fashion mockup showcases a white satin jacket with lace trimming and a bolero cut, detailing fabric yardage and construction. A pale green linen frock pairing is described, followed by a traditional Italian rice dish recipe with butter onions rice water tomato juice and seasonings.
The article describes a high fashion yacht outfit for warm weather featuring a double coat and blouse front, a loose blouse waistcoat attached under left strap, a white suede belt, and a thirteen-gore skirt. Details include a plain sleeve, dark blue linen cuft with suede inlay, suede piping on straps, and a skiwed round sailor hat with white woodé and a black velvet band.
A guide to rhubarb wine with steps for soaking simmering and fermenting details and tips. Also notes on summer fashion colors and adorable orange jelly treats in orange skins and morning bonnets for little girls with white pique and colored ruffles.
A summer feature highlights wide collars in white taffeta with black polka dots on white silk. Black silk piping edges the collar with salmon pink taffeta points beneath, each trimmed with lace medallions, elevating evening blouses over black or white outfits.
A simple method to present orange jelly. Choose evenly sized oranges, halve them, and scoop out pulp without breaking the sections. Fill every other space with thin jelly, chill until set, then top the shells with stiff whipped cream and serve.
The article notes abundant use of color in tires and stocks of the year with striped ribbons in many combinations. It highlights that plain gowns can be brightened and smartened, listing green and gold, old rose and black, red and green, blue and biscuit among hundreds of neckwear designs on view.
To keep the hair in curl mix a teaspoonful of borax with a piece of castle soap in a jar pour half a pint of boiling water Stir until dissolved bottle and cork tightly. Dam up hair thoroughly with this mixture before curling it.
An advertised garment for women combines a full corset cover with a bust confiner. Made of white linen with webbing back casings and elastic shoulder straps, it extends over the corset to support the bust and smooth underarm flesh. Size described at 26 inches wide.
Children wear pique hats featuring high crown designs with no brim and full Angerie ruffles cascading from the crown. The new headpieces emphasize decorative fabric and structured shape for young wearers.
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