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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
2
A scattered column mixes political notes about Russia Japan and peace efforts with quips on finance sports fashion and local curiosities. It mentions King Edward Maher horses autos cocfish beans diamonds Vanderbilt clan hints and a plan for a New York tenement fire escapes.
A detailed pattern guide describes crafting a ribbon rose using satin ribbons in two pink shades with nested loops and a wire stem, plus a hair bow, buds, and rose foliage for a natural look. It moves through blouse and skirt ideas, calico trends, and a white India silk frock with lace and tucks, all in period styling.
Civil War era composers relied on foreign tunes and popular airs for patriotic songs. O Tannenbaum inspired Maryland My Maryland. When Johnny Comes Marching Home echoes John Anderson My Jo. Johnnie by Louis Lambert failed to win acceptance. Accidental creation yielded Julia Ward Howe's Battle Hymn of the Republic after a frustrated prize contest.
A popular Sunday school hymn, later linked to the John Brown Song and Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory, traces its origins from early camp meetings in the South to the Civil War era. The piece evolved through contributions by Edna Dean Proctor and Julia Ward Howe, with the Foster and Sawyer home front songs facing bans for wartime logistics.
The article describes summer outfits featuring taffeta shirt waist dresses and fresh handmade embroidered Maen shirts. It notes medallion trimming in Irish or Paraguay lace with French knot outlines, two medallions per shirt waist, and pearl buttons as a fashionable finishing touch.
Cherry bounce described as a Southern cordial kept in family kitchen lore. Four pounds sour cherries and four pounds sweet cherries are bruised together in a wooden dish until thoroughly pounded and prepared for the infusion.
Stew a quart of green gooseberries with sugar, cool, and mix in lemon juice and rind. Beat five yolks and two whites, fold in six ounces sugar with lemon juice, then top with three beaten whites. Bake a small dish 10 to 15 minutes until set and lightly browned.
In biacult styles yellow and ivory dresses feature black taffeta trims. Bold contrasts fail without consummate skill in execution and presentation.
The article describes chic, simple yet attractive outfits for little boys using navy blue French flannel and white suiting flannel. It highlights Rain Diouse, hand embroidery, and three latest designs including a coat and vest center piece, plus linnen suits kept clean with little effort.
Millionaire Joseph Stickney of New York guides a farmer through his White Mountains hotel to reveal its luxury. The exchange ends with Stickney admitting the builder behind the project was a fool, showcasing the opulent monument to his coal wealth. Also noted is a rare Madagascar roe egg sale at auction for $100.
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