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Newspaper
Montezuma Enterprise
Location
Montezuma, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1913
Page
3
Mary Dean outlines blouse styles from costume silk to tub lingerie and cotton voile. Emphasizes correct lines over costly fabrics, noting that overly heavy material or poor silhouette yields dowdy results. Describes white crepe de chine shirts, lace touches, and charmeuse options with Robespierre collars and fitted cuffs.
A large gold embroidered cloth bag with blue shades, designed for carrying small parcels. It features a long silk cord for over the shoulder use and has met with instant popularity among New York shoppers.
An excerpt urges women to focus on footwear with style and boldness, noting modern short skirts invite keen attention to shoes. It encourages observing others’ shoes and adopting extravagant but tasteful choices.
The piece notes Parisians abandoning lily white complexions for a brown tan inspired by gypsy imagery. It praises chic dusky tones at receptions and the return of bold color over pale ideals, signaling a shift in fashion and aesthetics with no loss of refinement.
The article notes no size limits for muffs and stoles this season. It advises choosing lined granny muffs with a small aperture to maximize warmth. It also praises long wide stoles as useful and becoming accessories worn in various ways for a graceful look.
The piece highlights lace and figured chiffons and nets shaped into delicate frocks for girls needing slim dancing and dinner gowns. The bertha effect in beaded nets remains very popular and is praised for flattering figures and concealing flaws.
In a comic tale from 1912, George Carney and Kittle Parker meet on a subway while both work in garment trades. A missing diamond pin and a gold watch trigger mistaken accusations before a police station twist ends with Parker becoming Mrs Carney.
A patron at a popular Broadway hotel endures a series of delays in securing service. After signaling the assistant head, then the deputy assistant head waiter, he finally receives a page boy to summon his waiter. The scene, relayed by the New York Times, captures slow service and lingering patience in a luxury setting.
The Australian baby bonus of 25 dollars has become law while other schemes are discussed. A separate NSW proposal by the chief secretary aims to provide free medical and skilled nursing attendance in maternity cases, according to the London Telegraph cited by the Australian correspondent.
A fragment from a mystery column shows a puzzled speaker asking why we hasten and miss chill clarity. The brief note hints at remorse and a riddle about choices and timing.
Alfalfa reeds and clover mixed crops advertised for sale and rent on crop payments at Willshipood Farms. J Mulhall of Slour City, Iowa lists advertisements with notes on prudence and personal advice in the column.
A fragment notes an ongoing effort titled Its Status Pedicure Manual. The dialogue cheekily remarks about the work and its numerous foot notes. It reads as a light editorial aside rather than a full report.
A widow mother with six children toils for daily means while her daughter Dot asks for things she cannot buy. Dot’s hopeful refrain is “Just wait till my ship comes in,” a line that marks their struggle and small faith in better days. Then a nickel arrives, a rare fortune that sparks a quiet, transformative moment.
Mayor Gaynor warns New York that reform laws must be equal for all groups. He argues gambling and intoxication are social ills across classes, saying it is as harmful for the wealthy to gamble in clubs as for laborers in cheap joints. He criticizes reformers who distinguish drunkenness by avenue.
Representative Pujo spoke in Washington about balancing the currency automatically and delicately, likening it to a Christmas husband. A lighthearted exchange follows with a wife apologizing for the heavy parcels and the husband explaining his pocket is lighter now.
A wife laments her husband lacks initiative as he hesitates for long when she suggests asking for a raise. The exchange reveals a perceived lack of decisiveness affecting their finances.
A reflective line about workers performing tasks as if doing the boss a favor, highlighting attitudes toward management and duty across workplace culture.
A compact reflection contrasts wisdom with folly and suggests love navigates more readily than money. The aphorism frames wisdom as superior to average folly and notes love’s easier path compared to earning the way.
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