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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
3
A first person account recalls rushing to Fortress Monroe to join a Pacific voyage aboard the fleet headed for Japan. The narrator, chasing a berth as mascot, meets Admiral Evans, endures iron battleship awe, artillery salutes, and patriotic fever amid a grand naval review and ball before sailing.
A Maine Yankee exploited cross border differences by building a long hen house straddling the Nogales boundary. He fed hens with cheap Mexican grain on the Mexican side while selling US priced eggs, highlighting how border lines affect costs and regulation.
The Chefoo Industrial Mission reports lace making in Shantung under foreign supervision. Chinese converts craft silk thread lace, pongees and drawn-work at mission stations with exports to global markets. An export duty of five percent ad valorem is charged on goods leaving China.
A Nashville American quote on gender and social expectations notes some girls are hard to please while others are not worth the trouble, reflecting tension in personal judgments.
Nearly one third of all children born in New York City die before reaching age three. The stark statistic highlights severe child mortality in the metropolis with implications for public health policy and housing conditions.
A Sunday Magazine item notes fowls eat grain in Mexico then cross the border to lay eggs. The owner did not smuggle grain or eggs and used the price disparity to profit, a legally questionable but not illicit scheme.
The United States mines about 250 million tons of coal annually. If this annual production were stacked into a single pile it would form a cube with 714 yard sides.
Des Moines reports Governor Cummins issued a requisition on Pennsylvania to return Edward L Collins to Iowa. Collins is wanted for bank wrecking related to the Green Mountain Savings Bank closure in February with an $8,000 shortage. McDiarmid and Johnson face embezzlement and fraud counts. $6,000 of the shortage has been recovered.
Rolfe family inherits estate from wealthy W H Hall after years of care by Mr and Mrs R B Williams. Hall left his entire property to Mrs Williams as thanks for their kindness. Estate includes 300 acres, cattle, cash, life insurance. debts under 3000 dollars. Net value to Mrs Williams at least 25000 dollars.
Des Moines forms a new textile company planning to start hosiery production within about thirty days. The first two floors of a Grand Avenue building, formerly Iowa Knitting, are leased from D. W. Finch for remodeling and machinery installation. Principal organizers include R. B. Dennis and others. The firm aims to manufacture men’s guaranteed hosiery and will occupy the initial floors.
Waterloo officer Fred P Widmann was shot twice during a dawn confrontation with burglars behind Corburn’s bicycle store. He staggered to the sidewalk after calling for help, but died at 2 10 PM. The robbers escaped in the darkness.
Des Moines residents were solicited by fifty young women with red tags and coin boxes raising nearly $3,000 for the Home for Friendless Children. Stores and groceries supported the effort, paying $5 to $10 for tag coverage. Miss Gertrude Hewitt led with $163.32 in a single day, with many others close behind.
Grant Mrs Lee Long a bride of a few months, was accidentally shot and killed by her husband. He had been hunting, the gun failed, and while he removed shells the weapon fired, the bullet tore through her left leg, an artery was hit, and she died before aid. She was 20 and married last February on a Grant County farm.
Cedar Rapids residents report an agitation by church members to close Sunday theaters. A committee of twenty five, including prominent citizens, lobbies city council to pass an anti Sunday theater ordinance. Meetings have convened with council members as audiences, with theater representatives presenting their case.
W G Dows and Isaac B Smith of the Cedar Rapids and Iowa City Railway and Light company announced the purchase of water power rights on the Cedar River at the Palisades six miles below the city. A twenty foot dam will create about 50 000 horsepower and an electric line to the Palisades and Mount Vernon is planned.
A Tama reservation group arrives to testify before Judge Reed in a habeas corpus case challenging government authority. Three braves and a squaw remain jailed after resisting school attendance orders, three weeks into their detention, as the dispute over the agent's power to jail for noncompliance unfolds.
