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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1904
Page
1
A description extols the Juliet cap as the prettiest ornament for girlish attire, linking its charm to Shakespearean fashion. The piece highlights the cap's feminine appeal for dressy occasions and its familiar place in fashionable wardrobes.
Ladies gowns described with Juliet cap headgear and long or elbow sleeves feature seven gores in the skirt. The front gore forms a yoke, with tuck groups for fullness and flare. Materials specify yardages for 44 inch wide fabrics and bands, detailing needs for medium to full figures.
The article describes gold thread nets and pearl or gem adorned hair nets worn atop the crown with curls cascading back. It also highlights street fashion using mistral voile fabrics with rough crepe textures and decorative trims on lingerie blouses and folded skirts with kilted flounces.
A fashion feature describes Tortoise shell brown shades and evolving sleeve cuts for summer jackets. It highlights silk gowns with mauve orchid accents, light raincoats under a pound, refined hat trimmings, and circular skirts in multiple sections. White pongee with lace and credir Venetian lace details are noted with Boudoir style silhouettes.
Handkerchiefs in white or linen make attractive kimono garments. The model uses five 20 inch square handkerchiefs joined at indicated lines to form deep points for front back and sleeves with a turned neck edge for a collar effect.
A fashion note describes trimming tan risle stockings to match a pongee gown edged with lace medallions. Lace medallions are appliqued to the stockings with fine silk stitches, the risle beneath cut away, and stocking edges stitched to the medallion. Worn with brown suede shoes, it creates a dainty finishing tone to the costume.
The text explains a method for perfect noodles by filling half an egg shell with cold water, heating, and folding. It advises using just enough flour to absorb, spreading on a molding board with a light coat to prevent sticking, producing a smooth brittle paste that can be shredded easily.
Bulgarian embroidery is used for belts with kid mounts. A linen belt features Bulgarian colors and patterns, edged by narrow stitched bands of patent leather, creating a striking accent for a linen shirt waist suit.
Use hot water with a dash of ammonia for paint stains and avoid soaps that wear paint. For stubborn spots apply sand soap. Place unslaked lime in the cellar to dry it after cleaning. Most fine brass is lacquered. wash with warm water dry thoroughly then polish with chamois.
The article describes broad white kid belts with delicate gold traceries and hand painted floral designs. It notes dainty water colored belts for white linen outfits, peacock feather decorations, and sturdy heavy belts with dull gold buckles for tailor shirts, alongside plain white crushed kid belts with harness buckles.
A daring robbery ends with a small man described as a slouch fleeing with about $1,000 in cash. Police pursue leads as investigators review nearby streets and security footage for a quick suspect capture.
A bold dynamite armed robbery at B. Cornelius & Co. club room on Travs street and Predion avenue left $1,000 missing perhaps, with two holes blown through the floor and a smoky, chaotic scene. Fifty men were present when the second explosion occurred, and the room filled with smoke as officers and witnesses described the dramatic heist and damage.
In Fort Worth Texas William H Firth general passenger and ticket agent of the Rock Island system died suddenly this morning shortly after 10 o clock after a year and a half of heart trouble He was sitting up in his room as Mrs Firth was preparing breakfast when he began coughing and collapsed
Hamburg dispatch reports Kent J. Loomis, missing after leaving the Kaiser Wilhelm II before Plymouth arrival June 20, may have washed ashore near Cherbourg France. No confirmation yet.
A mother facing extreme poverty dies by suicide, taking her children with her in a distressing act. Investigators report a dire household struggle and lack of adequate food or resources. Local authorities are reviewing welfare and support gaps revealed by the tragedy.
A Chicago woman Anna Keldick killed her three children aged 7 5 and 2 then took her own life using illuminating gas after her husband became insane and was in a Kan kakakee asylum. The family of four in three rooms at 965 North Ruby street faced eviction for non payment of rent. The mother prepared the scene by bathing and dressing the children and sealing a letter to a relative in Germany before death. PMID
The sunken Gen Slocum wreck was towed to a dock at Erie Basin for federal inspection. Flags on tow tugs dipped at Barreto Point, the site of the disaster, as the flotilla passed, and one more severely burned, unidentified woman’s body was recovered Sunday.
