Bain's Search-Light lecture praised as best in Mitchell
Col George W. Bain spoke on The Twentieth Century Search-Light to a packed Mitchell audience. He argued the color line should not divide policy, warned that neglecting uplift will harm all, and urged universal human brotherhood as the easier path to solve racial, immigration, labor, and expansion issues in the late twentieth century.
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Geo. W. Bain
Mitchell
Lfe
South
Brotherhood of Man
Five oclock Tea Fosters Host Pleasant Social Series
Mrs. Geo E Foster gave a five o clock tea at her home on Thursday afternoon and evening for about forty ladies. Decorations of sweet peas and carnations graced the rooms. A dress-up guessing contest rewarded Mrs. H D Butterfields with the prize. Mrs Tester will host a seven o clock dinner with cards later in the evening.
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Geo. E. Foster
Ioster
H.R. Kibbee
Wm M. Smith
S. &. Boyes
Sid W. Smith
Eliza Wall
Mr.c
Mrs. Tester
DOCTORS IN CHINA PRACTICES AND TEA COSTS
A China medical custom description shows a doctor traveling by carriage or donkey, greeting with tea and sweets, then assessing the patient by pulse after refreshing. He describes the illness, prescribes, and departs, usually with no fee unless he sells medicine or arranges it, and patients may reward him with a Rendenman nuncome.
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China
Handsome Persian panne shirt waist described in ad
A shirt waist described with a white ground Persian panne print in pale blue and sea green. Plain back with a narrow box plait in front. Straight cuffs. Cream white crepe de chine stock with flowing ends widening toward the hem. Advert shows fashion detail for women.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
White Frocks For ShbAron And Little Children
Indoor wear for young girls and boys focuses on white wash fabrics and fine needlework. Describes Mother Hubbard frocks in sheer India lawn with embroidered yokes, tucks, and delicate insertions. winter options use white wool frocks with white guimpes. fashion favors long stockings, preferably merino for cold weather.
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ShbAron
Mother Hubbard
India
Return of the Tailor Gown in Fashion
Tailors complain less as the tailor made gown regains popularity. The military collar tests sartorial art while a neat close fitting coat returns and riding habit bodice reappears. Box plated skirts, popular again, demand heavy pressing and ironing, proving simpler garments require more work.
The New Woolen Lace Enters Fashion Gowns
The new woolen lace, woven to complement woolen fabrics like hop sack and frieze, appears on smart walking gowns and may rival Russian and Roumanian embroideries. It comes in colors including soft grays greens and browns.
Fur Hats With Feathers Tone the Season's Style
Fur hats trimmed with feathers appear this season in a chic mix. Chinchilla hats showcase a single flat ostrich plume with the plume curling around the hair. A velvet or satin rosette or buckle secures the plume. A noted trend is pairing two skins as in New York Mail and Express.
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Chinchilla
New York Mail and Express
Harmony in Design Drives French Fashion Power
Harmony is the Thing. It is not enough to choose a pretty fabric for one's gowns. Each detail must be thought out with care, each trimming chosen with an accurate eye. No one quality has been so powerful in placing French designers where they stand today as their subtle sense of color and relation.
Educational Column Reflects Local School Affairs and Notices
Miss Mae Lewis pupils Roy A Lambert and Charles A Clark received Certificates of Award this week. Miss Mabel Jackson started a winter term near Ethan in Rome township. The superintendent visited Mitchell city schools and Holy Family, praising writing progress. An open letter to parents discusses discipline, tardiness, and the March 18 19 county graduation exam. The piece cites W E Rowley and a memorial note for his brother.
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Mae Lewis
Roy A. Lambert
Charles A. ‘Clark
Mabel Jackson
Ethan
Rome Township
Mitchell City
Holy Family School
Palmer
Mattie Wittstruck
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
W. E. Rowley
Johnny
John Slrey
Notable 19th Century Figures and Local Announcements
General De La Rey spelling clarified. Duke of Manchester named deputy grand master of Irish Orangemen. Ex-President Steyn tipped for a South African office under Britain. Webb dedicates $100000 coach barn at Shelburne Farms with New Year ball. Bruner catalogs 60000 grasshoppers with 20000 species. Baltimore mayor backs reviving Oriole fete. Rockefeller buys 8000 acres in Sleepy Hollow for a private park. Talcott, Indiana editor of 50 years, dies at 87. Verdi dies in Milan. Grant era hygienic study linked to future. U S Grant estate valued around 200000. Reed estate similar. Nast estate valued at 10000. Santo Domingo ex-premier Wright, Lafayette native, ex-US signal service officer and journalist. Dr Ellis T. Pierce elected to South Dakota legislature. Caucasian River county chief. Indian by birth, lived with red men 28 years.
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Delarey
de la Rey
Duke of Manchester
Orangemen of Ireland
Steyn
Orange Free State
W. Seward Webb
Shelburne Farms
Burlington
Lawrence Bruner
University of Nebraska
Mayor Hayes
Baltimore
Tha City
New Orleans
John D. Rockefeller
Sleepy Hollow Valley
Tarrytown
N. Y
William C. Talcott
Indiana
Valparaiso
Porter County
Tullio Verdi
Washington
Milan
Italy
Pres Zent Grant
Europe
U.S. Grant
Thomas B. Reed
Thomas Nast
W. T. Wright
Santo Domingo
Jiminez
Lafayette
Ind
United States Signal Service
Ellis T. Pierce
South Dakota
All River County
German Gleanings in Berlin and Hamburg
In Berlin luminous street name plates gleam while 794 women and 6581 men live aboard harbor ships in Hamburg. Frankfurt-am-Main stands as Germany’s richest city with an average annual income of 269 pounds for taxpayers, compared to Berlin’s 133. Oyster prices in Berlin restaurants run 50 to 75 cents a dozen and are small and inferior. cooked oysters are rarely seen. Three Berlin automobile firms have failed and public cabs were removed due to repair costs. horse cabs prove more profitable. educator Fritz Stahl denounces miniature locomotives and toys that stifle imagination in Berlin lectures.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Frankfurt-am-Main
Germany
Fritz Stahl
ENGLISH ETCHINGS AND LONDON'S MODERN MOVE
A column notes ten Jewish MPs in the British House of Commons and a big rise in the British Museum with daily inflow of one hundred volumes. It records London’s 22 000 factories employing 553 men and 3 041 women in underground restaurant kitchens and signals plans to rename Gibbet Lane after three hangings. It hints at a coming extensive auto toll road system and quotes a Londoner on omnibuses as the only vehicle trusted to stop for pedestrians.
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House of Commons
British Museum
London
Gibbet Lane
Halesowen
Worcestershire
England
TREE CULTURE CARE AND STORY OF MISINFORMED REMARKS
The article advises cutting dead wood any season, using wood ashes to aid cracked pear fruit, and planting young trees yearly to maintain bearing. It also suggests shaping trees by removing crossing limbs. A dialogue between Misinformed, Smith and Jones presents a humorous miscommunication about face visibility and automobile speed.
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Smith
Jones
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the Hall OF Fame
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Suttings
A. T. McGovern & Sons
McKinley
Eddy
General Feed Store
Wure
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