Summer gowns dazzle in sheer fabrics and soft color
Fashion notes praise voile de soie and lace gowns in light colors perfect for warm days. Designers favor two to three linings, delicate belts, and kimono sleeves, with open necks debated and practical coats and separates gaining popularity.
Almost Honest Promoter Contemplates Real Estate Move
A promoter, run out of Goldfield Nevada for selling bogus mining stocks, sits in a San Francisco hotel. He laments the mining stock games and muses about moving up the coast to enter the real estate business.
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Rust problem costs rails and bridges dear in England
British investigators note rails lose eighteen tons daily to rust on a single system and repainting costs rise. Pure iron resists rust in pure oxygen, but acids like carbonic acid are needed. Water with traces of acid and oxygen causes rust, with sulfuric acid from locomotive smoke blamed for rapid rusting in stations.
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