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Newspaper
Kansas Agitator
Location
Garnett, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1904
Page
3
A wealthy American woman abroad orders a Paris gown that visually lengthens her figure. The Nine Gored Walking Skirt shown in tan cravenette with corti celli silk offers fullness at the hips and a slim fit, with material estimates and trim options. Also described are nickel bread trays and dainty nickel teaspoons in vintage styles.
Lovely cotton ornaments for spring include hanging balls, loops, and braidings made by hand in the old fashioned way. Narrow white and colored braids decorate skirt panels yokes caps and sleeve ends. A pretty cotton figured dress featured pink designs on cream with braided lace edged cutouts.
The article describes a 4707 pattern for girls ages 4 to 12 inspired by Buster Brown. It features natural linen options with detachable white collars, front and back tuckings, inverted underarm plaits, and a waist belt. Sizes 8, 9, 11, and 12 available with yardage for various widths and white linen accents.
The text notes a trend where young French girls wear sober, untrimmed ensembles in soft grays with minimal decoration. It describes belts, white collars of fine muslin, or fiches and chemisettes, emphasizing a plain, dainty look. It also claims many well-born American girls adopt this fashion.
Washable lawn and muslin gowns fade from fashion as laundresses struggle with washed shirted skirts and stubborn gathers. The article suggests careful wearing and preservation of these gowns when not in use as the remedy to maintain wearability.
Pattern 4708 describes a blouse waist with lace over chiffon and Ince, a fitted back, optional front swing, and a transparent Halng option. Sleeves are full with lace bands, and the design suits soft fabrics like satin, silk, or chiffon. yardage provided for sizes 32 to 40 inch bust.
White and colored moire patterns for pillows appear in the new fashion, featuring white embroidery silk and Honiton braids. A pale green pillow in white, finished with a white silk cord, is described as dainty and useful, with these combinations becoming common in pillows today.
Readers can secure the May Menton pattern by filing all blanks in the coupon and log with 10 cellum 165 16 Hareison Co. 68 Plymouth Place Chicago. Pattern will be matted promptly.
Lady Olen Osborne is presented at the Easter court of King Edward as the second daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Leeds. Her beauty and noble lineage mark her as a rising belle. she has written two books and hails from Hornby Castle in Yorkshire. Debut ball at Grosvenor Crescent reflects the Leeds family’s famed hospitality.
A long running dispute centers on J P Thomas McDonagh Mahony who signs warrants in supposedly Irish characters. The lord chancellor of Ireland bans the practice calling it illegal while Mahony insists the signature is valid. Caherciveen justice bars him from the magistrate bench until he agrees to sign in English.
A Journal of the Franklin Institute writer reports iron can grow up to 35 percent through repeated heatings. Cast iron's tiny cavities filled with gases expand when heated, stretching the metal, then hardening on cooling. Over time gas pressure drops as cavities enlarge, limiting further growth once pressure can no longer overcome solid iron.
Superintendent Albert 8 Ingalls of the Cleveland and Indianapolis division rode a handcar with the crew, pumping at the line’s pump station. His father is president of the system, yet he chose the laboring approach in this inspection tour, earning mud-smeared clothes as he traveled via Anderson, Indiana, and other stops.
Sam S Sanford, longtime actor who created the Uncle Tom role in the dramatized version of Mrs. Stowe's novel, has had a paralysis stroke and is in his daughter's Brooklyn home. At 85 he has lost use of one side but remains mentally active, recalling years after the Civil War and the border states along Mason and Dixon's line where he played Uncle Tom.
Lieutenant General Anna R. Chaffee and colleagues oppose the side worn cap favored by soldiers at Fort Myer. The collapsible visorless British-inspired design draws criticism from the general staff who say hats and caps should be worn properly. The cap is on trial at Fort Myer as the army ponders state adoption.
Richard T. Greener, the first colored Harvard graduate, served as United States consular representative at Vladivostok in eastern Siberia for six years. He was admitted to the bar in 1877, served as dean of Harvard Law School for five years, and later held positions in New York and on the municipal civil service board.
In Rochester a clever inventor unveils a stocking stretcher to ease tight stockings. Two wooden stocking shaped boards hinge at the top and are used to widen small stockings, working on a simple principle. The inventor denies any improper purpose and emphasizes practical use.
A robin at the Smith dancing pavilion on North Fourth Street attempts to reach the new window of a thirty foot larger building after wintering in the Gulf States. The bird’s behavior suggests migratory birds return to familiar neighborhoods and even nests. Columbus Evening Dispatch notes the remarkable instinct.
James E Campbell former Ohio governor and five year New York City lawyer will move back to his hometown of Hamilton Ohio next fall. His eastern life has been tempestuous at times and he looks forward to the quiet of home. In 1888 he became the first Democrat elected in Ohio in many years and gained party prominence.
An emigrant from Illinois describes his Canadian Northwest claim begun in 1902 for himself and three sons. He details crop yields, range grass, cattle fattening, a 20 by 26 foot log home, lumber and shingles, wild fruit abundance, local game, and fish trade routes to St Albert and Edmonton. The piece promotes settlement and notes government contact in the paper.
Most Japanese cities are very old and their streets are narrow for street railways. Rebuilding streets to accommodate rail transit is not an easy matter.
A garbled passage describes grocers not stocking certain sterol products and an odd remark about a woman filling a shirt waist. The text includes misprints and disrupted phrases about money, contracts, and shopping, with unclear references to places or names.
An old time advertisement promises yellowing clothes will stay bright with Defiance Starch. It boasts jam white for 16 os at 10 cents and includes a proverb about a man knowing less and a girl jetting on.
Mr. Ackroyda reports on Palestine exploration land noting that Dead Sea salinity cannot be fully explained by rock erosion or ancient sea connection. He presents evidence that atmospheric transport from the Mediterranean contributes the majority of the salt.
A Marin report describes four wolves descending from mountains into Toregano village, Segovia Province, killing and devouring five children and seriously wounding seven others. Villagers killed two wolves.
An old editorial notes that an average criminal costs Massachusetts about $200 annually for sustenance and confinement. It adds that state expenses for law courts judges police and related services bring the total burden close to what a law abiding factory worker earns.
A reader asks how to address a pastor in written correspondence. Options include Dear Dr Smith or the Rev Dr Smith. The Globe quips about not having a chaperone department and jokes a line about addressing the orator.
Judge Parry of the English judiciary notes a feeble looking man rebuked for backing a far fetched tale by his wife. He candidly states he does not believe the wife's story, while the husband replies that he must believe her anyway.
A vivid portrait of a stout figure at a festive charity meal who stood out by catching the lone oyster in the stew. The scene centers on a hero of the hour with a modest flush on his face and a reputation for quiet strength.
The article lists daily Italian wages for various workers including machinists at 60 to 70 cents, masons 50 to 60 cents, carpenters 50 to 70 cents, and cotton workers 40 to 60 cents, with skilled labor at 14 units in the same context.
A reflective quotation notes the paradox of happiness through forgetting oneself, urging restraint of ego. It emphasizes that people often overlook the need to forget themselves, quoting a judge on humility and selflessness.
A proposed policy would compel every resident of France aged 18 to receive three vaccinations at ages twelve, eleven, and twenty. The plan targets both French citizens and foreigners, outlining a nationwide immunization timetable.
In a Pittsfield Journal item a married older man recalls courting days and explains his refusal to turn on the gas merely for economy. He quips that every penny saved on the bill was a penny earned, framing frugality as virtue in domestic life.
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