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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
7
A St Louis Globe-Democrat quotation on how acts of love for others intersect with personal life plans and religious race in human terms. It critiques vanity and overwork, noting that worry over imagined flaws undermines virtue and genius.
A Salem man Tillman Ford left a will providing gold watches costing 125 dollars each for 39 intimate friends. The note also mentions gas price ranges from six to eighty seven cents per thousand cubic feet and references Benjamin Franklin founding the Library Company of Philadelphia in 1731, calling it the mother of North American subscription libraries.
A reflective note on vanity and truth. It discusses how people derive satisfaction from thinking they think and how some conceal truth to mislead others.
In dialogue Horace confesses fear and Maud responds with a question about the hour of waking. The exchange centers on anticipation and personal nerves, hinting at a domestic scene.
Two farmers study a bulletin board announcing the death of Frank Miller. One asks if the notice may be about him. the other calmly replies that his name is John, denying the match.
Katherine L. Stevenson has been commissioned by the International Woman's Christian Temperance Union to tour China, Japan and Hawaii. She will visit major educational institutions and explain the temperance measures adopted by the W C T U to faculties and students.
A famed Washington quartet of society belles faces dissolution as Evelyn Walsh the Colorado heiress plans marriage next fall to Edward McLean of Cincinnati and Washington. Mathilde Townsend eyes the Duke d Albee of Spain while Katherine Elkins and Isabel May are linked to other aristocrats.
The narrative recounts how Andrew Jackson selected the United States Treasury site by striking the earth with his walking cane at the White Lot corner in 1833. Builders led by Robert Mills began in 1838 and finished the granite structure in August 1890, with repairs replacing old sandstone on the east front using granite from Maine and New Hampshire.
Mies Anna Cammack, daughter of late millionaire John Cammack, declares she will not contest her father’s will. She continues her civil service job at $600 a year, saying she has never sought wealth and will keep working while the estate largely goes to his widow Elizabeth Cammack and son John Edmund Cammack. John Cammack died June 12. the estate is valued at several million, with the residue to the widow and sonmetic.
SRECTOR NORTH outlines plans to begin the thirteenth census even before legislation passes. The project will employ about 70 000 people at an estimated cost of 14 million dollars. It will enumerate roughly 90 million people in the United States and includes agriculture manufacturing and quarry censuses. The Philippine census is not planned due to prior coverage and cost concerns.
A detailed description of two elaborate costumes features dull elephant gray and royal blue fabrics. The gray outfit includes a pleated skirt with ribbon strapped overskirt, a single button closure, pale gray collar and cuffs, an epaulette, and a gray crinoline with a shaded feather. The blue outfit describes a thirteen gore shirt, wrapped seams, a long sombalinogeck coat, silk button details, a silk collar, cuffed sleeves, plus a straw hat with roses and foliage.
The article describes the growing monogram trend among girls this season. Initials appear on purses belts rings and clothing with plain separated letters placed near the top of slides or on leather and wash materials.
A Paris letter describes new silk voiles with black green and brown foundations. Squares and white edge lines form trims, satin bands in multiple colors, and borders with cashmere bands. The text notes exclusive homes favoring single colors and a standout nattier blue option.
The article advises trimming the bottom of a skirt with a single deep fold for mid length wear. It notes the fit worsens for short or stout figures and suggests slicing the fold in several places and rounding the hem to achieve a current look. It emphasizes a small but important detail in tailoring.
A well groomed hand is a rarity as hands show age quickly. Night treatment with a suitable toilet cream aids dry hands and wrinkles. Wear gloves to keep cream in, avoid red cuffs, and remove the cause of redness rather than rely on remedies.
A description of a gown in gray mousseline de soie with orange accents. The dress features a fitted bodice, a closely gathered and plaited skirt, and a wide liver embroidery belt. Embellishments include gray filet relief embroidery along the bodice and belt line.
A long coat crafted from black silk muslin, braided all over with white. Edges are trimmed with wide white silk braid forming straps and stitched bows on the sleeves. The back is short and features gold buttons.
The piece notes a trend where dark blue stockings paired with tan shoes become a new style. Women embrace the look eagerly, while men show little interest, and the narrator mentions several such hosiery pairs among a woman’s belongings.
The article extols Chickasha in Grady county as the garden spot of the earth in the Indian Territory. It highlights cheap electric power from water plants, leading to industrial growth, and notes Chickasha’s role as regional market center for corn, cotton, and livestock with a thriving commercial club inviting inquiries.
The last day of the term in a public kindergarten ends with ice cream treats. A teacher spots Freddie lift his plate and tells him calmly to place it down. He complies, then lowers his head to the plate and resumes eating.
A London hospital case features a blunt house surgeon telling a patient her leg must be amputated. The patient fears loss of more than just part, while the physician confirms there is no alternative and ends with a grim acknowledgment.
A Scotchman sent a marriage proposal by telegraph and waited all day for a reply. The operator teased him about waiting, but the Scot replied that the woman who waits for night rates is the one for him.
A young visitor asks Tommy to join Sabbath school and mentions his red headed friend Jimmy Brown. Tommy hesitates then pledges to attend next Sunday noting he has been seeking Jimmy for three weeks and finally finds him through the invitation.
A Chicago clerk describes how illness from poor diet nearly ended her career. She credits Grape-Nuts with restoring health and income, saying brain fatigue and dyspepsia vanished after including the cereal in meals.
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