12 Jan 1911
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
1
The article notes that pockets in women's dresses vanished years ago and purses became essential. It observes bags adapt with each gown as fashion shifts and emphasizes the handbag as a near second nature for carrying personal items. The piece highlights the growing variety of bags and the enduring need for belongings.
The article explains diy suede bags with dorothy-style construction using narrow slits and fringe to imitate leather purses at low cost. It notes beaded canvas bags with Berlin wool designs and silk linings. A gray chiffon gown with a gold chrysanthemum embroidered yoke and ribbon chrysanthemum accents is described as transforming a simple dress into a stunning one.
A fashion note on soft hats worn by women in ratine or velours in seal brown and black, with satin quilted linings and quill accents. Includes sewing room tips on scarfs with small velvet flowers, padding to match silk shade, and practical labor-saving ideas for garment layout and embroidery tools.
The material for this pretty little gown is cream liberty satin. The bodice is cut in one with neck and sleeve edge trimmed in vandyked cream lace embroidered lightly with silver thread.
An item describes a skirt trimmed with deep lace matching that on the dice. A blue satin ribbon sash is wrapped around the waist and tied at the front. Required materials include three and a half yards satin 44 inches wide, 1 1 2 yards lace, 1 1 2 yards narrow lace, and 3 1 2 yards ribbon.
An observant woman notes the ten minutes after a man returns from work shape his mood for the evening. The tactful hostess should wait for signs of the day’s end before addressing issues, as quiet, calm evenings lead to happier home life. Jumping into conflicts early tends to spoil the mood.
Clear advice for repairing a torn rug fringe without attic storage. Wind the yarn around pasteboard five or six turns, then thread one end through the rug edge and pull to secure. The method uses simple stitching to match the rug fringe neatly.
Akron millionaire O C Barber blasts high living costs blaming excessive railroad freight rates. He urges Congress to regulate rates and curb watered stock while accusing Huntington Morgan Hill and Hariman of financing the scheme. He cites billions in capitalization and rising dividends as burdens on American families.
Buffalo Standard Oil Company paid $23,768 in a federal court fine for accepting rebates. This marked the first government collection since anti-rebate prosecutions began. Indicted in 1908, the case involved shipping oil at 16 cents per hundred pounds instead of the published 25 cent rate. a $20,000 fine was imposed in March 1909, and after Supreme Court certiorari denial, payment was required.
In New Orleans and statewide Louisiana marked the battle of New Orleans Day as a legal holiday with church and historical society events. Banks and businesses closed as public institutions paused for observances and services. Choired by Daughter.
In Chicago United States district court Judge George A Carpen ter rejected the motion by indicted meat packers to forbid criminal prosecution.
Davis Elkins is sworn in Monday as United States Senator from West Virginia. He is the eldest son of the late Senator Stern P. Elkins and represents the third generation of his family in the Senate.
Lawyers for Laura Farnsworth Schenk allege millionaire John Schenk was poisoned by a conspiratorial plan headed by his elder brother Albert Schenk. They claim Albert angered the couple and aimed to drive the wife from the husband, while Laura Schenk did not place poison in water or medicines she administered. The defense asserts a sinister plot framed her husband’s death as an act of circumstantial murder.
Washington report notes minority committee findings that bribe evidence suffices to invalidate Lorimer election. Seven tainted votes cited plus three additional votes tied to the same improprieties. Clark Shephard Luke implicated though not confessing. Luke dead before inquiry. Also reports on a fatal whipping incident in Carnesville and Chicago health statistics urging school medical exams.
The Interstate Commerce Commission finds existing Memphis cotton seed rates from Missouri Arkansas and Louisiana to Memphis unreasonable and unjustly discriminatory. The Memphis Freight Bureau vs St. Louis Southwestern railway leads to rate reductions to Memphis to take effect before March 15. A separate ruling holds cotton seed carloads to East St. Louis from multiple states as not reasonable or unduly discriminatory. The commission notes it does not aim to equalize profits across locations by rate adjustments.