Mrs. John Nash state president closed the Federation of Women's clubs annual meeting in Clinton. She reported Iowa has 866 women's clubs with about 13 000 members and leads the nation in federated clubs, surpassing Massachusetts.
Des Moines leaders Gov A B Cummins and President A B Storms of AmcB urged the weighty duty of American women at a mass meeting Sunday afternoon at the First Methodist church under the Iowa Congress of Mothers. A large audience attended and many delegates to the forthcoming fourth biennial Congress of Mothers convention were present.
City Solicitor Kimball opines that postal clerks letter carriers and other salaried government employees owe poll tax. A test case will be pursued to decide enforceability against government officials, a question not yet settled by courts.
Seventy workers resumed duties at the Iowa Central shopmen yards in Marshalltown as others filled in. The return spurred many strike breakers to quit their contracts early, and officials predict most employers will become union men with increased round the clock operations.
The Iowa Central road shop employees strike, active since April 22, ends at Marshalltown on the 8th with union men to return to work at Marshalltown and division points. A 1 percent wage advance is secured. future shops will employ union men only.
The Iowa Congress of Mothers closed its fourth biennial convention on the 138th with the election of officers. It was decided to raise funds for an organizer by assessing each of the twenty seven clubs in the congress ten dollars netting two hundred seventy dollars, then to seek fifty women to donate to swell the fund. Several Des Moines women already gave fifty dollars.
Farmers in the Nora Springs area especially the belt toward Mason City have signed pledges to shoot any prowler near their hen coops. They sleep with loaded guns at their bedsides after a wave of poultry thefts, thefts of young pigs and grain strike local farms.
State University enrollment reaches 2,320 for this period, up from 2,164 last year, with a gain of 150 students after duplicates are removed.
The article argues trimming should enhance harmony with the gown and have meaning. It notes overelaboration harms beauty, cites a shown ensemble as striking yet tasteful, and suggests options like embroidery or applique. It advises fall dressmaking choices including supple taffeta and avoiding bouffant frocks for smart, linedless effect.
The article describes delicate lingerie hats to be sewn at home. Shapes feature a crown widening at the base with lace edged muslin ruffles and a stem of embroidery surrounded by four large wild roses. Variations include ruching in lawn and lace similar to Vogue styles.
Deep breathing can quickly develop chest and bust. If a family member is sick in the stomach apply swallowable eye wash and wash eyes with very hot water as a tonic. Make a shoulder to hip flaxseed pillow to prevent bed sores and keep comfort in invalids. Cold avoidance hinges on fresh air and open windows at night.
Rosettes appear on coats as an alternative to buttons. They are placed at regular intervals and crafted from panne velvet or satin, adding a stylish decorative touch to outerwear.
Instructions describe making a satin ribbon girdle with a bow and long ends. Attach one end to a belt line over the left hip then encircle the waist, form two upright loops and a center knot on buckram, finish with fringe ends. Separate girdle includes bones every three inches and tying ends. black satin or cloth of gold variants add tucks and bullion embroidery.
Belts feature a row of large steel nail heads along the upper edge or are tooled in gold with Greek key scrolls. Buckles are leather covered and ornamented with steel or curve to fit the waist. Available in many shades or made to order in any shade.
A wall or desk mounted holder is described for unused half sheets of note paper. The compact 7 by 5 inch card board base is covered with fabric and edged with cord. A lower pocket holds the half sheets, with the phrase Lest we forget woven in silk on the pocket.
Paris dyers report fruit shaded fabrics as dominant this winter with raspberry red plum purple orange banana yellow apricot and citron among the best known dyes.
The frock features an empire waist skirt that drapes straight from beneath the bust. The elaborate girdles are unboned, three inches wide, and finish at the front or back with a jeweled ornament.
Practical tips to stop silk stockings from running. Damp the run with finger moisture to hold the dropped stitch, then repair with needle and silk or crochet. Another method is to dampen stockings before wearing to keep them looking fresh and reduce runs.
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