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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1914
Page
7
In anticipation of warm weather a young woman should craft her own wardrobe. Emphasis on embroidered gowns, volle fabrics, lace drapery, and net foundations with three plaited flounces. Accessories like sashes, girdles, and beads colorfully complete the summer look, reflecting personal touch.
A millinery description details white crepe hats combined with black options. The simple crown with narrow brim features a drooping brim covered by crepe folds and a box plait crown. A wide bias collar of white crepe decorates the crown and brim, with careful hemming and a veil weight evenly distributed.
The rug arrangement should lie flat with edges parallel to the floor edges. Use one rug if possible and match its size to room proportions to avoid visible floor spots. A rug too long or too wide can alter the room’s perceived dimensions and may clash with period styling.
The Daily Telegraph describes a black satin dancing party frock with an old world fichu and white muslin cuffs edged with frill. A black ribbon velvet sash with a pale pink rose, white shoes and stockings, laced with black satin ribbon complete the simple somber yet striking ensemble suitable for youthful wear.
A Cape Observatory report states that after installing a new transit circle, fixed longitude and latitude marks show variations when compared with star observations, supporting long sought evidence of the pole’s revolution.
A compact massage machine designed by a Philadelphia man uses a platon rod principle. A driving shaft in a cylinder is moved by compressed air from a rubber bulb, with a suction cup at the plunger end. Continuous bulb squeezing moves the piston, enabling a hands free massage action.
An Illneisman proposes an odd vehicle for invalids featuring a back post and front steering, two large wheels under a platform, and a ratchet drum between them. Pedals rise through the platform to set the ratchet in motion, using up and down pedaling like early bicycles, allowing a person to walk about while seated.
A vertical axis rotary motor has been developed in France for hydro-seroplanes, claimed to be completely water protected. The innovation aims to improve reliability in marine operations and could impact seaplane propulsion technology.
A small boy delivering flowers for a florist charms a woman who understands as he explains he picked daisies and dandelions in Central Park. He misnames mums as chrysanthemums and violet boxes as purple. The scene shows his kindness despite rough surroundings.
The Albuquerque Journal argues cities are corporations, run on business lines like banks and stores. It notes a shift from partisan to independent newspapers, serving national interests, and applies this business principle to municipal affairs.
English journalist H Hamilton Fyfe in New York recounts remarks on Mexico noting two striking facts about Mexican Indians. Babies are suckled to about four years old before they begin to smoke. By that age many children light cigars, a practice seen in Indian villages.
An artist recalls asking H. G. Wells why he stopped writing short stories. Wells replied that money is scant and sensational tales of huge magazine pay are largely fakes, propagated by editors and vanity. He noted that most short story writers are short in earnings.
The passage argues that moral reform hinges on wakefulness not slumber. It notes most people perform only physical labor while true intellectual or poetic life requires rare alertness. The speaker claims never meeting anyone truly awake and questions how one could recognize such a person.
Edgehill in Virginia, one of the oldest sites, was home to Martha Jefferson Randolph and her husband Governor Thomas Mann Randolph. The 1700 patent granted 2000 acres, with Shadwell and Punch Bowl Tract nearby. Jefferson, Randolphs, and Thomas Mann Randolph shaped the estate, later hosting lavish entertainments and the Edgehill School for Girls. Now owned by Mr and Mrs Edmund Twohy and preserved.
A veteran war correspondent recounts two Russo Turkish War incidents where a wallet and a Bible deflected bullets and shrapnel. He survived after being knocked from his horse and a Bible kept a fatal piece of shrapnel from hitting him. A forgotten letter later surfaced among the wallet’s contents.
Miss Helen Keller travels with teacher Mrs. Macy from New York to many southern and mid western cities and into Canada. Lectures run about three quarters of an hour with Keller speaking fifteen to twenty minutes while the audience asks questions relayed by Mrs. Macy. When asked if she pays for an instrument she replies Only the hand organ, with a dramatic gesture.
Mrs Gabi laments hidden suffering while Mr Gabi replies that a woman's true agony lies in wearing tight shoes. The exchange centers on discomfort and fashion.
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