Mabel Bois eau and Isabella Bois eau, sisters from a prominent family, drank carbolic acid while watching their expressions in a mirror. Mabel died at City Hospital. Isabella survived but in critical condition. A policeman was summoned only after Mabel collapsed.
Washington Representative Champ Clark of Missouri says he is not uneasy about rumors he could be a candidate for the Democratic convention presidency. He notes pleasant letters but insists he is not losing sleep over electoral votes. Boston Howes Brothers Leather Co. closes fourteen tanneries, cutting production by over $4 million monthly. New York lines push 11,000 ton motor ships and two German freighters, signaling a shift from steam if experiments succeed.
A powerful earthquake rocked Russian Turkestan with many buildings destroyed in Vrerny and other towns. Reports say hundreds killed or wounded as fires and cold worsen shelter shortages in Vrorn, capital of Semirretchensk, while aftershocks continued in Kopa Vyorni and surrounding districts. President Governor Pokotlloff notes thousands left homeless.
Washington reports a tripartite effort by the United States bankers led by Pierpont Morgan & Co to rehabilitate Honduras and establish it as a buffer state under US protection. The debt totals about 112 million dollars dating back to 1867, with Honduras' congress set to ratify financial agreements in a move toward formal protectorate status.
A Sunday meeting of representatives from major financial interests and bankers organized to prevent the closing of the Madison Trust Company and its nine branches. The three affiliated institutions had ties to the Carnegie Trust Company, which closed yesterday due to actions linked to imprisoned banker Joseph G Robin.
Joan F. Metz was freed from Hayward county jail after a bond approval while pending warrants linger. He faces trial on March X for the murder of Deputy Oscar Harp amid the Cameron dam conflict. The American Sugar Refining Co deposits $700,000 to settle sugar drawback fraud civil liabilities in New York.
Jimmy Ward piloted a Curtias 24-horse-power biplane along two rivers the harbor and Atlantic coast to set a world altitude record for low-powered machines. He won $5,000 for circling Fortifications on the Atlantic coast proving aeroplane scout value in war time. In Kansas City a judge rules it is no crime for a woman to feign love to obtain gifts, affecting men’s vulnerability.
Three bags of registered mail valued at $50,000 were stolen in San Francisco or during transit to Oakland. The sacks contained late Christmas shipments and money orders drafts checks and currency sent by local banks to settle year end accounts in the East and Northwest. Banks face heavy losses.
Mia Alma V. Lafferty, one of four women in the lower house, delivered the nominating speech that helped elect Denver's George McLachlan as speaker. She named the temporary chief clerk and introduced Resolution No. 1, informing the senate and governor that the house was in session.
Gainesville Ga August 12 Gid O Kelley body found lodged in a tree fork after a period of intoxication officials report he took his own life while under the influence.
Mrs. L. Haas commanded the pleasure boat Lawrence as it arrived in New Orleans on Friday after a lengthy Mississippi River voyage. The craft left Manitou Island in Lake Michigan on October 13, 1910.
Juani ta Miller, daughter of poet Joaquin Miller, lives in a Carnegie Hall room in New York pursuing personal freedom and artistic work. She funds herself by piano and mandolin lessons while rejecting society’s expectations. She admires self discovery and independence, seeking to follow her strongest talent.
FASTOR RUSSELL explains the fall of man, the law covenant, and the role of Jesus as the messenger of the new covenant. He traces Eden, the trial of Israel, and the need for better sacrifices leading to the Spirit begotten, prophetic and kingly Redeemer who mediates a future blessing for Israel and all nations.
The Lincoln Park site began as a cemetery with Ira Couch and his family mausoleum still standing after interments ceased in 1865. When the cemetery became a park, the Couch tomb resisted removal and remains a relic of Chicago's first burial ground.
In St. Louis Miss Maggie Hunt sustained a leg artery rupture when a tightly laced shoe impeded circulation while she rested at home. She nearly bled to death before medical assistance arrived.
A Brooklyn Episcopalian minister speaks of a future where democracy grants men industrial freedom and equality as surely as religious and political rights. He invokes divine purpose and compares progress to weathering a frost in Greenland.
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