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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1906
Page
7
The piece reviews fashionable hats showing bold color pairings such as electric and Wedgwood tones. It describes trimming hats with curved tail feathers and notes demand for black hats while green gold and petunia iris shades appear in imported models. The illustrated hat uses fine French felt with a red rose securing gray to white feather shading.
The article notes a fashion season focused on red florals like Sacqueminot and Ameri can Beauty roses, with brown and olive palettes, taupe and moleskin hues, and Parisian flair. Sailor hats return for simple wear while contrasting colors appear on revers and waistcoats of tailored outfits.
A collection of sharp witticisms about prosperity debt and gender roles. It mocks optimistic blindness to illness and the ease of avoiding bills through trivial schemes. It warns against trusting neighbors and notes men’s grudging acceptance of others’ final say.
A fashion note outlines pale shaded frocks with braided jackets paired with plain skirts. It highlights mushroom summer turbans with turned brims, tulle and plumage as tasteful trims, and describes a simple dotted pink mull dress with black velvet edges for a young girl’s evening toilet.
A fragment shows a dialogue about fate and betting on a horse. The lines compare life to a losing game and pose a question about which horse was wagered on, hinting at a gambler’s exchange.
A heated remark about gender in the main order business surfaces with a man claiming he lost money while noting that females now handle most orders. The exchange highlights tensions over who controls key commercial decisions.
A detailed guide explains building a pantograph to copy or resize maps and drawings. It uses four pivoting pieces, either wood slats or marked rulers, joined at B C G and H, supported evenly on the table, with a teal pencil at A and a level screw eye for stability, plus a steel nail at C for clearance.
The article explains a pantograph setup with a block F on a table and a nail at C guiding a pencil at A to produce drawings. By moving joints G and H and adjusting hinge positions, you can enlarge or reduce images, with proportional rules linking line AB to CH and the opposite sides CG and IIB kept equal for accurate scaling.
The passage lists major historic moments tied to Friday including the Mayflower landing, Bastille and Moscow fires, births of Washington and Shakespeare, Lincoln’s death, Victoria’s marriage, battles of Marengo and Waterloo, Charles I beheadings, Caesar’s assassination, New Orleans battle, Joan of Arc burning, and the Declaration of Independence signing, challenging the superstition.
A reader describes a magic demonstration using a conical glass filled with water a plate placed atop it, inverted quickly, and two metal pieces appear on the plate and above it. The report notes the curious phenomenon and invites further curiosity.
A reader describes a humorous pose where two people kneel opposite each other. Each person kneels on one knee with the other leg extended. The setup is noted as a playful, improvised activity without stated outcomes or formal rules.
The report describes two men on bended knee attempting to light one candle for the other, a delicate act prone to mishap with any slight movement. The scene underscores the precision and caution required in this unusual ceremony.
A short verse by W. 8. Reed in St. Nicholas contrasts bedtime habits. It links early sleep to joy health tall growth and readiness for play while late sleep to mood illness doctors pills and small stature. The piece reads as a playful moral rhyme for children with simple cause and effect.
A string of wry maxims discusses pessimism patience honesty respectability and gossip. It notes the trouble of ill will and the irony of lightning strikes and high priced preachers while mocking the link between virtue and wealth. The piece ends with a sly jab at dressmakers and reformers.
The text describes an artist who becomes an office seeker yet still paints on billboards and decaying walls. It notes the homely appearance of the subject and the public indifference to truth while praising the provocative act of transforming blank spaces into confrontational art.
A brief exchange shows jeers and nerves as one man torments another with a sly remark about following a dress. The dialogue hints at social friction and comedic tension within a domestic or street scene.
A humorous exchange reveals a hat’s value. The wife’s new hat is said to be worth about 45 cents, while the correct price is stated as twelve dollars, highlighting confusion over price versus value.
Young couple exchange lines revealing an unexpected turn as one insists on being with relatives while the other declares having enough kin for two, highlighting a sudden shift in fortune or realization.
Witty exchange contrasts a man who always stands firm with his wife who does not mind his refusals. The brief dialogue highlights gendered nuance in decision making.
A playful back and forth centers on a sharp minded man and a confident woman. He claims a well stored mind while she challenges with a quip about a storage company. The exchange showcases quick wit and clever banter between the pair.
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