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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1921
Page
2
In a tense chapter Horner and Harris discuss a scheme to move funds through a London banking house while a Chilean-backed conspiracy monitors actions. A mysterious woman, Daly, arrives with a message for a future rendezvous at 247 Le Compte Street, forcing Horner to confront trust and danger in a neutral city.
The article describes children's summer garments using black taffeta coats with blue piping, matching hats, and voile outfits. It notes white organdie dresses with surplice Valenciennes collars, pink cross hemstitched skirts, and eyelet embroidery on white backgrounds. A blue taffeta three flounce dress with a bolero jacket is highlighted as adaptable and stylish.
Philip Severn, a United States consular agent, buys a mysterious email box from a New York jeweler. A writ hidden inside links him to a Chilean revolutionary movement. He embeds with conspirators at an abandoned foundry, meets a thief named Gentleman George Harris, and becomes entangled as the plot accelerates.
A tense scene unfolds as a woman prepares to retire through a door with Alva nearby. He questions her leaving at midnight while she insists on remaining until a final decision is made. They plan to meet again, with a promise of swift action to get her to the train.
An article outlines summer fashion with folded koldted suits and capes, leather trim on hats, prominent tucking in dresses and coats, black hats with wax flowers, citron frocks for late spring and summer, brown returning for evening wear, and striped imported homespun cloth in sport styles with tan foundations and rose blue yellow or green stripes.
The debate over whether women will wear winter velvet and fur trimmed hats in July and August or switch to summer straw hats dominates milinery circles. After a season of light straw and net hats, women face a return to winter styles as crochet hats reappear for the holiday season.
The article describes a satin coat wrap lined throughout in white or dyed organdie. Linings are detachable and the fronts fold back to reveal organdie revers. Cuffs, collar ruche, and snap fasteners keep the lining and coat together. White dominates, with robin's egg blue, gandie, or lavender as alternatives.
The newest combinations include a one piece dress with a cape and cape coats. Capes vary from three quarters to short lengths. Short capes visually shorten shorter women. Cape-coat styles may not gain wide popularity due to climate.
A dainty frock described in white organza with narrow ruchings of fringed white taffeta. The ruchings encircle the skirt from hem to waist and run up the bodice, creating a light, festive look for the event.
The article describes a circular design suitable for cool days. It notes a heavy wool version worked in single crochet and features a stylish lacey edge with a wired brim for structure.
The article notes a shift from traditional muslin shirtwaists to blouses in various fabrics. It explains that shirtwaists now refer to blouses with diverse materials and styles, including woolen jersey and brushed wool, used for front panels, crown adornments, borders on sweaters, and high collar accents on coat suits.
The article discusses hat styling rules for women, noting small turbins on the forehead are unflattering unless the hat sits low over the ears. Brimmed hats should be reserved for the very young unless brims turn up sharply to look mature, and back-curving brims suit those with good profiles.
A stylish gown features georgette in cafe au lait paired with black satin. The underdress is a separate satin piece, while the overdress is fashioned from sheer gathered georgette for a delicate layered effect.
A character reflects after five years of disappointment that he will stop chasing amateur champion dreams and instead seek comfort in golf by occasionally breaking one hundred. The exchange suggests a shift from striving to personal enjoyment and modest targets.
A landlord pledges to rent apartments to couples with children. The ad notes walls finished in dark colors and fixtures nearly indestructible, arguing it would be ludicrous to confine kids where not even a finger mark would show.
A poem notes the dentist’s odd task of pulling teeth amid patient groans to secure employment for himself. It uses playful satire to view the profession and its pressures.
Dill argues realism can go too far in movies. The exchange mentions a church collection plate scene leading to the speaker thinking of leaving, prompting a judge to comment.
The Chiggersville lintan editor writes a column titled Whither Are We Drifting and probes what lessons arise from the piece. Critics note the editor admits uncertainty about the core question and may never know the answer.
Senator Sorghum argues the ouija board persuades audiences by its perceived clarity and slow, deliberate speech. Critics contend people ignore rational intellect in favor of occult counsel. The exchange highlights tensions between reasoned debate and spiritualist superstition.
A playful exchange centers on affection between a couple, noting his constant fondness and her growing frustration with too much closeness. The light dialogue highlights contrasting feelings in a lighthearted domestic moment.
A brief, stylized dialogue notes a character calling a cigarette a sickarette while planning not to smoke again. A careful chauffeur is questioned as an applicant and replies yes, with a quip about needing pay in advance. The exchange hints at budgeting and an edgy mockery of smoking.
In a dialogue Madge asks about absence and hearts grow fonder. Mary Jorié replies that since Tom has been away she loves Jack éVer even more.
A cryptic, damaged snippet presents a tense dialogue about memory and perception between a husband and wife. The legible terms hint at a strained relationship and shifting attitudes, set in an intimate domestic context.
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