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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1911
Page
2
Readers learn to transform bits of lace and embroidery into caps for babies ornate collars cuffs and belts. Tips cover mending torn pieces onto net sewing through paper tearing away paper to reveal a neat finish and adding colored silk edges to openwork lace for durable decorative items.
The 1911 accounts show a $45.7 million surplus and $81.3 million excess over disbursements, with Panama Canal receipts pushing the year into strong positive territory. Postmaster General Hitchcock is credited for eliminating a deficit, expanding rural routes and post offices, and seeking $9 million annual savings on rail contracts amid a robust trade balance and another expected bumper crop.
A compact guide describes a pincushion easy to make for dressing tables or hanging on a looking glass. It suggests heart shaped card cores covered in silk with a simple design, detailing dimensions about four and a half inches wide and one inch thick.
The article describes sewing velvet ribbon cushions with edge stitching and cotton filling, finished with a silk cord. A card loop can be added to hang the cushion, and a thin cardboard waistcoat pocket pincushion uses cut up old visiting cards as the base.
A portrait of a country summer look featuring a coarse rustic straw hat trimmed with blue, green and red ribbons woven through twigs, plus a display of red wheat flowers, clover, speedwells and grasses. Also described is a brown muslin ensemble with colorful embroidery and a self made hat with a bushy osprey adornment from broom bristles.
The description states the piece should be a little larger or thicker than a half crown, with initials possibly substituting for the floral design on the larger cushion. This suggests a personalized motif replacing the decorative floral element.
New kimono blouses of eyelet embroidery appear in fashion with jumper shapes. They can be worn over china silk blouses or over a corset cover with pink ribbon. Recommend a guimpe of net or lace as sleeves are wide and short. End with net hem on under slips to finish elbow-length sleeves.
A new dragon fly watch appears in glittering gold adorned with jewels. The pendant design conceals a tiny watch under one wing and is worn as a decorative neck pendant.
A white calfskin slipper designed for women seeking a distinct style from standard pumps. It features a four barred strap across the front, with cutouts adding two more bars in the design. The heel is a Cuban style covered heel.
Paris fashion notes stripe fabrics in vogue as shops preview taffetas with hairline stripes and lustrous messalines. Modistes model gowns emphasize slim silhouettes and added height, promising charming, fashionable looks for the season.
President Taft in Marion Indiana urged Congress to consider the Aldrich currency plan next session, framing it as national rather than party business. He warned the issue rests with the nation to balance crises and modernize fluidity in the financial system.
The article cites Hon. Martin B. Madden defending a free list tariff as prosperity for all parties while warning that passage would trigger free trade with Europe and hurt American workers. It recalls the 1894 slogan Gone Democratic and laments mill closures tied to tariff policy shifts.
The New York Sun rebuts Champ Clark claims that Democrats swept the nation in 1910 noting voters ousted the Republican party over high living costs and that anti Cannon Republicans aided Democrats in Congress. The column questions the accuracy of the boast and recalls the political shift.
The piece argues Bailey lost leadership in the Senate during the special session noting his failed record and lack of support beyond Simmons. It questions his authority and suggests he should resign again if he follows his own precedent.
The Pittsburgh Gazette notes Bryan pushes for an encore as the public stage shows limited applause. The piece laments the lack of a professional bouncer for the venue.
San Francisco Chronicle notes the Democrats push a free trade bill labeled the Free List, praising the party’s stance as consistent with its long hostility to protectionism. The page reflects a partisan viewpoint on congressional trade policy.
The San Francisco Chronicle warns against muckraker attacks on patents. It argues that stripping the system of incentives could stifle invention and overlook potential consequences of reform.
With wool selling at seven cents a pound, cotton could hardly go above five cents. Now is that a political or a business question: for the cotton grower to consider.
The article notes President Taft’s push for arbitration while acknowledging ongoing military expansion. It argues the paradox limits progress but asserts the policy could still influence global affairs positively.
An Echo of the Past reports that thirty cotton mills in Gaston county North Carolina will shut down for two weeks in July to curb output before Democrats gain national control. The mills account for about eight percent of local cotton manufacturing, part of a broader southern mills curtailment trend.
Democrats view the Farmers' Free List as a consolation prize in the tariff dispute with the Republicans, reflecting partisan maneuvering over economic policy.
Senator Root told the senate his committee on industrial expositions will object to creating further commissions to represent the government at expositions until a uniform method is devised. He argues expositions are a regular feature of international exchange and a powerful educational tool for American manufacturing and opportunity. The forthcoming bill is expected to establish standardized government commission guidelines.
The article notes a rising elk herd in northern Yellowstone region over five years. Cows with two calves are common and elk increasingly winter in high mountain meadows, moving down to ranchland by late fall. Calf mortality is around ten percent, with many elk using established migration trails.
The piece recounts Theodor Schwann rising from a poor student and museum caretaker to pioneer of the animal cell theory. It notes his low pay, late recognition in Europe, and questions whether fame alone should be valued over financial reward.
In the heat wave locals hope for soaking rain as forecasts hint at possible showers. Citizens share impatience with the dry spell and await relief from lingering high temperatures.
A Coast Survey draughtsman explains Nome's naming arose from a map note "name?" misread as Nome Cape. Gold discovery followed, town named after the cape, lasting through the present day. The tale ends with a moral about self-improvement opposite to the unrelated advice on relationships and self reinvention.
Those who view themselves as superior reveal their inferiority by refusing to be taught. An arrogant mindset leaves one hopeless and confined, unable to learn or grow.
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