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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1908
Page
3
The feature showcases midsummer hat fashions with Panama hats trimmed by ribbons and bows, combined with net, lace, and cretonne details. Designers present cone crowns, wide brims, and decorative flowers, with cretonne fabrics dominating accessories like collars and parasols for a festive, travel-ready look.
A fashion note explains that despite dominance of directoire styles the petticoat endures in American women wardrobes. Sheer linen and Spanish lace flounces, ribbon attachments, and new uses of dimity dotted swiss and colored fingerie keep petticoats stylish.
A description highlights a garment with a black lining, plaited muslin trim, and delicate lace edging, suggesting a refined historical style.
A fashion note on neck ruffs and feather bows paired with white ribbons under the left ear. White tulle is praised as a girlish substitute, while fluffy hats are advised against for fragile accessories and harmony with attire.
A fashion note outlines turban styles with brims turning upward two to four inches, flat tops eight to ten inches wide, and toreador variants with shorter brims. Toques appear in Napoleon shapes with diverse crown forms and fronts, including rolling brims and side highlights.
The piece contrasts peignoirs with sea-gowns noting peignoirs are light and collarless with flowing sleeves and no coat effect. Sea-gowns feature distinct sleeve styles like puff, angel, or classic and expose the back of the neck, highlighting their differences for the uninitiated.
A description of a modern garment called an overblouse worn over lingerie or a muslin frock. It highlights Valenciennes lace with wine-toned net and intricate floral designs, with the piece nearly covered by a matching appliqué pattern.
The piece notes a popular sleeve for evening wear cut straight and even with the outer side looped toward the shoulder, describing a clean, simple silhouette in Vogue.
The Libby prison flag, sewn from red and blue flannel by Union prisoners led by Timothy Regan of the Ninth Massachusetts, is shown in a display at post 26. Regan recovered every piece after 30 years and reassembled it to honor Independence Day.
A rainy near equator night aboard a ship sparked a comical scene as the band played and crew stripped to undershirts. The ceremony faltered when no signal to play was given and the crew remained in disarray, leaving the audience puzzled by the national anthem time.
In Pittsburg two elderly Hebrew beggars seek charity door to door. Ike climbs a residence steps to ask for funds but returns empty handed and explains the household is poor with two ladies playing a piano in the home.
A narrator tells of a colonel debating heat that could fry eggs and pop popcorn on stalks. He recalls even hotter times down south where sugar cane molasses ran and mixed with popcorn in a vivid, humorous Southern heat legend.
An old woman questions a wet haired boy who admits he has been swimming. He explains the delay as he fears his mother will wear her soul away if he arrives late and a shingle away if his hair dries before he gets home.
The American Friends board has controlled Cuba but plans to transfer work abroad to Palestine, Mexico, and Japan. A dialogue fragment shows Danley and Wise Advice discussing taking too much of something, with a cold old man urged to take medicine and refrain from more.
A St Louis reader recounts a year and a half trial with doctors for a severe eczema affecting a baby niece. The user claims Cuticura soap and ointment cured the sores in three months, noting the treatment was chosen after poor relief from doctors. The note appears dated May 2 and May 20, 1807.
A brief reader note questions the idea that contentment surpasses wealth, labeling the claim as hearsay and noting public skepticism about happiness tied to riches.
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