Lake Charles la the appointment of J A Bell as provisional sheriff of Calcasieu Parish creates a mild sensation Dr Fisher coroner and acting sheriff refuses to give up office until the Reid controversy is settled Gav Blanchard writes Dr Fisher asking him to withdraw in favor of Bell
In Cameron Texas several farmers report cotton sold while a few still hold back. Mr W T Watt runs a large convict farm and has not sold any of his crop, holding about 350 bales of spot cotton after previously refusing 11c per pound.
In Nacogdoches Texas the G Glass Company made a new oil well on the P. D. Fore land. The bore hit a productive vein yielding an estimated thirty to fifty barrels per day at about 150 feet.
An inventory and appraisement in Cameron Texas shows Vaughn Ray's estate valued at 17335 dollars with 13950 dollars in real estate. The estate includes 2000 dollars of insurance paid to his wife. The report notes his life as an example of what a Negro in the South can achieve through work and savings and that he was respected by white residents who knew him.
In Ellinger Texas a four year old son of Frank Polansky became entangled with a running countershaft and a rope on a sheep. The boy suffered a broken arm and the sheep lost its head. The incident ended with both lives altered but the boy escaping a worse fate.
Christopher Frese an ex city official and his wife Louisa both over sixty were struck by a Lake Shore electric car Sunday afternoon while crossing Clifton Boulevard tracks and killed. Frese died instantly and Louisa several minutes later. A peculiar detail reported is that Frese's heart was severed from its tendons and found beside his body.
O B Col quitt of the railroad commission was chosen as the orator of the day for San Antonio Fourth of July celebrations under Civil War veterans auspices.
A general rain fell over Runnels County yesterday and last night. The Colorado River rose higher than it has in over a year, signaling notable weather activity in Ballinger and surrounding areas.
In Laredo Texas and other parts of Webb County the corn crop is reported suffering badly for want of rain.
In Memphis Tennessee Frank Densmore a carpenter was shot and killed at his home on Sunday by his nephew Norville Densmore. Authorities say a quarrel over money sparked the shooting. Norville Densmore formerly resided in Toledo Ohio.
Judge Reagan finishes chapters of his Memoirs and sends them to publishers. Dr Cal eb of San Antonio who aided the judge leaves for home. Mr Simmon of Kaufman, the judge’s stenographer, also departs. Judge and Mrs Reagan depart for Houston tomorrow for a four or five day visit.
George F. Dixon, head of the George F. Dixon Company heating apparatus makers, and his wife died after their car collided with an electric car on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago tracks in Austin. Dixon died instantly. Mrs Dixon died about five minutes later from injuries and burns from gasoline.
Associate Justice Brown of the United States Supreme Court, 68, appeared on the boardwalk with his bride on Sunday. The couple wore white flannel and canvas shoes with a red necktie and carried a green umbrella. Visitors and brides and grooms offered congratulations amid the seaside crowds.
In Attaway neighborhood Joe Kirvin aged 15 was killed when a 15 year old boy discharged a single barreled shotgun the blast fatally striking Kirvin. In El Paso Texas two more suits were filed against saloon owners over allowing minors to enter or gamble in venues with liquor bonds under threat of damages.
Earl King eight years old, son of residents near Ida in Sherman County, was fatally crushed Saturday afternoon when his body was found behind a moving thresher near his home.
The Oxus steamer sails Saturday afternoon from Marseilles carrying a box containing the U S Abyssinia treaty. W J Ellis travels with a servant. Kent J Loomis is not aboard the vessel.
Aaron Morris an employee of the Austro American Lumber Company was shot and killed Saturday night at St Pauls Bottom a place described as ill repute Oscar Chambers fired the shot and escaped
Corpus Christi proprietors of several gambling dens were arrested on Saturday night. Their cases will be called in court this week.
In a historic display, about 20 000 people from Lima and surrounding suburbs marched through the city center on Sunday to support General Nicolas De Pierola for the presidency. The orderly procession marked an unprecedented scene in Peru.
Gonder of Sport Athletique Bordelais broke the world pole vault record at 12 feet during a Sunday amateur championship in Paris. Lindh placed notable in the event.
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