04 May 1911
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Newspaper
Oxford Eagle
Location
Oxford, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1911
Page
1
The article details a magenta costume with a plain trimmed skirt and a semi fitted coat with a large square collar braided cuffs and button fastening. It also describes a magenta hat with black satin trim and ribbon bows. A visiting dress is noted in fine wool with a high waist back and a Dassementeric trim band.
A doctor endorses splitting sleep into two sessions for better alertness. The plan suggests a first sleep from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. and a second from 2 a.m. to 6:30 a.m., claiming improved brain function and energy for workers. The article also mentions DIY vase crafts and fashion notes on new sleeve styles.
In a London scene a noble’s daughter married at St. church showcasing vell veils. One veil framed the face with a plaited net frill and orange myrtle wreath while another featured orange blossoms as a tiara. A leafed ratine wrap with black satin trim accompanied the ensemble. Snakeskin inspired silk advances also appear in Paris shop windows.
Delightful comfortable balloon dress or overall for infants, usable in linen casement cloth holland or zephyr. One piece pattern, fastens at front or back with a center tuck and sewn buttons to imitate a front closure. V neck sleeves and hem trimmed with fancy braid. Materials required: from one and three quarters yards forty inches wide.
A Delineator contributor notes schools teach rolling table cloths rather than folding. Tables are used as ironing boards for extra space. Cloths are rolled from a quarter yard ironed, with rapid rotation as ironing finishes. Brown paper or mailing tubes covered with wallpaper create a firm roll base. Napkins are ironed once and folded by hand to avoid crease wear.
Readers note a playful spread of fashion trends with animal and insect patterns. Snake hats gain popularity alongside butterfly motifs on stockings, petticoats, handkerchiefs, and decorative embroidery.
The article advises that baking and steaming fail to kill moths and their eggs in upholstery. It promotes immersing sofas chairs or lounges in large naphtha baths to destroy all insect life and prevent egg hatching. Sponging with naphtha is deemed ineffective.
A description highlights a stylistic focus on lace textures and decorative motifs shaping fashion and design trends. The language evokes delicate fabrics and intricate patterns shaping visual aesthetics across garments and home fabrics.
A devastating Bangor fire started in a hay shed on Broad Street and swept through the city, destroying churches schools and business blocks. Three people died and thousands were made homeless as buildings were dynamited to check the blaze and wind aided its spread. Firefighters from Bangor and other Maine towns fought for hours but only halted the flames near Hammond and Central streets as rain and shifting wind slowed further destruction.
In a dilapidated Brooklyn shanty investigators found stocks bonds and mortgages valued near a million dollars belonging to Miss Perkins Williams known as the woman enigma of Wall Street. The 75 year old, long a daring speculator, has been moved to Long Island State Hospital for observation after increasingly strange conduct prompted friends to seek care.
Comptroller of the Currency Murray announced that his office will not issue a charter to a national bank where there is evidence of book promoters active in the project. He says the organization of a national bank should be printed by local officials and no emotion will be allowed.
Secretary Morrison of the American Federation of Labor announced that eight-hour workdays are now established in many places and affiliated organizations have added 200,000 members over the past year. The AFL reports more than 1,500,000 paying members in total.
Accounts from San Francisco describe famine in China carried by the Buford train ship. Villages depopulated and barge districts show people collapsing from hunger as the Buford delivers foodstuffs to the suffering.
New York reports twenty nine states have ratified the proposed income tax amendment to the U.S. Constitution. It requires approval by six more states to reach thirty five of fifty six, the necessary three fourths for adoption.
Col umbus Coli va area notes that 80 year old Murray, famed as the gunmaker of the Confederacy, died at his home. During the Civil War he led the local Confederate gun factory and continued producing arms for the South until Wilson's raiders destroyed the plant in 1865.
Two Wallace sisters ages 2 and 26 died after their clothing caught fire while burning brush at their father's farm in Judea Arkansas. The younger girl died at the scene and the older sister died an hour later from burn injuries.
Mrs H P Belmont protests a report she will add a smoking room in her suffrage headquarters. Ida Huster Harper says Belmont opposes smoking among women and intends a luncheon room in the Political Equality Association headquarters where "yacheons" may be served for 95 cents.
Washington reports Representative Heckman of Alabama introduced three resolutions asking the attorney general for information on actions against Hayne and others, to probe a cotton pool alleged to restrain trade and influence prices. The resolutions seek department action against those accused of conspiring to raise cotton and wheat prices through market manipulation.
In an interview given before a magistrate, McManigal confessed to involvement in dynamite attacks. He said he wanted to quit due to guilt but feared James and Frank McNamara, who he said threatened retaliation if he spoke.
Mrs Johnson, widow of Cleveland Mayor Tom L. Johnson, petitions as executrix after not finding a will. She claims the estate in New York City is worth about 175000 dollars and consists entirely of personal property.
In Oklahoma City the Cash M Cade group and eighty defendants have had funds tied up in federal court returned to their original owners under an agreement with government officials. Defendants will receive all money paid to the Irolians in return. An attempt to settle criminal cases against W L Chapman A Brown and L C Grimes has been unsuccessful.
President Taft declines to pardon Bartlett Richards William Comstock Charles Jameson and Aquila Triplett four wealthy Nebraska cattlemen convicted of conspiracy to defend the government.
