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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
2
A 19th century tale recounted by Mrs. Sarah Stuart Robbina shows four Andover girls earning money by selling lamplighters and reading aloud for pay, hoping to fund a red plaid cloak for a German theologian-turned-missionary. The piece contrasts past hustles with modern schemes.
The piece argues China’s awakening is real and growing, distinct from Japan’s rise, driven in part by the Russia Japan war as an unintended outcome. It notes prior unrest but says the movement has accelerated since that conflict, challenging views of the Orient as uniformly conservative.
More than a dozen Chicago women held an exhibition to decide the model husband title. They tested husbands by dressing a wooden dummy in a button embroidered shirt waist. two men finished in two minutes and seven seconds without a pull, tear, or loosened thread. A final contest will determine the top model husband.
President Roosevelt has accepted an invitation to speak before the Royal Geographical Society in London upon his return from Africa. He is among nine honorary members and the only non royal. His address is expected to draw more popular curiosity than all other honorary and royal members combined.
Mme Qalve, the renowned singer, advises young women not to seek fame in singing but to marry and be happy. Yet seasoned voices warn that youthful ears rarely heed such advice, each person seeking their own path to happiness and recognizing life’s futility of ambition.
The article notes strained England Germany relations show weak family ties when national passions inflame. It warns that quarrels, if precipitated by emotion, worsen due to those ties because family quarrels are the most irreconcilable of all conflicts.
A New York woman sues for divorce after discovering a milliner's bill charged to her husband for two outings with a woman described as a Shanghai potteries lady. The case centers on alleged extramarital relation and financial dishonesty.
President Noonevelt watches moving pictures of John Abernathy, famed wolf killer and Oklahoma marshal, hunting wolves without weapons. The exhibition uses 6,000 feet of film shown in the White House east room with Prof. Ferrero and George Shirase among the spectators. Abernathy receives enthusiastic applause.
The Sixtieth Congress will begin with nine new members, two in the Senate and seven in the House. New senators are Carroll Page of Vermont and Albert B Cummins of Iowa. In the House, newcomers include O C Wylie Henry A Barnhart Albert A Mstopinal John P Swarey Frank E Guernsey Otto G Folker and Charles H Burke. The note adds several recent deaths among veteran members and highlights ages of the deceased leaders.
With Roosevelt's retirement the German Reformed church on Fifteenth street may see less attention but expects Vice President elect James Schoolcraft Sherman to attend. Dr. Schick, pastor, hopes Sherman will join the congregation as he did Roosevelt, who regularly worshipped and sang hymns despite no local Dutch Reformed church.
N D North, director of the census, asks Secretary Straus for at least 14 000 000 to fund the 1910 thirteenth census. He argues costs will be modestly higher than 1900 due to an organized office, but could be saved by government ownership of tabulating apparatus, reversing past rental practices and high-price trends.
The left costume features violet satin cloth with a banded blouse trimmed with cords, a black liberty plastron and sash, lace wrist ruffles, and a plain bottomed skirt. The green velvet ensemble uses a tipped seam blouse with passementerie buttons, crossed waistcoat in tan satin, dotted tulle chemisette, green liberty girdle, and coordinated sleeve and skirt trims.
Describes a velveteen party dress featuring a plain circular skirt with deep folds over each shoulder, smaller sleeve folds, and a finely tucked silk vest. Includes waist scalloped front, understated toning, and material list of 10 yards velveteen, 6 yards insertion, 1 yard alk, 46 inches wide.
A fashion note describes roses in hat ensembles with satin ribbon blooms in pinks and whites, from four dollar artificial roses to ribbon versions. It highlights simple elegance as the keynote of the year, featuring turban hats with lace scarfs and colored ribbons.
The latest scarfs use alke fibers with patterns drawn from nature. Floral motifs and vines dominate while others depict suns crossing cloudy skies. Gray brocade enhances the cloud effect with red suns and blue and brown accents.
Various berthas trim draped crepe, velvet and chiffon gowns in matching or self colors. Berthas range from broadcloth styles to unembellished versions. many resemble jumper shoulder straps ending below the bust and extending over the sleeve, with bandings for sleeves and edged collars.
The renewal of things Colonial brings bed spreads of cretonne in old world chintz fashion. They hang to the floor, fit the two lower posts, and are edged with three inch linen lace. A matching oblong pillowpiece accompanies the set. Use clay pillows to maintain fullness and firmness.
Fancy muffs will be a fad of the season with clever design and needlework. Brocade and feathers may charm in muffs and matching neckpieces. Black velvet with ostrich tips can be artistically worked, and artificial flowers enhance the look.
The stiff new collar has fallen from favor outside business wear. Softer neck effects are favored with sheer embroidered turnovers paired with jabots robots and tasseled fabrics. Turnover fastens in front like a linen collar and is kept neat by a decorative brooch.
Among the best of the new costumes is the combination of Ottoman silk and liberty broadcloth. The skirt is long flowing and untrimmed. The coat is long, made of cloth, and usually has revers of silk.
A quirky excerpt shows Sammy resisting a penny from a mean uncle with a dry wit about feeling a tie falmt at first. The page includes faded, garbled text and a signature line sworn before A W Clearon, with references to F. J. Gueney Co and a medical note on treatment.
A speaker, Mr Basigo, discusses his financial operations as comparatively successful. He notes lending to five friends during the month and that only three have quit speaking to him, implying mixed outcomes from his loans.
A vintage note urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children. It emphasizes the product’s 30 years of use and bears the Cycsary signature, reinforcing long standing trust in the familiar formula.
A Connecticut woman gave her husband $25,000 to stay apart, prompting a wry remark that often the husband is the one who must surrender all to be left in peace. The quip reflects a bygone era's humor over marital finances and separation.
Advert shows Pettit's Eye Salve claimed to strengthen old eyes and clear strain. Mentions options for tonics and relief, with references to Orangists or Howard Bros. and Buffalo, N.Y. as origin or distributor.
A clipped publication fragment presents miscellaneous remarks and ad snippets. It includes slogans, readers notes, and product blurbs with scattered names and phrases, showing a collage of early 20th century consumer rhetoric and social aphorisms.
A Manning Iowa letter lauds Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing severe female complaints after years of illness and costly medicines. The writer credits the remedy with restoring health and urges other women to try it. Mrs Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice.
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