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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1905
Page
6
A fragment from an 19th century periodical notes changes in physical development among women past fifty. It describes tall, strong figures, beauty and vitality, and a ceremonial wedding procession where the bride leads companions in candlelit dances around garden flowers with bright dresses and musical chants, evoking fairyland imagery.
The article surveys Paris fashion houses led by Doeuillet and Francis with beaux yeux appeal, and notes Armand's rapid rise to run a Vendome Palace dressmaking house. It also contrasts Turkish bride customs and lavish wedding wear, then discusses Paris plaid trends and vibrant French models.
Fall sweaters feature knitted plaid collars and cuffs with fullness above the elbow. Young girls wear soft white frocks with mull hats, while millinery shifts away from brown. Velvet returns for winter gowns as yellow linens fade. many women adopt all white mourning and abandon long veils. Openwork stockings remain common but plain silk bases shape curves.
A collage of light quotes and witticisms from the Cleveland Leader Philadelphia Press Chicago Tribune and others. Topics range from courtship marriage and public speaking to graft honesty and college presidents with playful exchanges and pithy one liners. The items showcase era humor and social foibles through clipped exchanges and punchy misdirection.
J. E. Markel, newly awarded Panama Canal feeder contract, plans three meals daily at 45 cents per man, 14 a month. He will ship supplies from New York, run white and Jamaica negro worker canteens, and operate camp bulk meals and hotels for white staff. He notes prior long experience with railroads and hotels and expects substantial long term work.
A collection of old English law curiosities. It discusses twins and inheritance timing across time zones, whether eggs include ducks eggs, whether grandchildren count as children for poor relief, and whether skimmed milk is true milk. The piece notes several court decisions and invites readers to ponder which outcomes are legally correct.
A playful verse celebrating learned terms such as genus, a priori, cosmo s, philogenesis, ignorabious speech, and non compos mentis. The piece rails against dull prose and lauds linguistic flair as a writer’s true signal, citing Lurana W. Sheldon of the New York Times.
A joke from the San Francisco Call features Dr Wise advising on weight loss. The quip notes that worrying about bills can quicken flesh reduction, illustrating humor about health and finance.
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