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Newspaper
Lehi Banner
Location
Lehi, Utah, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1905
Page
5
A dressy woolen suit described in a historical fashion notice features a henrietta blue fabric paired with broadcloth and black velvet. It highlights a smart Eton bolero jacket with white faced revers and velvet trim, and a plaited, nonbunching skirt with velvet ribbon finishing.
A fragment describes cleaning copper kettles using a lemon dipped in salt to scour, then rinsing with clear water and polishing with a soft cloth. Also mentions wiping a tan shoe coating to remove residue for a clean appearance.
Fashion notes highlight rich fabrics in emerald amethyst pear red and apple green forming vivid backdrops. Embroidery in assorted colors trims gowns including front walls wrists and girdle with Japanese colorwork. Brighten gowns with gay embroidery while decorative strips outline purples and serpentine blouses around the wrist and waist.
The article discusses simple hand embroidery on blue silk garments to elevate appearance. It notes sprays of embroidery as an alternative to appliques and highlights savings when creating a bridal trousseau, suggesting sewing with a seamstress can cut costs.
A report describes tiny ivory fans as the latest Parisian fad. Girls seek family archives to find vintage styles from seventy years ago. Parents gift their daughters fans and carryfold designs feature monograms, medallions, and green leaf entourages.
A scratched article notes the continued dominance of the full skirt for fall fashion. Sleeves shrink slightly while gowns remain voluminous, suggesting high fabric use and ongoing trends sparked by Paris sketch portfolios.
A descriptive piece catalogues Proudoira girdles Gilded quills purple dresses pale pink and blue beadwork in a dog collar necklace trend. It notes empire mode raincoats tan shoes and a pompadour styling resembling a bun, with chrysanthemums and dainty bridal tones mentioned.
A compact home recipe for a fruit cake uses sugar lard aloe of a small om ilithe salt cinnamon cloves and allspice molasses soda warm water raisins and currants. Mix stiff enough to stand a spoon and bake slowly in a tin box with no butter or eggs. Keep it closed.
A white Panama coat suit worn by a well known figure is described with features such as a high pointed vest front and red velvet inset pieces over the shoulders. The garment includes bordered sleeves, a walking length plain skirt, and carefully stitched hands along the coat and vest edges.
Readers advised to avoid soaking knife handles in water as it can discolor the wood and loosen the blade. Instead rinse blades in hot soda water and dry promptly. Another method uses a tin or basin with a cover allowing the blades to pass into water while handles stay above.
The passage compares good mace as orange yellow and transparent with inferior dark red mace lacking taste. It notes boiling mace in cream for thick soups improves results, and that lemons stay soft longer when stored in water with regular water changes. It also mentions bags for straining cooked goods.
The description details heavy linen shirts for winter with new stiff manish collars and embroidered designs. Some collars are detachable while others feature embroidered collars and ties. Colorful woolen warmth is noted and variations include plaited or broidered accents.
A detailed fashion note describes an afternoon gown with a plaited skirt and a princess silhouette. The bodice features a white satin front with mousseline and insertion, a deep pointed collar, and tailored sleeves edged with trim. Steel buttons and a large black velvet bow provide trimming.
A new idea for evening coats uses richly patterned Japanese silks as linings. Colored pongee coats may gain a second life when lined this way, with croven shades and colored lace trims enhancing their evening wear appeal.
A jumble of misheard lines and quirky dialogue shows characters debating purchases, politics, and romance. The exchange moves from a salesman’s pitch to a breakup scene, with interruptions about fashion, identity, and a noisy track suggestion.
The Parkville editor reportedly faced attack by foes and prepared for confrontation. He armed himself and waited, then reportedly shot himself as the office boy opened the door. The Cleveland Leader notes the grim scoop.
A tense scene unfolds as an older man accuses a younger man in a cluttered apartment. The elder lays $200,000 on the desk and demands commitment, while the youth, visibly shaken, replies that he will back out. The confrontation ends with the youth retreating across the room while the elder watches intently.
The Scribbler asks Bibler for cogent criticism on new poems and brings pages for review. Bibler suggests showing them to Nibbler, who is called an idol and had fault found with a prior poem.
A brief quip notes Gadger appearing gloomy and troubled. The joke recalls Gadger disposing of a peck in a pint flask, as reported in the Philadelphia Press.
A judge and a good lady exchange wry dialogue about a quart of hard elder drink. The man acknowledges the difficulty of biting off a single draught and apologizes in a light, humorous exchange.
Mrs Popley Oh and Mr Popley discuss raising side whiskers while a baby pulls Mr Burn Side’s whiskers. the scene is charming and comic as onlookers enjoy the playful moment.
A fortune teller asks a woman if she seeks her future husband. The lady replies that she wishes to learn where her present husband is when he is absent, signaling a humorous exchange over marital matters.
A shopper reports a reported incident where she carried a baby, samples, and a transfer in her pocket and later says she lost the baby. Home and local authorities search the area for the child.
The readable text shows garbled dialogue with broken phrases about misunderstandings and sleep. It appears as a distorted OCR snippet lacking coherent events, names, dates, or locations. No clear person, place, organization, or outcome is established.
Mr Kadley’s approach to entertaining guests is described as original though boorish, yet he possesses ample money. The remark underscores wealth masking social awkwardness in a domestic setting.
A brief overheard exchange features Mr Duatle Stax patronizingly telling a poor man to recall his former wealth. The man responds that poverty does not prove Stax now equals him in status or understanding.
A fragment from a Howeton Post item portrays a character boasting about a million and a partner claiming they earned it. The dialogue hints at a marriage linked to the fortune and a test to meet the woman involved.
A truncated exchange from the Louieville Courier Journal notes a young man facing marriage expectations. Critics remark he is too young or too sensible to wed, while others joke about age and readiness as the dialogue twists toward a wedding.
Fred asks Jack about his Harvard studies and language focus. Jack says he studied many subjects and languages, then jokes he can speak two languages: English and profane.
A Detroit Free Press quote mocks a church scene where a boy misplaces coins in a donation box. Brother Dickey notes the mosquito teaches a lesson, saying even trouble can sing along as they endure stings.
In a playful quote, Buggines jokes about no more canoes to complain of weather while eltheen notes someone worries about the thermometer and spends nights watching the gas meter. The exchange mixes humor with concern over forecasts and utility readings.
A fragmented exchange discusses mood and color imagery. One speaker notes a gloomy sky affects feelings, while another argues a blue sky need not induce blue mood.
Fragmentary quote from the Atlania Constitution discussing wings for women and a paradoxical line about a man being granted wings and Satan’s jeering before he could fly ten yards, reflecting era rhetoric.
The note hints at rumors spreading easily and fueling currency in idle stock markets through unchecked chatter and perceived value.
A poet questions why his wife cannot quiet their child as she retorts she is singing one of his lullabies to the little one. The exchange reveals strain over parenting and shared family moments.
Fragmentary text appears to discuss an ambidextrous creature nicknamed the alli gator and mentions phrases like anyphblows and McBluf-Yes. The readable items suggest a humorous or satirical note rather than a clear event, with no concrete names, dates, or places to anchor a full report.
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