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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1908
Page
42
Paris on January 10 glowed with theatre and social bustle as audiences enjoyed premieres and the opera. Women displayed gowns in pale grays, silk embroideries, and velvet trims with striking accessories. Parasol trends show varied shapes and lace, while hats shift from cloche to Ange Pitou forms and dramatic plume accents.
Miss Estelle Auer of Cincinnati marries Benjamin Latz in a December 31 ceremony. Mrs. Latz, a noted Settlement worker, received a diamond drop from fellow Settlement associates. About 250 friends attended the wedding reception at Avon Hall in Cincinnati.
A historical tale traces Ertoghrul and Othman who founded the Ottoman Empire after aiding a sultan in battle. It explains how Ottomans built a vast realm, later declined, and introduces Laila a Turkish girl in The Tribune as Westernizing influences loom.
The contest invites all children to solve a word puzzle with missing letters. Each completed word reveals a boy's name or abbreviation. Prizes include a silver Tribune bracelet, a rolled gold bracelet, a novelty collar pin, a Tribune watch for boys, or a novelty belt pin.
A playful word puzzle asks to change one letter to transform clues. It lists ten pairs: a French city on the Mediterranean to a river in Egypt, a cultured woman to indolent, a multitudinous form to a flexible tube, a body of water to opposite of early, a small animal to artificial grit producer, a wise man to sound of mind, pine fruit to a small boy, something old producing heat to somewhat cold, one's dwelling to expectation of good, and a head covering to something circular.
A compact item notes a puzzle answer list including a January reference and a playful header. It includes an aside about the month name and a playful line about a dozen orations suggesting a wordplay theme.
A letter describes Satan the bulldog and a cat in a playful feud turning to friendship after a missing pet episode. The writer recounts mischief with a bell prank and a New Year Eve chase through town, comparing it to a New York crowd. Dorothy Howland Che Man aged 16 signs the piece.
A 12 year old Louisianan writes of sugar cane fields and the mills that extract juice and sugar. He notes Christmas without fireworks and recalls kids in Philadelphia celebrating New Year with a cowbell parade and rousing town noise.
A letter from Margaret Cadman aged 13 of South Manchester Connecticut describes Tib a tiger cat beloved despite mischief. Tib is timid with strangers yet loving at home and notorious for stealing meat and lying wounded yet surviving with the family’s affection.
The contest names three top winners with their ages and addresses. Elizabeth Yates, nine, seeks an interesting book from New York. Elsie Fielding, ten, seeks an embroidery set from New Jersey. Philip Carter, twelve, seeks a boy's Tribune watch from New York. Additional winners Vera C. Toppin, ten, Hartford, and James Franklin Jr., twelve, New York, receive an embroidery set and a watch.
Tribune contests offer prizes for best three answers in Name Puzzle Things to Think About and for every letter printed in Our Letter Box. Prizes include Tribune badges watches pens and books. Send original letters with age name address and prize choice by January 4 to Little Men and Little Women The New York Tribune New York.
A narrative segment shows Bunny Boots meeting a Teddy Bear who chats politely before the bear steals Bunny’s boots while he naps. The piece also lists an Honor List of names including Ida J. App, Edwin S. Briggs, Arthur Roege, Glenn Bowers, and many others in a long roster.
A call for readers to join The Tribune Skaters by sending letters about ice or roller skating exploits. Members may describe games, places to visit, or skating tips with no clues required.
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