10 Feb 1905
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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1905
Page
1
A collage of quirky quotes and observations covers diverse topics. The piece notes figures like Pierpont Morgan buying Leopold’s stake, Mrs. Chadwick’s assets, and a New York dealer's autos sales. It contrasts editor fineries, a logic machine, and a breakfast deprivation issue among New York children. A humorous tone threads through social trends and economics.
The article describes an Inncheon hour walking costume in lightweight black fabric with a round length gored skirt, back plaits, and a row of dull gold buttons. It notes a blouse effect with double button rows, plaited sleeves with tiny buttons, and a Yoke gathered full blouse and skirt adaptable to cottons or silks, including blue cashmere options and lace collars.
The article surveys modern necklace fashions from bargain to exclusive shops. It notes garish and pale colors, popular coral and amber, and the high cost of genuine materials versus imitational strings. It mentions mother of pearl and freshwater pearls with red gold, tassels, slides, onyx, and robin's egg blue accents.
The piece notes all favored fabrics are sheer yet sturdy, with double chiffons and chiffon blends shaping frocks for debutantes. Silk gauzes in tron frame weave and velvets, velvetoons, brocades offer light weight, sheer texture, and firm drape for spring wardrobes.
A humorous piece describes assembling new blouses from assorted lace scraps and net remnants. After tinting in a single shade, you stitch the bits onto a ground net, add bold patterned patches, and finish with ruching and a delicate collarless neckline for late afternoon wear.
A three quarter length coat in broadcloth with a deep cream shade features a straight cut and auto coat length. It showcases a double breasted front with large black velvet buttons, a high pointed collar, velvet straps with rhinestone end buttons, lace panels at the front, and wide tight cuffs with velvet touches.
Immensely pretty molifa trims described using purple velvet pansy shapes with lighter leaves and jewel like centers. Black and white costume shows two inch black velvet ribbon blocks with a velvet throat band and white maline cravat extending as winged fronts.
A vintage style recipe mentions two quarts and one pint of milk five cups of sugar one quart of peaches chopped fine one cup of sugar let stand one hour then add to the milk the pieces and the juice of three lemon pinch of salt home canned peaches are the best
Crepe de chine blouse described with a draped front in black velvet piping and val trimmed finishing. Features include a tatched yoke with embroidery, black velvet piping around the neckline, lace frill, puffed sleeves with lace ruffles, and velvet knot accents.
A recipe describes mixing one gallon water four pounds washing soda and a quarter pound soda heated to boil then added to two pounds of tin slacked mine to create a whitening solution for laundries. The method is boiled and foamed until settled and bottled for use.
Milliners report a move to tall hats for the coming season with crowns around three and a half inches. They show several conservative models alongside extreme heights, noting the taller silhouette already eye catching to customers.
Kansas officials push agriculture into common schools while bill authors seek broader governance. Senator Smith introduces a bill to require agriculture in coursework. state boards discuss deeds of trust, horse doctors licensing, brick and stone mason boards, and savings bank laws as two-year executive pay disparities spark debate.
The Ways and Means Committee in Topeka introduced a bill for state ownership of the printing plant. A three member commission appointed by the governor will choose a site, erect a building, and purchase equipment. Commissioners receive five dollars per day. funding includes six thousand for site thirty thousand for building and twenty five thousand for machinery.
In Topeka Governor Hoch resists a large state oil refinery now, preferring to curb Standard Oil through other measures first. Speaker Stubbs shares opposition, preferring an experimental refinery before any big state project, while Waggener’s insurance bill faces rejection in both houses. A rush to diamond fields follows a South African find, and Kansas moves on bills re dam projects, naval academy visitors, and joint service for telephone companies.
In Topeka the antisunday baseball bill moves through the legislature on Tuesday as Stone of Shawnee proposes adding baseball and Sunday theaters to the current law and extending its reach.
The Boston Symphony Orchestra signs contracts with players on a season of twenty nine weeks, with twenty four devoted to Boston concerts and five to touring. Salaries range from 30 to 35 dollars a week, with top players like concertmasters and principal violinists earning up to five thousand dollars annually and multi year engagements. Some conductors and key players receive about two thousand to ten thousand dollars, with extended time beyond the regular season. The article notes contracts with minors and related legal views.
Both houses in committees of the whole back the bill accepting Dr Bell of Rose Dale gift of land for a free clinical department at the state university. House passage disputed 38 to 34 while senate favored a near unanimous vote. Other measures include school land sales limits and railroad depot deadlines with penalties, plus bills on knucks offense and city damages notices.
A temperance advocate recounts how asthma plagued her until she switched from coffee to Postum. After trying Postum she slept better, gained weight, and her asthma disappeared. Her physician praised good coffee preparation, and the story ends with Postum noted as the house drink.
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