The San Francisco Building Trades Council pledges to raise about $100,000 for the McNamara case and related supporters amid reports of attacks on workers.
Chicago packer Edward Tilden and William C. Cumminge and George M. Benedict of the Drovers Bank were ordered arrested on contempt charges by the Illinois Senate bribery investigation committee. The move follows refusals to produce bank accounts linked to the Lorimer election and a claim of authority to compel witness testimony and document production within the state.
The United States government disapproves of Ramon Corral's claim that Americans foment trouble to justify intervention. The State Department asked Mexico to verify the interview’s authenticity and will have Ambassador Wilson raise the issue in Mexico City.
A seismograph at St Ignatius College in Cleveland recorded an earthquake in the early hours, with a main shock at 4 07 a m. The tracings showed short vibrations and Rev Father Oden bach believed the epicenter was nearby.
A Madison Wisconsin resolution asks the U S Senate to investigate the election of Isaac Stephenson and urges district attorneys to prosecute those named by testimony as bribers. The report labels the scandal "Perfectly Awful."
H Cook a Duluth lumberman testifies before the Bribery Committee, recounting a Grand Pacific Hotel Chicago room discussion the day Lorimer’s election. He and others claim a message to Gov. Deeneen or Yates promised money for Lorimer’s return to the Senate.
A Memphis blaze on Friday killed Mrs. Anna Heyhes 55 and injured many others while threatening hundreds of lives and 845000 in property. Firefighters’ rapid action and lack of proper fire escapes highlighted the peril in wartime days. Mrs. Heyhes perished on the second floor after groping through smoke filled halls and stairways.
Washington reports the antioptions bill to curb cotton futures trading may be revived after adjournment. Representative Burleson of Texas is set to lead in the House, with Senate allies Senators Clarke of Arkansas and Smith of South Carolina backing the pursuit.
In Wolfe county Camp Ton, Kentucky three unknown raftsmen were found tied to a log raft with crushed skulls and a note reading Dead men tell no tales. The trio had been in the water for several days, marking one of the region’s worst die trips in the mountains.
Torrential rains in the Krazy and Colorado river basins in Austin Texas push stream levels up rapidly. Floods could inundate bottom lands planted with cotton and other crops with potential wide damage.
London reports a later season with extended acreage and expectations of a larger crop than recent years. Egyptian cotton prices in Liverpool were good at 9 14d. Separately, 16 year old Martin Kidd was arrested in Culman Alabama for robbing the Southern Express Company of 1450 dollars, allegedly aided by an office safe combination.
Delegates at the Southern conference on women and chili labor endorsed a resolution supporting women suffrage as a path to better factory conditions in Atlanta Georgia.
The Mississippi Supreme Court reverses Swinton Permenter’s death verdict and remands to Winston county for retrial. It questions the admissibility of circumstantial evidence instructions and casts grave doubt on the defendant’s guilt. Permenter, age 15, was convicted of murdering Janie Sharp and faced mob threats during the case.
Confederate Memorial Day events were canceled due to steady rain. Congressman J W Collier, in town to deliver the funeral oration, visited Central High School where indoor activities proceeded in part. The program is rescheduled for June 3 to coincide with Hers birthday features.
An English syndicate has obtained options on Writer States Lumber Company property in Hattiesburg with a reported price of 24 million dollars. The deal targets Mississippi Central railroad from the city to Natcher and involves the New Orleans and Great Northern railroad and Southern Lumber Company plant at Hogaliea, aiming to extend Mississippi Central to connect with the Gulf at Natcher and Pasco Gulf.
Members of the North Missa ppp Poultry Association held an executive session at West Point City Hall. Sil Street of Golub became president and Woodontan of Tupelo, secretary treasurer. The initial show is planned for Tapely on December 5, 6 and 7 with strong enthusiasm from attendees.
Attorney General Jackson objects to the court’s interpretation of voter qualifications in Pind and nearby counties. The ruling states that individuals who have not paid poll taxes for the preceding two years, whether assessed or not, by February 1 of the current year, will be ineligible to vote in the upcoming primaries or the November general election.
Oxford reports the University Training School burned Thursday with origin on the third floor and unknown cause. The building was valued at 25000 dollars and insured for 12000. The school will resume this session at the university. In Jackson Noel selects delegates to the third national peace congress in Baltimore in May opened by President Taft. Delegates include eight Mississippi representatives and Rev Dr I F Sproles Clinton Judge F Arite West Point Rev J B Hutton W A Borum Jackson Dr Abram Brill Greenville W T Adams Corinth. Patrons May Have to Pay. Jackson policyholders selling insurance in the state without a license face the state privilege tax on insurers, with the Insurance Commissioner enforcing tax collection to prevent unauthorized companies from operating. The inter-insurance act makes policyholders liable for all taxes.
A teacher urges a student to sing like a man as a class begins. A girl signals distress claiming Johnny will wet nearer if he whistles, prompting inquiry as the song Nearer My God We’ll sing. The scene suggests distraction during a school singing exercise.
A reflective line notes that many trees shed branches as a natural process. The remark frames pruning as typical in arboriculture and growth stages.
A widow recounts years of heart trouble and failing life insurance due to coffee. After switching to Postum she notes rapid health gains, resolved headaches, appetite return, and finally passes a medical exam for insurance. The letter credits Postum as a health guarantee and mentions Bat Ye Creek Michigan and the slogan There’s a reason.
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