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Newspaper
New Oxford Item
Location
New Oxford, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1907
Page
6
A vivid, fractured passage from E. W. Thompson in The Atlantic. It describes a weary boy, a burdened horse, rain, mud, and distant home as imagery shifts between warlike endurance and intimate longing. The prose explores fatigue, fear, and haunting scenes of fallen comrades.
A young couple argues over a hat after a visit from Mr Canlon. He praises the hat's looks while the girl questions its appeal and the man's judgment. They tease about etiquette, a concert evening, and a cab outside as the hat debate ends unresolved.
Reports note a French wine shop selling access for two cents to stay in a cellar for thirty minutes during hot weather. In New Hampshire an ice cave in Dixville Notch preserves large snow piles all summer.
In Olathe Kansas a factory produces 200 pairs of cowboy boots weekly by hand for cattle ranches across the Southwest. Boots are custom made from measurements sent in via a catalog, with tall two inch heels designed to fit stirrups and aid roping. The plant employs fifty workers including experienced imports from Europe to craft distinctive decorative leatherwork.
In New York City the rise of systematic exercise is noted for the newer generation. Scarfs worn with afternoon attire and evening gowns should harmonize with the frock. Afternoon scarfs use silk and crepe with oriental borders or stripes. Evening scarfs feature chiffon or thin silk with silver or gold borders and are very long, nearly reaching the skirt hem.
A box pleated walking length skirt designed for broad appeal across materials from Sicilian mohair to linens and wool. It features nine gores, box pleats that meet at the top, stitched hems, and optional banding. The model suits coats, odd skirts, pongee and silk, with a flat stitched finish or decorative edging.
The description outlines a youth suit with long or elbow sleeves, a round collar, a shirt waist box pleat, and a blouse and bloomers set. Materials suggested include serge with belding silk, brilliantine, or light weight flannel. The bloomers join to a waist band buttoned to the blouse to avoid waist separation. fabric requirements given for sizes.
Glace silks hats are in vogue though a bit heavy. They offer many merits to offset weight. A roughened felt, especially in smoke gray, is becoming and effective for hats.
The text notes measurements for a medium size item: eleven and a quarter yards, twenty seven, six and a quarter yards, and forty four or fifty two inches in width. It lists multiple numeric dimensions without context or identified product.
Opals gain popularity in new jewelry designs. Principal opal stones surrounded by diamonds attract women who abandon old superstitions about the gem.
A local style tip suggests choosing a black petticoat two inches longer and taking up the extra length in a neat tuck for a better fit and drape.
Miss Helen Gould and Mrs. Russell Sage are seen shopping in New York City. Mrs. Mary K. Michael of Hamilton Ohio is a plasterer and paperer. Mrs. Caroline Dana Howe, actress, died in Portland Missouri aged eighty seven. Opera ushers study singing. Mme Zola mourns stolen souvenirs. Mrs. Claude A Swanson is an artist of merit. English suffragist Cobden-Sanderson says American women lack concern for politics. Mme Dobineau, Paris's oldest woman, dies at 107. Mrs. Mary Daly dies in New York apartments. The National Union of Women Workers holds a Manchester convention attended by hundreds. Queen Alexandra patrons a fund aiding poverty due to Irish property income charges.
A digest of global and regional trade data: Victoria exports butter records. New South Wales deposits reach 22,449,150. New Zealand trades total 167,000,000 with a 25,000,000 rise. Madras sugarcane 38 700 acres down twelve percent. Indigo acreage in Madras at five-year low 76 600. India urged to host American cotton oil mills and machinery sales. jute farm yields twenty eight dollars per acre. Australia population up 34,890 with births exceeding deaths by 25,895.
The New York Journal says eye care favors lavishing steady tea dampened cotton on lids over nightly bathing. Dust gathers between lashes causing irritation. the advised method is cold weak tea dabbed on the lids to clean them.
The Washington Star argues skaters should not force pedestrians onto roadways and risk clashes with motorists, urging safer transit practices for both groups.
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